Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-02
CITY UNDER VEWiTABLE
HNII. OF 1T LLETS

furious.
CRY UNDER VEHlTABLE
HAIL or LLETS
rhuraday-By this time the city
WAS under n Ncritablc hail Of bullets,
aud the small shUt fusiIladc became 81
continuous roar. The Associated rress
correspondent. with several other
newspaper men, passed along the
, custon-hou auay hy the north wall.
and thence over the circular road. with
bullets striking the walls and the
/ ground all around, The rebels III
some force had taken position in Il
: flour mill on the south side from which
they harricd the troops on the north
side. until the authorities decided to
use artillery 10 dislodec them a
dozen shells did the work. and the
rebels retired 10 disused dis,illery
/ farther south. whence they were still
able 10 give trouble
Z Later III the day naval gun aud
. field artillery turned their attention
/, TO this building. from the top OF which
! iloatcd green rebel flag. Only forty
: eight shells were fired, and every one
I hit the d!stillery, but the flagstaff was
not shot away. and hung over the side
/ Of the building even after the rebels
! had evacuated II.
Meanwhile, fighting was becoming
hotter in tho Sackville street area.
Triday---SnipinE had become so pres
r-valcnt that II wns decided to shell tho
! post office and houses In its ueiGhbor-
hood Eight shells had been fred into
The Young Mems Christian Association
Building, two into the Catholic Club
and two into the post office. when n
cessation was ordered. as some houses
had caught fire. ana II was feared the
entire city might be placed in peril.
I;inc firing continued.
Tho rebels started fires In several
places. in the hope. Ii was reported,
OF the flames reaching the castle. On
Friday night the SIX" for miles around
was illuminated. and flames shot up
from many points. The green rebel
flag tina, flew over the post -oficc was
sharply outlined by the glow. Rebels
were seen walking on the roof from
which flames later Increased in in
tcnSity II vas aftcrward discovered
that tile rebels had sprinklesl petroleum
over the building and set fire TO II he
fore c";,cuatinc II and retiring To the
Coliseum, where they again put ZIP {.
stout fight
Saturday-Early on this morning the
announcement was made that the
leaders Of the revolt had requested
they be allowed 20 surrender uncondi
t!onally, as their communicative chic
j. ii. Pcarce. had been wounded in the
leg. and Il was reported that James
Connolly commanders Of the Tebel
troops, had received severe wound
This brought about An inmediat e
dim:nuuon % shipping. and the city
became comparatively quiet. Only two
areas remained "a possession Of the
rcbtis a. night
ISOLATED >NIrI:Hs STILL
PDT-SHOIrISG AT TROOPS
Isolated Shippers still! continued Il
p0t-shot 81 the troops, but that evcnina
II vas possible TO walk IN the s,reeti
without running an excessive risk from
stray bullets. The Associated !.regs
representative mad. two long tours
through the city il order ~ obtain al
!dca of tho sentiments o: ine poruia.
! ton regarding Ia" rebellion, whicn &c
all iuleutS and pm poses b" this Tin.
/ had been suppressed some men
( chiefly OF the transport workers cian.
we're su'lcn, evidently having exported
! greater results from m. noy.,oec,
! which had been Ia Preparation for 3
| long time Most Of tn. couula.l,,,.
! however expressed Indignation a, N.
outbreak which they consiGer.n IN.
2 work IT fanatics