Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-22
MAYORCONSC|0US
0NLYAT INTERVALS
Prison Officials Continue to
Force Food Upon Mac
SWiney-Has Mysteries.

LONDON, October 22-The Irish
Self Determination Leagues mid
afternoon bulletin stated that Mayor
MacSwiney had been in a more or
less semi-conscious condition all
morning.
but no one else the bulletin added.
He recognized his sister Mary,
1.-THE delirium continues at inter-
walls in a more extreme form He
now is calm
LONDON. October % (by the Asso-
ciated Press) Terence MacSwiney
lord mayor of Cork, was delirious this
morning, and the prison authorities con-
timed to force food in his mouth in
spite of his protests. according to a
bulletin issued by the Irish Self-Determ-
ination League.
The lord mayor becomes conscious at
intervals. the bulletin said but is I'M
able to recognize relatives or his sur
roundings. For a short time last night
his deiirium again became violent.
He went TO sleep for an hour" con-
tinued the bulletin. AT about 4 10
O'Clock he seemed to be rallying to his
senses. but relapsed almost Immediately.
This occurred again between : and s
O'Clock. when his sister Annie was with
him. He suddenly asked what were the
was the Irish republic established and
recognized
Might Have Known Sister.
TT seemed as if he might recognize
his sister. but he became delirious again,
muttering: We did some grand march
ing during the night; they were march
ing as well, but we beat them; it's
Elorius.'
The prison authorities continue to
,; .
this morning a nurse held a spoon of
meat juice to his lips. but he muttered,
No, no, take it away, and closed his
lips firmly. The performance was re-
peated twice. when his head fell back
from exhaustion and the spoon was in
serted in his mouth
The Central News says MacSwiney
was only partially conscious this morn
ing. having passed very bad night.
1t declares doctor again administered
liquid food. and that subsequently the
lord mayor became violently i'll and was
thrown into an exhausted condition.
Disorders in Cork.
CORK, Ireland. October 22.-An Off
Ger and private were killed and five
other soldiers wounded this morning
when two military lorries were am
pushed fourteen miles from Cork. The
attackers numbered 100 and it is not
known whether they suffered any cas-
ualtieS from the fire returned by the
military. Forces of military police
were sent to the scene of the ambush.
The fight lasted half an hour. The
attacking force captured all the
equipment carried by both lorries.
The scene of the attack was a narrow
road between heavily wooded hills.
-Four Soldiers Wounded.
CORK. October21-A military par
ty was ambushed this afternoon at
Clonaki1ty, near Newcestown, County
Cork. Four soldiers were wounded
two of them seriously. An armed de-
tachment raided the offices of the
newspaper. the Echo. at Enniscorthy
and pied large quantities of type as
protest against 1.-The lies about the
military and police
ReprisalS were carried out today at
where military lorries
were recently ambushed with the loss
of two officers. Early in the morning
the public house conducted by Rich
ard Sullivan was burned; his private
residence was visited and the man
was dragged from his bed and ques-
toned as to who was in the public
house on the night of the ambush He
escaped from his captors. but was
wounded in the neck by bullet
Another house was set afire after a
mother and her daughters had been
dragged out of their beds. Hay and
straw were piled around the house of
Patrick Corcoran. which was burned.