The San Francisco call., 1897-10-11
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DUBLIN, IRELAND, Oct. 10.-To-day is
the sixth anniversary of the death OF
Charles Stewart Parnel. Five thousand d
Nationaists paraded the streets to the
bleak Glasnevin Cemetery, where they
heaped high the grave of their famous
and talented Ieaier with flowers brought
from all the counties of Ireland.
The demonstration was unique. Pre-
vious demonstrations have bad strictly a
funereal character, bus in accordance with
the decision of the leaders that of 10. day
was dlvested of all the trappings and the
suits of woe and converted into a tri-
umphai procession, lively national airs
replacing dirges.
The country people were brought in by
crowded excursion trains. In their hats
they were shamrocks instead of Grape. It
was ~emphatically the peoples day. for
the aristocracy held coldly aloof. No
flags were raised on the public buildings
along the line of march. and only a few
houses OF the poor displayed decorations
The poverty of Ireland was exhibited,
not only by the children who walked in
their bare feet, but in the attempts at a
uniform for the processionists, who sell
dom achieved more than a faded green
sash or a spray of ivy.
The day was wet, windy and cheer
less and the demonstration was imposing
in no respect except in its spirit The
procession started from St. Stephen s
Green at l o'clock, led by mounted guard
of honor of Irish National Foresters, i'm
mediately followed by the York-street
brass band, which preceded the memorial
car. The car was the most conspicuous
feature. Ii was drawn by four coal black
horses, and upon il Were piled wreaths and
crosses, a veritable mass of white and
green stacked es high as load of hay
bronze bust of ParneI surmounted the
car and above the head streamed a green
flag. EN- blaZoned with q setting sun in
gold,
Alter the car came the members of the
Irish Parliamentary party, headed by
John Redmond, me m Der of Parliament for
Waterford, the moving spirit of the cele-
bration. They were followed by the hon.
orary officers OF the demonstra ton COM
mittee, the staffs of the Irish Daily Inde-
pendent, the Evening Herald aud Weekly
Independent delegates from the Irish
National League OF Great Britain and
then by the carriages containing John
Parnell, M. p. Mrs. Dickinson, sister of
the dead patriot, other mem bers of the
venerable Mrs. Della Parnell wa. unable
to be present.
The Lord Mayor aud corporation OF
Dublin, the Mayors, Sneriffs and munich
pal dignitaries of Cork and Limerick rod
in their official regalia, the maces being
wound with ivy.
After them came various deputations
carrying gaudy banners, the Dublin cor
poration laborers, the Mineral water
Operatives Society, the Ancient Order of
Foresters, the Regular Cooperative
Coopers Society, the Friendly Brother
hood Of Ireland, the York street Work
mems Club, the postotfice officials, the
Blue Bell Workmen's Club the O'Donnell
Gaelic Football Club and other socieues.
re representatives of the brewing trades.
representatives of seven building trades,
the coachmakers and the poulterers
There were more than thirty bands in
the procession. and every county and
large town, as we'll as scores of smaller
towns, had official representatives.
No union jacks were carried, but nearly
every county delegation raised the stars
and stripes next 10 the green flag. One OF
The most suggestive features OF the dem
onstration was the performance OF chill
dren and aged people, showing that the
tide OF emigration is carrying Ireland s
ble- bcdIed sons and daughters to more
prosperous lands.
lhOugn tne cr0WQS were so great that
the police had considerable difficulty In
clearing the way for the procession, there
was no disturbance.
On the arrival of the procession at the
cemetery the Committee and mem oers OF
tue Parneil family deposited wreaths and
floral tokens at the grave.
There was no speech aking and moth
ing in the way of formal ceremony. A
shower finally sent the spectators scurry-
ing to shelter.
There were no partisan collisions. and
the tone of the ami Parnell press, in COM
menting upon the anniversary and the
cels bration, is exec ptionalIy moderate
The Irish World says: 1T is deplora BILE
that great mans memory should be
dragged into the arena of party politics.
Parneil has been dead long enough for
his name TO be placed beside those of the
greatest patriots high above section and
sect. amid the reverence and love of q
grateful people, united in sentiment here,
II unfortunately nowhere else"
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