Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-28
MRS. MACSW|NEY.
| TOO ILL T0ATTEND
MASSFOR HUSBAND
CeIlapses Under the Severe
! Strain Due to Death of
J Mayor From Starvation.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. October 2s.-A pontifical
requiem mass was celebrated this
morning in st. Georges Cathedral over
the body of the late Lord Mayor Of
Cork. Terence MacSwiney. who died
in Brixton prison Monday morning
after a hunger strike which lasted
more than seventy three days. Church
digitaries. the Lord Mayor of Dublin.
the deputy lord mayor of Cork and
Populations representing the British
parliamentary labor party and va
rious Irish political and civic organi-
cations attended
Thousands Of persons thronged
every available space in the large ca
thedral, scores standing on chairs in
the aisles. straining for a glimpse
of the chancsf where the casket re-
posed on a catafalque with four Of
fcers wearing the uniform of the
Irish republican army standing mo
tionless as a guard of honor.
The casket was surmounted by
wreaths and the hat which the lord
mayor formerly wore as -commandant
the Cork brigade of the volunteer
army. The breast plate Of the coffin
bore an inscription in Gaelic, reading:
Murdered by the foreigner in Brix-
ton prison. London, October Is, the
fourth year of the republic. Aged
forty years. God have mercy on his
soul"
Lady Mayore.s ;Collapses.
In the front pews, reserved for the
family and official delegations, there
was one figure missing, the lady
mayoress. who collapsed this morn
ing from the strain and anxiety and
was unable to be present at the cere-
mony in the cathedral
Just as the services were beginning
the four men,; who. with their COM
rades. had. been guarding the body
throughout the night, were relieved
by quartet wearing long coats which
they took on as they stepped to their
places, exposing the uniform OF the
Irish republican army.
Silent vigil was kept at St Georges
Cathedral during the night over the
coffin Of Terence MacSwiney. When
dawn filtered in through the lofty
first preparations began for the
requiem mass.
Many Of the leading British prelates
of the Catholic Church were asked to
participate in the ceremonies at the
church. Among them were Arch
bishop. 81 Melbourne: Bishop Amigo
of Southwark and Bishop Potter Of
Portsmouth.
Plans for taking the body to, the
Euston station st o'clock this
journey to- Ireland. he'd, not been al
tered by relatives OF the dead Sim
Fein leader at noon.
Funeral. Plans in Dublin.
DUBLIN. October 27.-The funeral
arrangements for Lord Mayor Mac
Swiney, in Dublin. are as follows: The
body will arrive by Friday mornings
mail train. and will be escorted to
% h. he
where mass will be said at II O'Clock.
After the mass. which will be attend
ed by the lord mayor of Dublin and
representatives of the Dublin COR
poration, the body will be conveyed
to Kingsbridge, where 1t will be placed
o'clock in The af6ern0on. -
The labor party tonight issued de-
tailed instructions concerning work
on Friday. Trains. will be stopped
for a few minutes at midday. the
tramways from ten to fifteen min
utes; the hotels and restaurants will
suspend service for a similar period,
ana all shops. except those selling
food, and all saloons and factories
will be closed throughout the 1daS. -
The newspapers and the telegraph
service viii not be affected.
Rites for Joseph Murphy.
CORK. October 81 tby the Associated
Press)--The funeral of Joseph MUIR
ply, who died while on a hunger
strike in: Cork Jafl. was held today.
notwithstanding an. order limiting
the number OF persons who might
to 100 and the presence of two ar
mored cars and six iorries with
troops, thousands OF persons followed
the body Of Murphy to the cemetery
this afternoon The display Of armed
force was even greater than at the
funeral of Michael Fitzgerald, the
other hungerstriker who died in Cork
Jail. but this created none of the ten
sion that prevailed at Fitzgerald's
As the CONN. draped in the r.nub.
1ican flag. was taken from the church,
the British ofdcerE and soldiers near
the entrance to the church grounds
saluted. Then they climbed into the
1orries, which. with the armored cars,
Tell in behind the carriages Of the
mourners.
The military inquiry into the death
of Joseph Murphy has resulted in the
following verdict:
He feloniously killed himself by
refusing all forms of nourishment."
BARCELONA: ocober 27.-Barcerona
University students today stShed the
British consulate as protest against
the death Of Lord Mayor MacSwiney
of Cork. Every window was broken.
The students are believed to have
been partisans OF catalonian home
rule.
Plan Irish Investigation.
NEW YORK. October 2s.-The com.
mission Of i've, which will hold a pub
lie inquiry on conditions in ireland.
has been elected by members of the
committee Of one hundred ON Ireland.
it was announced here. The members
of the commission are Jane Adams of
Chicago. Joseph W.Folk Of st. Louis
former Governor Of Missouri: Fred
eric c. Howe Of Washington. D. C..
James n. Maurer.of HARRISBURG pa
president OF the Pennsylvania State
Federation of Labor, and Senator ia
vid I. Walsh Of Massachusetts.
NEW ORLEANS, October ga
black draped coffin. purportine to rem
resent the body Of Terence Ma
Swiney. lord mayor Of Cork. who died
In London Tuesday morning. follow
ing hunger strike. with draped al
tars and wreaths Of flowers were fe.
ures in funeral services Celebrated At
st. Frances de Sales Church here yes.
terday. REQUIEM high mass was sung
MASS MEETING PLANNED
AS MAcSWlNEY PROTEST
When Macswiney died he becam.
a sacrifice on the altar Of freedom a.
well as any of our boys who died ON