The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-13
OVER 800
BUILDINGS
DESTROYED
British Regulars Stand
Guard Today Over
Ruined City; Stern
Steps to Stop Looting.

CORK. ireland. Dec. 1s tBy me
Associated Press). More than three
hundred buildings are said to hhye
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 oc-
casional sporadic outburats OF flames.
The police and military are having
the greatest difficulty In keeping the
thousands OF spectators from tho
wrecked premises. the wallis OF which
threaten TO collapse.
ST. Patrick street, one OF the mali,
thoroughfares OF Cork, this mornina
presented the appearance OF hAvlnF
been wrecked by an earthquaRo.N +
Looting has been general. Outside
the fire zone the police seized a gang
OF burglars who were killing q
woman.
The week end Of terror aud wild
destruction through which Cork
passed left in its trail terrible well
ter OF ruin. There havo been no
fresh outbreaks OF shooting ana the
confiagrations mostly burned theJn-
selves out, but today the finest narf
OF the city lay n mass 0f ruins. In
st. Patrick street, which was the main
commercial artery OF the city, snlld
| blocks OF business premises the most
Imposing In Cork, have been wiped
out.
The city engineer today stnted that
the destruction was on n scale toh
great for him to make an immeditl6
estimate OF the ndmber Of BUILDINGS
destroyed but IN other quarters il
was said more than three hundred
buildings had been burned with tho
loss OF more than 10000 pounds
sterling.
A military patrol was amhuahed AZ
Cloyne seven miles east OF Lucena-
town yesterday. The attackers threw
bombs from two houses, but were de-
| feated. Two OF the attackers were
| killed, several wounded and two cnp-
tured. One soldier was wounded.
The houses from which the bombs
were thrown were burned.
II was a matter OF wonder IN Cock
today that no one appeared to have
perished IN the flames.
The terror which possessed the city
/ Saturday night was unparalleled. Many
residents in the vicinity OF Dillon'a'
cross, whore the military cadets were
ambushcd Saturday night. fled their
homes In fear and spent the night in
the fields.
Throughout Sunday the panic con-
tinued and an exodus from the center
OF tho city occurred. Strong mobile
| bodies OF soldiers to1k possesaion OF
| the streets 10 prevent further acts
OF incendiarism and attempts at loct-
| ing
Today life IN Cork was strapee,y
quiet with crowds gazing hopeleesly
and awed at the heaps of amoking
ruins The belief Is general that the
fires unquestionably We're the result
OF incendiarsm.
Loss May Reach $4,000, 900.
| LONDON Dec. i3-British regularn
stood guard today over twisted and
blackened ffuins left after the firea
which Saturday night AMI yesterday
swept virtually Unchecked throdet
tho city Of Cork, Ireland. Estimates
of the loss run as high as SIS, ,O00, 900.
Hours OF terror were snqnt by tho
peoplo of Cork during Saturday
night, the widest disorders pre,nii-
ing throughout the city. II h aaid
several lives were lost and dispatches
declare two brothers named Donncy
were called from their homes and
| shot, one OF them fatally.
| Two districts OF Cork were swept
| by the flames. In the business Soc
tion along st. Patrick's street, from
Cork to Mayior, hardly a shop was
left unscathed. This was the shop
ping center OF Cork. South OF 81.
Patrick street the fire spread along
Winthrop street. and other narrow
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