Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-07-27
POLICE ARE UNTIL DAWN
DISPENSING THE CROWDS
Trouble Arises Over Attempts to
Land Arms and Ammunition for
Nationalist Volunteers.
DEMANDS SOLDIERS BE MOVED
Lord Mayor of Dublin Wants Scot
tish Borderers, Who Did Shoot
ing, Sent Elsewhere-Asquit
Hastens to London.

DC BLlN, Ireland. July 81
The city OF Dublin and the
greater part OF Catholic Ireland
was today in state of the great
est excitement over yesterday S
conflict between the regular
troops OF the British army and
the Irish nationalists. which re-
suited in the killing of four per-
sons and the wounding of many
others. forty OF whom were still
in hospital today in serious COLI
dition.
Day had dawned today before
the police succeeded i'll dispensing
the crowds marching through the
streets singing patriotic songs
and looking for soldiers OF the
second battalion OF the kings own
Scottish Borderers, ON whom to
inf1ict vengeance for the fatal
events OF yesterday. when the
BoTderers were ordered out to
prevent the landing OF arms and
ammunition for the Irish nation
alist volunteers.
The crowd finding that the soldiers had
been ordered to remain in barracks at
tackled the royal barracks where the bor-
derers are stationed and clamored for the
soldiers to come out Finally the mob
kicked down a gate Of the barracks and
fired a couple Of shots. upon which bu-
gies were sounded, the police came on
the scene and the crowd was dispersed.
The lord mayor of Dublin today de-
nanded in the interests OF the peace of
the city that the battalion of the Scot
ush Borderers be removed. Movements
in the barracks indicated that prepara-
tons were being made to send the regf-
ment elsewhere. The gates of the bar
racks were guarded by a strong force of
police.
The national leaders take the most Sc
rious view of the affair and will demand
reparation from the government.
Daringly Lana Arms.
Landing Of arms yesterday for the ma
:fonal!sts was carried out in a more dar-
ing manner than similar feats achieved
by the Ulster unionist volunteers, as it
was effected in daylight. The yacht from
which the arms and ammunition were
Drought ashore already had landed 2,JOO
flEes and 10000 rounds of ammunition
at isolated points along the coast, and
these had been successfully distributed
by motor cars among the nationalist VOL
unteers
Yesterdays attempt was undertaken to
snow that the nationalists could do what
the Ulster unionists had done At Howth
9oOo rifles and 16OCCO rounds OF amrnu-
nition were landed under the eyes of the
police, the telegraph wires hayinp ha.n
cut TO prevent communication with Dub-
hn Automobiles carried off Loo of the
rlnes and all the ammunition and a hodv
OF nationalist volunteers then started for
Duphn with LOCO rifles, but no anmuni-
tion- The police sent to intercept the
volunteers cheered the gun runners and
everything seemed to be going smoottiv
until the battalion of Scottish Borderers
came on the scene and demanded that
the arms be surrendered.
Refuse to Give Up Rifles.
The nationalist volunteers refused to
give up the rifles and the soldiers then
charged with fixed bayonets, woundinp a
&iuHiocT VI tne volunteers.
"hile the leaders of the volunteers and
the regimental officers We're parleyinp the
rank and file of the volunteers scattered
and got away with the rifles.
The news quickly reached Dublin and
mob gathered to meet the soldiers on
their return. Volleys of stones were
thrown at the troops. and twenty of the
soldiers were ordered to fire. The na-
tionalist volunteers took no part in the
street fighting.
Inc soldiers encountered a detachment
OF volunteers at Clonmell bridge and an
outbreak resulted. but there was no shoot
ing. Soon a great crowd collected and
followed the troops. jeering them and
cheering for John Redmond. the nation
aiist leader. and home rule Finally the
mob began throwing bottles and stones.
injuring several soldiers.
To this attack the battalion replied
with scattered fusillade. In an instant
the street was covered with wounded
while terrified men. women and children
ran in all directions.
St. Juras' Hospital is situated only 900
yards from the scene of the affray and
the wounded were quickly taken there
where four Of them died
Excited Crowds Fill Streets.
Excited crowds filled the streets o!
Dublin last night, some Of the men carry
ing rifles A street car in which a SOL
dier was riding was wrecked but the SOL
dier escaped.
Among those seriously wounded in the
ARRAY is N. ]. Judge a prominent ofi-
Ger of the nationalist volunteers.
The arms were landed at noon. The
yacht was a sailing vessel. the name OF
which had been painted over. A woman,
or man in womans clothing. some per-
sons say, commanded the yacht.
a thousand volunteers marched openly
from Dublin to receive the arms. but de-
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