The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-08-21
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The RiOting still In Progress at Bel.
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The Rioting still In Progress at Bel.
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LONDON, August 2O.-The riotinr a,
Belfast continued without abatement yes.
terday, despite the warning proclamation
OF the magistrates, The fighting Is kept
up by the rioters at various quarters with
stones, bludgeons and fire arms. The
magistrates yesterday began to swear in
special constables. A proclamation was
issued by the Mayor authorizing the
troops holding streets TO fire upon al riot.
Gus assemblages offering resistance. All
the stores arc closed and business Is en-.
tirely suspended, Additional troops are
expected 10 reach Belfast to-day.
A dispatch from Dublin last night re.
ported that there was no cessation in the
rioting at Belfast. The mob yesterday
attacked three large warehouses and made
a complete wreck Of the interior, carrying
every portable article and demolisiing
other merchandise. The magistrates be.
coming convinced of their inability to re.
store order surrendered the control ofthe
city into the hands Of the military, practi.
cally establishing martial law. The com.
mandlng officer issued aproclamation this
morning calling on all quietly disposed
citizens to remain In their houses, and sta.
ting that every person found on the streets
will be looked upon as rioter and treated
accordingly. All OF the public houses
have received orders to close up, and will
not reopen until permitted to do so by the
authorities. ,n-r.gt.
LONDON, August 90, 2P. MA dispatch
from Belfast to-day states that between 9
o'clock last evening and II this morning,
only two wounded rioters were received
in the hospital. Several small fights oc-
CURED this morning.
LONDON, August 20.-A dispatch from
Belfast at $3.50 this afternoon, says at that
hour the city was comparatively quiet,
The mob had made several efforts during
the dayrt fire buildings, and some OF the
rioters were caught in the act. In every
street there are evidences Of the terrible
character OF the conflict that has been
raging for the past few days. The gov.
ernment of the city is temporarily vested
In four magistrates, with ample military
reserves.
New YoRK, August 2O-A special dis.
patch from London, says the riots in Bel.
fast continues with unabated fury and
the city is at the mercy OF the blood.
thirsty mob. Martial law was declared.
Fearing repetition Of the terrible scenes
OF I66, all places Of business were closed
at noon. A regular panic prevails and
msny respectable people have fled from
the city. 0rapgemen in bodies of three
and four hundred issue from their head
quarters in Sandy Row and rush through
tho principal streets like demons, firing
in all directions 1t is apprehended they
will attempt to demolish all Roman Cath
olic institutions and large force OF con-
stabulsry have accordingly surrounded
them TO resist the attack. Several regi-
ments, including detachments from the
royal barracks in Dublin, were drawn up
to-day in High street, Bengal street and
in the vicinity Of Linen Hall ready
to charge the rioters. The dragons
and mounted constabulary patrolled the
city last night, but shooting was as brisk
as ever, and in many instances innocent
victims were killed. Bitter outcries are
made against the city authorities, who,
just as during the riots Of 1866, allowed
the fends to pelt the troops with brick
bats, wreck churches, pillage stores and
perpetrate atrocious murders before they
gave the word of command. The Orange
men arc mostly favored, although they
have been charged. The mode Of war
fare is cowardly in the extreme, and
people walking quietly along are shot
down like dogs. at this writing the hos
pital in Great Patrick street is filled with
the wounded and dying, and the screams
OF the sufferers, as they are taken there,
are heartrending. Several women have
been shot. The troops can do nothing
without the sanction OF the Mayor, who,
owing to the great indignation Of the cit
izens, has at length been compelled TO
order the military to engage with the
rioters, About dozen persons have been
shot at the Boyne bridge, near the railway
station. During the riots in 1856 the
Orangemen made an effigy of 0'Connel
tied rope around its neck, plunged il in
the water, subsequently placed it in a
coffin and after mimicing the rites Of the
Roman Catholic church, burst open the
Catholic cemetery at Friar's Bush. The
man named James Connell,
was next day shot dead by the police
while leading a gang Of rioters 10 burn
the Roman Catholic orphan asylum.
Orangemen detest the memory OF Daniel
OConnel, owing TO his having won the
Catholic emancipation in 1920, and II
was because the Roman Catholics were
celebrating that victory that the Orange.
men again commenced the attack. The
scene since Thursday last has been terri
BILE. It was at first thought that order
would be restored in day or two, but
the partialitY and bad management of the
authorities have led to the present dread.
iul state oil affairs. Many private houses
have been torn down or burned Worked
up 10 fit Of desperation the Catholics
from the district known as "Pound Line"
and Hercules street. have appeared in the
streets TO resist the ferocious assaults OF
the 0rangemen, who for the last two or
three days have made the most appalling
threats. The respectable citizens are
seized with terror and trembling in their
houses with tear. The ship carpenters,
mostly Orangemen, have Joined the rioters
with their formidable weapons. The op.
posing parties had several engagements
last night and this morning, and several
were killed. If the authorities prevent
the military from clearing the streets and
shooting down the rioters the city will be