Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-23
ASSASSINATION OF COLLINS
STlRS ALL LOYAL RISHMEN;;
WAS SHOT DOWN FROM AMBUSH
Tragedy Regarded as All the More Shocking Coming
Directly After the Death Of Arthur Griffith; Was
Regarded as Ablest Leader in Free State Group;
Murder Occurred in County Cork Late Last Night
81 Associated l'r.s, to Every Eysnirs.

Bz Associated Press 20 Every EyerirB.
Dublin, Aug. 23.-JThe CITY 0, Dub
lin was stunned today by the news
that Michael Collins, chief of the irish
provisional government and command
er in chief Of the free state army.
was struck down from ambush last
night at Bandon. county Cork
Everywhere in the Irish capital
there were expressions of profound
grief and amazement that such
tragic and untimeiy end could have
como TO the military genius Of the
new regime. He had barely reached
the prime OF life. being only 81 yeors
Of age
The tragedy was all the more shock
ing, coming so soon after the sudden
death Of Arthur Grifith, president Of
| tho Dali Elreann cabinet. who was
| considered Collins' intellectual coun-
/ terpart In the arduous task Of setting
up the new Free State government.
The Dublin newrpa p-rs paid eiab-
orste tribute TO he slsfn leader and
most of them in their comments on
his death pointed TO dire foreb,dinss
foe Irelapd's future.
city department announced this after
noon that the body Of Michael Col
lins would arrive in Dublin tonight.
IT was announced this morning that,
in view OF the assassination of Michael
Collins. the Dali Eireann win be sum-
moned Immediately, probably meeting
on Saturday OF the present week.
Mr.. Collins was engaged 70 be mar
ried 10 Miss Kitty Herman. pretty
daughter Of a prominent business man
. OF Granard. county Longford. The
wedding was to have taken place az
soon az Collins he'd completed the
military operations against the Irregu-
! lars. They had known each other for
many years and during the period
when Collins, with heavy urfce
placed on his head by ENGLAND was
"on the rum she saved his life many
times by running long distances late
at night to the lonely cabin where he
was hiding to warn him that the black
> and tans were on their way IN 1e,
him. Collins had sworn never IN n.
. taken alive.
4 Although It had long been IInder-
n $1,000 IN Dublin that Collins was CON.
tempiating marriage no definite an.
n nouneement had been made of the en-
9 sagement until January 3 OF this Ven
r when he announced tho fact 4,
: dramatic fashion at meeting or IN.
i Dali Eireann.
London. Aug. 23.-An evening nsw-v
despatch from Dublin today .av. =,
IS believed Michael Collins was accom-.
panied by seven Free State srarr on.
GERS, including Major General Dalton
Wnen the Free State chief WA killed
from ambush last night. at Baudon-
several soldiers, the dispatch says
are believed to have been killed o,
wounded during the attack on Collin,
party.
s. Central News dispatch from Duh.
I'm says 1t IS reported that Major Gen.
eral Dalton, himself. was slightly in.
jured during the fight In which Col.
Inns was killed.
Inc hrst announcement of the as
81 sassinauon OF Collins was discredItet
Id os the people OF Ireland, who wer,
IN snoched, but the sad news was even.
n tualiy confirmed and the messae.
e. was caoied 10 America in these word.
e. late last night:
Ut Michael Collins, head OF the Irish
a Provisional government and the Irist
u National army. was shot and LStIle,
from ambush at Bandon, County CorI
IN tonight. few hours after he ha,
r been given an ovation by the peopl,
a OF Cork City. who for the first tim,
OF saw the Free State hero In the uni
form of commander-in-chief.
TO Thus, within ten days, two OF tn,
be most prominent figures in the uey
81 Irish government have been remove,
re by death. Just ten days ago Presi
dent Griffith. of the Dali Eireanu
considered the brains of the new ad
, ministrauon, died IN Dublin; tonigh
Michael Collins. the Free State
military genius, was killed at the mo
~ ment when the dissipation OF the Ir
az an regular forces in the south was con
ne sidered complete