Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-04-22

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had been cancelled The only way
could figure it out was that the gov
ernment and planned n raid on Nolun-
teer headquarters and rather than
give up their arms the men had de-
cided TO resist to the last ditch.
As | wanted to see things for my
self, | mounted my wheel and doubled
my speed. | think the people ON the
way thot | was a dispatch rider, as l
was covered with dust from my head
to my toes and surely looked like a
warrior bold If there had been
British soldier within range | expect
l would have been promptly sniped.
! thanked the good Lord that there
were no representatives of his mai
esty, King George of England, about.
| discovered when reached Jacobs
factory that the whole city was in the
hands of the lIlsh volunteers, that
they had possession of every point of
vantage and controlled every road
leading to the city They occupied
the Midland Great Western railway,
the Great Northern and the Dublin
Southeastern railways.
Looters Were Abroad.
A strange feeling Of excitement took
/ lNfoNfnoAbli VI my 1 ne people were
out in the streets in large crowds.
laughing and chatting with each
other but so far | had not seen any
volunteers. | heard the sound of
crashing glass and saw low class of
people chiefly women, kicking in
plate glass windows and walking de-
Iberately into shops and throwing
out dressse and other articles. | saw
number Of men, whom | afterward
learned We're volunteers, trying to stop
these low creatures from looting
got into the midst of a street fight
between two OF the women who were
lighting over division of their spoils.
1t was good job for the Dublin met
ropolitan police that they were pris-
oners, for they would have gotten a
rough handling from these people
vino came out of their dens like
wolves.
After I got away from this sight,
was too excited to feel disgusted.
was obliged to get off my bicycle and
walk past Jacobs factory, where |
saw volunteers on guard with rifles,
and in the windows We're some of the
finest men | ever laid eyes on, at their
posts and well armed. l mot with no
opposition as | proceeded down
George street, but just as ! turned
into Dame street heard my first shot,
and l can tell you my heart jumped.
Then ] heard a regular volley which
seemed to steady my nerves. 1t was
cross-fire from Dublin castle to the
Evening Mail office by the soldiers
and the volunteers were answering
from the Mail office in Parliament
street.
Met Opposition.
I jumped on my bicycle and got
down Parliament street as quickly as
l could, realizing that the soldiers in
the castle might take me for dis
patch rider and shoot me. / got down
to the quays and put two bridges be-
hind me in about three minutes. Look
ing ahead as ! approached Church
street from the south Quays / saw
crowd around three trans. When |
got nearer | found they were small
boys for the most part. A number of
young men were standing at the
bridge. They told me nobody was al
lowed to pass that bridge. They told
me my bicycle would be taken from
me by the volunteers, and while / was
arguing with them they succeeded in
turning back a motor car with sew
eral occupants.
Eventually | was allowed to pro-
| ceed.
| slept little that night I was too
excited. i started off at o'clock the
next morning for the place where |
worked Proceeding down Benburb
street, formerly Barrack street, which
runs alongside the Royal barracks, !
found the Tenth Dublin fusiliers in
charge of the thorofare. They were
lying about the street smoking and
guards were posted at the corners.
The military were in occupation up to
Queen street. i passed thru them all
right and when l reached the rear of
the Four Courts, / found the Volun-
teers on guard with rifles. l was
known to a goodly nuinUe! of them
and was allowed to pass. They were
knocking out the glass in the win
dow frames and padding the frames
with sand bags and anything else they
could find from law books to lawyers
gowns. A big barricade of farm carts,
dairy wagons and motor cars was
thrown up across the street and men
were behind them ready to resist any
attack. The Coolness with which
those Irish volunteers went about
things fairly took the breath out Of
my body.
shooting From Castle.
Proceeding down the quays l met
with no opposition until | crossed the
bridge, when | heard shooting from
Dublin castle. across the street to Par
lament street. Most of the shooting
was at random. At every street
crossing barricades had been thrown
up. ] reached Westland Row and dis