ically ▁no ▁shooting ▁as ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁target ". ▁However , ▁where ▁the ▁ins urg ents ▁domin ated ▁the ▁routes ▁by ▁which ▁the ▁British ▁tried ▁to ▁fun nel ▁rein for c ements ▁into ▁the ▁city , ▁there ▁was ▁fier ce ▁fighting . ▁ ▁At ▁ 5 : 2 5 PM ▁Vol unte ers ▁E am on ▁Martin , ▁Gar ry ▁Hol oh an , ▁Robert ▁Beg gs , ▁Se an ▁C ody , ▁Din ny ▁O ' Call ag han , ▁Charles ▁Sh elle y , ▁P ead ar ▁Bres lin ▁and ▁five ▁others ▁attempted ▁to ▁occup y ▁Broad stone ▁railway ▁station ▁on ▁Church ▁Street , ▁the ▁attack ▁was ▁un success ful ▁and ▁Martin ▁was ▁injured . W it ness ▁Stat ement ▁by ▁E am on ▁Martin ▁to ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Military ▁History , ▁ 1 9 5 1 W it ness ▁Stat ement ▁of ▁Nicholas ▁K aft an ▁to ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Military ▁History ▁ ▁On ▁Wed nes day ▁morning , ▁hundreds ▁of ▁British ▁troops ▁enc irc led ▁the ▁M end icity ▁Institute , ▁which ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁ 2 6 ▁Vol unte ers ▁under ▁Se án ▁He ust on . ▁British ▁troops ▁advanced ▁on ▁the ▁building , ▁supported ▁by ▁sn ip ers ▁and ▁machine ▁gun ▁fire , ▁but ▁the ▁Vol unte ers ▁put ▁up ▁st iff ▁resistance . ▁Event ually , ▁the ▁troops ▁got ▁close ▁enough ▁to ▁h url ▁gr en ades ▁into ▁the ▁building , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁the ▁reb els ▁threw ▁back . ▁Ex ha usted ▁and ▁almost ▁out ▁of ▁am