The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-10-26
Impressive Honors to be Ac-
corded Terence Mac Swim
ey Who Starved to
Death.
BODY LIES IN STATE
Solemn High Mass in st. Georges
Cathedral With Buriaa in Ire
land With Gaelic
Grafton.
[By Lloyd Allen, United Press STAFF
Correspondent

[By Lloyd Allen, United Press STAFF
Correspondent
| LONDON, Oct. 26.-Impressive fun
eral honors will be accorded Terrence
MacSwiney who began as a clerk and
died in spectacular manner for Ire
land.
The home Office promised today
there will be no interference with
plans of Irish leaders who announced
MacSwiney's body will lie in state in
st. Georges cathedral, to be carried
later in solemn procession to entrain
for the journey to an Irish grave.
Officials said the Only restriction on
the funeral services will be that no
Sim Fem firing squad will be per
niitted to officfate at the grave. One
/ of MacSwiney's last requests was that
the funeral ovations be pronounced in
Gaelic. There was no official oppo-
sition to that
The deputy lord mayor of Cork ar
rived here today with body guard of
fifty Sim Feiners and representatives
of many Irish societies. 1t was re
ported that the dali eireann, the Irish
parliament, may attend the funeral in
a body.
After the inquest, expected to be
concluded Wednesday morning, Mac
Swiney's body will be taken to ST.
Georges cathedral. 1t will lie in
state, under guard of his. followers
until eleven a. m. Thursday. At that
hour solemn high mass will be cele-
brated by Bishop Mannix and Bishop
Cotter, of Portsmouth.
Late in the afternoon funeral pro-
cession will be formed to pass through
many of the principal streets enroute
to railway station.
Police promised every assistance
and asked cooperation by the Sim
Fein to prevent any. demonstration.
They urged that the marchers refrain
from carrying flags or banners or con-
versing with spectators.
With three of Ireland's hunger
strikers now dead, it was reported
three more in the Cork Jail were near
collapse Joseph Murphy, the third
to die, passed away in his seventy
sixth day of fasting.
Despite the quiet that fell upon the
island with the announcement of Mac
Swiney's death, there was an air of
anxiety here Heavy guards contin-
ued to patrol the grounds of Brixton
prison. In Ireland extra guards
were established and precautions TAX
en- against possible reprisals.
Downing street, the residence of
Premier Lloyd-George, was closed to
the public, Gordon OF police stretch
ing across the entrance from White
hall.
Sim Fein leaders in Ireland Joined
Il or@c hn NOR
mitted. In this they were supported
bv Father Dominic, MacSwiney's chap
lain.
The deputy lord mayor in state
ment, accused the government OF muir
dering MacSwiney and MacCurtaln-
Father Dominic, in an interview here,
said the MacSwiney family and
friends were glad the fast had ended.
His purpose has been accomplish
ed" the priest said.
Father Dominic describing Mac
Swiney's last moments, said the lord
mayor lay motionless for hours, his
ewes wide open and staring. He was
unconscious all the while. The priest
whispered prayers and left the room
while the physicians injected drugs TO
strengthen the heart.
The physicians then summoned the
nriest and Peter MacSwiney with the
announcement the end was near.
The final prayers were said IN the
Irish language at MacSwiney's re-
quest.
Vengeance Expedition.
rBv Webb Miller, United Press Staff
rorreSpondent
LONDON, Oct 26.-'Vengeance ex-
pedition' of eight Sim Feiners en-
route to England to attempt reprisals
for the death of Lord Mayor Mac
Swiney was apprehended today at
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