Wednesday, 26 April, 1916

Still no authentic news but it appears
the Sinn Feiner still hold the City.
Although I believe Stephen’s Green has
been cleared of them. It is predicted
food will get very scarce so ordered
what I can conveniently get.
No mail boat came in so there is no
tidings of the boys.
In the afternoon I went to the Tea Rooms
we had a good many soldiers & sailors
mostly of Staffordshire regiment.
This has been a glorious day it is too
terrible to think how it is being
desecrated with murders & pillage
for of course the mob is looting
the shops.
We hear this evening Liberty Hall
has been levelled to the ground
also the Herald Office which shows
that there is a good deal of con—
nection with the strike. Jacobs
Factory being one of the rebels
strongholds.
Troops & artillery have arrived in
large numbers