The Portland daily press., 1877-07-13
A Narrow Escape from a General
Massacre.

The commanding officer of the 10Th regiment
OF the line at Halifax has been notified by tele-
graph to hold his troops in readiness to start for
this city in event of their being required. Ar
rivals by the trains todaylfrom ali points are
smaller than usual.
1880 P. Mail is peaceable so far, but i'm
mense crowds are gathering in ST. James street,
| victoria square and Craig street. Members of
Ine irsn Gathohc Union rendezvous at Saint
Patrick's Hall. Anxiety and dread are visible
ON every countenance, and fears are expressed
of approaching trouble. The services in Knox
church are now proceeding, and large num-
| Der of ladies are present
| L. M.-NO violence has taken place. but
the expressions of the crowd occasion much
anxiety. The Young Britons in the city will
meet their brethren coming from Cornwall at
the depot in the evening and tender them an
escort Ii this intention is carried out fearful
| the Irish Catholic Union are at st. Patrick s
Hall, where various sections from different
parts OF the city have come and received their
orders and returned to their lodge rooms
A motley crowd of two or three thousand is
| standing opposite to Orange Hotel, on St. James
street, uttering threats. Much indignation is
| expressed by Protestants at the manner in
which the Catholics line the Streets as if to in
tmidate them. The Orangemen affirm their
intention to keep their bargain, but if interfer-
| be bloodshed. The congregation at Knox
church is not particularly large, most of the
people being outside awaiting what may turn
turn up. Rev. @. A. Dondiet, chaplain, wear
ing MS regalla, IS now preaching calm, mod
crate, cOnciliatory sermon.
A stranger has just beeu shot dead on Nicor.
tia square. He had orange decorations on his
| coat
| 3P: M.-About 1.33 p. m. a woman was
standing in Victoria square with an orange lily
lily and the two got into fight People gath
cred around, general fight ensued and several
shots were fired. The man who first interfered
rushed into an adjoining store, where he was
followed and shot dead.
Il 80 L. M.-Thomas l.. Hackett was the man
Killed. He was clerE here in McKillop's
commercial agency. He was an Orangeman
and was returning from church. J. r. Morri-
son, clerk in Sims provision store, Charles
Boon, tailor, and Edward Giraux, painter.
were wounded, though not fatally. These
names may be depended upon as accurate. The
name OF the wounded woman is unknown. She
was taken home,
Adjutant General Fletcher has ordered every
solder IN the city under arms at City Hall
| forthwith. Great blame attaches to the nolice
for not parading the streets.
$40 I, M.-The city is full of roughs peram-
bulating the streets. Numbers Of them are
| strangers The Quebec ''coves" probably fur
nished their quota.
day issued manifesto to the people OF the Do
mlnlon describing the purpose of the order and
stating that when the threats of violence were
made against them they resolved to have pro-
cesslon, but subsequently upon request of rep
resentatiye men of the national and benevolent
societies of Montreal representing ali oreeds
ana CHARITIES, they agreed to abstain therefrom
Ihey therefore venture to express the hone that
Catholics as we'll as Protestants will show their
sympathy with our resolve, by sternly disconr-
aglng any approach to roWdyism of which they
may be witness today, and which they NAV
prevent.
2. Mt is generally said here that had it
not been for the mean English police system
mere the trouble today would not have occurred
Roughs of the hardest description were allow
| ed to congregate on the streets and corners. to
the terror and intimidation of ordinary public,
and lntlmidating Orangemen who had pledged
| themselves not to make demonstration. At
an early hour the streets were lined with loaf
| ers, many OF whom are strangers, most of them
armed, who INDUCED in remarks as to what
they would do, and significantly pointed to the
| contents OF their pockets, both Orangemen and
| Catholics evidently expecting the worst, and
were prepared for it. The Orangemen pro-
| ceeded quietly to the church this morning.
singly or in little squads, but it was rumored in
the streets that after the service they would,
come down town in procession bearing the
| Union JACK, which it was supposed would
not arouse adverse feelings. In anticipation of
/ this thousands hurried off to the vicinity of
Knox CHURCH, but still there was peace. The
| aspect OF affairs is not altered much since the
last despatch, at 4 o'clock.
