New-York tribune., 1920-11-22
People Hide in Homes in
Fear Of New Outbreak
Of Vengeance: All AS
sassins Evade Capture
Martial Law To Be
Proclaimed To-day
Cork Also Terrorized bv
Black and Tans; Blow
TO Irish Cause Is Seen
By rank Getty

Copyright. 1920. New York Tribune Inc
LONDON, Nov. 21-Twenty-sev-
en- persons are dead and nearly
seventy wounded to-day as the result
of terrible outbreak of assassins-
ton and reprisal in Dublin to-day.
Sim Fem struck first. Twelve
British officers and secret service
men were shot dead and at least ten
others wounded in a prearranged
murder plot, when they were at
tackled in concerted movement that
extended to all parts of the city.
Two soldiers and three civilians also
were killed, bringing the total known
deaths in the early morning dis
orders to seventeen. The assassins
escaped without the loss of a single
man.
This afternoon the auxiliary
police eNacted terrible revenge.
Breaking through the barriers at tie
Croke football grounds, where 15,-
600 people were wedged helplessly
together, the cadets of the Royal
Irish Constabulary opened fire on
the crowds indiscrin1inatelv, killing
ten and wounding more than fifty. A
fearful panic ensued.
Cork Also Telrorized
The Black and Tans and the mill
tary also terrorized Cork, firing
right and left as they rushed
through the streets. Three persons
were taken to the hospital.
A statement given out tonight
from Dublin Castle said that the
cadets at the Croks football game
had been fired upon from the crowd.
The Dublin outbreak resulted in the
greatest number of casualties in sin
gle day since the 1916 rebellion.
Captain Mccormick and Mr.. Wilde
were shot to death at the Gresham
Hotel, where they were staying. In
Northampton Road Captain Mclean.
John Caldown, who formerly was an
officer. and the landlord of the house
where they were, named Thomas Smith.
were attacked. Mclean and Smith
were killed and Caldown was left in a
dying condition
At house at % Pembroke Road
six officers were shot, two of them NOR.
tally Two other officers, Captain
Fitzgerald and Captain Newberry. wers
killed III their homes Six other off.
GERS thus far unidentified, were nur.
dered in other parts of the city.
In fight during raid on houss
in lower Mount Street this morning
two soldiers and one civilian wers
killed and another civilian was
wounded.
Other Deaths Concealed
Wherever it is possible the authors-
ties are withholding the names of the
slain officers, and it is believed that
the number of victims of the assassi-
nation plot was even greater that the
official list given out tonight admits.
The concerted attack by the Sim
Fem asssssins came as a complete sur
prise, despite the fact that manv docu.
ments, said to be important, in CON
nection with the organization of fhe
Irish Republican army, have recently
fallen into the hands Of the military
authorities.
Dublin was Immediately placed
under'a semblance of martial Law.
which is expected to be declared
formally tomorrow. All motor We
hicies entering or passing through the
city were held up and searched
Gordon of troops was thrown around
the city, blocking all the road-
Numerous raids were conducted and
all public gatherings were dispersed
ty rife fire over the heads of tha
crowds that tried to gathe-. Arn,ored
cars and lorries filed with the Black
and Tans and the military patrol the
streets.
The people are struck with terror.
showing their fear il their faces and
IN their actions. Fear of reprisals was
on every ones lips. The military Is
known TO be capable of wreakine ter
rihle vengeance unless the troops ara
strongly held IN leash, and when DARK d.
ness fell tonight the streetsof Dublin
were almost deserted. the civilians
lurking indoors grirped by terror.
Murders Carefully Planned
The details of the various murders
show how uniformly the Sinn Fsin's
plot of assassination vas carried out.
About o'clock this morning armed
and disguised men entered the varforq
lodging houses and hotels where thai
officer victims marked out for rauroer
lay asleep. Without giving their vic
tins the slightest chance 20 escape. III.
Sim Fem assassins shot them down
wasting few shots and giving evidence
that picked riflsNin had basn choss,