The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-13
FLAMES OF
C0RKSTILL
!.
SHOULDER
Military Patrol Razed
Districts-Bmn Over
300 Buildings.

Cork, Ireland, Dec. 13.-(Asso-
ciated Press)-More than three
hundred buildings are said to have
been destroyed in the fires which
yesterday laid waste a great part
Of this city. Most of the fires have
been extinguished but there are
occasional sporadic outbursts Of
Fire fighters arrived from Dublin
and Limerick today to relieve the
wearied Cork brigade in conquer
ing the last smouldering flames.
Military patrolling the razed dis
tricts aided the firemen.
Estimates of damage ran as high
as $30,0O0,000. Aside from the
structures, stores of goods of un-
known value were lost in the fire.
ambush Patrol.
A military patrol was ambushed
at Cloyne, seven, miles east OF
Queenstown yesterday. The at
tackers threw bombs from two
houses, but were defeated. Two of
the attackers were killed, several
wounded and two captured. Oae
soldier was wounded.
The houses from which the
bombs were thrown were burned.
Blackened Ruins.
London, Dec. 13.-British regu-
lars stood guard today over twisted
and blackened ruins left the fires
which on Saturday night and yes
terday swept virtually unchecked
through the city of Cork, Ireland.
Hours Of terror were spent by
the people of Cork during Saturday
night, the widest disorder prevail
ing throughout the city. 1t IS said
several lives were lost, and dis
patches declare two brothers nam
ed Delaney were called from their
homes and shot, one Of them fatally.
Two districts of Cork we're swept
by the flames. In the business Sec
ton, along st. Patrick's street, from
Cook to Maylor, hardly a shop was
left unscathed. This was the shop
ping center of Cork and in untrou-
bled times hoasted many prosper
Gus stores. South of st. Patrick's
street the fire ran uncontrolled along
Winthrop street and other narrow
thoroughfares as far as old George
street. Thus an area Of three
blocks in this part Of the town was
reduced to masses of debris.
1t was not in this district, how
ever, that the loss Of the fire was
centered.
The magnificent city hall of Cork.
located on the southern end of the
Parnetl bridge that spans the river
Lee, also was laid in ruins. In ad-
dition, the Carnegie library, Just
across 'Anglesea street to the west,
was burned, and the Corn Ex-
change, Just behind the city hall
and to the south, was at least par
TALLY destroyed. Reports say Al
bert Quay, lying along the southern
bank Of the river, is a mass OF
desolation.
Soldiers in Control.
Dispatches reaching London to-
day say Cork is under martial law
and that order we're given to the
regular soldiers to shoot looters on
sight.
Damaged premises have been
plundered ir some instances, it is
said. but the military is in absolute
control at present.
Rumors relative to the loss oi
life are conflicting and are, for the
most part, vague and conjectural.
Exact details of the events lead
ing up to the conflagration of Sat
urday night have not as yet been
received here. Some reports tend
to question the accuracy of earlier
dispatches, but others repeat the
story told in first reports. All in.
dicate that the disorders and fires
had a direct connection with the
attack made on the lorry carrying
police auxiliaries.
| Some newspapers are frankly
skeptical of these reports and sug.
gest the fires might have been caus'
ed by the explosion Of stored ex.
plosives such as were found on Sat.
| urday in the city Of Dublin. Other.
Indicate their belief the fires wert
a reply to the establishment Of mar
tial law in southwestern Ireland
and it is remarked that dispatche.
have not furnished proof that tn,
fires were set by men bent OF
reprisals.
i Monsignor Daniel Cohalan, bish
op of Cork. is said to have announc
ed in his cathedral last evening hi.
intention to excommunicatea any on,
participating in further ambus
cades of crown forces in his diocese