The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-27
Terence Mac ginsy Died Of
Heart Failure, Due to
Refusal to
Eat.
DMRIUM AND soURvY
One of Greatest oemonsE,atas~s- al
its Kind In England to he
Given at His
Funeral.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
LONDON, Oct. 27.-Terence Mac
Swiney died of heart failure, according
to the verdict In an inquest over the
remains of the Irish hunger striker
today.
A dilated heart, acute delirium and
scurvy, ~due to exhaustion from pro-
longed refusal to take food" brought
death, according to the verdict
With the formality of the inquest
out of the way. MacSwiney's body was
ito be conveyed from the prison mor-
tuary to St Georges cathedral to lie
in state until eleven a. IN. tomorrow.
when mass will be celebrated by Arch
Bishep Mannix and Bishop Cotter.
The inquest was marked by a tilt
between Lady Mayoress MacSwirey
and the coroner. 1t was won by Mrs,
MacSwiney, who succeeded In de
scribing her husbands occupation as
Irish volunteer"
The widow was muffled in heavy
mourning when she entered the dingy
chamber where the inquest was pro
ceeding. She was called as wit.
ness and, without attendance, walked
to the front of the room.
The first request was that she
identity the body of her husband
Mrs. MacSwiney calmly lifted the
heavy Yeil from her face, studied the
emaciated couAtenance of the lerd
mayor, apd replied:
my husband. Terence MacSwi
ney."
"Will you state, his occupation
asked the coroner.
Irish volunteer" was the re
sponse.
The coroner protested that was
not an acceptable answer
well, in England, isn't it the Gus
tom to. call citizenship in the army
an occupation?' she asked
Joseph Murphy Buried.
CORK, Oct. 27.-Burial in MacCur-
tain Circle, cemetery reserved for
Irish soldiers, was accorded Joseph
Murphy today sa
Mass was said for the youthful hun
ger striker at eleven a. m. The burial
services were to be at five p. IN.
The body was taken from the Jail
mortuary last night, priests and Sfnn
Feiners following the hearse to St.
Finabarr's church:
Great Demonstration.
[By Lloyd Allen, United Press Stafl
Correspondent
LONDON, Oct. difference Mac.
Swiney, who defied the British, gov,
ernment in life, continued to do sc
today in death. His funeral was
planned as one of the greatest dem,
constructions of the kind in England.
Terrence no longer belongs to just
our family" his sister Mary said. AT
his death he became kinsman of the
entire Irish nation and all struggling
people"
An inquest over MacSwiney's body
formal verdict of suicide expected
Members Of thesfanily are to be spar
ed taking part in the examination. Al
the close Of the hearing the body viii
be turned over to relatives for burial
1T will be taken to ST. Georges ca
thedral to lie in state with an honor
guard of Sim Feiners.
Although police were crowded abou'
Brixtsn prison, there was no attempt
| to interfere with those who openly
voiced their sympathy with Mac
Swiney's cause or flaunted the Sim
Fem colors II was made clear there
viii be no interference with the fun
eral plans or funeral crowds so Ion,
as no untoward demonstration Ii
started.
| A notable figure in the Sim Feil
arrangements thus far has been Dep
! uty Mayor O'CaIlaghan, of Cork, sue
cessor to Lord Mayor MacSwiney. H