The New York herald., 1921-01-02
CROWDS AT SAILING
OF MRS. MACSWINEY
Band Plays and Irish Societies
Bid Good-by to Widow of
Cork Mayor.
GRATEFUL TO AMERICA
Panhandle State Trimmed
With FlOwers-Takes Mes
sage to De Valera.

Mrs. Muriel MacSwiney sailed on the
Panhandle State Of the United States
Mail Line yesterday amid scenes which
resembled, though on a smaller scale,
the extraordinary reception given for
her when she arrived in this country on
December 4.
Representative committees from Irish
societies, a delegation from the Long
shoremen's Union, the Sixty-ninth Reg
iment Band and a crowd of curious per-
sons were at the foot Of Thirty-fourth
street when the ship left her dock. Be-
tween Eighth and Tenth avenues the
street was bright withvthe green. yellow
and white flags Of the Irish Republic"
Photographs Of the late Lord Mayor
of Cork and his widow were sold In the
streets and appeared to be In great de-
mand The band stationed itself in front
of a warehouse at the northeast corner
of Tenth avenue and Thirty-fourth
street and played in intervals between
speeches, which were made to help the
time pass before the arrival of Mrs.
MacSwiney and her party.
crowd In GOOU kHuhOEs
A few minutes after o clock the party
arrived in three automobiles. Accompa-
nying Mrs MacSwiney were Harry Bo-
land. secretary to Eamonn de Valera.
President of the Irish Republic" James
Burke, Mr. and Mrs. Brandon lyman,
the Rev. Father Timothy Shanley. 81
John Gaffney, Miss Hope Fitzgerald,
Mrs. James Walsh. Joseph Begley and
C.ther;na FLANAGAN Sergeant Mike
Donaldson and Miss Agnes Tansey were
in the first car. They described them
selves as the escort extraordinary.
The police had an easy time with the
crowd which was in good humor. MRS.
MacSwiney and Miss Kathleen O'Con-
nell. who are making the voyage to-
gether, were met at the pier by MISS
Rose Kennedy of the Paulist Parish
House and nine little girls dressed IN the
colors of the Irish Republic" To-
gether they marched up the gangplank
and to the deck.
The Panhandle State was dressed for
the occasion Flowers and vases OF
American beauty roses decorated rooms
2 and 4. on the saloon deck, which had
been reserved for Mrs. MacSwiney and
Miss O'Connell Even the alleyways had
been trimmed with flowers, under the
orders of. Captain Harold A. Cunning
ham.
Harry Boland sent a message to
president" de Valera by Mrs. Mac
Swiney.
Message to De Valera.
Tell the chief all is WELL" he said.
adding that he spoke as the representa-
tive Of all the Irish sympathizers In the
United States He intimated that he
would soon go to Ireland to join De
Valera.
Before she left the Hotel st. Regis
Mrs MacSwiney issued statement ex-
pressing her appreciation for the treat
ment given her during her stay here.
"It is with a feeling of the greatest
regret" she said, that I must take my
self away from the shores of your great
republic. Your hospitality and affection
toward he have created In my heart such
appreciation and affection that I fear
I cannot adequately express
my last expressions are those OF
deepest gratitude and my last request Is
that you may speedily relieve the dew
astation of Ireland and help II to stand
by your side free and independent
nation"
Among the other passengers on the
Panhandle state, which is en- route for
Boulogne and London, where Mr.. and
Mrs. E. l. Ford. Mr.. Ford is going to
London, Paris. Switzerland, Sweden and
Italy for the purpose of representing
the Consolidated Pocahontas Coal Com
pany Of Baltimore.