The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-24
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portunity of seeing for the last
time1the featuresto of their national
hero lying in state. Tomorrow the
remains will be taken to the cath
edraI where. a nigh requiem mass
will be held preceding the funeral
at the Glasnevin cen etery on Mon
day.
From midnight last night crow ds
had been gathering at the north
quay to witness the arrival OF the
Classic which dockeo at 2 O'clock
this morni ing
SCIENCES typical OF the natio.l 5
sorrow marked tie progress OF the
coffin from the steamer through
thesl long avenue OF troops approach.
ing The gun carria, g
Charger Led Eiderless
Regular officers draped the plain
oak casket in the Free State colors
and placed it on the wooden plat
form built on the eighteen-pound
gun carriage. The dead generals;
charger was led riderless alongside.
The members OF the provisional
government and deputies OF the
Dahl Eireann. togetheT1I&it the
members of the headq6arters staff
Immediately followed, then came
the throngs of bareheaded men and
women. many of them making no
effort to restrain their tears.
f Among the little band of fighting
men who made the lastSstand with
Collins and who followed the body
Of the slain hero through the Du--
bin streets, with lowered head
and tear blinded eyes. was bow
ish figure wearing a ragged civI-
liam coat and tweed cap. Across
his shoulders he carried a machine
gun, the same gun with which he
said afterward he had poured
hail of lead into Collins attackers.
Tells Story of Ambush
After the procession was dis
missed he told an interviewer IN
shy and diffident manner and in
voice often choked by emotion a
vivid story of the fatal ambush.
The car in which Collins was
riding he said was the first 80
meet the ambushers fire. There
were at least $50. Of them against
twelve OF us. It was about 9
O'Clock when we passed through
the village. We had not gone over
400 yards along the road when
from both sides were caught by
deadly crisis cross of macl<lS gun
fire.
1.-THE driver of Collins car want
ed to drive at ft,ll speed but Cen
eral Collins ordered him to halt
and told us to take cover. He
to:k command OF the whole situa-
ton and directed tho fire against
the attackers for nearly an hour 4
Two machine guns kept up inces-
SAINT firing at Mikes open car. It
began to loob- as though the r.
regulars were going to scatter IN
order. to risk no more casualties
1T was during 1ul1 in the at
tackers' fire that Mike noticed a
man creeping on hands and knees
some distance down the road be-
hind him. Mike immediat ely went
about a dozen yards in his direc-
ton With the object of stopping
further movement in the rear of
the party. At that moment heavy
firing swept across the road from
both sides. The gun in the whip
pet armoured car which followed
had jammed, lessening the effect
of our fire. The next moment
saw Mike fall to the ground shot
through the head. AS he lay dying
he shouted words of encourage
ment to his men to go on firing
and not mind him. hmm ediately
there were cries Of My God. Mike
Is Shot.
.Men rushed to his assistance.
Although bleeding freely from Il
terribly lacerated wound he lived
fifteen minutes, during which ne
continued to fire his revolver.