Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-11-01
TROOPS AT MAcswlNEY GRAVE.
Thousands Attend Last Service For
Dead Hunger Striker.

bS ASSoCiaCeQ IreSS.
Cork, Nov Min the presence of
surpliced church disnatires, many of
his former comrade volunteers and
thousands Of his countrymen, the
body of Terence MacSwiney, lord
mayor of Cork, was lowered to its
resting place in the republican plot"
III st. Finharr's cemetery just outside
Cork. Sunday afternoon.
Outside the cemetery, hidden by
the enormous crowd. two armOrcd
cars, their machine guns ready, and
half dozen lorries filed with fully
equipped soldiers, were drawn up.
But during the transfer of the body
from the city hall thru streets lined
with crowds to st. Mary's cathedral,
and during the procession from the
cathedrakto the cemetery, there was
not an incident OF violence or dis
turbance.
The city of. Cork and the whole
country paid tribute to the memory
Of the lord mayor, The body was
ruried beside that OF former Lord
Mayor MacCurtain. A few yards away
are the graves OF Joseph Murphy,
adorned with an American flag. and
OF two other Irish republican soldiers.
Murphy. like MacSwiney. died a
hunger striker
Archbishop Harty OF Cashel 90
cupied the throne tn presiding over
the solemn requiem mass. Mgr Coila
Ian, bishop of Cork, was the cele-
brant. The CLERGY assisting included
ArehDishops Clune of Perth. AUS
tralia. and Barry of Hobart. Tas-
mainia, and Bishops Browne OF
CloyDe. O'Sullivan Of Kerry, Folsy Of
Ballarat, Australia, and Fogarty OF
Killaloe.
The coffin. over which was draped
the Irish republican nag, rested on a
skull and crossbones on either side,
such as is used at the obsequies OF
high churchmen.
The cathedral was filed and thou
sands Of persons were massed in the
adjacent streets.
The two-mile route OF the process
sion from the cathedral to the ceme-
terry was Hanked by thousands OF
persons. who barred their heads as the
flag draped casket, borne on the
shoulders Of the mayors brothers
aud intimate friends, passed.
When the procession, formed under
the supervision of the Irish volun-
teerB. moved Off slowly the cathedral
bell began tolling. This was irn,ne-
diately echoed by the bells Of the
other churches in the city
John Peter MacSwiney. brother OF
the dead lord mayor. acted rs chief
coffin bearer, Father Den vic, Mac
Swiney's private chaplain. and Arthur
Griffith. vice president of the Irish
republic" came Immediately behind
him.
One huFdred and eighty priests
headed the procession. They were
followed by acolytes and high church
dignitaries- Then came two flower
burdened helrses. a company OF vol
unteers dressed in citizens clothes,
and twenty ive carria ges with women
mourners. Many of the wTeaths borne
by the hearses were from Americans.
Volunteers, each of them carrying
floral pieces, formed an outer column
on each side Of the procession. A
Gordon Of volunteers held back the
solid lines of, bareheaded spectators.
AS the clergy were filing away from
the graveside after the body had been
lowered, six men who were admitted
within the circle formed by the VOL
unteers, tool positions over the grave,
fired a revolver salute Of three VOL
leys, and withdrew
Mr.. Griffith. in paying tribute to
MacSwiney's life work in the service
Of the Irish cause, declared that Joan
Of Arc would find in the martyred
lord mayor worthy comrade in
heaven"