Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-30
GIRLS DIARY SHOWS HOW IRISH
REVOLT SPREAD REIGN OF TERROR
MISS Dora Bng, Once New Jersey Resident Surrounded by Bonn
bardment and Street Fighting Describes Her Experience
Feared for Safety Of Mother During the Rebellion
but Was Unable to Go to Her.

New Brunswick, n. J.-Miss Dora
Bing, once a New Brunswick girl.
granddaughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
bing OF this place, was within two
miles. OF the center Of fighting In Ire
land when the revolt was at it's height.
Her experiences are set forth in the
following extracts from her diary:
On Thursday evening previous to
Easter dad and mother set off for Kill
iarney. leaving us alone. We had a
jolly time on the whole, and on Easter
Monday, knowing dad would be home
In the evening, we thought we would
wind up one holiday by a visit to the
movies. On Monday afternoon. at
about two o'clock, we set out and
caught a tramcar at the foot Of the
road. 1t cost twopence to 60 to town.
and we had paid our money when, at
Hadd1ngton road, about half way, the
conductor came along and told US to
get out. that the train was going no
farther.
Out we got and started walking,
wondering whether the lines were bro
ken or the electric power cut off, We
had not proceeded far when we met a
woman who lived right opposite here.
She was in a great state of excitement
She said: My dear children, you're
not dreaming of proceeding farther
The town is in an uproar. The Sim
fein volunteers are out, armed with
rifles, machine guns and heaven knows
what. Men are being shot and sew.
eral have been killed We didn't wait
to hear any more. but turned back
She went with US. She had been in
town and had to walk out again.
When we got to the spot where we
mad left the train we were shown a
house at the corner of the road, and
on the roof Of the house was a sniper
who was shooting all the soldiers that
came along. AS the house is within q
stones throw of one of the biggest
barracks, it was a bit serious. was II
not? We then thought we were 9
great deal too near for the air to be
really healthy. and made tracks fol
home.
About six o'clock in the evening
Uncle Jack arrived home. He wal
absolutely exhausted. forgot to tel
you 1t was a scorchingly hot day anG
exceedingly dusty. He had left here
by train about half-past one and ar
rived at the Phoenix park about half
past twelve. He was quietly reading
when he heard most fearful roar, and
inQuiring, was told the volunteers
had attacked the magazine in thu
park. He thought 1t was time to quit
and got to the park gates. No trains
but lots Of bullets whizzing around.
We'll, 1t would take a book and an
experienced writer to tell you how hi
got over the barricades, hid up side
streets and lodged bullets. As q
straight walk 1t is easily six or sever
miles from the Gates home. but IL al
his side-trackings. ETC.. we're included
1t would take about ten miles. He hat
tramped all this amid any amount o.
firing. Talk. about limp rags-wher
he got home he was, as I believe you
say. some rag. We were glad to SCI
him. / can tell you.
Get News Of Rebels
Before we went to bed news cam,
that the rebels had command of tn,
general post office. the Westland Row
railway station, the Kingsbridge rail
way station lat which all trains from
Killarney and the South arrived, hat
ripped up tramway and railway wires
and had intrenched themselves at st
Stephens green, right in the heart o
the city. We went to bed in a yer,
shaky state of mind, wondering how
mother and dad were faring. and hop
ing they had heard of the trouble sool
enough to prevent their leaving Kill
larney.
"Tuesday.-Awoke to the pip-pip O
bullets about one-half mile away
Spent the day in an awful state, listen
ing to shots every few minutes. Neigh
bors exceedingly kind and came to asl
us around IL we were afraid. No mails
no newspapers and no news except ri
mors of a hair-raising description. A
night, about half-past seven. a fearful
bombardment by heavy guns. not yer.
far away. Heard afterward that a gun
boat had steamed up the Liffey ant
had bombarded Liberty hall. tn,
headquarters of the volunteers, ais,
heard that the flag Of the Irish Repub
J;c 10 floating over the most OfTica on,
that the rebels had issued a proclama
ton calling on all loyal Irishmen t,
take up arms and fight to rid the coun
try of alien people-Ireland for tn,
Irish.
AT half-past eight I went crazy
Dad had come home. Had left Killar
ney at half-past two. with no word o
the trouble, and had left mother Their
for q few days longer. Train stoppe,
at Limerick Junction and took pas
sengers on for the night. Next morn
ing still no trains to Dublin, so m,
bright dad, the man from Cooks, tool
a train to Waterford, whence he cam,
home on q different line and go
through the city in wonderful safety.
He wrote to mother from Limericl
telling her there were rumors of seri
ous trouble in Dublin, and that sh,
must on no account come up until sen
for. We went to bed to the sound O
heavy firing. Decided that when
am in need of music to send me Il
sleep / will not reQuisition any artil