Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-13
HUNGER STRIKERS
LONG FOR DEATH
TO RELIEVE AGONY
Weakest of Irish Prisoners
Racked by Pain as End
Draws Nearer.


BY inc Associated fr'ss.
CORK, September 1a-Ihe eieseh
hunger strikers in the Cork Jail we're
still alive today, but all OF them were
materiallv weaker. Two of the strik-
80 Kenny col
ing prisoners o.
lapsed twice during inc hish'' anu
their condition is causing especial
anxiety.
Sean HennessN, tAe nhe'eeh-se
old youth whose condition has been
r.ra e. s.yeral DAYS remains in a
grave ioi se.oi"'
scious moments he is refusing to take
,s,a,,r Quantity az water. Dur
80 anI,- no
ing last night ne accepteu oihs
sips
AZ ~ mo eleven strikers are be-
.h;., .ccord-
coming very restleSs. Will "a ~
ing 70 me dos.ors. ~ casas
reassuring pnass 81 ,aicii 80, ho,b n
~ Was Learn ,,hvisicians DR.. Pear
me goseTn iii e. . W nd received
son anu ~.
oeatn threats- 80 .ror If
r- srenre M Nc, s n..s' Of collanso and
Colk. was IN s.a.n - Th;s ! the
Snlias second uas I'd and restless
sMlnes pS; u hu1ietin issued
night. according 70 uuiie Saif- nstarl
auua =. ~
hlihaeioh Aedsu
Hennessy's Father Alters Decision.
The CORRESPONDENT of the Associated
Press again was permitted to enter
the iail and talk with the govern
ment.s musicians. He found that the
physicians themselves were suffering
$rom the effects of the severe strain
they ara under Also he learned that
fn,,r nnns who in nairs are on duty
dav and night and the prison chap
lain are IN the point Of a break
at tba. bedside Of The hunger strikers.
H. paarsnn II Was learned had
IA - sIaon for forty-eieht hours,
The nbrsir;ans TO-DAY confirmed that
1ohn uannassv father Of Young Hen
nessr had altered his decision to per-
H. Gov alive His change of mind
na,,a shart,y after he had granted
go - a1Ian ~ nurs 70 use
psaHirssium ~ arosted hv the MY
$500. a;ap6 aansc;ausnass for a
nesss .;nastI, &C. Tho
fa,har ma rai,,.tant,v consented to
~ n,e, 81 u.rold Rarrv former high
e VI f,,I - ha;na mt i, N. nosi-
fion of disreeardinr his bows last
conscious injunction. Mr.. Hennessy
had placed the greatest hopes in the
efforts Mr.. Barry was making to OBJ
tain his sons release, and last even
ing. when a reprieve was not forth
coming. he became historical The
prison doctors are treating him.
Mrs MacSwiney. wife Of the lord
mayor. together with his sisters Mary
and Annie, and his brother sean. nave
addressed an appeal to the American
AMBASSADOR and the heads OF the
other embassies and iesatlons IN Lon
don Tor SUBMISSION 70 their govern
ments. II expresses the nope that the
9niteo counciIs OF me na.lons ad-
oresSeu VIII pIesenl tne tIdseuS nov
psndihs ana merely Calm the peopies
y. .ne woriu-
u ne letter uea Iuhy WIN mayor
,. ,ney , Sass iIoin lne ua.e " ms
~ tne pi eseS .iaie, anu says:
r1 naSor MacCurtn vas muir
IorJ Moyor WscSue;ne,. s y; TOT when .'
I'LL Mayor MaoSMlhey Is Deing muir
80 s.H Snto.w;~t; nsh.iHs
IF the nresent frapedy - aI,ound y
proceed we are confronted with +he
unna raI,eIeI cr;nne ~ 49, Iard ,,a ~
of the same CITY heinz n,,rds.aS
within six months NJ eacb other ~
supposedly civilized eovarnman4
I'VE are of the oninion that This is
of grave concern for ali eovernmants
u.,.... vi.
now much longer can they LAST"
Sians To-Day. 6oth OF them shook their
heaus'
nat is the attitude OF the prison
was tnen asked OF them.
Iney VIII TO die. answered DR..
hattiscombe- This is due, perhaps.
TO Inc extreme exhaustion OF their
physlcal forces. i think they feel that
death would relieve them"
suppose they were released"
There is no doubt in my mind" re-
piIed DR.. RattiScOmhp "shaf tho nSv-
geological effect on them of their re-
lease would be great
The doctors went on to say that
they were not aware OF any medical
go 49, Tha'- asss. u IL. f FUN
- .afas.;oan =; a.,.sa;.. 80 IN
,,-a,Id -. - r-aat ;... %.
5an.a. sra;eted sa1 go
ssr,,ot;,p af 49, rat;an,s ~ 20 e.
,S .ie peo 60 - ny
ss.'
~ . auI 49, 49,
me uoctorn Ieaileu .he -iaT. mat
H p Ihae
r. ~ va ~. n
M s;S 10y a e.nn H. III :
Hieo se.erai udss diter ne WAS re-
ieased. Dut mat MS ueatn was Al :
frlbuted 10 the eHects OF forciDie
feeding
II was learned today that early last
Thursday morning one OF the prison
doctors IN making ms ROUNDS, went
up 10 the bedside OF Thomas Dono-
van. The nun in attendance was mo-
mentariiy absent and no one else
was present at the bedside. The doc
tor heard the patient feebiy mutter-
ing and leaned down and examined
him, Donovan appeared 10 be con-
ecious. but he was too weak to talk
aloud. The doctor could just catch
the words hope. pray. Pope mes
sage The words were incompre-
b4r, atNrCrr