The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-29
BODY TAKEN @E
BY AUTHORITIES,
SENT TO CORK
British Government Re-
fused to Permit Rela-
tives and Others to
Carry Remains of the
) Dead Hunger Striker to
Dublin for Funeral Ser
vice.

Holyhead, Wales, Oct 20 (By the
Associated Press When day broke
over the Irish sea, the steamer Rath-
more, bearing the body of Terence
MacSwiney, was steaming southwark
of the Wech headlands, on its way to
Cork. At the same hour the relatives
of MacSwiney, who refused to board
the ship provided to take them and
the lord mayors body TO Cork, were
on their way to Dublin, almost direct
~ across the narrow strait which di.
Yides Albion from Erin. The relatives
left Holyhead at 2:30 o'clock, little
more than an hour after the Baltimore.
Shipment of MacSwiney's body di
rect to Cork was preceded by violent
scenes in which blows were struck and
members of his family were dragged
from their railway coach at the Holy
head railway station. They refused to
consent to the governments plan to
take the body to Cork instead of Dub
lin, and it was only after they had
been placed under virtual temporary
arrest that the body was taken from
the train and hauled to the dock, where
the Baltimore was waiting.
The first stop after the train left
Euston station was at Crewe, Just out
side of London, where the superintend-
ent of the London metropolitan police.
in charge of three coaches, filled with
constables accompanying the party,
was handed,a letter by a messenger II
was signed by Sir Hamar Greenwood,
secretary for Ireland and was ad-
dressed to the widow of the lord NAV.
or. 1t read:
Madam am advised that the
landing and funeral of the lord mayor
in Dublin may leadsto a demonstration
of political nature | regret, there.
fore, the Irish government cannot al
low the Decentralization of his remains
at any other port in Ireland except
his native city of Cork. In order to
save you every inconvenience, the gov
ernment has directed the London and
Northwestern Railway company to
provide a suitable steamer to carry
the remains direct to Cork from Holy
you and 20 of your friends, f>you so
desire"
Sir Hamsr's letter was handed to
John MacSwiney, brother Of the lord
mayor. who remarked that the lady |
msyoress was not on board the train |
Crowd Booed and Jeered.
When the train arrived here, near
midnight, Gordon of police was
formed around the platform entrances,
keeping back a good sized crowd of GU
rious persons who booed and ieered
Seventy-six "hlack and tans" formed
on the platform and stood at present
arms as the mourners passed Mr..
O'Brien. London executive Of the Irish
Self Determination league, who repre-
sented the family on the funeral train,
demanded that the station master full
fill the contract TO carry the body to
Cork by the way of Kingston, a port
near Dublin. A conference in the sta
tion masters Office followed, and the
station master was arranging for the
transfer of the body and mourners by
way of Kingston when an official en-
tered and said the superintendent of
police wanted 10 speak with him
When the station master returned,
he said: MY orders are that the
body must be placed on the Baltimore
for shipment to Cork, and they will be
obeyed." He intimated force would be
used. If necessary.
Deputy Mayor OCallaghsn Of Cork,
shaking his finger in the station mas
ter's face, said:
you and your government are body
snatchers. You are going 70 seize a
dead BODY. and We refuse TO accom-
psny you and your nefsrious expedi-
|, ion"
The station master went to the
baggage car. where the mourners were
grouped around the aowsr-deckcd box
the coffin and ordered the
box removed to the steamer. When
they heard his order Annie and Mary
sisters Of the dead hun
ger striker. cried defantly: You have
our brother and YOU are not
going 10 arrest his body
Ihe mourners refused to allow the
porter 10 togch the cssket and q po-
ire officer ordered the mourners 20 ,
eave the car. They declined. and con
stables. who had been called. forcihlv
lIsrged soms 81 the male mourners
sut The men struck the police. who .
irsv their truucheons, While women u !
hs party shrisked. Body suatchersl !
shame They slso fought the police. !
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