The Washington times., 1922-08-28
F|ANCEE Of
HERO
OVERCOME
IN CHURCH
Miss Herman, Sobbing Aloud,
Leaves Cathedral Before
Rites End.
BY DANIEL O'CONNELL.
international News Service.

DUBLIN, Aug. Michael
Collins, late commander-in-chief of
the Free State army, was buried
in Glasnevin cemetery today
alongside other noted Irish pa
triots, while all Ireland mourned.
The funeral was one of the
largest and most impressive in
the history of Ireland.
The great pro-Cathedral was
crowded with mourners from all
parts of Ireland as Archbishop
Byrne- pronounced. the requiem
mass.
Lloyd George Not There.
Premier Lloyd George was repre-
sented. at the Cathedral and at tie
cemetery by Lionel Curtis. Of the
Colonial Office.
Fighting, precipitated by irregu-
lars, threatened to mar the funeral
services. At daybreak a party of ir-
regulars made an attack near the
pro-Cathedral, but were driven off
after a brisk exchange of shots.
Miss Kitty Herman. Collins
fiancee. was overcome completely by
her grief at the funeral. Sobbing
hysterically, she left the Cathedral
before the service ended.
Business in Dublin and throughout
the greater part of the Free State
was at a standstill during the day.
Masses for the repose of the soul Of
the late patriot were said in many
Catholic churches, and practically all
the important Free State cities were
in deep mourning.
Long before IL o'clock, the hour
set for the requiem mass in the pro-
Cathedral in Dublin. large crowds,
representing every walk of life, were
thronging the streets about the
edifice.
Inside the church was draped with
purple and black. The catafalque.
before the altar, was banked high
with flowers. Close by the coffin, a
brother and sister of the deceased,
accompanied by Miss Catherine Keir.
nan, his fiancee, knelt in prayer. Be.
hind the family group were membrrs
of the cabinet, officials of the Dali
Eireann, army officers and members
OF the various municipal govern
ments and civic organizations.
To the left of the Irish officials
sat a group of British officials in
uniform, symbolic Of the mourning
of Britain for the famous Irish
soldier. The consuis of the various
nations sat with the British. The
black mourning attire of the civil.
ians was relieved by the greer
uniforms of Free State army Off
GERS and the robes of officials OF
the Dublin corporation and Dublin
University.
COmmOners Prevail.
On account of the vastness q;
the crowd, admission to the church
was by ticket, but as Collins him.
self had come from the plain peo.
pie, the tickets had been literally
distributed among the commoners.
All the while the services were
under way, crowds of women and
bareheaded men knelt in the streets
outside murmuring prayers.
A procession of priests, acolytes,
and choristers, chanting the Mise.
rere, opened the service, moving
slowly about the catafalque. Then
the archbishop, robed in black,
QUEEN mass. Throughout the .cere.
monies six officers from the Dublin
guards stood guard by the coffin.
After falling in battle, Collins.
with his dying strength, had
whispered the request that he be
buried by the Dublin guards.
Following the conclusion OF the
church services, the body was borne
from the pro-Cathedral upon the
shoulders Of half dozen stalwart
lguardsmenf The coffin was draped
with the Irish tri-color, Collins
sword rested on top. The body was
placed upon a gun carriage, drawn
by six cavalry horses, and the pro-
cession started for the cemetery
through crowdad streets and amidst
continuous. lapentations of grief
i Kneeling ,men and women uttered
aprayers ahdS .ycrossed themselv -,
manifesting their devotion and sor
row with tears, as the procession
slowly passed. led by a troop Of
cavalry. Poor people. who had used