Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-10-29
By Associated Press.


Holyhead. Wales. Oct 2s.-When
day broke this morning on the irish
sea the steamer Rathmore. bearing
the body of Terence MacSwfney.
lord mayor OF Cork. who died Mon
day Ia Brixton prison. London. was
steaming southwark OF tho Welsh
headlands on its way to that city. Al
the same hour the relatives OF Mac
Swiney, who refused to board the
special steamer provided to take
them and the lord mayors BODY 10
Cork. were on their way to Dublin
almost directly across the narrow
strait which divided Albion from
Erin. The relatives left Holyhead AT
c:20 o'clock. q little more than an
hour after the Baltimore disappeared
in the darkness which shrouded 'ne
coast.
Shipment o4 SMacSwtnsy's body oi-
rectly to Cork Was preceded Dy
violent scene IN which blows were
etruok and members Of the lord may
OF. family swere dragged from their
railway coach At the Holyneao ran.
wny station. They refused TO consenls =
to the government pianFto take tho
body to Cork instead OF Dublin. ana
II was only after they had been un-
der virtual temporary arrest that the
bddy was taken from the train and
hauled to the dock where the Rath-
more was waiting.
Widow Notified Of Change.
The frst stop after the train left
Euston station was at Crewe, just
outside OF London, where the SUPER
intendent Of the London metropoH-
ten police, in charge Of three coaches
flied with constables accompanying
the party, was handed a letter by
messenger. It was signed by Slr
Hamar Greenwood, secretary TOR
ireland, and was addressed to the
widow of the late lord mayor. It read:
sMadan: I am advised that the
landing and the funeral of the lord
mayor In Dublin may lead to DEM
onstration Of political nature. Fre-
t, therefore, the Irish government
can rot allow the Decentralization OF
lis remains at any other port In Ire
! III except his native city OF Cork.
In order to save you every tncon-
auience the government has directed
the London & Northern Railway
Company to provide q suitable steam
er to carry the remains direct to
Cork from Holyhead. This steamer
will also carry you and twenty OF
your friends il you so desire"
John EacSwiney Protests.
Sir Hanar's letter was handed to
John MacSwiney. brother Of the late
lord ma yor, who remarked that the
lady r,lyoress was not on board the
train, and demanded the superin-
tendent's authority to obey the Irish
secretary's erder, as he was under the
Jurisdiction of the home office. The
superintendent replied the home office
had given the Irish secretary author
ity In this instance. IS
When the train arrived here. near
midnight, Gordon of police was
formed around the platform entrances,
keeping back good sized crowd OF
curious persons who booed and jeered.
Seventy six black and tans" formed
on the platform and stood at present
arms as the mourners passed along
E. Mr.. O'Brien, London executive of
the Irish elf-Determination League.
who represented the family on the
funeral train, demanded that the sta
tionmaster fulfill the contract 70
carry the body to Cork by the way
Of Kingstown, port near Dublin. A
conference Of the stationmaster's Of
flee followed. and that official was ar
ranging for the transferring Of the
body and mourners by way OF Kings
town when an official entered and
said the superintendent Of police
wanted to speak to him.
Relatives Start Trouble.
When the stationmaster returned
he said:
my orders are that the body must
be placed on board the Baltimore for
shipment to Cork, and they will be
obeyed.'
He fntimated force would be used
II necessary.
Deputy Mayor O'Callaghan. Of Cork
shaking his finger in his stationmas-
ter's face, said:
you and your government are
body-snatchers. You are going to
seize a dead body and we refuse to
accompany you and your nefarious
expedition"
The stationmaster went to the bag
gage car where the mourners were
grouped around the f1ower-decked box
containing the coffin. and ordered the
box removed to the steamer. When
they heard his order Annie and Mary,