The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-29
Torch Is Applied in City
and Suburb and Flames
Sweep Through Dock
District.
ONE DEAD. ) ARRESTED
Evidence Found Outbreak
Is Result of Plot Care
fully Planned in Irish
Reprisals.
DII EXnI nGInE DAT EEn
BIG EXPLOSION BALKED
Wave of Incendiarism Recalls
Warning Given in House Of
Commons by Secretary
for Ireland.
BIZ the Associated Press.

LIVERPOOL, Nov. 2s.-Fifteen ware
urb. principally cotton warehouses,
were set on fire last night. Two Of the
cotton warehouses in Liverpool were
burned out. Gasoleno cans and parafin
were found out the premises II was
stated in police quarters there was
strong evidence that the fires were
the work of Sim Fciners.
Some shooting occurred after the
outbreak OF tho flames. Constables on
the scene werc fred at and bullets
of them. but none was injured. One
civilian was shot dead
Five men were placed under arrest
in connection with the incendiary out
break.
1t appears that for each building
marked for destruction there we're al
lotted gangs numbering from four to Ave
men. one OF whom stood sentry while
the others cut the locks and applei the
inlammables.
Many fires were suppressed IN their
carly stages, and in these cases there
was clear evidence of incendiarisin IN
the finding Of rags soaked In paraf'ln
and empty petrol cans and bolt cutters
left behind. The most destructive hres
we're in two large cotton warehouses on
either side of Jordan street. whica were
not extinguished until Z o'clock this
morning. when the buildings were com
plctely destroyed.
II Is impossible to estimate the ,otal
damage. but It is known IL will run into
hundreds OF thousands of pounds.
Extensive incendiarism In England
by Sim Fein was foreshadowed last
week in the House OF Commons, when
Sir Hamar Greenwood. Chief Secretary
for Ireland. announced that plans had
been captured from the chief of staff OF
the Irish republican army for sabotage
in Manchester and Liverpool. Sir Hamar
made public two documents. The fret
described a projected attack upon the
electric and water plants at Manchester.
The second described an expedition 70
wreck the great Liverpool docks This
last was TO employ twenty-three officers.
twenty-seven engineers and seventy-five
fil4ASAfA ilAtAif fAIipPt0 WIN cNV VNNHt9
OF very high explosive noteworthy
feature OF the Liverpool plan was that
numerous fires" were 10 be started in
cotton and other warehouses half
hour before the docks were TO be blown
up The fires were 70 serve as a diver
slon.l
LoNpoN, Nov 2s.-The Liverpool cor
81
says
AN orgy OF outrage and destruction
believed 20 have been engineered by
Sim Feiners. was carried out on twelve
cotton warehouses and several timber
yards here. Several fires were burning
at once. necessltating call for the as
slstance OF Outlying fire brlEades"
The newspaper says a suspected man.
believed 10 have been connected with
one OF the fires. when seized by > po-
liceman pulled a revolver and shot tho
policeman dead. The man later was
errested.
The description OF two men wanted
In connection with the Ares has been
circulated By the police. sad it is be-
lisvcd adds the message. that both arc
connected with tho Sim F-in move
nsnt.
A despatch 20 the Press Assoctsesn
from Liverpool says
IAN alarming out eAk OF Sim Fcin
violence occurred Saturday nirht shortly
before o'clock Fire broke out sinul
taneousiy both In the south and north
ends of Liverpool and also In Bootic.
''Ther. weto ccven fires in Bootle and
eleven IN various parts OF LivGpool.
''Subsedusnt discoveries revealed
well planned Sim Feln plot 10 spread
hoiocAust cf FIRE among the warehouses
IN the dock area The nres were spread
over almost all os the whole seven miles
os re dock area.
"O,vinr 10 tho innaninla nature o.
the contents OF the warehouses the
nan,es quickly gained strong hoid,
and by 1 O'Clock IN the morning tlis
whole sky was liz w. Tho local hre
brigades wers unable 20 cope with tn
situation and we're Obliged 20 call
hrigades from other suburbs. The DO
Ice commandeered su telephone vtr-~
ana took all steps 10 prevent further
outbreaks by concentrating rolicemea
along tho line q docks
Three youths. watching the sus-
piclous movements OF two men az the
cotton warehouse In Parliament street.
warned the police. who challenged the
suspects Thereupon they bolted and
fired upon the police. who pursued
them The policemen were unhurt. but
p bullet pierced tho heart OF youth.
Darlel Ward. who was among those
who had warned the rolirc and he fcl'
dead
THE fires. FL some instances. were
quickly queuched. Others. In stocked
cotton warehouses. burned fierceiy ths