Omaha daily bee., 1920-11-01
Thousands
at Funeral
Of Mayor
Sody Of Terence MacSwiney
Laid in Last Resting Place
In Cork Gene.
terry.
Armored Cars on Guard

ri surplced church dgnitaries,
scores OF his former comrade vol
untecrs, and thousands of his coun-
trymen, the body Of Terence Mac
Swiney, lord mayor of Cork, was
owered to its resting place in the
republican plot" in the ST. Finbarrs
cemetery. just outside Cork. this
afternoon.
Despite the splendor lent by the
|. attendance of the high churchmen,
here was simplicity marking the
ceremonies that was impressive.
Outside the cemetery, hidden by
the crowd of townspeople, two
Iarmored cars, machine guns ready.
md a half dozen lorries filled with
lily-equipped soldiers, were drawn
IL, imparting sinister air to the
N scrwise solemn proceedings. But
VI ring the transfer of the body
: kom the city hall through streets
l3aed with crowds to St. Marys ca
sSN dral, and during the procession
81 he cemetery there was no dis
nee
IN Countryside Pays Tribute.
al rk and the countryside paid
tie to the memory OF their
re. .est martyr" The body was
Ten,A ! beside that of former Lord
rsdv MacCurtain. adorned with
flag. and OF two other
lsh republican soldiers. Murphy,
ke MacSwiney died a hunger
9s rchbishop Harty Of Cashel pre-
IN over the solemn requiem mass
81 81. Marys cathedral. Monsignor
y halan, bishop of Cork, was the
celebrant The clergy assisting in.
ciuded Archbishops McClune and
Barry OF Hobart. and Bishops
,wne of Cloyne, O'Sullivan OF
4 rry, Foley Of Ballarat, Australia,
!, | Fogarty of Killafoe.
The coffin. draped with the Irish
republican flag, rested on a cata-
fs'lue covered with pail, with
skull and cross bones on either side.
= j as is used at the obsequies OF
~ 1 churchmen.
~ The cathedral was filled, and thou
sands Of persons were massed in the
streeys.
Transfer Of the casket from the
city hall was without incident. Two
arlnorcd cars and five lorries OF
troops kept In the background.
nS, Crowds Line Way.
sik he two-1nile route from the ca
y dral to the cemetery was thanked
|. thousands of persons, who barred
scF ir heads as the flag-drapcd cas-
q borne on the shoulders of the
yor's brothers and friends, passed.
M .fter the cathedral services and
III procession, formed under the
w .rvision Of the Irish volunteers,
vi we'd off slowly, the cathedral bell
an tolling. This was echoed by
nells of the other churches in the
!. John Peter MacSwiney, broth
er of the dead lord mayor, acted as
lr Il coffin bearer. Father Dominic,
4 cSwiney's private chaplain, and
a .hur Griffith, vice president Of the
- ish republic" came behind him.
II e hundred and eighty priests
,itA ,ded the procession. They were
Il tOWeu Dy aColytcs dHu ms"
nitaries. Then came two flower
3af den hearses, company OF vol
su eers dressed in citizens clothes
or rs carriages with women
urners.
vi Volunteers Form Guard
rolunteers, each carrying floral
Ill es. formed an outer column on
II !, side of the procession. A Gordon
n volunteers held back the lines OF
81 .eheaded spectators who overran
=, sidewalks. Wreaths sent by
r orleans we're noticeable among
kek al pieces.
M Ks the clergy were leaving the
T veside after the body had beer
IA cred. six men who were admitted
,ary hin the circle formed by the vol
- GERS, took positions over the
We and fired a revolver salute OF
rart e volleys.
nd n Ir. Griffith, in paying tribute to
r. cSwiney's life work. declared that
)Soan of Arc would find in the
.aalartyred lord mayor, worthy COM
,oaade in heaven"