New-York tribune., 1922-07-01
Fifty Buried in Debris

DUBLIN, June 80 BY The Associated
Press about fifty national troops
were buried in the debris when the
explosion rocked the Four Courts to-
day, says an official communication is
sued late tonight. All Of them were
wounded, thirty Of them severely. No
body was killed by the explosion, which,
the communication charges, was caused
by the irregulars setting off a mine in
the basement Of the central hall
leader OF the irreguars, after he
was taken prisoner, admitted, accord :
ing to the commune cation, that the eX-
plosion had the deliberate intention of
killing the national troops. and he ex-
pressed disappointment that the casual
ties were not greater.
Fire started in the Four Courts at
about 1880 a. m. and at 8 p. m. the
national troops were obliged to evac-
uate the front portion Of the building
Later the spreading flames compelled
them to withdraw into the street
The national troops ceased firing
owing to the flames, and the irregular
leader sent message to the command
ant of the attacking forces asking for
terms. The reply was that the only
terms were unconditional surrender
This surrender occurred at $3.50. Be-
fore leaving the irregulars destroyed
all their arms.
Leaders Among 40 Prisoners
The communique says that the pris
oners total ITO, including many of the
well known leaders, among them Sean
Mcbride, son of the later Major Nc
Bride and Maud Come Mcbride, and
Austen Traynor.
The casualties among the national
Ii ~
GERS and fifty men wounded
An official statement issued from
military headquarters says:
"There were no 00-pounders used at
any time in the bombardment Of the
Four Courts. When the situation be-
came hopeless the irregulars exploded
some ground mines, causing detona-
ton which resulted in casualties to
over thirty national troopers. This
explosion caused the conhagration
which consumed the building and ulti-
mately caused the irregulars to sur
render. In no instance were artillery
pieces beyond 18-pounders used.
ION Thursday twenty-five prisoners
were taken and 110 surrendered to-day
at the Courts"
An official proclamation prorogues
the meeting of the provisional Parlia-
ment until July IS.
A manifesto to the people of Ireland
issued by the Free State government
says:
For forty eight hours the soldiers
Of your army have unfljnchingly borne
the brunt of battle against the forces
Of anarchy in your capital. Some Of
them have given their lives and many
others have been wounded in the de-
Tense of your rights as citizens.
You are faced with conspiracy
whose calculated end is to destroy the
treaty signed by your representatives.
and Endorsed by yourselves. Under
that treaty the government and control
Of your own country and its resources
have been surrendered back to you
after centuries of usurpation. You are
asked to reject this surrender and en-
gage in hopeless and unnecessary war
with Great Britain.
The people in the Four Courts say
they are fighting for republic In
reality they are fighting to bring the
British back. Remember, we ask no
man or woman to yield up any ideal
or principle. Liberty will be secured
to all under constitutional guarantees,
but it will be constitutional liberty
and no man shall be permitted to do
violence to the views of his nelghoors
or the will of the majority.
Least of all will profession Of
ideals or principle be permitted as an
excuse for undermining the peoples
right to security of person, security
of property and freedom to i've thear .ha,r
lives in their own way as long as they
do not trespass on the rights OF
others"
Sought to Prevent Heavy Loss
An Official bulletin issued from the
headquarters of the Free State troops
at , o'clock this morning, describing
the capture of the greater part Of 'ne e
Four Courts, says that in the desire 70
, +;,. lives of those in the build