Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-26
mor,als. characterized The ramny's

m"rtals. chataclcrizcu The r;,mny's
attitude.
Mrs. MacSwluey and the Lord
Mayors sisters. Annie and Mary. who
were not present when the end came.
entered the cen, kissed the Mayors
check. knc!t silently in prayer n few
moments and then left" the friend
said. There was not q tear shed by
the mayoress. who preserved the sime
stoical self-poss tshc has shown
throughout the long ordeal"
The death OF LORD Mayor Mac
Swiney was the FIRST of I'm Irish
hunger striker To occur in England
just a week ago. on the occasion of
the dcath Of Michael Fi,zy gerald. one
of the eleven hunger strikers in the
Cork Jail. the Lord Mayor tclc-
graphcd: we Ito not know who il To
be the second to step in the path of
Immortality. but by Offering unrc-
served sacrifice We are sarceuardins
the dcstinics Of ireland"
1t became evident several DAYS ago
| that MacSwiucy was nearing the end
Up 20 that time he had stcadfastly
refused nourishment, although tcmnt-
ing dishes were brought ia his bed
side daily by the authorities. Both
the authorities and the Lord Mayor.
relatives emphatically stated they had
not administered food to the prisoner
notwithstanding rumors TO the con
trar:
Gave Liquid Nnurishmrnt.
AZ last. after the Mayor. who had
reached the stage Of extreme cmacla-
ton. had become periodically delir-
ions. the officials began to give him
liquid nourishment This came too
late. however. rs the Mayor had been
all but dead for many days.
As the end approached the authori.
ties restricted the visits of his rela-
tives. declaring this was in the in.
;ercst of the prisoner, who was said
4" he too veal. for excitement. Last
evening: his brother. John. and Father
Dominic stayed in thc prison in view
of ;hc cvertualitjcs. shortly befor. c
o'clock this morning they were sum.
moned to see the Lord Mayor. VINO
had taken bad turn. They found
him lyini; mntionlcss. with eyes open
bat unconscious.
Father Dominic whispered u few
prayers, but the dying man did not
recognize him. The priest then rc-
cited the prayers for the dying, while
his brother. the nurses and the four
doctors. including the expert adviser
OF the Home Office, stood by.
Father Dominic and John then re-
tired To allow the doctors to do what
| they could for the Lord Mayor One
Of them injected strychniue Father
Dominic and Johp, in the meantime
we're repeating rusares in Gaelic in
another part of the ward.
The physicians shorty notified them
the Lord Mayor was beyond human
aid. and Father Dominic again said
the prayers for the dying. Just as
| he had finished the Lord Mayor
| brcathed his last
The news OF his death spread rapid
~ throughout the United kingdom
aud preparations Tor "a great funeral
were Immediately begun by the Sim
fein. The plans, contingent upon
government approval. include the
body lying in state in ST. Georges
| Cathedral, in London. and the Man
SION House In Dublin. and series of
services en- route from Dublin 20 cork.
Similar plans were made some time
ago when II appeared that the Lori,
Mayor was about Ia die, and i; is
known that At ,hHL time the governs
| ment took steps TO reprcss what!it
might consider any undue demonstra-
tion. Just what The attitude pf the
government VIII be in the present
! onsc is not known. bat IL appeared
| certain that no large demonstration
Of amy kind would be sanctioned
either in England or in ireland and
! that the funeral probably would he