The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-12-13
15 MILLION fire /.
Loss IN CORK As
ACT OF REPR|SAL!
Heart of City in Ruins After
Nights Of Horror
FATALITIES WERE FEW
Fires Supposed to Have Been Set in
Revenge for Shooting Of
Police and Soldiers.

London. Dec. 13--British regulars
stood guard today over the twisted
and backened ruins left by the fires
VIII ch Saturday night and yesterday
swept virtually unchecked throughout
Cork.
Charges are made that police auxiii-
aries there maddened by the killing
and wounding CT comrades by am
bushed Sim Flenners Saturday
loosed the fire demon in the city.
/ Estimates place the loss as high as
fifteen millions. Hours Of terror we're
spent by the people OF Cork Saturday
ght, the widest disorder prevailing.
II is said that several lives we're lost
and dispatches declare that two broth
ers were called from their homes and
shot. one fatally. Cork is reported
quiet today.
Z Cork. Ireland, Dec, 1S.--Oyer three
hundred buildings are said to have
been destroyed by fires in the city
yesterday Most of the fires we're ex-
tinguished. bnt there are occasional
sporadic Outbursts OF flame.
/ A military patrol was ambushed at
Cloyne yesterday. The attacking par.
ty was repulsed. two of their number
were killed several were wounded and
two captured. One soldier was wound
ed Houses from which bombs were
thrown were burned.
Dublin, Dec 12.-SeYeral blocks of
buildings in the heart Of the business
district OF Cork we're destroyed By
fire during the night constituting the
costl est destruction Of property since
the reprisals began in Ireland.
A group of public buildings on Al
bert Quay, including the city hall. the
Carnegie library and portion of the
Corn Exchange were also burned as
we'll as private residences in various
parts Of the city .ia s. ~
Early estimates place the damage at
between 100000 pounds and 3.oo0,-
900 pounds.
The fires extended to st Patrick's
Street from Cork Street to Maylor
Street. and swept entire rows OF
buildings on both sides of Winthrop
Street. leading from St Patrick's
Street to St Georges Street. -
1t was reported from Cork yester-
day afternoon that newly arrived par
ties Of auxiliary cadets marched
through the streets. holding up and
searching pedestrians and firing into
the air folio sing the ambush of aux
iliarieS within half a mile OF the bar
racks. twelve OF them being wounded
by a bomb thrown from lorry
Between 7 and o'clock period
, Of intense quiet fell on the city, but
near Q o'clock un formed men began
to display great activity in various
parts Of Cork. At some points tram
cars were held up and passengers TAX
en- out Ii was reported that mum
/, Der we're beaten and others placed
, against the wall and closely question
, cd but were finally allowed L pro
coed
In the Summer lin district the
scene OF the ambush shortly after
curfew. two brothers named Delaney
are reported TO have been taken from
their homes and shot. and subse-
Quently died During the hour be
fore curfew terrorism held sway, and
when the streets were cmpticd of civi
lians. loud explosions aud rife and
revolver shots kept Up until early
u morning. These explosions appeared
I to come from incendiary bombs, as
!. persons who venturcd TO look from
their windows saw fires break out In
!. st Patricks street aud daylight re
+, yeaed the full extent OF the damage
It is not imprC hable that Ives have
y been lost in the fires; already sev
: eral persons connected with the de
stroyed houses and business premises
: are reported missing
At 4 o'clock this afternoon people
were lust beginning to venture
II again into the streets: the whole citl
g. was then in control Of the military
Il and Il is understood that the Office
$ in command assured the populac,
that the military would remain OF
II duty indefinitely to prevent furthe
destruction The troops are in ful
fighting order pckets with machin
guns being posted at all vantag
points.
d Only one large drapery establish
ment is left intact IN Cork A depu
n tation of the citizens Ct Cork, say
e dispatch received here. includin
e the Protestant shop and town clerk
4, waited on the officer commanding tn
" Cork troops and requested him I
e take measures to prevent a recul
=. renee Of the appalling damage I
H. property He promised to send GU
special military patrols.
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