Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1891-10-17
BORNE TO THE TOMB.
A Great Demonstration at the Funeral
of ParnelI in Dublin.

1reat Demonstration at the tunerai
of ParnelI in Dublin.
Charles Stewart Parnell was buried in the
prestne of an immense assemblaee. As a scene
Of great but suppressed excitement and i'll
! greater impressiveness the funeral and its
surroundings will never be forgotten by those
who witnessed it and will long furnish land
mark in The history of ireland.
There was but one rendezvous for the citi-
zens OF Dublin--the City Hall where Parnell's
body lay in state for several hours. There
was but one topic of conversation-Parnell
death.
The city was astir at an unusually cary
hour, and there wns crowd OF thousands in
and around Westlsnd row station before seven
O'Clock. Rain felliheavily and continuously,
but the crowd was insensible 10 l..
Cnriously enough, it has rained pitilessly
every day since Psrnell died 1t was raining
when the body was placed aboard the train as
Brighton, and It was raining when il was put
aboard the boat al Holyhea at half-past two
o'clock. The passage to Kingstown was very
rough. and two-thirds Of the passengers were
unable TO hold their heads up.
Accompany ing the body were all but half
dozen ofparnell's Parliamentary supporters,
and those who were missing met the body at
Kingstown.
The boat arrived at Kingstown soon after
six o'clock. The regular and special train
had already arrived, and upon the quay bare
headed in the rain, stood about one hundred
men.
An hour was spent at the landing. The
crowd was very quiet, though every now and
then one heard the expression. "He was muir.
deredl"
At last the coffin was brought from the boat
and put aboard the train. 1t was CARR on
the shoulders of six sailors, all bareheaded.
At various stations along the line small
crowds were gathc. cd, and every head was
barred. The morning air was raw and the
wind searching, and there was no cessation Of
the rain.
At Westlsnd Row station the crowd mum.
bered thousands.
When the coffin was removed at the station
add the case was thrown aside the people
threw tn mselves upos it and tore ii pieces.
/ Those who had knives cut off pieces and those
who had not used their fingers and nails. II
was in small pieces in five minutes.
1t wasnesrly eight o'clock when the body
was placed in the hearse drawn by four black
horses. AT "a slow pace the cortege wound
through Westland row, Brunswick street, Col
lege Green and along Dame street to the City
Hall.
The City Hall was draped most effectively
and seemed fitting receptacle for the casket
containing the body of Parnell. Around The
hall are number of statues that stand b
tween the tall pillars and supported the
doomed root. Some of the statues are memoir
ials Of distinguished Irishmen. The latter
were hidden by great folds of crepe that hung
from the roof ofthe building to the tesselated
pavement. The only statues in sight we're
those Of O'ConI ell, Graitan and Lucas.
At the base of 0'ConnelPs statue WAS placed
the coffin. Around it was built strong bar
rier Of wood. Fully forty thousand people
passed in at one door, walked around the
coffin and passed out of the door leading to
Upper Dame street The crowd vas slways
kept moving by number of stewards.
After one o'clock, when the procession be-
gan forming from st. Stephens Green TO
Earlsiord terrace the roadway was filled with
men representing the different organizations
that have participated in the political strug-
giles of the last ten years.
Elaborate arrangements had been made to
secure order, and the muster fell into line at
given signal, moving slowly toward the City
Hall, where the body of Parnel still lay. 1t
was carried from the building and placed in
hesrse by number of his political followers.
There were wreaths and other floral emblems
upon it, and hundreds Of floral emblems
brought from England.
AT quarter TO three o'clock the long roll Of
drums announced that all was in readiness for
the start and the band that stood near the
hearse began playing the Dead March in
Saul" This was passed on from band to band
until every band in the cortage was playwright.
The civic authorities were given a prom:-
nent place in the cortege. They followed the
relatives and Parnell's Parliamentary sup
porters. Only one body walked in front of
the hearse They were the members Of the
Parnell Leadership Exchange Committee Of
Dublin.
The route laid down was from Cork Hill by
Lord Edward street, then along High street
into Thomas street, through st. James street
to Stephens lane. The procession then made
its way to the long line of guays. II cannot
be less than a mile from Kings Bridge to
Grattan's Bridge, and this space was crowded
with spectators. At four o'clock the process
sion, having moved over Grattan's Bridge.
once more passed the City Hall and moved
into Dame street to College Green.
There, perhaps, one of the most impressive
scenes of the day occurred. Opposite the old
Irish Parliament House in the wide place was
concentrated great crowd, and through the
centre of this the funeral cortege slowly
passed.
The flags on the Catholic and National
clubs were at half mast. From this point,
after Rutland square had been passed, the
suburbs were soon reached, and then Glas-
nevin at five O'Clock.
Parnell was buried y moonlight. 1t was
fourteen minutes TO six O'Clock when the
coffin containing his body was removed from
the hearse and taken into the cemetery. As
the hearers were carrying it toward the grave
the light Of a pale golden disc glittered through
the tree tops in Glasnevin Cemetery. When
the coffin was low cred into the grave geam-
ing star shot across the sky and was suddenly
quenched. Its course seemed typical Of the
life Of the dead Irish leader.