Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-04-29
SINN FEINERS FIGHT
DESPERATELY FOR LIVES
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stn flying defantly over the side of
the little tower
Barricades Bombarded
Another brief artillery demonstra-
tion was directed against the barri-
cades in Sacllville street. Clouds OF
thick smoke soon rose around various
prominent objects in that part of Dub
lin as the shells burst, while between
times the rattle of the machine guns
seemed like a continuation of the re-
Verberation of the heavy pieces.
So closely guarded were the ap-
proaches to the fighting zone that it
was impossible to gauge accurately
what damage was done and attempts
BY correspondents to pass long street
leading toward the center of the city
brought upon them a detachment of
soldiers with weapons ready for use.
The troops had early in the rebellion
learned TO distrust civilians, some of
whom were found to be evidently in
sympathy with the Sim F'einers if not
in league with them. Wearing khaki
meant the same as sentence to
death.
KilI Unarmed soldiers
When the revolt began at l o'clock
Monday afternoon the soldiers walking
about the city were as usual, unarmed
and numbers of them paid the full
penalty without being able TO defend
themselves.
Other governmental uniforms
brought discomfort for their wearers.
The Dublin metropolitan police were
exposed to somewhat similar treat
ment to that accorded soldiers by the
rebels and most of the policemen
went to their homes and changed to
civilian clothing. Postmen on duty at
the general post office which was the
first building seized by the Sim Feiners
and later became their headquarters
were sent away and told to come back
in a week for their wages which would
be paid in Irish republican coinage.
The rebels cut all the wires, destroyed
the apparatus and seized all money.
Even Had EntrencIing Tools
Everything except failure seemed
to have been foreseen by the rebels
who, when they started the revolt,
were as well uniformed as were the
regular soldiers. Their clothing, arms
an0 equipment were good and they
tools which they used when they
marched on st. stephens Green.
The ammunition supply of the
rebels appeared to be plentiful and
was used unsparingly. Some bullets
which entered the hotel where the
correspondents assembled were cer-
tainly of German manufacture. Other
weapons used by the rebels were 12-
bore shotguns and cartridges filled
with ugly leaden slugs.
Flames Light City
The battle was thickest to-day
around an entire block of business
houses in the Sackville street quarter.
These Buildings had been occupied by
the rebels at the start and breaches
had been made in a party wall be-
tween the stores so that the men could |
retreat fighting from one room to
another in the event of the places be- !
ing stCrmeu.
Tonight the Irish capital was
brilliantly lighted by the flames from
an important central block of houses /
n couple Of acres in extent. Frequent
explosions occurred, followed by salvos
OF machine gun and rifle fire turned (
on the rebels who We're making their /,
way from one building to another.
Bodies Lying in Streets
No exact idea of the number of
casualties was obtainable but many
bodies were lying about the streets
unburied. Houses contained many
others. The authorities said the
troops had not suffered nearly as
much as had the rebels whose strong
holds were under fire at all times both
day and night.