The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-04
a WILD MON IN TORONTO.
A Roman Catholic Procession Attacked with
Bullets and stoncs-The Local Military
and Police Preventina Terrible Riot.

A Roman Catholic Procession Attacked with
Bullets and stoncs-The Local Military
and Police Prcventins Terrible Riot
TORONTO, Oct. 3.-Toronto has been in
fever OF excitement all this week. On last Sun
day there was a serious riot on the occasion OF
the Roman Catholic Jubilee pilgrimage. and az
this procession was expected TO be continued
to- day, a repetition OF the dIsRrsceful scenes
was feared. Meetings OF Oraneemen. Orange
Young Britons and OF ultia Protestsnts have
been had, professedy to try 70 prevent a riot,
but the means by which they proposed to AZ,
oompiish ths-namely, by endeavor'' :.
duce ,he Roman Cat" --,~ 10 VT
to foreQo '' .---,v,,o Unurst dlGnitaries
to'' -.s PROCESSION did not please the
The Archbishop was warned that n the pill
eritnage was made riotina would ensue: His
answer was th1t the procession was legal, that
II was a religious ceremony epjoined by tho
church, and that II would go on at all hazards.
half-past two at 81: Paul's Church, Power street,
and proceeded along Green street to ~.
police.
Bodies Of police were also placed at intervals
s,onG tne procession on eithEr side rhe Queens
body guard, and a company Of cavalry were
posted at convenient distance to be In readi
meas.
The streets were crowded and the roofs OF
mi many houses swarmed with sIpeo..snt IoDssrs- w
tn edral without any disturbance.
After marching from tho cathedral. and just
IA the march for st. Mary's Church, In bathurst
street. In the western part of the city was to be
begun, stones began to be thrown at the process
sionists by people In crowds neaf 81. .Michael's.
The police, by charging the crowd got the pro-
cession again started, but here the first shot
fired into the procession, The man who nred
was promptly arrested, and the procession then
continued along Church street to Adelaide. and
along Adelaide In the direction OF st. hary's
Church.
At nearly every street corner showers OF stones
were thrown ana shots were fred, several Of the
police being dis ibled. Guarded by the police,
they reached Bathurst street, whore there was
serious hght; me rioters were posted in large
numbers, and thew kept up constant hre OF
stones into the procession, woundIng many who
were 10 II.
The police here drew their reyoIvers and
charged the crowd, and this led TO a brisk ire
OF small arms which was kept up for some time.
fatal results are anticipated One man who had
Just recovered from serious illness was
!rsmpled upon by some Of the rioters and fatally
A few shots were are d from the procession ;
but this disposition TO retalate upon the rioters
was promptly reprcssed by the leaders.
The police, by persistently charging upon the
crowd, kept them at n distance and as many of
went into the church, while the procession
halted.
Here the police formed line along tho street,
along which the return pilgrimage was expected
to take place. This not only kept the crowd
back, but deceived them hs to the route along
which the procession returned To st. PauIs |;
for, instead Of going along Adelaide, King, and
queen streets, IN which bands OF the rioters
were stationed, the pilgrims, after emerging
from church, Proceeded IN rather irregular or
der To Front street, where they reformed. and
along which they made the return march with
The fact tbat the hUmoward march was free
from disturbance was due to the ruse above
After the regular procession was over a body
OF rowdies made an attack on hotel In Dumar
street, sept by Roman Catholic: police.
abdomen by large stone and seriously injured.