The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-06-03
News from Ireland

! with a harp, was in the center; Mer-
curry, with his caducus and money-bag,
and Fidelity, with finger to lip and key
in hand, were on the right and left.
The neighboring premises and yards
were purchased by the Government
some years ago, and 100000 was ex-
pended on extensions and alterations,
including fine public Office opening
under the portico. This work was
only completed month ago.
| The Marine, the Novitate of the
Christian Brothers, was shelled one
evening during last week in April. The
novices were exercising in the grounds
and the military in the vicinity of the
Great Northern Railway embankment,
mistaking them for revolutionaries
fired three shells. The first over shot
the mark, the second fell short, and
the third fell on the spot where the
novices had been, but meanwhile they
had taken cover, and escaped any in
jury A shell was also fired into the
grounds of the O'Brien Institute, run
| by the Christian Brothers, but no one
| was hurt.
Mr.. Richard O'Carroll, TIC, Secre-
tary of the Ancient Guild of Incorpo-
rated Brick and Stonelayers Trade
| Union, has died as the result of gun
shot wounds
The only portion of the "Freeman's
Journal" offices intact are parts of one
outwall on which still hang the names
OF the Company's publications.
| No evening newspaper was produced
in Dublin from Easter Saturday,
April %, to Tuesday May g. No morn
ing paper was issued from Thursday,
April 81, to Monday, May l.
| The buildings at the corner of Low
er Bridge street, which were destroyed
by fire, in their collapse involved a
tramcar on Useher's quay, reducing it
to matchwOod.
Mr.. Lawler, of Fownes' street, and
Tirna-Nog, Lindsay road, Glasnevin,
was arrested by the military Aid. j. j.
Kelley was arrested and taken to Por-
tobellO Barracks.
| Died--April 20, as /. result of bullet
wounds in the recent riots, John O'Duf-
fly, Ids, Resi-, 54 RUTLAND square,
Dublin-Aprl 2S, at her residence Is
st. Bridgets avenue. North Strand,
Lizzie, the dearly beloved wife of Pat
rick Reid, D.M.P.-April rs, by gun
shot Patrick Stephenson. &c Lr Glou-
ccster strect-April 26. at Jervis
street hospital, from bullet wounds re-
ceived in recent fighting, John Byrne,
matchmaker, Fowncr's street, and GS
dence, 30 Cutfe street, after tedious
illness. Laurence, only surviving son
of the late Hugh Collins for many
years member of U. X. S. COachmak-
ers.
Four of the resident doctors of St
Vincent's Hospital. had an exciting ex-
perience on Friday, April %. when
bringing on stretcher man named
Kenyon, wounded near Russell's Hotel
ton the opposite side of the Green)
When crossing the corner near Earls-
fort terrace they were fired on by the
machine gun at the Shelbourne Hotel,
and had to drop the stretcher on the
rIC l,I,N tt,n Rr,s,,
ceased they were able to bring the pa
tient to the hospital safely.
Mrs. F'riel, II ST. Joseph's place (off
Little Strand street, was able only
after three days to get the body of her
husband removed from their back
lyard. where it had been lying since he
was shot.
| On Wednesday night, April &c, dur
ing the heavy firing in the city, when
the caretaker of No. SIS Middle Abbey
street, Mr.. Watson, was coming down
the stairs from an upper room, he was
shot dead by Il stray bullet coming
through the back window.
A bridegroom and his best" man
were held up III u hotel from April &c
to 80 waiting for the bride. who was
unable to arrive from Mullingar
The Dublin markets reopened on
Wednesday, May 3, with a small sup.
ply OF vegetables.
Miss Sexton, who lived close to the
residence of a notable Volunteer lead.
Ter, died of fright on the South Circu-
lar road while his house was being at.
tackled.
1t is stated that the dead bodies OF
26 men were found in the Daily Elk.
lpress" Office as the result of machine
gun fire.
Aid. Tom Kelley, leader of the Sim
Fein Party in the Dublin Corporation
and Mr.. w. OLeary Curtis are
amongst those who have been taken
into custody by the military.
kILkENNEY.