Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-05-02
HUNDREDS OF REBELS
ARE HELD AFTER IRISH
REBELLION COLLAPSES
Bitter Feeling Shown in Dub
lin Toward Those Who Took
Part in Revolt to Establish
Republic

Cby Associated FreSSl
DUBLIN. sunday evenings April 80
Via London. May f-l-Rebels Of the
rank and file followed the example OF
their leaders this morning and confessed
the cause of the Irish republic was lost
Ky laying Gown their arms al the foot
Of the ParneI monument in SacSVil.e
street and surrendering 10 British
troops.
About $50 OF them. who had fought
since Monday in this central area.
marched out from their strOngholds IN
ser the white flag and gave themselves
up. \ few irreconcilables continued
-nipinE from lsirs. difficult TO locate On
roofs o. smong rafters OF buildings
nearby.
soon afterwsrd 4 rebel lieutenant.
wearing a heather green uniform AMI
csTryinE a white flag, came i'm with
guard of ten men from the adjoining
county OF Meath 10 learn the truth about
rumOrs Of a Seneral surrender. The par
~ marched OF 10 the castle and learned
from J. II. Pearce, who was named pro-
visiOnsl president of the Irish republic,
that the movement had collapsed and
was advised TO resist no longer. The
lieutenant and his escort then started
cut 70 farley with the rebels in the
country districts in an effort 10 induce
Ihem 10 lay down their arms.
James Connolly. one of the leaders Of
the uprising, is said by government OF,
Gals TO be prisoner, wounded. in the
castle
SCENE OF DEsOLATIoN.
correspondent Of the Associated
Press visited the entire area OF the dis
,urbance today The desOIation and de-
ztruction showed how severe was the
sighting ANY effort 10 describe the
ruined center OF the disturbance can
only give a general idea OF the havoc
which. however. looks more extensive
than il actually is owing to the amount
II debris.
Passing down from headquarters near
the entrance 10 Phoenix park on North
Circular road TO the Four Courts dis
tricts. one found that every window of
the law courts had been shattered. The
rebels had held the building i'm force
for a week. Valuable law reference
books and furniture were utilized TO bar
,rfcade windows. and through the inter
.stLcaz between the bulky volumes the
rebels sniped without cessation. DAY and
night. and were fired on i'm turn until
they were compelled To evacuste the
premises
Houses all around were dented with
bullet marks Some Of them We're bar
Ficaded with thick oaken planks which
were marked with bullet holes. over
Wine Tavern bridge there were similar
scenes
This morning the streets were full OF
curious persons who were glad TO have
the opportunity TO be about after their
Ions detention in their homes. during
which they were deprived Of food until
the authorities made provision for them.
The supplies thus brought in were am
pie
TROOPS STILL on GUARD.
Down Cork Hill and King Edwars
streets strong guards OF troops are still
in evidence. and every pssserby Is chai-
Ienged.
The city haH had been occupied tor
several days by the rebels. and even az
this tine Shippers I'm houses in the. vicin-
ity were shooting al intervals.
Ne the correspondent approached the
capital q party of more than 100 cap
tursd members o. the Sim Fein march
Cd by under escort toward Richmond
Jail where more than zoo arc now hello.
Many OF the men were in green uni
forms one wore the uniform Of the
Irish volunteers and others were IN
civiIiIu clothes Numbers uf them wer-'
wounded and suffering. but most OF
them held NJ their heads defisntly.
The soldiers escOrtinE them were men
who Hsd fought all through the upris
ing and were even more bitter against
their rcbeIlsouT fellow countrymcn than
Tie troops brought over from England.
This feeling seems 90 ne shared by most
% the population OF Dublin
ST stephens Green where the rebels
sutrcuched themselves as soor as the
movement was begun on Monday. was
almost deserted. Around Trinity col
Icgs and the old Irish parliament quiet
refgued. The officers training corps, /
1uartered in the college. had done much /
10 suppress the uprising