THE LATE MR. PARNELL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3938, 14 October 1891, Page 2

THE LATE MR. PARNELL.

' Particulars of the Fuaoral. - A Mark of Respect In New York. 1 (United Press Association.) | London, October 12. . The funeral of Mr Parnell was very , orderly. Over 20,000 viewed the body as it ■ was lyiag in state in the City Hall, > Dublin. The box which had contained the i coffin was smashed at the railway station by a large crowd of people, who ; were anxious to secure some monionto ' of the deceased. All the members of Parliament who supported Mr Parnell were in the cortege, which numbered 200,000 and extended for four miles. Many bands took part in the funeral, but no priests followed. The service at the grove was fin« ished in the dark. The wreath placed on the coffin by the Belfast Parnellites boro a motto to the effect that deceased was mur» dered and that revenge would The offices of the Freeman's J duflflf and National Press were police. The members of the Dublin aud Cork Corporations attended the funeral. In New York the flags were lowered half mast as a mark ef respect to the deceased. It is stated that the widow will shortly proceed to Germany. Outside of Dublin little a.ttentfea was paid to Mr Parnell's funeral. The English press comments on the absence of the M'Carthyites. It is now said under 100,000 were present at the funeral. It is proposed to erect a monumant in Dublin to the late C, B. Parnell. The Tories intend to contest the seat rendered vacant by his death. The coffin was surmounted by an Irish harp and a wreath inscribed, " Eye for eye, tooth for tooth." '•#' Captain O'Shea's daughters sent wreaths. Opposite Parliament House the procession halted, and all uncovered his former colleagues gathering round the heaise. It is described as the most impressive scene witnessed iu Dublin since O'Connell's funeral. The Daily News considers Mr Parnell's death will, in the long run, have a united influence on the pare). St. Petersburg, October 12. The Russian press attach the highest importance to Mr Parnell's death, believing that it means an early triumph 6f Mr Gladstone,