El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13
FREDAMAGE
HEAVY, CORK
LAYS IN RUINS

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over twisted and blackened ruins Ief
Z after the fires which Saturday night
/ and yesterday swept virtually I'M
] checked through the city OF Cork. Ire
land
Hours OF terror were spent by the
| people Of Cork during Saturday night
Z the widest disorders prevailing
. throughout the city. Il is said several
4 lives were lost and dispatches declare
I two brothers named Delaney were
called from their homes and shot. one
I Of them fatally.
Two districts OF Cork were swept
/ by the flames. In the business selec-
ton along St Patrick's street. from
] Cook TO MayIor. hardly a shop was
! left unscathed- This was the shopping
/ center OF Cork.
City Hall Destroyed.
South Of ST. Patrick's street the
/ fire spread along Winthrop street
I and other narrow thOroughfares as
I far as old George street Thus an
I area OF three blocks in this part Of
Z the town was reduced to debris.
Il was not in this district however.
Z that the loss Of the fire was ceutered.
[ The magnificent city hall Of Cork.
I located on the southern end Of the
| Parnell bridge that spans the river
[ Lee, also was laid in ruins
In addition the Carnegie library 10
[ the west was burned and the Corn
/ Exchange 10 the south was partly
/ lying along the southern bank OF the
river, is a mass Of desolatiOu-
Troops stop Plumber.
Dispatches reaching London today
say Cork is quiet and that orders
Z have been given the regular soldiers
I 70 shoot lOOters on sight Damaged
premises had been plundered in some
instances. it is said
All dispatches received here indi-
cate the disorders and fires had d.
rect connection with the attack made
upon the lOry carrying police auZiliar-
les Some newspapers, however. are
frankly skeptical Of these reports and
suggest the fires might have been
caused by the explosion OF stored ex-
plOsives- others indicate their belief
the fires were reply TO the establish
ment OF martial law in south western
Ireland, and IL Is remarked that dis
patches have not given proof that the
fires were set by men bent on re-
priszls.
Bishop Issues Warning.
Alonsiguor Daniel Cohalan, bishop
Of Cork, is said TO have announced in
his cathedral last evening his inten-
ton 70 eZcOmmunicate anyone par
ticipating in any further smbuscades
Of crowned forces in his diocese
The city OF Cork. having $4,000
population extends along both sides
OF the river Lee. On the south side
are the railway terminals, factories,
fOundriess breWeries, numerous small
stores, and on the high ground the
better residences, churches, and
Queens college
on the north side Of the river lies
the principal business area, with
fairly wide streets and many blocks
Of substantial buildings and important
retail stores, the banks and public
buildings. Adjoining on the northeast
Is the tenement section and on the
northwest a residence section with
hospitals. schools and churches
The larger structures are generally
OF stone. or stone faced
Bishop Joins In Appeal.
Belfast, Dec IA deputatiou Of
the citizens OF Cork. says a dispatch
received here including the Prot
estaut bishop and the town clerk, /
waited on the officer commanding the I
Cork troops and requested him 70 .
take measures 70 prevent recur- .
renee OF the appalling damage 10 +.
property. he promised 10 send out
special military patrols
The destroyed city hall n Cork f.
was only eIcelled In point OF size In .
Ireland by Belfast's great civic build
Ing. This was the third time 10 had
been set on fire the firemen being 4
driven out at the point OF revolyers-
On the two previous occasions the
west wing, devoted TO the public
health department., was burned The
great hall seating 5000 and having a
tine organ. shared the fate OF the
premises.
No confirmation has been received
lere Of the shooting OF the Delaney
brothers. but Il Is officially stated
hat one was killed and eleven
in the ambush which re-
iultsd IN the reprisals-
The fart that m serious "a eHrn HHfae
we're caused by bombs is explained by
he statement mat preliminary warn
ne was given 20 all occupants OF
70 leave prior TO the attacks.
sim Fein Proclaim War.
Dublin. Dec Is. - A proclamation
declaring that the public must at
nee realize that ireland is II a state
4 war with forces OF the British
rown." has been issued over the
ignature Of the officer commanding
he troops OF the Irish republican ]
rmy at county Monaghan.
The proclamation sets forth that I
armed gangs in county Monaghan
ave been attacking and numbering :
lOffensive citizens" and that while
re extend the hand of friendship 10
II Irishmen, murder gangs and their
uides and informers shall be sum s
larily dealt with"
The proclamation further explains
aceut raids for arms carried out in
luuLL aM0AaELlAA EAaAAAa NAEl D {
ere ordered in anticipation OF
imilar order by the British govern
lent
There has been no official conflr-
.ation OF the report that fighting Oc- Z
1rred during the burning OF Cork Z
tween the police and military The g
My official message bearing on this I
aport was a statement that the
lxiliaries had been fired upon in
.rmittently between s and II o'clock
st night
The labor commission IS planning "
send two members 10 Cork The e
.borites incline to the opinion that 81
le proclamation OF martial law viii z
realty improve the security OF the p
sople and that IL was instituted prl- :
arily with the object OF checking 81
zcesses by the new force OF irreEu- n
T police and bringing them under =
introl. 4
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Armenia They were intent on put 4
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