The Washington times., 1920-10-28
ATTEND.
RITES.
Sim Fein Troops Stage Demon
stration-Mrs. McSwiney
In State Of Collapse.
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mourners. being ssndwiched between
sections OF the procession.
Ten thousand persons attended the
funeral. but there was no disorder.
Among the mourners were the lord
mayor OF Dublin and the mayors OF
Ave OF the London boroughs.
Four hundred policemen were
massed about Cathedral but some OF
them were ordered back to the sta
tion houses. The crowd was so or
derly that their services were not
needed.
HUNDREDS GATHER.
After the funeral rites hundreds
of persons who had been unable to
gain admission to the church formed
in line and there was a continuous
procession past the coffin until 2
o'clock in the afternoon.
The home office made no effort to
Interfere with any OF the funeral
plans. During the crush about the
coffin after the services four men
who had dramatically appeared
wearing uniforms OF the Sim Fein
army disappeared.
Shortly after 2 o'clock the mourn
ers who had remained at the cathe-
dral formed in line and the funeral
march to Euston station was begun.
Thirty mounted policemen led the
funeral march from the cathedral.
Carriages containing the mourners
were fianked by policemen and the
route was lined by both foot and
mounted police patrols.
Early in the morning numerous
workers. mostly clerks, postal em-
ployes. telegraphers. and telephone
operators, who had visited the church
for devotional services. Joined in a
dirge for the repose OF the soul Of
the dead patriot. Crowds began to
gtaher about the church long before
the hour for the funeral services to
begin. Police guards lined the streets.
Inside the church the pews quickly
filled. Sobs mingled with munied ex-
clamation Of grief
The plain and simple coffin. draped
with the Sim Fein flag and banked
with flowers. rested in state on
catafalque before the high altar at
the head of the church. 1t had been
placed there by tender hands after
the removal of the body from Brixton
Jail late yesterday, following the in
quest. A death watch kept guard
over the body all night long, the
watchers being relieved at intervals
of three hours.
OVER 10000 VIEW COFFIN.
More than 10000 persons nled past
the coffin before the doors Of the
cathedral closed at 10 o'clock. Many
men night workers visited the church
after midnight and. unable to enter.
knelt in silent homage outside. In
side the cathedral. members OF the
McSwiney family sat through the
night, occupying mourners' benches
facing the catafalque. The scene was
one of tragic comberness. Candles
in brass holders as high as mans
head burned dimly beside the coffin.
The only discordant note in the
press comment upon McSwiney's
death and burial was sounded In the
Morning Post. This newspaper print
ed a protest against the governments
decision to permit a funeral process
sion.
A second funeral service will be
held at Dublin. when the body arrives
there en- route for Cork, where 1t
will be buried on Sunday beside the
Sim Fein volunteers who fell in
action"
McSwiney's body. will lie in state
at Dublin for twenty-four hours. 1t
will be taken to Cork on Saturday.
Arthur Griffith, NJ. p, acting Presi-
dent Of the Irish Republic in the alb
sence Of Prof. E. DeValera. an
memory of Terence McSwiney, to-
morrow will be observed as a day OF
national mourning in Ireland. All
business will be suspended. only the
essential public services will be main-
tanned