The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-06-10
DUBLIN,

bombardment of the Post Office Faith
err Fleming, &C., Westland row, cross
ed to the corner of O'Connell Bridge
and administered the last Sacramento
to a man who had been seriously
wounded by gunshot. He was loud
ly cheered for his brave act.
A temporary Post Office for the re-
ception of letters from all places in
the United Kingdom is in full working
order at the Rotunda Rink. The Roy
al Engineers are at work at Amiens
street fitting up a temporary tele-
graph Office.
In one of the street encounters a
rebel and a soldier rushed at one an
other. The soldier was Dublin man
who had been drafted in to help to
quell the rising. "My God, Tom, is
this where find you?" he said. run
for your life" The brother turned
and fled. This was not the only case
where brothers found themselves fight
ing on opposing sides.
The house, 81 Mid. Abbey street,
which is among those ruined by fire,
was that in which Michael Davitt held
his first private consultation as to the
foundation of the Land League. The
outer front wall of the building is
stable enough. The disappearance of
the old Nation" Office on the other
side of Mid. Abbey street is another
of the great misfortunes of the rising.
1t had been vacant for a considerable
period.
An Austrian officer, wearing the uni
form of the Dual Monarchy, surrend-
cred at the Post Office, and is now a
prisoner in Dublin Castle. Two Aus
trians were arrested in house in the
Ballsbridge area, and it was found
that they had been engaged in max
ing bombs.
A lady visitor to Dublin who with
out knowing that the Sim Feiners
were in possession of the building,
sought refuge in the G.. P. O.. from
street disturbance on Easter Monday,
and was detained until the following
Friday night, states that she waited
on and cooked for the prisoners-three
officers, "a privates, one policeman
and a girl-who were given the best
of everything. There was abundance
of food of every kind-meat, vege
tables, ETC. Once the lady cooked din
ner for the Sim Feiners, of whom, she
asserts, there were not at any time
more than $50. The officers and girls
had couches to rest on; the others
Volunteers included, had to snatch
their occasional hour or two of rest
on the board floor. Three priests came
and heard confessions.
While the insurgents had possession
of the Post Office one of their number
spent some time shooting at Nelson's
nose, which was swept clean away
The figure of Nelson is now minus an
arm and nose.
A priest who saw a constable shot
outside the Castle ran forward bare
headed with his hand appraised and
knelt beside him. but the insurgents
passed on their way.
During the first two nights of the
Sim Fein occupation of the G. P. O. a
cornet player on the roof played "a
Nation Once Again and who Fears
to Speak of 1852"
The method adopted by the Slim
Feiners to ensure good order and dis
cipline and to prevent excuses by the
crowd was told by Belfast visitor
who had travelled by the excursion on
Monday. On arrival, he dropped into
public house in the center of the city
and had just been served when doz
en- armed men marched in. CLEAR the
house." and the thud Of the butts OF
their rifles on the tiles was enough
without the order. He left his drink
untouched, and joined in the scramble
for the entrance. No closing order
was ever obeyed in the Metropolis
with such alacrity. When proceeding