The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30
SINN FEINERS FOUND
Using GERMAN ARMS
Many Women and Children
killed-Death List Is
Largely Increased.
special cable Despatch 10 THE SrN

els president OF the Irish Republic.
and the death OF Jim Connolly. Vice
President" we're reported from Dubli'
late tonight
Dubin's general post office. which has
been serving the rebels as headquarters
por, adds.
The following oNicia, statement wa
given ou, here latc tonight with re
gard TO the developments in Dublin
The situation improved cons derably
this morning. but the rebels are st.ll
Offering serious resistance IN the neigh
boyhood OF Sackville street \ Gordon
Of troops j. eucircl!ng this quarter.
steadily closing in, but house fighting
necessarily rendered progress slow
The pos, office and block of build
.ngs TO the east % Sackville street have
been destroyed by fire. a party OF
rebels was driven out OF Boland's
Mills and Kings End by guns mounted
on motor lorries.
one Of the rebel leaders. man
named Pesrse. is said to he in this
area with wounded leg. 4 later
report received this evening states that
Pearse surrendered Internationally
and tina. he asserts he has authority
to accep, the same terms OF surrender
for mis- followers In Dublin
Another leader. Jamee Connolly, is
reported TO have been killed
The Four Courts district. which IS
still held by the rebels. Is also sur
rounded by "A Gordon of troops which
is gradually closing IN All informa-
.,f
bellion As far az Dublin is con-
cerned the revolt Is on the verge OF
collapse.
4 considerable number OF the rebels
and other persons are In military Gus
tody Reports received this evening
from the rest Of Ireland announce
generally satisfactory conditions. Bel
fast and the Ulster province are nor
NAL The situation in Londonderry
ls quite satisfactory.
Conditions in the district within
fifteen miles of Galway are also re-
ported to be normal, but band Of
rebel prisoners have been captured Oh
the way TO Queenstown
Another band OF rebels Is reported
to have intrenched at Enniscorthy.
but the police are still holding out and
the roads and railways are clea-
w ltlllU luUi filll'S w ii'' ''"l
axe has been done to Barrow Bridge.
on the southeastern Railway, but is
reported to be not serious
Rebellion COllapsiMg.
Dispatches from the seat OF the re
bcllion throughout the day indicated tina
the revolt was rapidly approaching II
end Al last accounts the rebels wer
trapped in the centre Of the city by
powerful Gordon Of Government troops
Military training and organization. tn
Government troops machine guns an
naval shells fired from patrol vessels il
the River Liffey succeeded in making
their impress upon the rebels resis
tance,
Prior to the report OF the destruction
of the post office and OF the surrende
OF the leader the rebels were re-
ported to be still in firm possession
Of the post once, OF the greater part o
Sacl,ville street and OF the Four Courts
about half mile west of the poip
whore Sackville street meets the LiffeI
The fires i'm the various parts of tn
city were reported to he dying out an
all reports agreed that the Goverrmen
troops were steadily gaining the uppe
hand.
An exact list OF casualties could no
yet he obtained, but II Is considere
certain that to-days toll exceeds by ia
those OF the previous days. This is du
chiefly to the fact that the Governmen
troops, once their Iron ring" aroun
the rebels strOngholds had been CLOSED
let loose terrific fusillade Of light ar
tillery against the buildings.
vEo..u aud ChlpAreu ID l1led
The victims, II Is known. include man
civilians. and even number OF wome
and children who were caught by the fir
and crossfire while trying to escape fror
the reign OF terror
The district to which the last stage
OF the fighting are confined is bounde
in the north by the northern part o
Sackville street, by Butt Bridge In III
east, st. Stephens Green in the south
west and the Four Courts in the west
As dusk settled upon the Irish capita
TINS evening the Government, troop;
heavily REINFORCED. and during the las
few days well familiarized with tn
rebels tactics. prepared to draw close
and closer around the Sim Fein strong
holds. The firing. which had been onl
intermittent during the day, increased i
violence as the night wore Oh and tn
last messages from the American an
English correspondents. who arrive
early yesterday In Dublin with Chic
Secretary Of Ireland Birrell, indicate
that the Governments forces were sci
ting out for their last decisive blow.
The belief which has been widel
prevalent from the outset. that the rebel
lion was plotted with the active aid an
possibly at the instigation OF Germa
Government agents. became more nearl
Q certainty to-day. In the immedlat
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