The evening world., 1922-04-21
REBELS REPULSED
BY IRISH REGULARS
IN DUBLIN FIGHTING
Wellington Barracks BeSiegerS
J Routed After GrenadeS
Wound Several.
BATTLE IN BELFAST.
Hundreds of Gunmen Take
Part in Worst Fighting
Since Rioting Began.
BATTLE IN BELFAST.

DUBLIN. April 81 (Associated
Press). The attack on Wellington
Barracks. which began at Ills O'Clock
last night, continued forty minutes,
after which the besieging forces were
beaten off by the garrison of regular
Irish Rpublican Army troops.
An attempt was made TO rush the
front gate and two grenades were
hurled. slightly wounding three OF the
garrison. The guard replied with a
grenade, and 1t is believed two of the
attackers we're wounded. as they were
seen being assisted away by comrhaes.
The firing in different parts of the
city, while II lasted, was even more
intense than that OF the previous
night, the explosions of bombs causing
the greatest alarm.
Wellington Barracks, which is in a
thickly populated residential section.
was the last barracks here to be
evacuated by the British, and is now
responsible for military action in
Dublin, Beggars' Bush Barracks be-
ing the general headquarters of the
provisional governments forces.
The firing about Beggars' Bush
Barracks last night was comparatively
light, but "A fusillade of fifty shots
was heard near the Four Courts. re-
Gently seized by the Independent
forces under Rory o'Connor.
BELFAST, April 21.-Hundreds OF
gunner participated in street battles
during the worst night of terror Bel =
fast has known for months.
Fighting last night and early to-
day in tho Ballymacararret district
was particularly severe. Gangsters
came boldly into the streets and were
shot by rival bands from roofs. Sew
enteen persons were wounded.
A panic among civilians in this dis
trict resulted. Police and military In
the Marrowbone District, where fight
ing broke out early to-day, used dyna-
mite to destroy a sniper's post.
BELFAST, April 2l (Associated
Press) Firing was again in progress
in the Short Strand area OF Bally-
macarrett. the eastern section OF Bel
fast, early this morning. Two deaths
in the hospital last night and the
death to-day of Andrew Mccartney,
one of yesterdays wounded, raised
the Eastertide toll to twelve.
Three men, discovered looting the
Falls district yesterday, were tried
and sentenced by Republican police
to be tarred and feathered. The SEN
tence was duly carried out. and the
thieves were marched down the street
labelled: 'Looters. beware!" and ac-
companied by a Joyous, shouting
crowd.
The Belfast newspapers to-day re-
ceived a request from leading news
paper distributing firm not to send
their editions to Dublin or to the firm s
railroad bookstalls outside of Ulster
until further notice.
A boycott was formally proclaimed
to-day at the City OF Londonderry on
merchandise from Belfast, Lisburn.
Dromore and Bandridge.
SLIGO, Ireland, April Fl (Associated
Press) Armed men raided the Offices
of the Sligo Champion to-day and
smashed the frames Of type for this
weeks issue. apparently to prevent
publication of the newspapers report
OF Sundays meeting. whom Arthur
Griffith, President of the Dali Eireann,
delivered an address in favor OF the
Free State Treaty. The raiders tore
up 10000 partly printed copies of the
paper, but spared the linotypes and
other machinery.