The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-10-29

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wanted TO speak with him.
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~ ordsfs are that the body
nast BE- placed on board the RAth-
Dodrs for Cork, and they viii be
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| HsI animated force would be used.
4 NECESSARY.
Deputy Mayor O'Callaghan. Of
Cork, shaking his finger in the sta
donmaster's face. said:
d Body Snatehers.
"You and your government are
body snatchers. You are going to
|kelse a dead body and we refuse to
kccompany you and your nefarious
Expedition"
4fThe stationmaster went to the
aggage car where the mourners
zero grouped around the flower
bcdecked box containing the coffin
Ind ordered the box removed to the
5tteamer. When they heard his
t6sder, Annie and Mary MacSwiriey.
Sisters of the dead hunger-striker,
Cried deafeningly:
8 You murdered our brother, and
ron 1 are now going to arrest his
body"
4 The mourners refused to allow
$hes porters to touch the casket.
IND a police officer ordered the
Former to leave the car. They de-
felined and constables, who had
been called, forcibly dragged some
pf the male mourners from the car.
They struck at the police, who
brew their trouncheons while wom-
In b the party shrieked: Body
3natchers! Shame!" They also
fought the police who were eject
ing them.
4 The Misses MacSwiney claimed
hats during the melee the police
Knocked them down. The mourn
PRS were then herded to one side,
The box was placed on a truck, and
closely guarded by police, it was
wheeled to the steamer. 1t was
picked up by a crane and was sill
h0uetted against the midnight sky
10f . moment as 1t was swung over
3he steamers side. 1t was Their
lowered into the hold.
Il Body ut Queenstown.
4 Queenstown, ireland. Oct. 90
The body Of Terence MacSwiney
Ahe late lord mayor of Cork. was
landed here today from the steamer
Baltimore. 1t. was received by the
Urban council and thousands OF the
4ity's Inhabitants. Drafts OF armed
troops were present.
fake Body From Kindred.
H0lyhead, England, Oct. 90
AUnited Press.) - Terence Mac
winey's body. unaccompanied b,
p guard Of friends and relatives
1odes toward Cork today aboard tn,
packet Rathmour.
MacSwiney's casket was 'akel
from relatives late last night as tn
flower covered coach Containing
Rolled into this station. Peter an,
John MacSwiney and friends of tn
lord mayor struggled with blacl
and tan police who quickly over
powered them and lowered the COT
IN from the coach.
A few moments later the screecl
d freight crane sounded and tn
Sofin swung high out over tn
water. 1t was lowered into tn
4 lathmour and at IL a. m. the packe
started for Cork. All the relative
refused to accompany the bod
which had been diverted from tn
planned trip to Dublin where 1t wa
70 lie in state today. All .boarde
khe regular mail boat for Dublil
Their plans for the funeral wer
not announced. They were angere
Ind appeared scarcely to kno
What to do.
After leaving London the funer;
4 train ran into less tolerant section
Large crowds turned out to see tn
&rAtn with its one flower-strew
coach at the rear slide through th