Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1920-10-30

4 Ill tu0 POpulOuS CtuItIS Ell lOuI6
Final obsequies will be held in Cork
| Cathedral and interment will be
made in st. Fin Barr's Cemetery in
Cork. The grave in which Mac
Swiney will be buried Is known as
Republican plot" which has been
reserved for Irish Nationalist sol
| diers
In Cork feverish interest in possi-
BILE developments caused by the
death of Lord Mayor MacSwiney in
Brixton Prison is mingled with the
grief in which his death has plunged
South ireland. Although the people
appear stirred to the highest degree
of bitterness, It is regarded as ex-
tremely improbable that there will
be any outbreaks or disorderly dem
| onstrations in this city.
Cork jail, where a number of hun
ger strikers are In grave condi-
tion. is guarded inside and, out by
soldiers equipped with machine guns.
There is an exceptionally large gar
rison here. 1t is equipped for any
eventualities, has a number of tanks
and armored cars and is ready for
instant service. Military forces are
so strong that IL as considered i'm
probable that any attempt at force
will be made here.
1t is understood the Irish Paflia-
ment has been making appeals to all
elements of the population to refrain
from violence. This Is also believed
TO be the policy Of various influen-
| tia1 leaders of the Sim Fein move
| ment. Whether such counsels will
be followed by the younger element
Or by members of the Irish Republi-
can Brotherhood, one of the most
militant of Irish secret societies, re-
mains to be seen. The news of Lord
Mayor MacSwiney's death, received
In private kilograms to his friends.
travelled with lightning speed
throughout the city. A meeting of
the City Council to discuss the situa-
ton arising from the Lord Mayors
death was called, when the Deputy
Lord Mayor announced that he and
several other municipal officials
would proceed to Brixton Prison. He
stated that plans for holding the fu-
neral in Cork would be proceeded
with.
Tuesday morning a deputation OF
twenty-one members of the Cork
Corporation, headed by Deputy
Mayor O'Callaghan had arrived in
London to attend the London SER
vices of Mayor MacSwiney and &C.
| company the funeral party to Cork
The Evening News of Wednesday
| printed the following statement
which, it says. was made by the
Deputy Lord Mayor of Cork: eve
are leaving behind us in your CAPT
| tai many of our patriots who will
see that the debt of your Govern
ment is fully paid. The English
Government may think they have
stifled us, but there will be repris
ais, and soon"
A jury of ten men, after twelve
minutes deliberation Wednesda,
morning, returned an open verdic
at the inquest over the body o.
Lord Mayor MacSwiney of Cork
who died in Brixton Prison early
Monday from the results of his sew
| eDty-three-day hunger strike. The
| widowed Lady Mayoress, dressed IN
| black and heavily yelled, was the
| only witness on behalf OF the Mac.
Swiney family and was the domi-
| nant figure of the proceedings. Hell
composure was indicated by her
quick and pointed replies Mrs
| MacSwiney successfully resisted the
continued attempts of the Coroner
| to have her characterize her late
husbands occupation otherwise than
as "a volunteer officer of the Irish
| Republican Army"
Relatives of Mayor MacSwiney
we're completing arrangements for
the funeral of the Lord Mayor. II
j l..
turned over TO them by Government
authorities following the autopsy
and plans already announced con-
templated its removal to St.
Georges Cathedral. 1t will prob
| ably remain there until Thursday,
when a requiem mass will be cele-
brated, after which the funeral pro-
cessioD will start for Euston Sta
| ton.
1t was reported from Dublin that
all the members of the Dali
Eireann, or Irish Republican Par
lament, intend to come to London
for the obsequies. 1t is also stated
that bodyguard OF fifty Irish Vol
unteers will attend the funeral party
throughout this journey.
Solemn requiem mass was sung
at St. Georges Cathedral at IL a.
m. Thursday. the celebrant being
Father O'Meara, the administrator
of that Cathedral. Absolution was
given by Archbishop Mannix, the
Australian prelate, and Bishop Cot
ter, of Portsmouth. The funeral
party was to proceed from the Cath
edral to Euston Station at 2 p. M,
contingents from all the Irish so
cieties from London and representa-
tives from Irish civil and CONNER
cial bodies marching in the pro-
cession.
The casket was surmounted by
wreaths and the hat which the Lord
Mayor formerly wore as command
ant of the Cork Brigade of the Vol
unteer Army. The breastplate OF
the coffin bore an inscription in
Gaelic reading: Murdered by the
foreigner In Brixton Prison, Lon
don, October 25, the fourth year OF
the Republic. Aged forty years.
God have mercy on his soul.
Just as the services were begin
ming, the four men, who with their
comrades had been guarding the
body throughout the night, were re-
lieved by a quartette wearing long
coats, which they took off as they
stepped to their places, exposing the
uniform OF the Irish Republican