The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-05
PILGRIMS TO CORK
OLD IRELAND'S LOYAL SONS
WILL RETURN.

ut Which Time Ncssei AISor Sesset
Specially Chartered for Pat and His
Pilgrimage VIII 60 From America to
Queenstown Loaded With Tourists to
BIaruey-The Association Has $50, 600
In the Treasury.
Philadelphia, Dec. 4-The Irish people
will next year celebrate the one hum
dredth anniversay OF the rebellion OF
179s. and all through the United States
preparations are being made by patriotic
young Irishmen to attend the ceremonies
and take a pilgrimage Of tine various
battlefelds and other historic spots cor
Eected with the short but bloody str1g-
gle The movement is being conducted
by the rs Centennial association, which
has branches in all the principal cities of
the United States. Local headquarters
have been established at st. Michael's
7. A. 3. Hall, Germantown avenue above
Columbia avenue The officers OF the
local organization are: President, Jane.
T. Mclaughlin; vice president, Jonn
Donahue: recording secretary, Henry {.
Dunn; financial secretary, Edward Mad
den, and treasurer, Harry Kaley.
The celebration will be in charge Of
the Irish committee, which holds its
meetings in the Dublin City hall, and the
'9S Centennja: association will follow the
lead Of the committee in all things. y
series OF demanstra tons will be organ
:zed at the principal points associa ted
with the rebellion, and monument is to
be erected in honor of the men who fell
in tlles truggle.
Edward O'Flaherty Is president Of the
central organization in this country, the
main headquarters of which are in New
York The movement had its inception
there about thirteen years agoand since
;hen branches have been established all
over the country, while there are be-
tween $4,000 e1id $4,000 in the treasury.
Special vessels are to be chartered fer
the pilgrims the first and main body Of
whom will leave New York on July II.
The travellers viii land at Queenstown
ana proceed 10 Cork A day will be
spent there, when those who desire to
can visit Blsrney Castle and kiss the
famous barney stone. The course Of
the excursion after leaving Cork will de-
pend on the place and date Of the pi Incl
pal celebration. which have not vet been
agreed upon. 1t has been customary for
the Irish committee 20 hold services at
Vinegar Hill, County Wexford. on the
birthday of Theobald Wolfe Tone, the
faunder ct :ae United Irisnmen, and it
is likely that the place will bee hosen
for the principal demonstration.
II 81, the pi'grims will leave Cora On
the eleventh day after leaving New
York. enroute to Wexford via Ferpa,y
fi.morc and Waterford City or p-ooerd
direct o DubIl. On the twelfth day the.--
will leave Waterford for New Ross by
steamer. returning the same evening.
The next day they will proceed 20 Ean:s-
outside of which town is Vinegar
H:tl. the seine of a battle between the
insnrgents and the English
troops under General Lake. They will
return to Waterford in the evening and
the next CAV so via New Ross 70 Wex-
reac..ing Dublin in the eU.D-
ing. Two days will be spent at Du'st1
or al Avon,.a.e, Tara or other places In
the vicinity, after which the main party
will break up.
Other excursions will also be provided
for and it Is believed that thousands
of Irisi1-Americans will avail themselves
of the opportunity TO visit the historic
spots Of their native country.
The cause which led up to the rebel
lion began with the founding of the
Society of United Irishmen by Theobald
Wolfe Tone in Belfast, October 1871.
He was a young barrister Of English
descent and, like the majority Of the
United Irishmen. was Protestant The
object was TO unite the Protestants and
the Catholics in behalf of United Ire
land, and the order grew rapidly. The
Orangemen would have nothing to do
with the organization, however, and the
United Irishmen gradually drifted over
10 the Defenders, as the Catholic organ |
ization was known. / n May. 1894, the
premises of the Union were raided and
the organization proclaimed illegal. 1t
was subsequently reorganized az Sc
cret body with the avowed intention OF
Ireland from England.
Wolfe Tone fed to American and
and thence to France, where he induced
the government TO send several fleets !
to Ireland. The first left Breast for |
Bantry Bay December 16, 1896, but just |
as the fleet entered Bantry Bay, storm |
sprang up and blew the vessel out to sea, |
where they were buffeted about for a |
and eventually put back TO |
Brest. The second one, from the Texel, |
Nas also scattered by the wind and de |
stroyed at Camperdown. The third ef- |
fort was feeble and ended in a futile |
landing OF small force under Humbart. /
Tone himself was taken prisoner, and |
having been condemned TO death COM !
lnitted suicide in prison.
No one has yet undertaken the task OF |
writing faithful and impartial history |
Of that period, but it appears that the /
Deasantry were scourged and tortured /
into open rebellion ana the atrocities OF |
and Vinegar Hill are said to !
have rivaIed those of Portn36own. Lord /
cornwailis was ultimately sent over TO
pat down the insurection and pacify |
The country. The principal points at
which battles were fought were Wex- |
OuIort and from Vinegar Hill TO Ballbog |
ford. Ennisconthy. Edenderry, Tullow
Hill.
RACING MEMS WINNINGS.