Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-28
COLLINS IS At REST
BESIDE PATRIOTS
WHO'VE GONE BEFORE
Dublin in Gloom as Free State
Martyr is Buried; Mass
Throughout Ireland.
SISTER PRAYS FOR "BABY"
BY Associated Press TO Ever Evening.

BY Associated Press TO Ever Evening
Dublin, Aug. 2s.--Michael Collins
was laid TO rest today In Glasnevin
Cemetery after demonstration OF ma
tional grief such as has been seldom
seen I'm the long centuries OF Ire1and's
troubled history.
Arthur Griffith was buried with all
the honor due n great leader: Collins
went TO the grave amid the tears of n
nation that worshipped him personal
ly as a gallant young patriot I'm whom
were combined all those traits which
Irishmen hold dear.
Good humor, the power Of oratory,
and laughing disregard for death
all were his and while immense
throngs filed the great cathedral and
lined the route to Glasnevin, congrega-
tlons gathered in every city, town and
hamlet throughout the land TO mourn
his passing.
It was n military funeral. Fellow
officers had borne the body into the
cathedral just as Collins short fort
night ago helped bear the body Of his
colleague Griffith. They had stood
guard all night and were there this
morning when the solemn requiem
high mass was celebrated before a
multitude which overflowed the edi1ce
into the streets.
Richard Mulcahy, the new chieftain
to whom all Ireland now looks: Gen
eral O'Duffy. new chief OF stafr. and
General McKeon. 'the Blacksmith o,
| Ballinalee" whose dash and fire have
awakened enthusiasm akin 10 that wor
by Collins himself.
Sister Mary Celestine came from he,
convent in England 10 pray for he,
| baby brother" Beside her knel
Sean Collins. the generals brother
but Il was upon the trembling youns
woman nearby that the eyes Of all fel
most pityingly-Kitty Kiernan. Col
Inns betrothed
On the gospel side sat the member
Of the cabinet. the Dali Eireann. civI
servants and members OF the provin
clal corporations. on the epistIe sid
were the English representatives an,
members OF the consular corps. in
cluding the American consul: the Lor
Mayor OF Dublin. distinguished mem
bers of the universities and Iearne
societies and representatives OF yari
: Gus public bodies
Outside lining the miles of Dubli
streets through which the funers
= oortege later passed. thousands too
part spiritually in the solemn mas
OF requiem many knecling in praye
on the pavement at the fancied me
ment of the elevation OF the sacre
host.
The body was borne from the churc
and placed on the gun carriage and a
II passed along the route TO Glasnevi
!, many kneit in homage. The crowd
packed every street along the way
4 they filled every window.
4 The cortege was imposing. Fir,
!, came an advance guard of nation,
{ army cavalry. then several hundre
= clergy, firing party of Dublin guard
and then the gun carriage with III
q body, surrounded by the guard ,
r honor.
e Following came Cabinet member
the general headquarters staff. wit
4 the chief mourners riding in carriage
= Then the members Of the Dali, walkir
Y slowly, followed by the lord may,
|. and the members Of the Dublin CO
q poration.
d Next pipers' band playing a dir,
o as they marched and numerous del
cations representing all Irish activ
ties and organizations.
4 The body was buried in the pl
Y OF ground reserved for those who ha,
6 fallen In the cause OF the Irish FIR
e State in the existing war Of rebe
n lion.