Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-05-25 | Page 1 | Incendiary Fire in Capital

lN tN DIARY DIAR FIRE FIR liN IN At s Bold Attack on Great Public Structure Is Eff Effected cJe b by Republican can Armed For Forces c e s DUBLIN May 25 By Associated Press Press Press-A A statement issued from Dublin Dublin Dublin Dub Dub- lin castle at 3 p p. p m m. reads The custom house recognized as as' as aso o one e of the finest public bui buildings dings in the United Kingdom was set afire by a large party of Sinn with petrol at 1 40 o'clock today The fire brigade was prevented from going to the scene and crown forces who sought to reach the building were fired on A fight followed the details debits of which will wilt be made public later Subsequently the fire brigade under I protection of crown forces proceeded to the scene and attacked the flames I which then had a firm hold It is doubtful whether hether much of the building can be saved It was said four foul military policemen policemen- me were wounded and killed el eleven ven wounded and nd sixty-five sixty taken prisoner The custom house was still burning late this afternoon LONDON May 25 By Br the Associated ed Press The Press The customs house in Dubin Dublin Dublin Dub Dub- lin in says a Central News lews dispatch from that city was burned this afternoon The burning adds the message is at attrIbuted attributed attributed at- at to Sinn The fire says this account started at o'clock the flames breaking out simultaneously throughout th the building which was totally destroyed destroyed- It t was ono one of the finest buildings in Dublin and cost Tho occupants fled as the fire broke out Another account states that the cus- cus house was set on fire through s bombs thrown in the building The railway bridge running past the building was occupied by a large number number number num num- ber of men upon whom a fusillade was opened Others Others' in the thc Immediate vicinity vicInity vicinity vic vic- of the customs house also were fired upon Lorry loads of of the military were bombed as they the were driving up to the scene The soldiers fired machine guns rifles and revolvers and several several sev sev- eral ral persons were seen to fall faU So far three persons appear to have been killed The affair seems to have been been a most elaborately organized attack Armed men guarded all the approaches approaches- to the customs house to prevent the saving of the building Shortly horth afterward Liberty hall the I headquarters of the Irish transport workers was set on Ore fire and destroyed