Later, a party of youths assembled in military formation and marched through the streets of Dublin. After the parade, a meeting was held outside the General Post Office, the police not interfering.
Dublin also witnessed the destruction of a huge Union Jack by LR.A. sympathizers. After defying all attempts to burn or tear it, the flag was finally slashed to pieces with knives.
The outrages in London included the bombing of four banks in the West End, all of which were considerably damaged, and an attempt to set fire to the contents of two letter boxes in the Marylebone area by incendiary bombs.
Exciting scenes followed the West End bombings, While the police commandeered taxicabs and directed traffic from running boards, Territorial and mounted police were called out to assist in dealing with the immense crowds and the huge traffic jams.
Amid cries of "lynch him" and "kill him," one man had to run the gauntlet of infuriated crowds until he was rescued by the police.
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