The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-02

while they cut telegraphic communica- tions.
 POSTED SENTINELS
 The rebels posted sentinels and pre- vented any soldiers or policemen from entering the building.
 Soon afterward firing opened in the neighborhood streets for the rebels inn mediately shot down any man in khaki. Several officers and men of the regular army thus fell victims in the first few minutes of the revolt.
 The authorities, unprepared at first to deal with the uprising, ordered the police and soldiers to retire to their quarters, none of them being armed. In the meantime the rebels seized oth- CT points They established themselves in the city hall, Liberty nall and St. Stephens Green and also occupied the side street leading to it. Their sentries patrolled blocks in the center of the city and sharpshooters took up positions on the roofs and at the win dows of houses. An attempt was made to seize Dublin castle, but the guard of Royal Irish constabulary and sol diers prevented the rebels from get ting beyond the gate, at which they killed the policeman on duty.
 The authorities were powerless with the forces at their disposal to dislodge however, made a great mistake which eventually cost them dear. They either forgot to seize the telephone exchange or did not think it worth their atten- tion. Thus the authorities were able to send a call to the military officers at Camp Curragh. some 30 miles away. From this point a considerable body of troops was immediately dispatched to the capital.
 Tuesday: The situation in the morn ing was virtually unchanged except that the rebels apparently had in- creased in numbers and spread in small parties about the city. Sniping was fairly prevalent throughout the day and numbers of casualties occurred among soldiers, rebels and civilians, the last suffering more than the two fighting bodies because they failed to grasp the seriousness of the situa- tion.
 ANNOUNCEMENTS ON WAY No effort was undertaken on this day to turn the rebels out of their strongholds. as the force of military on hand was still insufficient The mili- tary in London had been communicated with and within short time a large body of troops was on the way to cope with the rebellion. On Tuesday even ing citizens of the city were still strolling along the walks of the Sack vile street center.
 Wednesday: On the morning of this day the authorities formed a plan to deal with the situation and began making dispositions of troops drawing a large cordon of men around the city and other smaller cordons around the three principal areas occupied by the rebels-at Sackville street. St. Steph- en's Green and Four Courts. These movements led to much fighting and bloodshed. Shipping became general throughout the city. The rebels were supplied with ample ammunition and used it so freely that it was dangerous to walk even few steps in the open or to sit at a window
 By Wednesday evening the two par ties of cOmbatants and the areas they occupied were more or less accurate ly defined The Sim Feiners would not allow anyone to pass without the written authority of their chiefs and the military, on their side. proclaimed martial law and restricted the move- ments of civilians to the streets in which they resided. while all were for bidden to go out of their homes after dark or before dawn.
 Soldiers on duty at the ends of streets were compelled to remain under shelter from rebel bullets, which came from every quarter and angle. During the day a gJlnboat came up the River Liffey, fired several shells into Liberty hall which was occupied Sy number of rebel officers, and soon demolished it. The cordons of troops gradually drew tighter around the rebel forts and the firing be- came faster and tnore furious HAIL OF BULLETS
 Thursday-By this time the city was under ble hail of bullets, and the small shot fusillade became continuous