Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-24
Thousands Mourn
Collins in Dublin

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and fro In the pale light Of the candles.
Sir John Livery stood beside the cof-
fin with canvas painting the historic
portrait Of the dead hero.
Tomorrow the body will be taken to
the pro cathedral, where a high requiem
mass will be held preceding the funeral
at the Glasnevin Cemetery on Mon.
day. ...
From midnight last nights crowd had
been gathering at the north quay to
witness the arrival of the Classic. which
docked at 2 o'clock this morning.
Scenes typical. of the nations sorrow
marked the progress of the coffin from
the steamship through the long avenue
Of troops with reversed arms to the
waiting gun carriage.
Regular officers draped the plain oak
placed it on the wooden platform built
on the eighteen -pounder gun carriage.
The dead generals charger was led
riderless alongside.
The members of the provisional gov
ernment and deputies Of the Dali Fire
ann. together with the members of the
Headquarters staff, Immediately fol-
lowed. Then came the throngs Of bare
headed men and women. many. of them
making no effort to restrain their tears.
:. aohx TX. .ns .,and With coi,ins om5 ,rhn
IN tne ms. s'"nu III LII ,nnO
% %ionoMto tne nvhi;r s,rents m;,b Low
thr9"kn uhe .anm ,I;nI.J owa, ,.as "
ered hesu su,ua u,'u ,roor;rn y roasoG c;v;,ion
t ooStsn nT mSuae tw,aad con cross his
cSa. hma IN orr;a,, y r,o.b,no a,,, .hr
smouiuus , mS ,',,.i, ,,h;o,, hn sold a ftar,,orj
saIe sum .I hoii ns iooJ int Coiu
ne Guu pi,nr. poIit.m ""'' "a ''"' ANU "o'
HID "''"e''
Story Of Fatal Ambush
After tho nrocession wos dism;ssod
ho toiJ nm ;pterviewer in n abv and
d;a;dcnt manner and IN n VOICE often
ni,nroj nv emotion n vivid story of tbe
entnI a,nL,,sh ~ '''
..rhn car IN ub;c,, co,,;ns ,,,os r;d.
inc bo sa,d' "woa tho HrSt ,n ,,oot
ths orhuShers, fre Tbaro ,,e-a NJ
ioo | 81 oSO ~ them aoa;nst twsIv. of us
r. wos about n n oclock when we nassei
through the village. we had not gone
o1.av Snn vords olono tba roaI ,',Tn,
from S,vr 10Th mi sides ws Wera can~bt % hv
doo%,v o oI, cr;ss @ cross W" Of ,oach;nev s"r q
s.Tba driver of Collins; cor uontai
=. d.;wo NJ III, sneeJ bnt the "onsroi msIi
ordered him to halt and told ms To take
cover. He took command Of the whole
% fhe nttackers for nearly an hour " Tw"
machine. guns kent nm incessant firing
at Nick's omen car. but IN 70 then NO
one had been hurt, and it began to look
as though the irregulars were going TO
scatter in order to risk no more cas-.
ualties.
.it was during a lull In the M.
tackers' fire that Mick noticed n SINNER
creeping on hands and knees some dis
tance down the road behind him. Mick
Immediately went about dozen yards
in his direction with the object of stop
ping further movement in the rear of
the party. At that moment heavy
firing swept across the road from both
sides. Inc gun IN the whippet armored
car which followed had Jammed, lessen
ing the effect OF our hre;
The sudden burst OF shooting caused
Mick TO turn around TOR few seconds.
and the next moment l saw him fall
to the ground shot through the head.
Srinu and NOT mind him w H. on
tharc were cries of NV Coli Ma.
shot, Men rushed To his a.sis,on -
Although bleeding freely from, 80
riblv lacerated wound IL i,vod sftean
minntes, during which he nont;,'aJ =. !
FIRE his revojvar A' @''"''u ~
DnbIin heeon n raco,.- sor,ou,h..
TODAY from fhn sbock comsoJ ." hr ths
dramatic death NJ Censrei Coii;ny ny ,n
plans went forward fnr Tho , maotirr any, ~
the new Southern Parliament on Sat.
urday when the ministerial changes
by the sudden removal of
Collins and Arthur Griffith are ex.
pected to be made.
Meanwhile. William r Cosor,r. =.
acting as tbe head of tho Previsienai
Free State Goyernment and Vulcohu
as chief of STAFF. is directing tba Snsi
phase of the national army's campnipn
against the irregulars.
The absorbing question of who ts TO
succeed Collins is voiced on all sides.
and, besides Cosgrave and Mulcahy. the
names of Kevin O'Higgins, Minister Of
Economic Affairs; General O'Connell.
assistant chief of staff. and General
Gerald O'Sulliyan are frequently men.
toned.
Tnrdon Auo ,a-CRr ID, A.