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Nine of the British officers foully murdered in their beds

in Dublin on the previous Sunday were accorded a military funeral in London on Friday, November 26th. The long procession on its way from Euston to Westminster Abbey and Westminster Cathedral was watched by crowds in profound silence. It was a painfully impressive sight, and it seemed to make London realize that the Irish rebellion could no longer be treated as a mere local disturbance. The presence of strong contingents of the Guards and the Household Cavalry, and of the Royal Irish Constabulary, as escorts to the gun-carriages bearing the eoffins, emphasized the public gratitude to the men who had served their country well and given their lives for her.

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