Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-13
| DEAD, II HURT, IN
BLACK AND TAN"
ATTACKS AT NIGHT
Death List in Confagra-
ton Is Still to Be
Compiled. .,sI
CITY HALL is AMONG
BUILDINGS DESTROYED
Carnegie Library and Other
Great Structures Are Quickly
Wiped Out.
APPEAL IS SENT TO DUBLIN
Wild Panic Spreads Through Sub
urbs-130 Houses Are
Destroyed. ,Ei
APPEAL is SENT TO DUBLIN
Wild Panic Spreads Through SUBJ
urbs-138 Houses Are
Destroyed. ,fi
RY DENIS o'coNNELL.
Universal Service staT Correspondent.
Especial Cable Dispatch.l

Especial Cable Dispatch.1
CORK. Dec. l2.-Ccrk Is rapidly
taking on the likeness OF the shelled
city of Rheims.
For tho past fortnight, along the
principal streets, houses have con-
tinued to disappear here and there,
and the Inhabitants OF the city have
become SO terrified that few venture
upon the streets at night. Afraid
also to remain in their own houses,
thousands have taken to- living In the
suburbs, owing to the terrorism going
on after nightfall.
Last night the outragcs eliminated
in the practical destruction of tho
whole business part OF the city, when
lS9 houses and lnrge shops went up
in flames. The City Hall, where two
previous attempts at incendiarism had
failed is now destroyed. as Is the
Carnegie Library The quayside Is
also ruined by fire.
The whole center of Cork has prac-
tically disappeared.
The excitement and panic through
out the city all night and all day to-
day arc indescribable. newspaper men
who witnessed many OF tho fires
agreeing that the city has passed
through one of the most terrible orr
deals III history.
Sim Feiners Hurl Bombs.
About S o'clock last night n party
of "Black and Tans," In semiarmcred
automobiles. were attacked by Sim
Feiners. who hurled bombs Mt the
machine. wounding twelve. three OF
them seriously. and themselves escap-
ing without casualties.
When residents of the city were
hnrrying home to escape the 10
o'clock curfew. the BLACK and Tans"
appeared en- the streets and immedi-
ately began to attack pedestrians. Tho
people were beaten with butts OF
rifles and they fled panic stricken.
Calls were sent for city ambulances.
and the injured were sent to hos
pitals in such large numbers that
the ambulances were unable to cope
with the situation, and many men
had TO be left lying In tho street
The electric light. the gas and
power stations were ordered to cease
working. and the whole city was
plunged into darkness until it was
lit up by the frightful conflagraticn
when the orgy OF property dcstruc-
tion began.
Grants large dry-goods store. en-
ploying hundreds, was set alight.
owing to the repeated attacks that
had been made upon tho fire brigades
when they had attempted to extin-
guish such outbreaks. The firemen
did not dare TO venture into the
streets. and the flames were allowed
tc consume building after building.
BIg Jewe:ry Store Looted.
Further down on Patrick Street,
Cork's principal thoroughfare, Egan's
jcwelry store. the largest in South
ireland. was broken into and all kinds
of valuable gems removed. Shops
alongside were fired. the raiders
sprinkiing petrol. The flames spread
with alarming rapidity, house after
house igniting. and soon the whole
block was involved, including tho
largest Irish dry-goods house outside
OF Dublin.
The flames from there ignited the
next block. every building burning
down in both blocks. and as result
the entire heart OF the city was laid
in ruins.
1t is feared that many people were
DuTheu 10 dtalu, dlluou6H Ho cnoII
has yet been made tc ascertain the
total number OF victims.
The people in the vicinity rushed
into the streets in their night attire,
but 1t Is considered fortunate that
not large number OF people resided
in the area. >
Newspaper correspondents from
many parts OF the world. as well as
Irish newspaper representatives, view
ed the destruction OF the hundreds OF
buildings. and q fear has sprung up
that SONS CT their number wers
beaten to death.
1t Is learned tonight that high es-
plosives were also used in the work
OF destruction In Pat-',k Street.
Find signs OF Explosives.
In Patrick Street the fronts Of
threo blocks wers reduced to ruirs.
Those who havo viewed the ruins OF
Grants drapery store declare that 1t :;
was evidently blown up with expio-
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