The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-04
elimination Of the Toronto Troubles
in a Serious Riot.
ATTACK ON A CATHOLIC PROCESSION.
Lives Of the Pilgrims Saved by the Deter
mined Action of the Police.
DEPREDATIONS BY THE RIOTERS.

this week Last Sunday rather serious riot took place
the occasion of the Roman Catholic Jubilee Pilgrim
age and this procession was expected TO be con-
tnued through of the leading streets repetition
of the dsgraceu scenes of last Sunday in larger and
much more serious degree has been very generally
feared Meetings of orangemen, Orange Young Brit
and OF ultra protestants generally have been had
during the week. professedly for the purpose of trying
to avert riot but the by which they proposed
to accomplish this-namey, by endeavoring to induce
the Roman Catholic Church dignitaries to forego the
procession, did not recommend themselves to the good
sense Of the temperate and abiding portion of the
community.
THREATS OF A RIOT.
The Archbishop was warned that II the pilgrimage
took place roting would and blood would most
certainly DO shed.
ATTITUDE THE ARCHBISHOP.
His answer that the procession was legal that 1t
was religious ceremony enjoned by the Church and
that it would go at all hazards In this stand he
supported only by adherents of his own Church
but by the general community, who felt that to forego
the procession to acknowledge triumph ofawess-
ness and organized rowdyism.
The Orange Young Brions, to whom the blame of last
Sundays riot was generally credited, made half
hearted protest that they were not a body blame
worthy but experience both of to-day and last Sunday
does alter the opinion Of dsinterested parties that
they were the chief actors In both riots.
THE PROCESSION
An immense procession formed to-day about half
past two at ST. Pauls church, Power street, and pro
ceeded along Green street to ST. Mchaels Cathedral
headed by large posse of police
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST ATTACK.
Bodies of police also placed at intervals along
the procession on either side The Queens Own Rifles
the Tenth Royals, the Lieutenant Governors body
guard and a company of cavalry posted at con
venient distance from the procession, to be in
readiness should serious disturbance occur
THE SPECTATORS
The streets along the line of march and the neghbor
hood of the various churches to be visited in the pill
grimage crowded by thousands of men and
women. The roofs of many of the houses swarmed
with expectant onlookers and every accessible point of
observation alive with people the q, for the
expected row. The vast procession, in the front OF
which many of the clergy and prominent adhe-
rents of the Roman Catholic Church. reached ST. Mi
chael's Cathedral without any disturbance.
BEGINNING RIOT.
After issuing from the Cathedral and just as the
march for ST. Mary's church. Bathurst street. the
western part of the city, was about to be commenced
stones began to be thrown at the processonss by peo
pie in vast crowds assembled the vicinity of St Mi
TO get the procession again started, but here
SHOT
was fired into the procession. The who fred was
promptly arrested and the procession then continued
along Church street to Adelaide and along Adelaide
the direction of ST. Mary's church.
THE MOB OPEN FIRE.
At nearly every street showers of stones
thrown and shots fred, several Of the police be-
ing disabled Guarded by the police, however, the pill
grms continued their way until they reached Bath
urst street, where
A SERIOUS FIGHT
took place The rioters were posted here in large
numbers, and they kept up constant fire OF stones
into the procession woundng many who took part
in it,
BY THE POLICE.
The police had to draw their revolvers here and
charge the crowd and this led to brisk and pretty
general fire OF small arms which kept up for some
time. Quite number of persons were shot and in
few cases fatal results are anticipated One who
had just recovered from serious illness was tramped
upon by some of the rioters and injured that his
covery is scarcely hoped for
THE PROCESSION.
few shots fred from the procession; but this
disposition to retaliate upon the rioters was very
promptly repressed by the leaders in the procession
The police, by persstenty and at the great risk of
their lives charging upon the crowd managed to keep
them at distance; and many of the processonists
could obtain entrance went into ST. Marys church.
while the procession halted Here the police formed
line across the street, along which
RETURN PILGRIMAGE
expected to take place This only kept the crowd
back but deceived them as to the route along which
the procession returned to ST Pauls for instead Of
going along Adelaide King and Queen streets in which
bands Of the rioters stationed at intervals the
pilgrims, after emerging from church, proceeded in
rather irregular order to Front street. where they re-
formed and along which they made the return march
without any very serious interruption.
The fact that the homcward march was comparatively
free from disturbance not only due to the ruse
above mentioned but also to the fact that the military
marched along Wellington street, next to Front and
parallel with the procession their presence serving
cool the ardor Of the few scattered along
Front street
ATTACK on A HOTEL.
After the regular procession body of row.
dies made an attack hotel on Dumar street. kept
tons A policeman who interfered here was struck in
the abdomen by large stone and seriously injured.
OTHER SMALL ROWS
number OF other small rows are reported, but at
the time OF writing the streets comparatively quiet
THE GENERAL FEELING
throughout the city Of satisfaction, FIRST because
the riot was not so bad as anticipated and sec
ondy, because the rowdyism, which is becoming so
aggressive here, did not succeed In preventing lawful