New Britain herald., 1920-12-04
She Declines to Make Any Public Statement Until She COnferS
 With Committee of 100
CROWD CHEERS JUSTLY
 AS VISITORS REACH CITY
Mrs. MacSRiney Appears As Trail
 Woman. With Lines of Cnmistabc- mained in SecluSion During Most of Trip Over From Ireland.


 New York, Dec. Airs. Muriel MacSwiney widow of the lord mayor of Cork who died on a hunger strike in London. Brixton prison stepped quietly down the gangplank from the big grey liner Celtic this morning landing here on her long journey to testify before the committee of 100 Investigating conditions in Ireland.
 Was Clad in Mourning.
 The little woman, clad in mourn ing. was accompanied by Miss Mary MacSwiney. sister of the late lord mayor, who made the journey with her. Outside the entrance to the pier, on West street hundreds of men, women and chhildren wearing mourning bands and carrying flags of the Irish republic were massed to greet the two women, but they emerged from a different exit than was expected and . stepped into a waiting taxicab and were we'll started before the crowd knew they had landed. Immediately efforts were made to form a parade to escort Mrs. MacSwiney to a Fifth avenue hotel!
 Quiet marked the reception of the two women, who were the first to step ashore when the Celtic berthed. A reception committee surrounded with the tri-color bunting of the Irish republic. greeted them.
 Crowd Cheers Lustily.
 The taxicab had reached 23rd street seven blocks from the pier be- fore it was halted, and welcomers fell into line. A band struck up the Star Spangied Banner and Irish Re- public" airs, cheers were raised and the parade got under way after the confusion which had ma rked the un- expected exit from the pier sheds Of Mrs. MacSwiney.
 Gets Official Welcome.
 The party officially welcomed Mrs. through Grover A. Wha- len, commissioner of plants and structures representing the mayor. Down the bay J. l.. Fawoit, Irish consul' at New York and personal of Eamonn De Valera, president of the Irish republic" ac- by Oswald Garrison vil- lard, of the committee of 100 met Mrs. MacSwiney, going out to the Celtic on the coast guard cutter which put customs and newspaper men aboard the liner.
 Passengers on the big steamer said Mrs. MacSwiney remained in her cabin much of the voyage from Liverpool keeping to herself virtually he entire trip. She appeared in the lining saloon but once during the passage.
 The police boats Patrol and John 2. Hylan carried welcoming delega- ions down the bay with representa- ives of a number of organizations of rish sympathizers to meet the Celtic. Mrs. Peter MacSwiney and Mrs Annie MacSwiney Dixon, cousins of frs. MacSwiney shouted a welcome rom the Patrol
 An extra coast guard cutter was 'ressed into service to carry the unusual number of reporters and i 
 Makes No Statement.
 Mrs. MacSwiney and her sister-in- 1 nv however made no statement toi eporters and declared they would ave nothing to say until they had alked to the committee of 100. Pos ibly late today, they said, a state rent might be Issued at their hotel. Mrs. MacSwiney in deep black osed for photographers during the hort trip trom Quarantine The amera men saw small framed oman. about 5 feet 4, with soft wide pen eyes, and unmistakeable lines of in her face.