The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-05
MRS. NLACSWINEY,
HERE, SlRE0F AID
Huge Crowd Cheer Widow of
Cork Mayor at Pier and
Along Fifth Avenue.
TO TESTIFY WEDNESDAY
Declares She and Husband AL
ways Counted on U. S. to
Give Most Help.


A slender, gray eyed young woman
dressed in deep mourning, with masses
of black hair showing in ripples when
she threw back her heavy widows veil
and a well shaped pretty mouth which,
smiled engagingly from time to time
disclosing perfect teeth, was the re-
cipient yesterday of one of the rnosf
enthusiastic demonstrations ever ac
corded to a passenger debarking from
an ocean liner in New York.
She was Mrs. Muriel MacSwiney,
widow of Terence MacSwiney, Lord
Mayor Of Cork. who voluntarily starved
himself to death. Taking part in the
welcoming demonstration were some
ten thousand Irish friends and SYM
pathizers with the cause for which
Mayor MacSwiney died and for which
his young widow will live and work.
Mrs. MacSwiney came to testify be-
fore the commission investigating con-
ditions in Ireland. She went to the st.
Regis Hotel, where she will remain
| until Wednesday, perhaps. before going
to Washington to confer with the COM
mission. She was induced TO come to
this country by Oswald Garrison VII
lard, editor of the Nation and a men,
ber of the committee. With his wife
Mr.. Willard will entertain the Irish Wis
itor in a manner befittng her mourn
ing state. Mrs. Henry Willard. mother
of Mr.. Willard, was also at the pier to
meet Mrs. MacSwiney, and organized a
committee to go down the bay on FRI
day, when 1t was expected the Celtic
of the White Star Line would dock, and
also to make the trip again yesterday.
City's Craft Convoy Celtic.
II isn't every woman who can have
ten or q dozen men take charge Of her
luggage. Although the young widow
travelled with four or five boxes. this
special committee. representatives OF
the longshoremen's union, volunteered
TO see that each piece was safely
brought ashore and delivered to her at
her hotel. Joseph Ryan, International
vice-president of the union. headed the
group. which was composed OF men Of
Celtic name.
The Celtic arrived too late Friday
night to be passed through Quarantine
and she lay all night just off Quaran-
tine station Early yesterday morning
the usual examinations were made by
the health officers and immigration
representatives, and the big. vessel
steamed up the bay conveyed by the
police tug Patrol with more than l5o
women on board, many of whom had
gone down the bay the afternoon be-
fore TO welcome Mrs. MacSwiney. The
John F. Hylan also steamed down the
barbor to meet the liner. On board was
Grover Whalen. Commissioner OF rant
and Structures. representing Mayor
Hylan.
On the Patrol were Mrs. Peter Mac
Swiney and her daughter and Mrs. Annie
MacSwiney Dixon. cousins Of the late
Lord Mayor. The CONVOY was riot or
Irish colors. with which were inter-
mingled those Of the new Republic OF
India" And among the welcoming host
were several men and women who are
working for the freedom of their Oriental
country. Others on board were John ID.
Fitzgerald. president of the Cork Mems
Associat on. who organized the Mac
Swiney memorial mass at st. Patrick
Cathedral on Thanksgiving Day.
BY the time the Celtic reassied Pier SO.
about 9:45 A. NJ, thousaR,S OF persons
had gathered in West street and along
Twenty-third street, fror. which points
they hoped to catch glimpse OF Mrs.
MacSwiney. The young widow was the
first to step down the gangplank. Ac-
companying her were Syran X. Newton
Collector OF the Pee, and III. ID. Chester
brook OF the Collectors department who
had gone on board early to arrange for
the prompt examination OF Mrs Mac
Swiney's luggage. J. l.. Fawsett, self
STYLED consul of the Irish Republic, "
made the trip with Mrs. MacSwiney. An
other In the party was Miss Mary Mac
Swiney, sister Of the late Mayor. Miss
MacSwiney who Is much taller than the
widow and much more robust looking
was also dressed in deep mourning.
Declines to Make speech.
When reporters and photographers
urged the widow to give out state
ment and pose for photographs before
the Celtic was warped into her BERTH
they having boarded the vessel from q
revenue cutter down the bay--she de-
clned. Later she reconsidered and stood
at the door OF her stateroom, No. SO,
where she was snapped and filmed while
sho held an informal reception. She was
persuaded TO emerge from the shadow of
the stateroom and stand by the ships
rail- long enough to permit another bat
terry Of cameras to play upon her travel
weary but nevertheless attractive and
sympathetic features. Again she with
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