Evening star., 1922-07-04
HOTEL IN FLAMES
/. AS FREE STATERS
!. SURROUND REBELS
Smoke Bombs Also. Used in
Fierce Onslaught on In
surgent Posts.
De VALERA'S QUARTERS
REPORTED REACHED
Many Deserving Republican Ranks
in Dublin-Complete Defeat
Held Near.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DUBLIN, July 4-Hammam's
Hotel on Sackville street, enc Of
the main positions Of the insur-
gents. was captured by the ma
tiOnal army forces this afternoon.
The hOstelry with it's garrison OF
thirty mon was surrendered to the
Free State troops after the build
ing had taken fire.
DUBLIN, July 4-The Hotel Ham
man, one of the positions held by re-
publican insurgent forces. caught fire
about l o'clock this afternoon. The
firemen were unable to reach the
building owing to heavy gun fire. At
2 o'clock this afternoon the national
army troops were attacking the posi-
tions of the irregulars from both
front and rear and surrender was
expected any time.
The attack of Irish national army
forces in Sackville street, now the
stronghold of the republican irreg-
ulars. continued with intermittent
heavy firing throughout this morn
ing.
The diminution of the republican
forces through desertions is indicated
by the fact that they are no longer
they seized following the surrender
of the Four Courts building, but are
concentrating their defense on a few
points closely connected, necessity
demanding that they pass from
building to building through holes in
the walls.
The national troops today were
employing smoke bombs as protec-
ton for bomb throwers.
Enter De Valera's Headquarters.
1t was reported shortly after noon
that national troops had actually en-
tered the Gresham Hotel. understood
to be the headquarters of the irregu-
lars. Shielded by smoke bombs the
nationals were able to get close to a
number of buildings held by the re-
pubicans, hurting into them large
numbers Of hand grenades.
So dense was the smoke barrage at
one time that the Gresham Hotel was
thought to be on fire. Armored cars
again were in action today at many
points. pouring a devastating fire into
the positions of the irregu1ars.
Defeat of Rebels Nears.
The enveloping movement by the
Free State forces in the Sackville
street area is complete and the final
defeat Of the rebels is in sight, says a
communique issued from general
headquarters in the Beggars Bush
barracks today.
The insurgents have been driven
out of the positions in Earl street. so
that their comrades in the Gresham
Hotel and adjoining buildings in
Sackville street are entirely sur
rounded.
Thirty-two rebels were captured
when the national troops rushed the
Earl street positions and the Catholic
Club. opposite the Gresham Hotel.
The Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation building in Sackville street,
which has been occupied by insur-
after an attack by the Free Staters.
Three Killed, Twenty-Seven Wounded
Yesterdays casualties were three
killed and twenty-seEen wounded.
The lull since the termination Of
the fierce attack on the insurgents
position early this morning had been
broken up to 9 o'clock only by the ac-
tivities of snipers.
The government forces now hold
all the positions dominating the
buildings in Sackville street occupied
by the rebels. Barricades at the
Liffey bridges and across the princi-
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