The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-06-26

know them. went over and called hIy
attention to them mentioning who they
were. He then called Lady Connolly his
dear aunt, and embraced her and his bro
ther most warmly but his attention soon
wandered from them. They continued
with him for upwards Of an hour; during
a part of that time l was IN the room.
and during the remainder l was In the
adjoining room with Lord Clare, who
appeared greatly moved ,and unwilling to
remain in the room. After their depart
ure his mind continued In the same de-
ranged state. and he took no notice of
their having been with him."
The two concluding paragraphs Of the
diary which briefly announce the death
of Lord Edward Fitzgerald are as fol-
low
"Half-past Twelve-Within this half
hour his deglutition, which heretofore
has been perfectly free. is much impeded,
and his dissolution is evidently approach
ing rapidly.
Two o'clock-After violent strug-
gle that commenced at a little after
twelve o'clock. the ill-fated young man
has just drawn his last BREATH
He passed from earth to heaven ON
June 5, 1898.
What a roll of pure and gifted patriots
that fateful year saw inundated in the
cause of Irish freedom! And of all that
noble band Lord Edward may be placed
first. He was son Of the Duke of Lem
ster became recognised leader of the
United Irishmen after Tones departure
to France, and commander-in-chief of
their military organization. On the day
that the Supreme Council sat at Oliver
Bonds. Lord Edward had not attended
and hence he was not included in the ar
rests of the members. A thousand
pounds was then offered for information
as to his whereabouts. His hiding place
was made known by the traitorous blood
seller Higgins. 1t was in the house of a
MIR. Murphy. 1853 Thomas street, in the
city of Dublin. On the evening of the
10Th of May, while he was, resting in his
room, and suffering from cold, he was
dashed on by a police magistrate and Il
number of military men armed to the
teeth. Lord Edward fought like lion,
and 1t was only when he was covered
with wounds and gashes ard had tainted
through loss of blood that they were able
to arrest him. He was conveyed to the
Castle in sedan chair When the sur
geon who was called in, DR.. Adreen. had
examined his wounds. and said they were
not Immediately dangerous, the noble
Geraldine remarked: Il am sorry for
regret that he could not die without suf-
fering the indignties that were heaped
on him by his cowardly enemies during
the next few weeks. He was taken to
Newgate Prison. no friend was allowed
to see him. His brother, Lord Henry,
his wife and sisters tried to reach him,
but failed. He suffered much from his
wounds. and from his Insulting jailors.
few days before his death the authori-
ties hanged before his window prisoner
whose only crime was that for which
Lord Edward himself was in durance!
After this he became delrious. Al last
as death was evidently near. his brother,
Lord Henry, and his sister, Lady Connol-
ly, were allowed to see him on the 4th
nf l,o xlo,, ho
The remains were given to his friends on
condition that the interment would take
place secretly and at night. So on the
night of The 9th of June the mortal re-
mains of The brave patriot were laid to
rest in ST. Wcrburgh's Protestant Church
in Dublin Cnronsly enough Major SIR,
the leader of the party who had attacked,
wounded, and arrested Lord Edward.
was inferred in the same cemetery as his
victim. 1t was of the Geraldines, to
which house the noble patriot belonged.
that 1t was first said that "thcy became
more Irish than the Irish themselves. .
Lord Edward had been expelled from the
British army for honoring a republican
toast. He fought and bled II the Ameri-
can war. His wife was the famous PA
mela." who married again after her dis
tingusled husbands death.
No more appropriate characteristic Of
Victoria's S reign, could be cited in these
Jubilee days" than the following poem
recently contributed to "Harper's Week
w." by James Jeffrey Roche
We are the Chosen PeopIc--look at the
hue of our skins!
Others are black or yellowthat is be-
cause OF their sins.
We are the heirs of ages, masters Of every