THE SPARK THAT FIRED THE MINE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2759, 1 May 1916, Page 5

THE SPARK THAT FIRED THE MINE

"REBELS TWELVE THOUSAND STRONG ARMED PARADE IN PHOENIX PARK (Rec. April 30, 5.5 p.m.) London, April 29. The first part -of the revolt was' kindled in Phoenix Park on Monday . morning.'. The so-called Citizen Army held a review and parage, and marched with loaded rifle 3 and iixed bayonets.: Tnoy were afterwards addressed by certain of their leaders, and from theremarched to Dublin. Entering the outskirts of tlie city, they Were met by some of the Tliiblin'garrison, who'w&a marching the- other way; -

Two; men in front rank of tlii "Citizen'Ariiy' levelled' tlieir rifles ant fired 'at the soldiers. 'Iwo of the ofli oers and several men fell, but the soldiers avenged the murder, and three of the Siiiu lt'oiiihers fell, shot dead. This was the signal for a general * revoit. There was'desultory fighting there oii the. outskirts' 'of , the 1 town, with the purpose of diverting the mili■l tary 1 s.attention.'from - the;Sinn leiners. The- chief attack ■ was on the i'ost Office, the Castle, and ilie centre ol tlie town. ' All the •' telegraphic machines were immediately smashed, and telephones dismantled. .. Sinn Fein Civil Servants brandished bayonets and fired ball cartridges. A detachment of troopu was told off to deal with this, and fighting raged through the ground floor of the great, building. ' After 7 a wild and furious resistance, the rebels were cleared out at bayonets-point; They were then reinforced, aid- re•flowed"..the attack ;"on; the .Post Office, which changed bands several times ill the course of the day and night. ■ The attack on the Castle was a. tough proposition. Tho rebels' captured and fortified 'the South Dublin Workhouse, from which they poured a persistent fire oil the soldiers. Tlie main opera, tions-. of .the rebels, were directed rrom "Liberty Hall," where large quantities of ammunition had been s.tored in cellars and' was being distributed to various points. The enemy stormed across the O'Connell bridge into Sackvilie Street, looting a dozen shops and also commadeered and looted Jacobs' 6 biscuit factory. All tramcars had been seized "by tno enemy early in the fight. . The Four Courts fell to the enemy; and the great library was dismantle of-books and used to make ramparts. • Wholesale looting, and a great VJeai of'sniping occurred in Grafton Street, and there .. was also a b'itter - struggis for the possession _ of tho She) bourne Hotel, but the soldiers drove the ; rebels out and- trained their machine-gun* from the balcony upon the enemy's entrenchments in iSt. Stephen's Gtrseu. The city at night was in complete darknessj the lamps being either out of smashed...

Traffic.entirely celled at dawn, when' reinforcoroents arrived, and with a gnnboat shelling "Liberty Hall" the tide turned in the troops' favour. It is estimated that the . rebel force was twelve thousand strong, and of these two thousand belonged to the "Citizen Army," which was composed of Larkinites (followers of James LarI'in, the notorious' strike leader, who was concerned in the previous riots).

CASEMENT THE TRAITOR

STORY OF THE ARREST • «. ' London, April 28. The "Daily Chronicle", says that it is probable that Casement impressed the German Government with a.x exalted idea of his influence and the followers lie could secure if placed at their heac' in Ireland. ; Suspicion was aroused by-tie pie?ehc( of a powerful motor-car at a point litth frequented by tourists. ' - Tho coastguards were alert; A email boat,' apparently coming from nowheie, was seen making towards ' the shore. T'-''o. men were rowing and three others S.W in the stern. All were aiado prisoners. ■" As they stepped ashore the officer in. charge of the patrol recognised one, and said, "You are Sir Koger Casement." ' " Casement replied: "I am'.' "I- have como to.do my duty." During his conveyance .to Knglarid Casement gave his the impression of his supreme vanity by suggesting that .lie Was the head and, fibntr'of any- rebellion -possible, and '.hat VI hout him it must bo speedily collapse.It is 'clear that tho motor-car, which was .the, sanje'xhich rphmged:.cver tho bridge at Killorglin, iwas infcnded„to convey Casement to Dublin.

[A motor-car jumped over a bv-di>o ; into the River Laune, near /Cillorglin, i and three, of the passengers .were drowned. Two-bodies were recovered, and ammunition, and rfinu Fein : Wdgcs'• wcrp'found' The above .; message, for the "first'. .time...identifies J the placc where Casement landed, Ciiirabaue Strand; County Kerry, wbero ; tho boat was caught lauding arms, is j near Tralce,, and Killorglin, wlcre ' Casement's , car was wreckfe'd/ is' ■ ; the' head 'of. Diifglo.Bay,: County "Kcri'y, ia ..the' South-West of Ireland; ' Casement's landing .was apparently effected V at or.near;the-'point .whero ; -the gun- ' runners "attempted t». put their car<*o ashore.l ° >j