Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-01
O'C0nnor and $50
Followers Made Pris-
Oner = Four Courts
Building Wrecked by
| Three Days Bio M
bardment Conjec-
ture Over Stand Re-
naming Dissentient
Troops Will Take =
Said to Total About
1000

Dublin, June 30.-(By A. P.)-The
beautiful Four Courts building fac
ing the Liffey, is in ruins tonight
and Rory O'Connor, Liam Mellowes
and the irregular troops who had
been holding it since Wednesday
morning against attacks b. the reg
ular government forces, are prisoners
in the hands of the Provisional gov
eminent.
O'Connor and his adherents sur-
rendered this afternoon after e ire
mendous explosion had set the build
ing on fire. They are declared to
have capitulated unconditionaly.
The explosion resulted in casualties
to more than thirty Of the regular
troops who were inside the building.
It is said none Of the dissentient
forces was injured.
Prisoners to the number OF Tic
we're taken by Tie government troops
when the O'Cornorites ran UP the
+ white flag Of surrender.
Tonight isola' ed fighting IS pro-
ceeding at various joints through
out Dublin.
The fire is Still raging amorg the
ruins Of the Court House.
Lieut.. General O'Connell, assist
! ant chief of staff of the government
i forces to the kidnapping OF whom
Il by the O'Connorites. is attributed the
II attack of the government IN the Four
a Courts, was among those who came
y out Of the building altar, the CUR
II render He had been imLyisoneG in
! 4 cellar, out of reach Of the s..Gt
i and shell that had raked the bu;'d-
B ing since hostilitics Logan " cdnesday
& morning.
TIL. surrender was made to Big.
General O'Daly. 1t had been PRE-
n ced. by negotiation fer truce.
made by some of the leaders of the
n disscntient troops at the instance
LEI a priest who was with them in
n side the building.
FL Sometime prior to tie capitula ion
N. there were dea.enirg explosions that
shook the center of the city. The
detonations sent up a Euge cloud of
s&blact smoke, filled Will debris anc
S1p0l: ons of burning documents. Then
~ Nas seen thai the buil..ing was on
Harc Portions of the p9rers pic keG
1. Up ir the street.; showed that they
1cnc, had belonged in the offices OF
THE land registry and the registry
sSa Ct deeds.
b The fire brigade promptly turned out
and on the understanding that the
i bremen would not be fired on by either
side, volunteered to assist in remov'
a Ing the wounded from the building;
Every available ambulance in the city
Eas requisitioned and were .whizzfng
q h.ough the streets of Dublin through.
4 hu. the afterncln.
sSa Between 25 and 80 wounded soldiers
we're awaiting medical attention when
III lhs doctors from the nearest hospital
~ |at the ambulance men hurried to the
III tene.
q Slipping persisted tonight, but 1t hao
lotably decreased with the exception
x4 outbursts when lorries or armorec
S ars were traye sing the streets.
4k2 Throughout the evening fierce flames
FHe issuing from the Four Courts
fhlch had been entirely destroyed. Al
fas officially announced that there had
een no fatalities among the irregular
foops in the courts.
x An official statement issued tonight
ss ION, military headquarters says:
80 There were no 60-pounders used al
by time in the bombardment of the
Bur Courts. ''-hen the situation be-
me hopeless the irregulars exploded
pine ground mines, causing deto
Rtion which resulted in casualties te
&S yer so national troopers. This e%plo
ioh caused the confagration which
onaumcd the building and ultimately
" arsed the ir:e:ulars to surrender. II
& instance we're artillery pieces be
@x ond 1S-pounders used.
ssH On Thursday % prisoners were
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