The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-29

rel ary for Ireland, and was addressed
TO the widow Of tho late lord mayor.
1t read:
"Msdams am advised that the
landing and funeral Of the lord
mayor In Cork may lead 20 q
demonstration Of q political nature
: regret, Therefore, the irish GOV.
narration Of his remains az any
other port In ireland except HE
native city Of Cork. IN oredr 20
save you every Inoorvenleres, The
government has directed Che. Lon.
don and Northwestern railway
eompany to provide q suitable
rect 70 Cork from HoIyhsad. This
steamer Will also carry you and
twenty. Of your friends, u ycu %
Sir Hamar's letter was handed 10
John MacSwiney. brother OF the late
lord mayor. who remarked that the
lady mayorcss was not on board the
train and demanded the superinten-
dents authority to obey the Irish secre-
tary's orders. an no was under the
superintendent replied the homo office
had given the Irish secretary authority
In this instance. ak3
"Biaok and Tan at Present Arms"
When the train arrived here. near
midnight. Gordon OF police was
formed around the platform entrances.
keeping back q good-sized crowd OF
curious persons who booed and jeered.
Scventy-six "black and tans" formed
on the platform. and stood at ''present
arms" as the mourners passed along
II. Mr.. Olirien. London executive OF
the Irish DIFFERENTIATION league,
who represented the family on the fi-
neral train. demanded the station mas
ter fuliill the contract to carry the body
to Cork by the way OF kingstown. q
port near Dublin. A conference In the
station masters Office followed. and
that official was arranging for the
transfcrence OF the body and mourners
by way OF kingstown when an official
entered and said the superintendent OF
police wanted to speak with him. When
the station master returned, he said.
my orders are that the body must
be placed on board the baltimore for
shipment 20 Cork. ana they win be
ohcyed." He intimated force would be
used II necessary. HA
Body sratchers
Deputy Mayor O'Cnlaghan. OF Cork,
shaking his finger In the station mas.
ter's face. said; You and your govern
ment are body nnatchers. You are go-
Ing TO seize dend body. and we refuse
70 uCCOfNpHny YOU anu your nciuTtOuh
expedition" The station master went
to the baggage car where tho mourners
were grouped around the fiower-decked
box con aiming the coffin, and ordered
tho box removed 70 the steamer. when
they heard his order, Annie ana Mary
MacSwlney. sisters OF the dead hunger
striker, cried defiantly. "You have
murdered our brother, ana you are not
going TO arrest his body"
The mourners refused 20 allow the
porters 10 touch the casket and a police
officer ordered the former TO leave the
car. They declined. ana constables. who
had been called. forcihlv Dragged some
OF the male mourners from the car.
They struck nj the police. who drew
their truncheons, while women IN the
party shr,eked; "body enatchers,
shame" They also fought the police
who were ejectlng them. Tho Misses
MacSwiney chained that during the
rncloe the police knocked them down.
The monrners were then herdcd 20 one
sidc, the hox was placed on q truck
and closely guarded by police, II was
wheeled TO the steamer. II wa splclsed
up nv crane and was sIlhouetted
nrainst the midnight sky for a moment