The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-28

SPECTACLE:
IS STAGED
Cortege Marches 3 Miles
Thru Streets as Citizens
Ooff Hats in Respect

LONDON. Oct sS--strifc over
policies was AtlIled mo
menfariiy today while the soul of
Terence Macswiney was consigned
TO his Maker.
sornber thousands knsit in 81
Georges cathedral while an arch
bishop and assisting bishops insoned
the solemn ritual There was no dis
turbance-
Tho Irish hunger strikers caskcs
lay on It's catafsiauo. It's polished
SURFACE and metal trimmings reflect.
lng the aui~erinx candle tight. Its
flag Of green. white and orange. add
ed to the color of the robes of tisc
prciase. giistenine in the dim ilsht-
Slim Fein colors decorated thc gar
msn,s Of many cf tho spectators. but
those ornamsntai bits we're chscurea
in the mourning garments and bands
thruout. tbs .har~ eafllcsirai.
Two lrish republican soldiers stood
guara over the body thrueut the
services. They wore their Sim f-in
uniforms covered by cverccats.
Thruous the chanting OF the
requiem tfsry stood rigidly at atten-
tson.
HUNDREDS KNEEL
IN PRAYER
The close associates OF the lord
mayor. members of the Irish rariia.
ment and hundreds OF Irish symps.
thixers knei, in prayer with those
sympathizers from London who had
not known Macswiney in life A
thousand or more. with heads barcd.
crowded thrir way 20 the cathedral
entrance. They stood quietly thru
out the long service. and afterwards
were admitted 10 the building TO
view Nacswfney's face before the
casket was cioesd.
The lord mayors relatives were
there--aEl except the lady mayorcns.
whose apparently indomitabie com.
posurc wins lost AZ last She lay III
at the home Of friends. In utter col
lapse.
The procession in which the caskct
was conveyed 10 Euston station. was
looked upon AZ the greatest Irish
demonstration In Engiand's history.
Headed by a band OF irish pipers.
the procession marched slowly thru
three miles OF the heart OF London.
Police had feared possibie hostile
demonstration. but everywhero the
cortege was greeted with the great.
est respect. o.
Pedestrians numbering hundreds of
thousands DOTTED their hats as the
hcarse passed. and the only discord.
ance vas produced by hawkers who
cried their offers Of Sim Fein colors
and souvenir postal cards.
sINN FEN
BODY GUARD
Following the plpers was a body
guard OF Sim Fein soldiers. wearing
the uniforms under overcoats. The
uniforms were distinguishable under
the outer garments. but officials
made no protests. Wearing the uni
form in Ireland iH forbidden, but the
law does not mention its appearance
in England.
The motor hearse was next In line.
followed by members Of the Mac
Swin& family In carriages. and aft.
er them trailcd "A long procession Of
marchers. representing Irish officials
and organizations.
Police stopped traffic In the btiE-
eat streets that the cortege might
pass unbroken.
Starting from the cathedral. the
procession moved up the wide spaces
of Lambeth road and into the equally
wide Black F'risrs road leading north
across the Thames The narchers
next followed the curve Of the river
along Victoria embankment and pro.
ceeded northward 10 the station thru
Klngsway.
still under guard of the Irish
soldiers. the coffin lay In the station.
20 remain there until early this eve.
ming, when II win be taken by train
10 Holy Head. thence across the
channel 10 Dublin.
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