New Britain herald., 1920-10-29
GOVT. OFFICIALS IN
 BITTER FIGHT WITH M'SWINEY'S FRIENDS
Refuse to Permit Body to Be Taken ! to Dublin for Fear of Hostile 1 Demonstration
VIOLENCE MARKS EFFORT 2 OF RELATIVES TO OBJECT

Women Mourncrs Call officers Bod, 70 snatchcrs'' and Mac swincy's
 Sisters Declare They Were Knocked
 Down by PoIicc-Body Is Taken
 to Native City of Cork.
 Queenstown. Oct 20. (By Ass'd Press)-Tho body of Terence Mac swiney was landed here today from the steamer Baltimore. It was received by tho urban council and thousands of tho city's inhabitants. A draft of armed troops was present. Business was completely suspended and strong indignation was expressed at British governments action in shipping tho body instead of allowing 1t to proceed Co Cork by way of Dublin.
 Violence Marks Departure.
 Shipment Of Mac Swiney's body direct to Cork was preceded by violent scene in which blows were struck and members of the lord mayors family were dragged from their railway coaches at tho Hoiyhead railway station. They refused to con sent to tho governments plan to take tho body to Cork instead of Dublin and it was only after they had been placed under virtually temporary arrest that tho body was taken from the train and hauled to the dock where the Rathmore was waiting.
 At Crewe. just outside of London. fhe superintendent of tho London metropolitan police in charge of three coaches fiiled with eonstables accom- panyinR the party. was handed letter signed by Sir Hamar Cottonwood. sec retary for Ireland and addressed to the widow of the late lord mayor. It read:
 Fear Dcmonstr~eiou-
 Madam: | am advised that the landing and funeral of the lord mayor In Dublin may lead to demonstration of a political nature. I rcgrct there Tore the Irish government cannot nilow the disem harkation of his re- mains at any other port in Ireland except his native city of Cork. Tn ordor to save you every inconvenience the government has directed tho London md Northwestern Railway company to provide n suitnble steamer to carry Inc remains direct to Cork from Holy head. This steamer will also carry you and 20 of your friends. if you SO desire"
 Sir Hamar's letter was handed to John Mac Swincy who remarked that | Inc lady mayoress was not on board tho train.
 When the train arrived here about midnight Mir. O'Brien London execu- tive of the Irish self determination league. who represented the family on the funeral trnin, demanded that tho Etntion master fulhli the contract to rarry the body to Cork by way of Eingstown. a port near Dublin. That official waa arranging for the trans Terence of the body and mouruers by wuy of Kingstown when he was told Tho superintendent of police wanted 10 speak with them. orders Arc Changed.
 When the station master returned hs said;
 My orders are that the body must he placed on board the Baltimore for shipment to Cork, and they will bc pbeyed''
 Deputy Mayor o'cailaghan ot Cork. rhal<ing his finger In the station mas ter's faco said:
 You and your government arc body pnatehers. You arc going to seize a nead body and we refuse to accom- pnny you and your nefarious expedi- Hon"
 Tho station master went to the bag EnKc car where the mourncrs were grouped around the fower-decked box containing the conn, and ordered the box removed to the steamer. When khev heard his order Annie and Mary Mac SNwiney, sisters of the dead hunger etriker cried defiantiy: You have murdered our brother and you are not Koins to arrest his body"
 Fight for Body.
 The mournsrs refused to allow the porters to touch Inc casket and were ordered to leave tho car. They declined and constnbIea forcibIy dragged some pf the male mourners from the car. , They struck at the police who drew Ihclr trunrhions while womon in the party shrieked:
 "Body snatchcrs. shame" They also fought the police who were ejecting lhcm. The Misses Mac Swiney claimed that during tho meiee the police knocked them down.
 Rc=cntmcnt m Cork.
 Cork, oct 20, tBy the Associated press) s)-Bocause of resentment over The action Of tho government in changing the route by which the body of the late Lord Mayor Mac Swiney wns brought to Ireland the regular harbor pilots announced this morning thnt they would not aid in bringing the steamer Baltimore bearing tho body from Holyhead into Cork. Sim ilariy tho sim Feinn volunteers de- ~NNTA kmts AA