Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-06-23
Firing CONTINUOUS
IN LONDONDERRY
Battle Between Warning Fac
tons Grows Steadily in
Intensity
STREETS ARE BARRlCA0E0
BY the Associated Press

Londonderry. June 21.-l mere was
no cessation today in the battle between
Gnionist and Nationalist factions
which has kept Londonderry in ter
ror- stricken state for somc days past.
During the night the rival factions
erected additional barricsdes from
which they kept IN continuous fire.
At times the shooting reached the in
tcnsity of vollcys.
The malContentS today were in entire
charge of most Of the city. and it was
impossible to learn the number Of cas-
ualttcs from the authorities. Reports
were in circulation that several bodies
had been seen living in Bishop street.
but 1t was worth ones life to attempt
To get there to verify the reports
ST. ColumskillS College. Catholic
institution in Bishop street. also was
attacked last night and a Catholic was
shot dead
Tho military remained passive. the
troops watching bodies of armed men
pass through the side streets to their
battle positions. Considerable fighting
! occurred on the waterfront, which was
cut off from the rest of tho town. Tho
central police station was isolated from
| the other stations and the police vrtu
! ally were bCsicEcd. 1t was rumorcd that
force nf Slim Fciners was gathering
outside tho city and also that the Irish
volunteers we're about to take a hand.
| No moro troops had arrived in Lon.
| dondcrry up to this afternoon. 1t was
reported. however. that an additional
battalion had dctrainpd at Colcrainc.
about thirty miles northeast Of this city,
and was marching in to escape the
danger Of its train being wrecked.
As many persons as are finding II
possible to do so arc leaving London
derry,
Londcn. June 22. -(By 4. Pl--
Great apprehension has been caused
in Dublin nv the attack on Assistant
Inspector General Roberts Yesterday,
which recalls the recent attempt to as
sassinatc Field Marshal Viscount
French. says o Dublin dispatch to the
London Times.
Describing tho incident. tho CORE
spondent says Roberts spent tho night
at his home at Sutton. a few miles out
of the city. and returned by train at
10 o'clock in the morning. He was
met there by an automobile containing
police officers. and whPI it started fer
Dublin Castle other policemen fell in
behind
As the car neared the railway bridge
at Rercsford Place party Of men
stepncd from their plac" of ronccalmcut
behind the pillars of the bridge. drew
revolvrrs anh opened f"C. The ocCu
pants Of the automobile instantly rc-
piled. and the shooting ou both sides
was almost ContinuOTS aS long as tho
car was in sight Of III" Attacking rRrty.
During the height Of the firing two
bombs were thrown. the explosions be
ing heard over n large part of the city.
Apparently neither the attackers nor the
police officers we're injured by the bomb.
Roberts was shot in the head at
tho first vollcy aud fell against the
chauffeur. who. although shot through
bath legs. never lost his grip on tn"
wheel and drove tho car at furious
specd out Of danger. II is said that
beyond doubt Roberts owes his life to
the chauffeur presence of mind. The
whole incident lasted only couple of
minutes. but during this time it is de
clarnd at least fifty shots were fired.
Roberts and tho chauffeur. whose
name is Pathc. wcrr conveyed TO the
military hospital from the castle and
were doing we'll last night. No arrests
have been made. and it is not known
whether any Of tho a>Snii"uts Of the
assistant inspector general were
wounded. Roberts was appointed to
Office n few months ago in succession to
Inspector Redmond. who was killed by
unknown assniantN January 20 last.