The Washington times., 1920-12-04
'MRS.M'SW|NEY
IN j. s.
Huge Throng Welcomes Widow
of Irish Martyr at New
York Pier.
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h al been arranged To escort the Sisl-
| torr.
II am overwhelmed with this tes-
! timony OF appreciation Of my hGs-
/ bands sacrifice" Mrs. McSwin"y said.
As the car finany took the lead
. Ct the procession and TUNED west
ward on Twenty. third street, the
crowd continued cheering. and dur
| ing the rid" westward Mrs. Nc
Swiney's car had to be halted repeat
edly To enable her to respond to
! greetings from additional crowds
along the sidewalk.
In tEe car with her were her uncle.
her sister-in-law. Mrs. Oswald Garri
son Willard, Mrs. } Mcnamara Harry
! Boland, secretary to Eamon de Va
/ lera, and Grover Whalen.
At 40 West Twenty. third street the
! car paused Il few moments as SIX
! little girls dressed in white walked
TO the side OF the car and presented
Mrs. McSwiney bouquet.
FIFTH AVENUE CROWDED.
There also were big crowds along
/ Fifth avenue. and every window fac
! ing the avenue was filled as the pro-
ccssion proceeded northward to the
/ st Regis. where Mrs. McSwiuey went
| Immediately to her room.
! The demonstration rs ;he Rn"r
! doCled indicated that a ma jrI'y OF
those on board were in sympathy with
/ the Green Little Isles night for free
dom.
4 few Kisses were heard but they
were quickly drowned out in the pa@'i
Of cheers The enthusiasm OF one
7 ~ lie
was marred by a sudden blow behind
/ the ear. administered, according 10
one report, by Sim Fein steward.
and according TO another ~e.Si IN. by
a mere Irish sympathizer. whose name
appeared on the passenger lls..
. The Celtic dropped anchor at
/ Quarantine last evening.
New Workers of every racial group
greeted Mrs. McSwiney last evening
from the decks Of the police boat
Patrol. which Mayor John i. Hylan
had lent to go down the bay for an
advance welcome.
! The Patrol. decorated with Irish
and American flags. circled the Celtic.
and its passengers greeted Mrs. Nc
Swiney. who waved a response from
/ the third deck. Among those on the
Patrol was a second cousin Of Lord
/ Mayor McSwiney, Mrs Anna Nc
:
! AS the Patrol circled the Celtic.
blowing its whistle. the John +. Hy-
/ Ian stood by and played its search
light on both the Celtic and the
I Patrol.
RETORT OF SAILOR.
! AS the Patral steamed three times
around the Celtic the demonstrants
sang The Soldiers Song" and gave
Icl Co., 10 Atr-
Swiney. President De Valera and the
Irish Republic. English passengers
on the Celtic retorted by singing
Rule Britannia" and God Save the
King"
One sailor stuck his head through
! a porthole and shouted:
ITO He'll with McSwtney:" Three
cheers for Lloyd GeorHe!"
Cries of shame" rang over the
, water.
/ An effort was made to have Mrs
McSwiney taken off the Celtic at
| Quarantine last night. but Collector
Newton refused to grant permission.
He said such action was unprecc-
dented. although he was reminded
that Lady Auckland Gcddcs. wife OF
the British ambassador, had been
taken off 1t Quarantine a few weeks
ago.
An impressive feature OF the greet
ing TO Mrs. McSwiney from the decks
of the Patrol was the Offering of a
wreath of red flowers, the stems OF
which were broken before casting
them into the water.
! Plans for the reception OF Mrs.
Muriel McSwincy wife of the late
Lord Mayor of Cork, who was well
coined to New York today, will be
discussed at meeting of the Padraic
/ VI. Pcarsc Council of the American
! Association for Recognition OF ahc
| Irish Republic to be held tomorrow
night in Gonzaga Hall. 40 ! street
northwest.
Mrs. McSwiney is expected to arrive
here carly next week. She will rest
for few days in New York at tho
home of Mrs. Harold Garrison Willard.
wife of the founder OF the American
Commission on Conditions in Ireland.
Tho date for the hearing of Mrs. Nj
Swincy's testimony at the Lafayette
Hotel has not been f1Ned, but il is cN-
pcctcd that she will be heard next
Wednesday.
Mrs. Rossa +. Downing. wife of tn"
president of tho radraic ". rcarsc
Council of tho American Association
Tor Recognition OF the Irish Rcpublir,
is a member OF the committee to greet
Mrs. McSwincy when she arrives In
Now York tOday