The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-13
ORANGE RIOT.
A Hob in Lawrence Attack Orange
men Returning from a Picnic.
A Shower Of Bricks and stones.
Orangemen Defend Themselves
with ReYOIvers,
No Person Killed, but Many Badly
Injured.

LAWRENCE, Mass, July ia serious riot
occurred in this city tonight, resulting from
an attack made by mob upon members of
Lodge LOS Loyal Orangemen, who were return
ing from celebrating the anniversary or the
battle of the Boyne by picnic at Laurel Grove
four miles up the Merrimac. The lodge num-
bers about fifty. They were organized Ang.
oath, 1874. Only about dozen started from
their headquarters, 307 Essex streer, early this
morning, and there was no procession. Sever
al women and children accompanied them and
on the first trip up the river the steamer took
about 20 passengers for the picnic grounds.
Most of the men, accomp aned by the Law
renee Brass Band, went to Lowell on the cars
and participated there before Going to the pic
mic, in parade Of QffaaIgemen lodges from that
city a asaa from Woburn, Arlington and other
places. r. Cassidy of Boston, State Grand
Master of the Loyal Orangomen of Massachu-
sets, accompanied the Lawrence lodge and
commanded the parade. After the Lowell
parade the Orangemen embarked on the steam
| ct and came down the river to the picnic
grounds. The picnic was quietly and respect
ably conducted
The Lawrence lodge had passed a resolution
forbidding the use of liquor upon the grounds,
| and there was no indications of trouble until
| the picnic broke up and few Orangemen from
| Lawrence, with their women and children were
| disembarking about O'Clock this evening at
| the steamer landing on Water street. -Four of
| the men wore regalias; Cassidy, the Grand
Master; James I'll. Spinlow, Worshipful Master
of the Lawrence lodge, and two brothers, Ed
| ward and John Dernzy, shoemakers.
Threats had been made in the morning, the
| Orangemen say, and therefore they had taken
| firearms. There was a crowd numbering sew
| eral hundred about the landing, and as the
| Orangemen walked down towards the city
there was considerable hooting and yelling.
| Officer Dyson was the only policeman with the
| party at the start After crossing Broadway
| the party pursued by the crowd came down
Canal street in front of the Pacific mills, and
| then began the throwing of stones and bricks.
| Mrs. Spinlew, wife of the worshipful master,
I was struck three times in quick succession,
and all of the party were more or less injured
| in the half mile march which they had te
make to reach the police station. Edwin Der,
| inzy, who wore a sash and had the stars anC
stripes over his shoulders, became separated
| from the others on Essex street near ESSEX
| House. He was struck upon the jaw and his
sash and the flag were taken from him, but be
regained them, and drawing his revolver made
his way to the station house. With the helI
of five officers the whole party were finally go1
inside the station and word was sent to M ayoI
Robert HI. Tewksbury at the City Hall. The
police station ut this time, 8 o'clock, was sur
rounded by mob of men and boys, and it wal
| proposed TO make way through them anC
send the Orangemen and women home IL
hacks. The mayor refused to allow the hacks
to be ordered and going to the front OF the sta
ton endeavored to speak to the crowd. He
could only say that the Orangemen's right to
| walk the streets was not to be disputed anC
that they should be protected in it. The cries
and jeers of the crowd drowned out most Of
| what he said. He ordered the crowd repeated
~ to disperss without effect, and then taking
officers Gammell, Dyson, Floyd and Coolies
the mayor led the way (taking Spinlow's arm
out of the station and down Essex street. which
was filed with the mob for half a mile. Stones
and bricks were thrown all along the route aDd
with the exception of the mayor every member
of the party was hit. Policeman Gammell wal
struck three times, the last time knocked
! down. He received one very bad cut.
The toughest work which was encountered
was after turning from Essex into Union
street. The mob about the party had grown
more and more, and there was now storm
of missiles. Jas. Spinlow, a brother of JOSEPH
H., who is not an Orangeman, Joined the party
here and took his brothers wife under protec
ton. He received almost Immediately terri
BILE wound in the head from a brick.
At the corner of Union and Spring streets
nearly every man of the Orangemen and the
police was knocked over, and in self-defenct
the Orangemen drew their revolvers ana began
firing, the crowd was calling, "kill the dc
Orangemen." Edward Derinzy fred two shots
the elder Spinlow three, John Derinzy two, anC
Grand Master Cassidy says he emptied his re-
yolver. Policeman Gammell had no revolver
but received four barrelled pistol from frienG
in the crowd, but it proved useless No shots
were fre1 by the police. In all the Mayor est
mates that 20 shots were fired, part of them
it is claimed by the Orangemen, by the crowd
1t is impossible to ascertain tonight the eff
feet of the shooting. 1t is certain no one Was
killed outright The wounded thut far report
ed are Edward Burns, II years of age; Mary
/ Gray, shot through the left cheek, and Peter
Clary. 40 years old, 81 Bradford street, EN-.
ployed in the starch room of the Pacific Mills
l shot in the left thigh Clary is ScotchmaL
| hut 81 Roman GathOlic He was NOT concerned
in the mob bat was gfoiiowintb Is f
list of the injured SO far as reported:
Orangemen and their wives-Grand Master
Richard Cassidy, Boston, badly cut on the
head and neck; Worshipful Master j. III. Spin
low, head bruised and shoulder cut; John Der.
inZy, forehead cut and shoulder badly bruised
Edward Derinzy, left cheek cut through and
| gashes on head and back; Nicholas Murray
badly cut on head; Mas. Richard Cassidy, bad.
~ bruised; Mrs. j. Ell. Spnlow, and Mrs. John
Derinzy, both slightly bruised; officers Wm.
Gammell, severe cash on head; John Dyson,
bruised on head and back; DR.. A. Corliss, de el
| cut on left side of forehead Patrick Griffin
| bruised on back of neck.
Cltizens-Peter Clay, shot In the left thigh,
injuries serious; Eddie Burns, shot in the left
cheek, not serious; James Spinlow, severe and
deep cut on top of the head.
| The firing dispersed the crowd. Some gath.
| cred about Clay and Burns and took them to q
physician, but the majority fed in terror. The
| uestlnatlOn OF Cne party was w OTShlpful Master
Spinlow's house, 16 Prospect street, mile and
a quarter from the steamboat landing The
| riot lasted about two hours and half and ex.
tended over mile of the most thickly settled
portion of the city. One statement is that
Spinlow provoked the attack by openly carry
| ing carbne, but this is an error He had an
| air gun which had been used at the picnic
| grounds.
There is but one opinion among right think
ing persons in the city irrespective of religious
| preferences, and that is in sympathy with the
Orangemen. Mayor Tewksbury's pluck and
| gallantry are unanimously Com mended as con-
| trasting happily with the irresoluton exhibited
| at the police headquarters. The patrolmen of
| the police force did their duty faithfully
| Patrick Latin and Bartholomew Hannah are
| under arrest for Kissing and shouting when the
| Mayor endeavored to speak. The Marshal, AS
| sstant Marshal and captain of the night watch
| we're all IN the stntion house when the Mayor
| set out on his march. but neither of them ac-
| companied him.
Assistant marshal and captain of the watch
say they were ready but had no orders. The
Orangemen will hold their regular meeting on
Monday night next. This is the most serious
disturbance in the city since the Knownothing
riots of 1852. which were provoked by the
hosting of an American flag union down. This
was the first public demonstration of the
Orangemen, but they are firm in their purpose
to parade on July II, 1876.