The Detroit times., 1913-06-14
English Militants Use Last Hlt6
Over Body Of Woman W.
Created Race Track Scene r.
For Suffrage Plea
5000 MARCHERS SHOW
FORCE OF MOVElEDlgT'
Scotland Yard Supplies MOumt1f
Escort to Protect Thooe
In Line

militant sufsra0ists, was roapro0e. H
ed today ~ che prepared ~ q. =,
tend tho funeral Of Miss Emily q
Wildlna Dawson, the suferanlo8, s.
who died In her attempt % breal<
up the derby. Mrs. Pankhurot
was In . nurslne home, on tletst x
Of Ieave from Holloway JaIL %
which she was sentoncod Tor
three years for the Lloyd osoene s.
bomb explosion, and the homo a.
flee oonsidered that she Wae ohlo
to resume her prison servooo ~
she were able 70 attend public
demonstration.
LONDON, June 1l.-Almost . milo
OF sufFragists and their sympathisoSs
marched through the streets Of Lon.
don Mis afternoon In the funeral 80
cession of Miss Emily Wilding Doxly
son. the Northumberland militanks
who, last week. sacrificed her M
when she threw the kings horse. ~
mer, In the EPSON Downs derby. III
The situation was q unique one ~
that all branches OF the votes for 49,
men movement made common cal1oo
for once. and were at peace. ThF6o
thousand militant suffragists wero41R
line and with them marched members
Of male equal suffrage societies, nom
militant organisations and trads
unions.
At EPSON, guard of honor com
posed OF local suffragists. droeep1 ~
deep mourning, took the body 90 7l1eo
DAVIDSON from the mortuary anu ~
corted Il TO the railway station where
1t was entrained for London.
Arrived In london, the body was
met at the railway station by the van
guard OF the huge procession. Lead.
ers Of the Women's Social and Politi-
cal union. with the consent of the rela-
tivos Of the dead women, took charge
Of the casket, and the funeral was
under way.
Four deep and in squads alternately
clad in black. white and purple, with
mourning bands on their sleeves, the
women marched. Hundreds of police
men on foot kept the route clear and
so great was the crush that Scotland
Yard was compelled to furnish an e.
cort of mounted policemen that the
women might be protected. So long
was the procession that trafYic In Pic
cadilly and Shaftesbury-ave. waS
blockaded for four hours. w
The cortege was headed by Z mill.
tant bearing cross. and then came
the body of Miss Dawson. In an open
four-horse hearse, surrounded by =
guard OF honor. composed Of militauts
who have been hunger strikers In HoE
loway jail. On the casket lay w. 8.
p. U. banner. suffragist badges and .
scholastic cap.
Next came so white robed young
girls, carrying laurel wreaths and ban.
ners. which we're inscribed:
Fight OH. Goo will give victory"
Those were said to have been Miss
Davison's last words.
Twelve bands we're in the parade,
heading the various divisions and they
alternately played the MarsellAise and
the dead march from Saul.
Following the marchers were many
carriages. A score of iondon's prom.
inent ministers were In the first few,
and they were followed by suffragists
and sympathizers. too old to walk.
Several carriages entirely filled with
flowers. some of them floral tributes
sent by suffragists from every part Of
tae world. were Immediately ahead Of
the hearse and the carriages Of the
relatives OF the dead woman follow.
ed It.
The route was through Piccadilly
and Shaftesbury-ave., to st. George's
church, Bloomsbury. Scotland Yard
having refused the women permission
to march through Westminster and
pass the parliament buildings.
The funeral service was said In st.
Georges church at 4 D. m, by the Rev.
c. o. Bauergarten. a suffragist pastor,
and the funeral sermon was preached
b. the Rev. Cyril Hinscliff.
The march was resumed at 4:S0 p.
m, to the Euston station. where the
| body. in care OF relatives, was placed
on board a train for Morpeth. North
cumberland. Miss Davison's old home.
whore II will be buried on Monday.