The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-26

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London, Oct. Is.
Terence MacSwiney. Lord Mayor OF
Cork, died insBrixton jail at $40 this
morning. the seventy-fourth day of his
hunger strike. An official statement
by the Home Office gave the cause OF
death as heart failure.
Joseph Murphy died later in the day
in the prison at Cork, the seventy
sixth day he had refused food. Michael
Fitzgerald was the first of the Cork
hunger strikers to succumb He died
last week
No definite arrangements for the
funeral of MacSwiney will be made
until after an inquest tomorrow. Both
the Irish Office and the Irish Self
Determination League here say they
do not know whether burial will be
permitted in Cork at once. Dublin
Castle has announced that the regula-
tions prohibiting a military formation
with men carrying arms and wearing
uniforms. az funerals will apply If in
terment is there.
MacSwiney's brother, Sean Mac
Swiney, and Father Dominic. his pri-
vate chaplain. were with him when the
end came. They had remained in Brix-
ton prison all last night At 4:3l
O'Clock this morning they were called
by the prison authorities and told that
the condition Of the Lord Mayor OF
Cork had taken a bad turn.
They went to him at once. Father
Dominic whispered few prayers be.
side hirn, but MacSwiney. lying with
his eyes open, was unconscious and. as
he had been for the preceding thirty
six hours. unable to recognize any one
Father Dominic was unable to admins
ter the last sacrament of the Catholic
Church, but did administer extreme unc-
tion. Later Father Dominic sent n des-
patch to the Deputy Lord Mayor OF
Cork with the news of MacSwiney's
death. and counselllng all lrishrnen 10
maintain the same quiet, calm. digni-
fed and able bearing which they ex-
hibited on the assassination Of Thomas
McCurtain." whom MacSwiney sue
ceeded as Lord Mayor OF Cork.
Ne Disorders Anticipates.
Father Dominic expressed confidence
that nothing would occur in the way OF
disorders as result OF Macswipey's
death. as "the Irish pepple now are DIS
ciplined in sufferings and SORROW
Neither Mrs. MaeSwiney nor the Lord
Mayors two sisters were 'in the prison
when he died An hour after the Lord
Mayor died word OF his death was sent
out. When Mrs. MacSwiney and her two
sisters-in-law arrived at the prison they
seemed grief stricken.
Reports received here from Cork ip1i-
cate there Is widespread sorrow there
over Mac5winey's death. but that 70
far there have been no disturbances.
Many persons in Cork are wearing SiniI
Fein mourning badges.
There was no demonstration In Dublin
to-day Every precaution has been taken
there. as we'll as in London, to prevent
any acts OF vengeance.
Sim Fein adherents have threatened
that they would blow up the Irish Office
here IL MacSwinD- died. To-day the
door of the Irish Office was kept bolted
There was a short chain on IL, which
permitted the door to be opened only a
few inches in response to a ring, and
then when IL was opened few inches
a guard was there who asked the busi-
ness OF the caller. Tifen the door was
closed again and the caller was left cut
side while the guard reported to his gu
perior officer. Several detectives were
on duty inside tho building. and every
conceivable precautIon was taken
against acts OF violence.
High Mass 20 he said.
Macswiney's relatives hope the au-
thorities will allow his body TO lie in
state In St Georges Cathedral here, but
II Is not known II this will be permitted.
However. requiem high mass will be said
there for him. and II is probable that
Archbishop Mannix OF Australia will as
sist. II was stated here that many per-
sons from Cork intended coming to Lon
don for this ceremony.
Arthur Griffith, vice-President Of the
Irish Republic" and founder OF the
Sim Fein, wired TO Mrs MacSwiney
from Dublin expressing his sympathy
and saying that the Lord Mayor OF Cork
proved that victory in the fight for ire
lands freedom was not with those who
could Infiict the most suffering. but with
those who could endure. and that the
might Of his country's enemies failed TO
break MacSwiney's will.
Macswiney ended his stormy career
devoted to the cause OF Ireland. He
married in prison. was In prison when