The Washington times., 1920-10-26
SILENT BURIAL
LONDONPLAN
British War Office Makes No
Ruling Aaginst Interment
Arrangements for Mayor.
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held up by masked men wearing Brit
ish uniforms.
There was a serious situation at
q Belfast. whore rioting had broken put
, late Monday, causing the death or one
person Several others were wounded
in clashes between orangemen and
Republicans.
Heavy forces of British soldiers
and BLACK and tan" policemen have
been moved TO strategic positions
throughout Ireland. ready for any
emergency.
PLAN BIG FUNERAL.
Final plans were made today for a
great and impressive funeral for NC
Swiney.
The greatest honors ever paid TO .
leader in the movement for Irish
freedom will be accorded the late
lord mayor. Large numbers OF Sim
, Fem officials are coming from ire
land TO take part.
Archbishop Mannix, OF Australia
! who was prevented from going to
Ireland by the British government
will assist at the services.
A solemn high requiem mass VIII
I be celebrated at st. Georges Roman
Catholic Cathedral in Southwark at
III o'clock on Thursday morning oy
the Very Rev. d. O'Meara. other
prelates who will assist are Dr.. Cot
ter. bishop of Portsmouth, and DR..
Amigo, bishop OF Southwark.
A great procession will march 10
{ the church. 1t will be symbolic OF
| the silent sorrow OF Ireland. Ihere
viii he no music of any kind. Scot
land Yard has arranged for heavy
, police guard to protect the marchers
from interfering and to prevent ar1I'
; disorders. The streets through which
, the procession moves will be lined
with policemen.
Scores of national and civic organf-
I cations in Ireland will have repre-
| sentation In the funeral procession.
II is expected that McSwineys tody
| will be removed to st. Georges
| Cathedral either late today or to-
morrow. The home office offered no
! interference to the plans for great
public funeral
500 PRAY OUTSIDE JAIL.
The body of McSwiney remained all
: night in Brixton Jail in plan glass
topped coffin. Outside in the streets
I crowds gathered, but were kept NOV
ing by the great force of 500 foot and
; mounted police on duty. Men and
women drew back from the police
, lines and dropped to their knees In
prayer.
The Home office announced that
the inquest would not be held until
tomorrow. Under the law the inquest
nuts take place within twenfy-four
hours after the rerson over whom 1t
is to be held is dead. but the Home
ONice delayed official action In this
case in hope thar public feeling would
abate in the meantime.
The Central News is authority for
the statement that all the members
OF Dali Eireann (the Sim Fem
Parliament), have signified their in
tention OF coming to London from
Ireland for the McSwiney funeral
services.
A death watch over McSwiney's
body was established in Brixton jail
and members of the family took turns
in watching at the coffin. John Nc
Swiney. the brother. who was with
the lord mayor when the layer died
Monday morning, and his two sisters,
Annie and Mary, sat by the coffin or
knelt at it's foot in prayer.
The three Sim Fem hunger
strikers who have given up their
lives for Irish greedom are:
Terence McSwiney, who died in
Brixton Jail in the seventy-four day
OF his self-imposed fast.
Michael Fitzgerald, who died in the