The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-01

Historically waving their flags, holding
autographs of Terence MacSwiney aloft.
screaming anathemas upon the name Of
England and David Lloyd George.
Within the grounds the throng was
swaysd to fury. pity cheers, tears. pray
ers and curses by Eamonn de Valera,
Gov. Smith. Dudley Field Malone. Bran
don lyman. Martin II. Gynn. Judge Otto
A. Rosaisky. Frank p. Walsh and Joe
Cannon. the Socialist candidate for
Governor OF New York. and others. Out
side. he whose lung power was OF suf-
ficient robustness to carry his voice
above all others harangued until he
weakened and a fresher man drowned
him out. There was perfect order as the
law defines order. but there was a fury
Of sentiment possessing the throng that
TRANSPORTED women folks and made men
do things 1t is hard to understand.
The lonely trumpeter had ceased play
Ing when out from the open gates Of
the clubhouse came a dozen black
gowned women. In deepest mourning
they walked with their heads bowed
and their hands clenched upon their
breasts. Their leader, a pale woman.
appeared clasping two palm branches.
They were crossed upon her breast. Her
eyes appeared to be closed The crowd
parted to let her through. There was
absolute silence. Behind her came other
women similarly dressed. but bearing
large white placards that read; Terence
MacSwiney is dead" Michael Fftz-
gerald is dead" They shall be alive for
ever" They shall be speaking forever"
1.-THE people shall hear them forever"
I'm life or death victory Is ours" zone
man can save q nation as one man re-
deemed the world" Greater love hath
no man than this. that man lay down
his life for his friends Terence Mac
Swiney is dead but his soul Is maAch-
ing on" whoever lives for the highest
must be crucined."
War Veterans In Line.
Behind the women who walked so
slowly that the band was hard put to 1t
to drag its dirge In sufficiently dreary
ca dence. came platoon of overseas vet
Grams of the Sixty-ninth Infantry, New
York Guard. And little later the gates
swung back again and the orators APP
peared. De Valera led them, and at his
side walked Gov. Smith and Judge
Rosalsky. Behind them came Dudley
Field Malone and Judge Mulqueen, Joe
Cannon and Representative Peter j.
Dooling: John Burke. a big man in the
Knights OF Columbus. and Harry Bo-
and, De valera's secretary Jeremiah
A. O'Leary. IN a shiny silk hat, and
Charlie Sweeney. Malones press agent.
and District Attorney Martin of Bronx
county followed on. Behind them came
the others.
Deep silence prevailed when the
mourning women walked UP the field.
Here and there a man or a woman held
American and Sim Fein-were held
aloft or dipped, and each flag. like the
arms of the men. bore mourning band
or rosette of black silk or satin. Now
and then a man or woman, overcome
with emotion, would rise and wildly ar
raign Britain. But when the orators
appeared the whole scene changed. The
band played THE Star Spangled Ban
ner,'' and the throng roared the anthem.
A Celtic fife and drum corps--a pic
turesque array OF musicians, some In
uniform and others In civilian clothes
with derby hats crammed down hard
upon the backs of their heads--started
out singing 1.-THE Soldiers of Erin" Once
around the field the orators walked.
There was a Wild outburst for canon
de Valera.
There were four stands, one at home
plate, one on the right fed foul lin
near the concrete stands, one out In
centre field close TO the only spot in the