The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1864-09-16
Great Riots in Belfast. Ireland.

Great Riots in Belfast, Ireland.
From the London Shipping Gazette. Aug. IA.
The utterly disgraceful and inexcusable
riots In Belfast appear to continue. Prac>
tisaily, the}town has been for some little
ame at tie mercy of one Of the viIest
nobss that can be found any vhere-a rsb
bic whose natural blacke uaidism is in,
famed and exaggerated by>tectarian big
otIy. The Orange party had everything
their own way at first, and ven,ured their
spiteful and-evil tempers on every ,'atbo-
lie who came in their way, even TO the
length of setting upon.:he poor hard
working girls who were, proceeding to
work in the factories, whom they "beat
horribly" The Catholics deserved and OBJ
tanned good deal of commentator for
the foroearance they exhibited, but after .
while their patience got exhausted, and a
mob OF the lowest Of those who profess
that faith feta'iated. The windows Of DR..
Cookies Presbyterian meeting house have
been broken in; also the windows and
doors of Wesleyan chapel and of a
church. 10 revenge for this the Orange.
men have wrecked the house of DR.. Dorian
the Catholic coadjutor bishop. 1t sup
posed thatth military will be called out.
! .t Belfast, Aug. 16. +
The town continues in, very excited
state. One of the persons who received a
gunshot wound during the riots yesterday
died this morning Mr. Sullivan, the sub
editor of the Belfast Observer, the Roman
Catholic organ, was brutality mal,reated
while professionally engaged at fire las.
light, and is in dangerous condition. 1t
is said that five or six Others out Of the
twenty or thirty wounded yesterday died
during last night and this morning, but up
to the present such has not been confirm
ed. 1t is rumored that the uavvies of the
Roman Catholic party, to the number of
four or five hundred, have challenged the
ship carpenters, who all belong to the Or
ange side to-day, and terrible battle is
therefore expected. The ship carpenters
have just marched through the town to the
number of FIVE to six hundred, armed with
every kind of weapon. Business is nearly
entirely suspended. All houses of BUSH
ness, public houses, etc, were closed a, a,
early hour yesterday. The military were
reinforced by further supply from Dub
lin, last night, and it ought to be hoped
WIFI the large military and police force a,
present under the command of the mayis
trates, further boo5sbed will be prevented.
but Is very doubtful, as at this momen, 90
A, NJ J active preparations are being made
10 all the disturbed districts for great
battle. Knives, pitchtorks, pistols, sticks,
bludgeons, &c, are penufuIiy scattered
| among the rioters.
Belfast, Aug l6-noon.
he noting has assumed most formid-
able aspect, The ship carpenters have
broken into gunmaker's ia HIGH street
and have taken all tie guns, pistols. and
every other available weapon. and have
gone into the town. Firing and stone
throwing is going on in ali directions.
About an hour ago the police were order
ed to lire into Sandy Row, and several men
were shot, three reported killed. The
windows of hundreds of houses have been
totally smashed, and several completely
ransacked. All houses closed in every
street. a battle is hourly expected.
a Belfast, Aug. II, $50 p. m.
The greater part of the town is in a
state of perfect fury. 4 dreadful riot oc-
Cured III Wilson street and Mavfel about
half past one O'Clock. A great number of
men have been injured by bullet ounds.
and several have. teen taken 20 the gener,
al hospital. In Barrack street man driy.
ing bread cart was shot by some person
as yet unknown. The man died in fifteen
minutes afterward. The ship carpenters
and mechanics, TO the number of nearly
one thousand or twelve hundred. struck
work at 2 O'clock, and are parading the
streets. Military and police arrived hour
" by the train, and this evening there will
be about four thousand soldiers and police
IN Belfast. The surgeons in the hospital
have been engaged in ampu,a,ons all ,!ay.
he military and police are parading the
town with liked bayonets, under the per-
sonal snperiniendence of Major Fan onde.
The town is fearfully excited, no person
knowing where these disgraceful riots NAV
! end. FIRING aud stone throwing still 90
ing on, and persons are afraid to venture
near the disturbed districts, as stray shots
are firing in all directions If the ship
carpenters and navvies meet bloody en-
counter may be expected, as both mobs
are well armed with pistols, guns, pitch
forks, bill hooks and bludgeons. e..
Lincoln's Prospects.
| Mr I ;naol. Il IL !,