Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-05-20
24-H0UR Terror
REIGN TAKES BIG
TOLL IN BELFAST
Dozens Dead or Wounded as
Cabinet Seeks Means
of Relief.
FIFTY IN ARSON GANG
RAID AT TIPPERARY
Trail of Fire and Murders Grows.
Dali Factions Reported
Agreed.
BY the Associated Press

BELFAST. May 20.-Terrorism in
Belfast and it's environs are again
assuming such proportions that Pre-
mier Sir James Craig and his cabinet
met this afternoon presumably to dis
cuss measures for dealing with the
renewed outbreak of secular strife.
At least half a dozen persons have
met death at the hands of murder
gangs within the last twenty-four
hours and dozens of others have been
wounded,
These outrages have not been con-
fined to the immediate vicinity of
Belfast, but owing to the promiscuous
cutting of wires and the paralysis Of
other means of communication it is
impossible to obtain details of these
activities in counties Down and An
trim, Soere a number OF bridges are
reported to have been destroyed and
several trains held up by armed
bandits.
Among the latest reports this after
noon from County Down was that an
automobile containing a military Of
ficer and his wife struck tree that
was blocking the road near the Baliy,
kinlar camp. The woman was killed
and the officer himself later was
found unconscious.
Three Protestants Slain.
Three men who were shot upon
avowing themselves Protestants died
during the night. Two men today
entered the sawmills in the York
street area, inquired the religion Of
the various workers and shot dead
q Catholic. John Connolly. apparently
in reprisal for a similar shooting in
nf rsaf afac fo " rda
Shanes Castle. the county Antrim
home of Lord ONeill. whose son is
speaker of the Ulster house of COM
mons, was burned today by forty
caretaker was wounded while de-
Tending the castle. The raiders re-
tired after setting the fire. Lord
0'Neill, who is eighty three years
by neishbors. The Ballynane station
in county Antrim, near Portglenone,
was badly damaged by raiders last
night. The Martinsdown station on
lice barracks there, have been de-
stroyed:
Lay Trail OF Fire.
Within the last twenty-four hours
armed raiders have laid a trail of
IRE from County Down through Bel
fast to north of County Antrim, at
tackinE police barracks, ambushing
special constables, burning houses of
loyalists, destroying railway lines and
cutting wire communications. A wild
week end of outrages was feared in
Belfast today.
Within the city Of Belfast the. num-
Der of murders during tho past week
was brought to a total Of twenty
three, as q result of today's shootings.
Dispatches from northern Ireland
say that Sim Fein forces have cap
tured the police barracks at Glen
Cushindall, all in County Antrim
The garrison of the Martinsdown
barracks put up a stiff fight and held
off the raiders until its last cartridge
was expended. The bank at Glenarm
was captured in addition to the bar
racks.
Bank Burned and Post ONCE Raided.
According to word received this
afternoon the Northern Bank at
Cushendall, County Antrim was burn
ed and the post Office raided A num-
Der Of automobiles were stolen and
several others destroyed. The An
trim coast road. one Of the finest in
Ireland, was blocked with huge bould-
ers that had been rolled from the hill
sides.
Raids also occurred in County
Down, where the Castlewellan bar
racks were attacked, the railroad de-
pot at Laurencetown was burned, a
train was held up and the road
blocked.
Reports received here this after
n he
attack on the Castlewellan barracks
were killed and ten others captured.
In the same district, which Is along
the coast, the old court castle. the
residence of Lord De Ros, holder Of
the oldest baronetcy in the British
empire. was burned. Lady De Ros
was in the castle at the time.