Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-11-29
Evidences of Incendiarisln
Found Around II Ware
houses Burned
TWO KILLED AT SCENE
Attempt to. Blow up Parliament
House Reported Set For Today
Boy and Constable Killed

London, Nov. "a dozen cotton
warehouses in Liverpool were de-
stroyed Saturday night by fire, said to
have been set by Sim Feincrs. This
is the first blow to be struck by the
Irish Republicans on English soil as
part of their plan of reprisal for the
deeds of the Crown forces in Ire
land.
One constable was shot dead in the
confusion surrounding the fires. The
Liverpool police have sent out gen
eral alarm for the arrest OF two Sim
Feiners who live in that city and who
are believed to have some informa
tion regarding the origin of the fires.
The Government had been warned
of the attack on the warehouses in
documents captured in Ireland by the
military and police in raids on Sim
Fein quarters.
A dispatch from Liverpool says:
aAn alarming outbreak of Sim
Fem violence occurred shortly before
4 9 o'clock last night. Fires broke out
simultaneously both in the south anl
north ends of Liverpool and also in
Bootle
"There are seven fires in BOotle
and;11 in various parts of Liverpool.
Subsequent discoveries revealed
well planned Sim Fem plot to spread
holocaust Of fire, among the ware.
housest in the deck area. The fires
were spread Suvcr almost An Of the
whole seven miles OF the dock area.
Owing to the inflammable nature
pf the contents Of the warehouses,
the flames quickly gained strong
hold, and by l o'clock in the morning
the whole sky was lit un. The local
FIRE brigades were unable to cope
with the situation and were obliged
to call brigades from other suburbs.
The police commandeered all tc!e-
ohcne wires and took all steps to pre-
ycnt further outbreaks by concentra-
ing policemen along the line of the
Gocks.
"Three youths, watching the sus-
bicious movements Of two men at
he cotton warehouse in Parliament
treet warned the police. who chal-
enopd the suspects. Thereupon the
after bolted and fired upon the DO
ice, who pursued them. The police
men were unhurt, but bullet pierced
he heart of youth. Daniel Ward.
yho was among those who warned
the nolice, and he fell dead.
"The fires. in some instances, were
quickly ouenched. Others, in stock
hd cotton warehouses. l,m'ncd fierco-
ky the night long. Il was found th't
all the locks on the warehouses had
been cut with bolt cutters. Many
amptv petrol cans were found on the
cere. Each fire started at more
han one place. At one timber yard
here were three separate outbreaks.
st apnears that for eaeh building
marked for destruction there were
llotted gangs numbering from four
five men, one Of whom stood SEN
ty while the other cut the locks and
|prlied the inflammables.
"NIarv fires were suppressed IN
bair oarly stages, and in these cases
here was clear evidence of ncenfi-
rism in the finding of rags soaked
paraffin and empty petrol cans
nd holt-cutters left behind. The
host destructive fires were IN two
aree cotton warehouses on either
de Of Jordan street. which were not
xtincuished until Z O'Clock this
,ornirg. when the buildings We're
pmpletcly destroyed.
'lt IS impossible to estimate the
btal damage, but it is known II VIII
un into hundreds Of thousands OF
|ounds.
"The man who shot Daniel Ward
scanned. hut the police chased and
aptured his accomplice."
Many sensational reports of Sinn
Cein plans are III circulation. Tho
host important of these is that ar
ttcmrt to blow up the parliamen
,ildings ard attack officials of tn
overnment will be made today. l
Continued on Page 'Eightl