Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-01
MACSW|NEY BURIED
AS THOUSANDS BOW
IN GRIEF AT GRAVE
Cork and Whole Country.
side Pay Tribute to Dead
Lord Mayor.
AUSTRALIAN CLERGY ASSIST;
REVOLVER SALUTE is FIRED
Great Throngs March in Prin-
cipal American Cities to
Show Sympathy.
tBy Associated Press. ]

CORK, Oct. 3l.-In the presence
of church dignitar!es. scores Of his
former comradc volunteers and thou
sands Of his countrymen, the BODY
Of Terence MacSwincy. Lord Mayor
Of Cork. was lowered to it's resting
place in the republican plot" in ST
F!nbar's Cemetery. just outside Cork.
this afternoon.
Despite the splendor lent the scene
by the attendance of the prelates.
there was a simplicity marking the
ceremonies that was impressive.
Outside the cemetery, hidden by
Tie enormous crush of townspeople.
two armored cars, their machine guns
ready. and a half dozen lorries filled
with soldiers. were drawn up at the
roadside. ir,parting n sinister air to
the otherwise solemn proceedings.
But. during the transfer OF the body
from the City Hall through streets
lined with crowds. to 81. Mary's
Cathedral and during the procession
from the cathedral TO the cemetery,
there was not an incident of violence
or disturbance.
Thousands Pay Trihafe.
The city OF Cork and the whole
countryside paid tribute to the mem
ory Of their newest martyr" The
body was buried beside that of
former Lord Mayor MacCurtain. who
was assassinnted. A few yards away
are the graves OF Joseph Murphy,
adorned with An American nag, and
of two other irish republican SOL
diers. Murphy. like MacSwiney, died
u hunger striker.
Archbishop Iarty, OF Cashe!. occu-
pied the throne In presiding over the
solemn requiem IN ST. Mary's Gathe-
dral Monsignor Cohalan, Bishop OF
Cork, n co,lsin,.of Daniel Cohalan. OF
/ NeNS 1of,., was the celobrant. 7>The
clergy assisting Included Archbishops
Clune, OF Perth, Australia. and Bar
ry, of Hobart, Tasmania: and Bishops
Browne. OF Cloyne; O'Sullivan. OF
Kerry; Foley, of Ballarat. Australia,
and Fogarty. OF Killaloe.
Tho coffin. over which was drapcd
the Irish republican flag. rested on
| a catafalque covered with pail and
| with a skull and crossboncs on either
side, such as is used at tho obsequies
of high churciimen The cathedral
was filed and thousands Of persons
! were mnsscd In the adjacent streets.
: The transfer OF the casket from the
| City Hall was without incident. Two
armored cars and 1--WE lorries OF
troops kept in the background as
the cortege moved to the church.
The two-milc route of tho procos-
| sion from the cathedral to the ccme-
terry was solldly ilanked by thou
sands OF persons who barred their
F. heads as the iag-draped casket,
borne on the shoulders Of the May
or's brothers and intimate friends,
| passed.
All Church Bells Toll.
| When the services at the cathedral
ended and the procession. formed un-
der the supervision of the Irish Vol
unteers. moved of slowly, the cathe-
| dral bell began toll!ng. This was
| Immediately echoed by the bells OF
the other churches in tho city. John
Peter MacSwiney. brother OF the dead
| Lord Mayor, acted as chief coffin
/ bearer. Father Dominic. MacSwiney's
| private chaplain. and Arthur Griffith.
"vicc-presldent OF the Irish republic"
came imm cdiately behind him. One
hundred and eighty priests headed the
procession. They were followed by
acolytes and high church dignita-
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