The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-22
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"a civilian was shot to death Il
h, Noun. Joy SQUARE at midnight while 81
Two corpses were picked up in Mer-
rion street. A dead man was found In
"a mouse near Croke Park. He is be-
iieved to have been killed at the park
and carried into the house. A minis
tertal council was summoned during the
morning to discuss the latest Irish out
break.
n Hasty Preparations.
The situation Is more menacing than
N ever before and the Daily Mail reports
that the government Is making hasty
preparations to send heavy troop rein
forcements into Ireland. English Off
cials express fears that the Campaign
of assassination may spread from Ire
land to England.
There was intense activity at Dublin
throughout the night and many arrests
were made. Fire broke out and there
WAS much shooting.
The curfew regulations at Dublin
have beep frightened and all train serv-
ce has been SUSPENDED. The mail serv-
ice via Kingstown has been suspended
also.
The disorders spread outside of Dub
lin to Dragin, where civilian was
killed In clash between policemen and
republicans. A number of arrests
were made.
Premier Lloyd George, War Secre-
tary Winton Churchill, and Sir Hamar
Greenwood. chief secretary for Ireland,
are Keeping In constant touch with Dub
lin castle by telephone and wireless.
During Football Match.
1T Is incumbent upon the government
10 crush the Irish murder campaign,
and martial law throughout Ireland
seems the only sure remedy" said the
Morning Post.
The attacks on Sunday occurred at
The Gresham hotel, where a number of
army officers who had taken part in
recent court-martal of Sim Feiners,
we're living. and at Croke Park. Snip
ing broke out at Croke Park during a
Football match and black and tan po-
licemen opened fire upon the crowd.
% The attack upon British army officers
at the Gresham hotel was carefully ex-
ecuted and after the shooting most of
the assailants Immediately disappeared.
Nearly all OF the officers were in bed
when the Sim F'einers broke into the
hotel. 49,
Il Fired Without Warning.
Official dispatches from Dublin cas-
lie say the trouble at Croke Park was
precipitated by Sim Fein lookouts
posted on the top OF the fence surround
Ing the. park. The lookouts. were said
10 have opened FIRE upon the British
Soldiers and black and tan police with
put warning. There was only narrow
entrance to the park and panic broke
but when the men, women and children
spectators made a wild dash for the
open.
! According 10 the Daily Herald's Duh
lin correspondent the shooting of civil
lans by black and tan policemen at
Croke Park was veritahle massacre
"The black and tan policemen broke
lown the barriers around the park and
opened fire indiscriminately upon a
crowd of women and children" said the
Daily Herald dispatch.
From other sources II was learned
that the British soldiers and black and
tan policemen that invaded Croke Park
we're accompanied by armored cars
bearing machine guns.
The officers explained that they were
looking for the men who had taken paTt
in the killing Of army officers az the
iresham hotel during the morning.
Trampied TO Death.
When the armed forces opened fire
upon the crowd. many men, women and
children went down to the ground ana
we're trampled on in the rush. Eleven
Il the wounded we're said TO have re-
ceived fatal injuries.
can't Crawford OF the motor repair
depot Of the army service corps, who
was living at the Gresham hotel with
his wife had a narrow escape. his ea-
perience was thus described by the Dun
lin correspondent 81 the Daily Express:
"A band of men stopped hall por-
ter and ordered him TO show them Capt
grawford's room. They found the offi-
Ger sitting beside his bed reading a
newspaper. The raiders accused him
of being a secret service agent and
threatened TO shoot him After menac-
lug him with their pistols for while
the men departed warning Capt Craw-
ford to leave Ireland at once II he
valued his life.
Two Separate Bands.
According to an official announcement
by Dublin castle there were two diner-
ent hand. OF men who attacked army