New-York tribune., 1921-09-26
Bombs Hurled in Belfas.
Outbreaks Four Killed
and 81 Wounded; Shots
Hit Children on Street
Brutality Charged
AT Spike Island
Dublin Asserts Wreckers
Again Seek TO Defeat
Plans for Agreement

LONDON, Sept. 25-(By The
Associated Press ).-Disturbing re-
ports of new provocative acts,
alleged to have been made by Black
and Tans in Cork and elsewhere,
are causing apprehension among
those hopeful of a settlement of the
Irish situation. According to Cork
dispatches, civilian members of the
republican police were roughly
treated Saturday night by British
police patrols.
Developments in the internment
camp at Spike Island, where pris-
oners are reported to be carrying
out reprisals for alleged rough usage
on the part of the guards, and the
weekend developments in Belfast,
where rioting continues unabated,
add to the disquietude.
Peace Wrecking Charged
In the light of these occurrences
significance is attached to a state
ment made in Dublin by Irish au-
thority on the government side'
that peace wreckers" again are at
work.
Several members of the British
Cabinet, among whom Premier Lloyd
Georges reply TO the latest communi-
cation of Eamon de Valera is said to
be going round, have not yet conveyed
their views to the Premier concerning
the situation, and it is regarded as
not unlikely that the Premiers note
will not. be ready for c.spateh to
Dublin before Tuesday or Wednesday.
No intimation has been vouchsafed
as to the probable terms of the note,
but opinion both in England and Ire
land seems to be hopeful that it will
be couched so as to accommodate the
position of the Sim Fen leaders and
enable them to come into another con-
ference.
Thirty-eight Casualties in Belfast
BELFAST, Sept. % (By The Asso-
ciated Press )-Three persons were
killed and thirty-six wounded in riot
ing here last night during which
bombs were thrown. Two children
playing in the streets and girl were
wounded by stray bullets during the
effray. The girl was wounded when
the police and military fired on crowds
of people in Seaford Street and died
later.
Eighteen of the persons wounded
were taken to the Victoria Hospital
and the other eighteen to the Women's
Hospital
A saloon was burned while the fight
ing was in progress.
One bomb was thrown in the Mile
water Road, which is outside the area
that has been concerned in the rioting.
Six persons were wounded here. two
of them seriously.
Belfast this afternoon and vigorous
measures to quell the disturbances are
expected.
One man was shot and killed and a
woman wounded during the riotlng in
the Newtownards Road district in East
Belfast Saturday afternoon. An at
tack was made on public house in
Cambria Street, North Belfast, and its
contents looted. Later the house was
burned.
One version of the earlier bombing
Is lldL a CulONlSt crown threw Il pOiit
into a combination liquor and grocery
story, in order TO set it on fire, snj
that while they were carrying out tho
operation they were made the target
for a republican bomb.
Parties of armed and masked men
raided the homes of J. Whitaker. gen.
eral manager of the Castlecomer-Kl
kenny coal mines, where strike is in
progress, and J. Hargreaves, manager
of the mines. Both Whitaker and Har-
greaves were taken away and their
whereabouts is unknown.