The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-31
THE RIOTS 1NfIRE1AND.
Account OF their OrigIn-The First Day
OF the Disturbances at Belfast:

Last year, anu IOT uduJ years pFeceulDS, IL
was the celebration Of Orange anniversaries
that made it necessary for. the British Gov
ernment to send military and constabulary 10
| the North of ireland. This year the Orange
anniversaries were slowedto pass compara-
uvely unheeued, but thesERoman Catholic
holiday OF the 18th OF August excited much
attention. For several days bodies OF police
had been on the move northward. On The
18th about eighty of the Sligo force were
drafted to Londonderry. and on the following
day one hundred OF the First Royal Dragoon
Guards and nearly eight hundred OF the con-
stablllnry left Dublin chiefly for the neighbor.
hood OF Gatltord, County Down, where one OF
the largest demonstrations was expected. At
Belfast. on August l6, there was great excite
ment and more Than one severe collision be-
tween the contending parties, and several
persons we're hurt more or less seriously.
The ship.curpenters, who are mostly Orange
men, 10 the number of several hundred, lelt
their work and endeavored to Interrupt the
progress Of the processlonists, who sharply
resented tue interference. The demonstration
was held al HaunabsJown, aDout four miles
from Belfast. The ,maj irlly Of the process
sionist bodies assembled In Hercules street
about nine o'clock, with their bands and ban.
ners, and In their green regalia. Their ap-
pearance was good, and ttte,r conduct most
becoming. Rain was failing heavily all the
time.
The hour for starting, having arrived, the
town h 6aseed IfhrS5ug rest pae:
crdsd by band. When IL arrived at Trinity
street, it was met by an oppUsln2 mot, who
would not permit IL to pass In Lnatdirectlon.
and members of each party at once resorten
10 s,oue.tnrowng, q, which was carried on for Il
considerable lime. but was fortunately put an
end to by the appearance of Town Commis-
siuner Bailey aud large body OF police, buI
not before some OF The rioters, hal smashed
ihe windows OF The Rev. Mr.. Macreadys
ohurch. The professionals. between adVice
and compuIsion, turned back and did not per.
sist iu passing that route to Their place OF
meeting. The prUcesslOnists then turned
down Donegal street lnlo Cor2oratioa sLreet; nS
through Victoria street, up High street, and
into Castle street. en- route To Hhnnahst1wn.
When the procession arrived at the Model
School. The centre of it was attacked by o
stone.throwing mob that had assembled a.
th. corner OF Townsend street. A fierce and
most determined struggle ensned. brlcR
bats aud large stones almost darkenea lnr
air. Persons who Witnessed the rlots OF looo
declared that the scene OF that morning WAS
nnexampled even In those boisterUus timer.
Ths nrocessIonIsts doubled on their oppouents
and tnre down portion OF rnlling
Ibet enclosed piece Of ground at the corner
of ToWnsend street aud Davis street.. T1ls
blot of ground was filed with the DEBRIS,
which provided lots Of The ammunition tnen
TO use. TEen occurred the nercese SCENES.
The brickbats were hurled 10 every direction,
ond hoards were torn off and used as wea-
nnns or the FIVE detached houses IN Town.
send street not one had q window that Was
NOT slnashed, especially that owned BY Dir.
John Ginger; several panes Of glass We're also
broken In Mr.. Hugnes's bakery establishment
and other buildings adjacent. A stop was
soon put to the scuffle by thsappearance Of the
police. who arrested nine OF tne 0nenners'
and took them 10 CUSTODY 10 tne polGe olncs.
The remainder shortly alterward dispersed,
un0 the processionlsts proceeded on their Way
withont further annoyance than thai OF having
drfIm broken by stone flung by three Young
Iads who. we believe, are ut present In Gus
tody. or the persons Injured At Dover street,
were q man named Doherty; poor girl who
was passing up the street, ana VINO soC nem-
from a brickbat: and o man named Geudis,
who had his faca and head cnt aud battered In
most brutal manner. He, 1t Is reported, was
one of the crowd who endeavored 10 stop the
processonlsts.
large field. It was presided over by Joseph
q bigger, ESQ, Belfast, and 1t is supposed
that There were lnrly luOuSauu peOpie pres
ant, The chairman dwelt az some length on
The necessity of home rule for Ireland, and de-
cIared his belief tnat 1t was the aristocraic
members of the government, and not Mr.
Glndstone, who refused the demands OF Ire
land. Resolutions were unanimously passed
in favor of releasing the political prisnners,
and of home rule for ireland. The proceed
iars at HannahsLown were perfectly quiet and
orderly. except that several pistols were fired,
and II ia said that one man was seriously
wounded. but it Is supposed to have been ac-
cidental. The large proportion of those at
lending the meeting wore green scarfs, and
there vera numerous green banners displayed
nearing notices, as "Erln-go.Bragn," and
s.God Save Ireland" The procession started
on The return to Belfast between three and
four o'clock, and although maRy roughs who
ioinel the procession carried sticks, there was
| no interference with The march, and conse-
ouenily no disturbances. Three or four bands
ACCOMPANIED the processlonlsts. In the alter
noon large body-several hundreds-ot The
shin. .carpenters assembled, 1t is supposed, for
the purpose of interfering With the returning
procession, bnt the police, after slight skir-
mlsh, succeeded in dispensing them.