The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-28
CHANT MASSFOR
IRISH MARTYR
AT CATHEDRAL
Funeral Of MacSwiney Be,
gins With impressive
Ceremonies.

Guarded by Sfnn Fein soldiers
the body Of Terence MacSwiney lay
In state today in st. Georges ca
thedral in Southwark. Tho casket
was banked D high with floral Of
The remains OF the late lord
mayor Of Cork, who died Of star
vation Nin Brixton prison after a
hunger strike Of "A days, were car
ried into the cathedral yesterday
afternoon accompanied by q dele
cation of Sim Feiners and friends
from ireland. D
Until midnight constant stream
Of visitors flowed past the casket
to gaze at the emaciated features
of the lord mayor. When the doors
were closed at midnight there still
remained large crowds who had
been unable to enter.
Police offered no interference,
either to the parade which escorted
the body or to the throng which
swarmed about the cathedral.
Mass Today.
Funeral services today began
with mass at II q. m, celebrated
by Archbishop Mannix. with the as
sistance Of three bishops. At 2
o'clock a procession was to leave
the church to traverse several i'm
portant streets to the Easton sta
tion. 1t was planned the cortege
should arrive at the station at 4
O'Clock. The body will be taken to
Holyhead. starting at $3.50 tonight,
and transferred to a sailboat, reach
ing Dublin early Friday morning.
An advance guard of Sinn Fein-
ers, not in uniform, and a band OF
Irish pipers will head the process
sion. Following them will be Mac
Swiney's remains in motor
hearse. Next in line will be men,
bers of the family. to be followed
by representatives Of the Irish par
lament, Irish municipal bodies and
other organizations. including Loa-
don Sim Fem clubs. Mounted po-
lice will accompany the procession.
Displays of the Sinn Fein flag and
colors were not forbidden.
MacSwiney will be accorded the
honors of ruler In Ireland. The
Irish parliament has proclaimed
Friday day Of mourning.
All business except that Of news
papers and public utilities will be
suspended. Necessary industries
were asked to suspend for q few
moments at noon in honor Of the
lord mayor.
There was some speculation to-
day as to the alleged threat oi
Deputy Lord Mayor O'Callaghan OF
Cork. This official was quoted as
saying that reprisals for the death
Of MacSwiney could be expected
soon.
Precautions were taken to guard
public buildings and officials and
careful watch was kept on Sim
Feiners to see that they were moi
armed.
| Lady Mayoress III.
Lady Mayoress MacSwiney col.
!; lapsed today.
Broken by the long vigil at ths
bedside Of her husband who, died
in a hunger strike, Mrs. MacSwiney
was put to bed today and ordered te
remain there. She will not be per
mitted to attend funeral services
tof her husband, nor to accompan,
the remains to, Ireland for burial
physicians said.
Mrs. MacSwiney's endurance dur.
/, ing the. long fast of her husband
was the marvel Of those who watch
ed the case. She was at Brixtor
prison every day and apparentl,
always cheerful.
Even at the death OF the lore
mayor she retained her composure
At the. inquest over Mayor Mac
Swineyss body she was so cool a!
to disconcert the coroner.
Last night she followed the bod,
OF her husband to st. Georges ca
thedral and took part in the simple
services that accompanied arriva
thorp