| The following is an account given of the pro-
ceedings today by an eye witness:
About 1.2O p. m. shout went up in the
| neighbOrhood of cab stand on Craig street
| ana instantly there was general rush made in
/ that direction. A young man in gray clothes
| was seen running for shelter, pursued by large
| crowd OF men and boys. When he got on the
found the heavy doors partially closed. The
| leaders of the mob tried to pull him off the
| steps, nearly pulling his coat off. A Young
| man, said to be a clerk in McMaster's store,
| rushed forward to protect him. One of the
| mob attempted to strike this young fellow when
he fired several shots in rapid succession. Al
most at the same moment shots were fired at
| him by persons in the crowd. One struck him
IN the forehead, when he fell. While down
otner SHOTS were fired at him. For what
| seemed quite long time no one went to his
assistance and he lay bleeding on the sidewalk
A policeman soon arrived and the wounded
man was placed in an express wagon, white
handkerchief dropped over his face and guard
ed Dy some policemen he was borne away. A
| very painful feature of the affair was the be-
havl0r OF the mob when a Protestant clergy
man came up to offer prayer for the dying man.
Inc reverend gentleman was rudely pushed
back, and despite his circumstances and the
mute appeal of the upturned eyes of the poor
his soul passed away.
TIE want of anything like provision for the
maintenance of order was very generally re-
marked. The mob seemed to have been given
complete contro! of the streets, which were
filled with surging excitable crowd, evidently
| largely OF persons longing for an outbreak.
NO attempt was made to disperse them. As
the body of the unfortunate Hacket was being
driven Off from the scene where he fell some
OF the inhumaD roughs took off their hats and
waved them with triumphant air. A young
man named J. r. Morrison, an employe of A.
d. Sims q Co., has been bruised and beaten
by the mob. Chas. Boon, tailor of st. Law
renee and Main streets, Edward Giroux and
MI. Henshaw, were also badly wounded in the
tray. There is every prospect of serious
disturbance during the night Precautions are
being accordingly taken to prevent further Sc
rlous consequences The general disposition
OF the crowd is emnently aggressive The
name of the woman wounded cannot be ascer-
famed. She was taken away Immediately.
The young man who lost his life is named
Thomas Celt Racket travelling clerk for
Mckillop's commercial agency. He was an
Orangeman and member of the Church of Eng
land. He had no regalia. He carried re-
volver and fired a shot from Dunn's store latter
he was attacked.
Another eye witness of the shooting affair
IN Victoria Square gives the following: A
crowd of Irishman had been watching in
Radegond street for man who had taken re-
fuge in a house there after protecting lady
VINO had been insulted for wearing an orange
lily. About twenty minutes later young
man dressed in light clothes who went past
from the house was believed to be him and as
he had an orange lily the crowd rushed after
him. When he got in front of the new build
ings adjoining Clendenning's stores, he en-
deavored to run into Fertilization lane, but the
crowd were too close and then a gen.
tleman interfered, stating that he would
take the young fellows part. At this
the mob turned from the young man
first pursued and attacked the other. The first
man then got clear and rushed into Dunn's.
The second endeavored to follow but the mob
was so close that those inside shut the door
suddenly and he was at the mercy of the mob.
In this alarming position he drew his revolver
and fred into them. The mob then began to
fire when the balls struck Hackett and he fell
to the ground and shortly after expired. The
police subsequently cleared the square, The
crowd is watching at the railway depot in ex.
pectation of the Orange Young Britons return
from Cornwall, when they would get warm
reception. 1t is just announced that the boys
will not return till to morrow morning.
The City is in ferment. Thousands are
congregating about Orange Hall. Mischief is
feared and trouble expected at Point st.
Chafles, where the Orange dinner takes place
at Lomas Hotel The Prince of Wales Rifles
have been ordered there for protection.
n.3O p. Mall is now quiet in the city.
Some OF the Young Britons returned tonight
from Cornwall. The remainder will return to-
morrow. A deputation of the nresidents of
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