The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-10-29
PASSING OF MACSW|NEY
He Died At $40 O'clock This
Morning In Brixton Prison,
England .-,t
For Past Seventy-Three Days He
Had Refused To Eat
His Meals
Claimed To Be Starving To
Death For the Cause of
Ireland s.

London. October 25.-Terrence
MacSwiney, lord mayor Of Cork. died
ut Brxton prison this city at $40
O'Clock this morning. His death fol-
lowed hunger strike of more than
seventy-three days eclipsing any In
the annals Of the medical world.
MacSwiney, who had been uncon-
scious for several days. did not rec
ognixe anyone before he died. Faith
his brother, John MacSwiney, were
with him when the end came Faith
or Dominic, was at the prison all
night and did not leave until several
hours after MacSwiney breathed his
John Macswiney and the chaplain,
who had been waiting downstairs In
the prison, were told by prison Off.
cials at 3:o5 o'clock, that thew should
thought death was approaching. The
brother asked for the privilege, Of
communicating with other relatives
who were not present, but the OFF,
Gals, Il r. said refused him the use
Of telephone.
Word sent to Widow.
After the prisoners death. his
/, brother and the chaplain, were not
permitted to leave Brixton prison un-
Immediately conveyed word to the
widow of the mayor, who was stay.
ing at west end hotel with Mr.. and
Mrs. O'Brien. the former being the
London executive Of the irish Self
Determination League.
Mrs. MacSwiney, accompanied by
her parents and the Misses ANNA
and Mary MacSwiney, sisters of the
lord mayor. arrived at Brixton prison
ut $3.50 o'clock.
Burial In ireland. -. s.
II Is understood arrangements are
being made to take the body to Ire
land for burial.
News Of Macswiney's death had
not become known in the district
around Brixton prison until after
nine o'clock.
lice was on duty inside the prison
ton, but outside, and along the road
leading to the main highway, there
were unusual signs Of activity. No
civilians were waiting there as they
usually did. In the early days Of the
lord mayors hunger strike. . -
It Is probable the inquest VIII be,
held at the prison today, after which
the body VIII be turned over TO the
relatives.
MacSwiney was unconscious for
thirty SIX hours before his death oc-
Cured, II Is stated. Father Dominic,
therefore, was unable to give him
communion, but did administer ex-
treme JUNCTION.
The cause Of MacSwineys death
was heart failure, according to
statement issued at the home Office.
Opposed to English.
Terrence MacSwiney, was forty
years old and was one Of the most
prominent Slim Feiners. He started
life as Diapers assistant, but be-
came poet. author and playwright
before taking up politics seriously.
Later he became violently anti Eng
While in Wakefield jail, Yorkshire
IN 1915. he met Muriel Murphy,
who visited the Jail. and shortly
after they were married. despite such
opposition.
NacSwiney was elected as @ Sim
Fein member from Cork to the Brit
fish parliament In 1918, but never took
his seat. He was present at the first
session Of the Irish parliament in
1919, when the establishment OF the
republic was confirmed and was
For various offences he had been
in jan, with brief intervals Of lib
erty. since January 1915, and in Oc-
ltober, 1917, secured his release from
jail by hunger striking.
People Very Bitter.
Cork, Ireland, October 25.-Fever-
ish interest in possible Developments
caused by the death Of Lord Mayor
arSss y s & sS p esy which hand Ss
THIS morning, Is mingled with the
grief b which his death has plunged
south Ireland. Although the people
appear stirred to the highest degree
Of bitterness. Il IL regarding a. ex-
tremeiy improbable that there will
be outbreaks or disorderly demon
STATIONS IN this city.
II is expected. however. there
intensifcafion Of the guerilla warfare
against the police and military
forces, which, anticipating reprisals.
are doubling their vigilance, especi-
ally In remote districts.
Cork jail. where number Of hun
ger strikers are In q grave condition,
IL guarded inside and out by soldiers
equipped with machine guns.
Military 10 Strong.
Thsrs "a an exceptionally large
Gerrison here. It is equipped for any
Sventusiities; has. q number Of
{anks and armored cars and 1t ready
for instant service. Military forces
are 90 strong that II Is considered
hfprobeble that any attempt ct force
WIN be made here.
r. q believed that Irish parlis.
raent had been making . plea to all
sfeanents Of the population to refrain
Hrm violence, this also believed 70
s. ths policy Of various influential
isedsrs Of the etnn Fem movement
fContinued On Page Mght.1
Whether gueh counsels win DO FOL.
yo~s4 BY the younger element or by
! nembers Of the Irish Republican
lBrctkarhcv9- one OF the most MILL
tant Of Irish seosst soeississ, rs,nairs
- DO seen.
police AZ Prison.
A coon % the news OF the lord
mayors death began to spread
fkYuueh ths city small knots Of poo
- began moving towards Brfxt0n