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Article THE LATE BROTHER DANIEL O'CONNELL. ← Page 2 of 3 →
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The Late Brother Daniel O'Connell.
eleven o ' clock direct train for Liverpool . Mr . Daniel O'Connell , the Rev . Dr . Miley , and Duggan , accompanied the body to Liverpool . DUBLIN , August 2 . —The Duchess of Kent steamer , having on board the remains of Mr . O'Connell , reached the lighthouse , at the Southwall , at about two o ' clock in the afternoon . Here the steamer lay-to until half-past three , p . si ., when she slowly entered the river , with flags halfmast hihand anchored exactly opposite the custom-house . A
prog , digious crowd was collected at this point . Precisely at half-past four the remains were disembarked , and placed in a hearse drawn by six horses , which proceeded amid the most sepulchral silence , and followed by the trades ' unions , in procession , to the Church of the Conception in Marlborough street , where the body will lie in state until Thursday next , the day appointed for the funeral obsequies .
THE FUNERAL . August 5 . —To-day the mortal remains of this great man were consigned to the grave , and a vault in the cemetery of Glassnevin now encloses the body of the man whose political career has for so many years excited the attention of all Europe . Perhaps no funeral was ever more numerously attended , in Ireland at least , than that of Mr . O'Connell , for at the lowest computation no fewer than 50 , 000 persons left
their homes to follow in the funeral train , besides twice as many more who thronged the windows and roofs of the houses in the route wliich was pursued by the procession . Some persons who differed from the political creed of the deceased , attended from a respect to the memory of a great and illustrious countryman ; but among those of this class there were but few persons of note or distinction . The remainder , who formed the great mass of the people—those whose hearts he had gained
over , and by whose aid he hacl raised himself to power—the steppingstones of his greatness—these , the middle and lower classes of the Irish people , attended him to the grave , with hearts overflowing , and vieing with each other in a sad species of enthusiasm in paying homage to the memory of their beloved leader . On the preceding day Dr . Miley delivered a funeral sermon over the
remains , at the chapel in Marlborough-street , to a crowded audience . The reverend gentleman in the course of his sermon became so intensel y affected , that the tears flowed clown his cheeks , and his auditors , influenced b y his example , participated in his feelings . From an early hour numbers of persons congregated in the neighbourhood of the chapel , which contained the remains , and amongst the rest , the " maim , the halt , and the blind , " who cared little for the
pressure and violence of the crowd , provided they could obtain the earliest glance at the coffin which enclosed the body of O'Connell . Most of them , firmly persuaded that he had been sent on earth to fulfil a divine mission , ancl believing that as soon as he hacl undergone the allotted period of purification in purgatory he is destined to a prominent niche amongst the saints and martyrs of their church , waited in confident expectation that his presence would work a miracle in their favourand
, that their infirmities should be cured , their sight restored , and their limbs straightened . At twelve o ' clock the procession set forth from the above chapel , ancl thence proceeded through the principal streets of the city , attended by an immense concourse of people . It was about one mile and a half in length , and was composed of the various associated trades walking on foot , followed by Mr . O'Connell ' s triumphal car , which
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Late Brother Daniel O'Connell.
eleven o ' clock direct train for Liverpool . Mr . Daniel O'Connell , the Rev . Dr . Miley , and Duggan , accompanied the body to Liverpool . DUBLIN , August 2 . —The Duchess of Kent steamer , having on board the remains of Mr . O'Connell , reached the lighthouse , at the Southwall , at about two o ' clock in the afternoon . Here the steamer lay-to until half-past three , p . si ., when she slowly entered the river , with flags halfmast hihand anchored exactly opposite the custom-house . A
prog , digious crowd was collected at this point . Precisely at half-past four the remains were disembarked , and placed in a hearse drawn by six horses , which proceeded amid the most sepulchral silence , and followed by the trades ' unions , in procession , to the Church of the Conception in Marlborough street , where the body will lie in state until Thursday next , the day appointed for the funeral obsequies .
THE FUNERAL . August 5 . —To-day the mortal remains of this great man were consigned to the grave , and a vault in the cemetery of Glassnevin now encloses the body of the man whose political career has for so many years excited the attention of all Europe . Perhaps no funeral was ever more numerously attended , in Ireland at least , than that of Mr . O'Connell , for at the lowest computation no fewer than 50 , 000 persons left
their homes to follow in the funeral train , besides twice as many more who thronged the windows and roofs of the houses in the route wliich was pursued by the procession . Some persons who differed from the political creed of the deceased , attended from a respect to the memory of a great and illustrious countryman ; but among those of this class there were but few persons of note or distinction . The remainder , who formed the great mass of the people—those whose hearts he had gained
over , and by whose aid he hacl raised himself to power—the steppingstones of his greatness—these , the middle and lower classes of the Irish people , attended him to the grave , with hearts overflowing , and vieing with each other in a sad species of enthusiasm in paying homage to the memory of their beloved leader . On the preceding day Dr . Miley delivered a funeral sermon over the
remains , at the chapel in Marlborough-street , to a crowded audience . The reverend gentleman in the course of his sermon became so intensel y affected , that the tears flowed clown his cheeks , and his auditors , influenced b y his example , participated in his feelings . From an early hour numbers of persons congregated in the neighbourhood of the chapel , which contained the remains , and amongst the rest , the " maim , the halt , and the blind , " who cared little for the
pressure and violence of the crowd , provided they could obtain the earliest glance at the coffin which enclosed the body of O'Connell . Most of them , firmly persuaded that he had been sent on earth to fulfil a divine mission , ancl believing that as soon as he hacl undergone the allotted period of purification in purgatory he is destined to a prominent niche amongst the saints and martyrs of their church , waited in confident expectation that his presence would work a miracle in their favourand
, that their infirmities should be cured , their sight restored , and their limbs straightened . At twelve o ' clock the procession set forth from the above chapel , ancl thence proceeded through the principal streets of the city , attended by an immense concourse of people . It was about one mile and a half in length , and was composed of the various associated trades walking on foot , followed by Mr . O'Connell ' s triumphal car , which