BEFORE THE CAPTURE

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 1, 1 July 1922, Page 7

BEFORE THE CAPTURE

CCWJETS HEAVEEY SHELLED. (Eeoefved-July l^.-.11, aan») LONDON, 30Cli June. ! ,'A telegram lodged fn Dublin, before : the Four Courts were taken, stated?' that* heavy firing and sniping went o» all night. Ihe Four "Courts, were.-sub-i jeoted to an intense bombardment. ',".' The thoroughfares in ,the centre- or? Dublin -were deserted, and all business; was suspended. Dail troops occupy,; Jacob's large biscuit factory in Bishop-? ..'street.'. '•• ■. ■ '■■•. ..' '■..' ■ ;■. ',- ■."■•• -\ : Casualties for two days numberj thirty'dead, ■ and fifty wounded. ' -■'. : ■'•■■?* LONDON, 30th June."' ' Ab midnight. on Thursday,, the- ma-! cfime-gnn and rifle fire:.was greatly intensified, and heavy .detonations of mqr-t ta.rs punctuated the rattel.of small arms.. The .bombardment by -artillery also in--creased, giving .evidence;' t'iat the Free; State forces had: secured'.h* tyier cannon., Tho defenders replied more; vigorously as* the attack intensified. They apparently had an abundance of rifle 'and' machinegun ammtuiition. "■■.'•.'■' ;.'- . :,-'•

The contmuetf- 'bombardment consider-r ably breached' £he '.western side of the. Four Courts, but the mass-of th&ibiiilding;was not. seriously shaken, andI'.tho defenders were':safe';im-the granite base-' ment from e-rerything except heavy. sheltU firo. It wa3 understood" fie have dug tunnels, from the, ceMais by1 •wfifch feey hoped.l-to escape, if 'forcea'tw ►evacuate.. ■'■'■■'. ■■■'.■