The Portland daily press., 1877-07-17
MONTREAL.
FUNERAL OF HACKETT.
The Procession Protected by the
Troops.
A BOY SHOT BY RUFF1ANS,
MONTREAL.
FIRST DESPATCH

FIRST DESPATCH
MONTREAL, July a6.-At a meeting this
morning, it was decided that St. Andrews so.
ciety would walk In the funeral procession of
passed condemning the mayor for his criminal
negligence. Everything is quiet. Orangemen
from country places are coming into the city
in large numbers, but the rowdy element is
col spicuous by its absence. The whole mill
t.ry force is ordered out simply as precau-
tionary measure.
SECOND DESPATCH.
II a. m.-So far everything is quiet, with
prospect of peace during the day. st. James
street is thronged with people, bat the rough
element is absent
A crowd Surrounds Orange Hall, endeavor-
ing to get view of Hackett's body. Since
Saturday over 10000 people have visited the
hall.
An order has just been issued by Colonel
Fletcher for the whole military force to turn
out,
THIRD DESPATCH.
The Procession is not Disturbed.
$50 p. m.-The procession has all passed.
An alarm was caused by a woman who had an
orange lilly. poking it in an Irish wOman's face,
who grabbed the w0man's bonnet, which made
the people rush. st. James street is quiet and
there are comparatively few people on it. The
majority have followed the procession to the
cathedral. A squad of police are paradipg up
and down St James street,
FOURTH DISPATCH
$50 p. m The procession is now completely
out OF the city. After the disturbance on St.
James street tie procession proceeded quietly
until past St. Andrews church on Beaker Hill
when two pistol shots were fired. Whether by
the processionists or from ontsde no one can
tell. This caused stampede for moment,
but Col. Stephenson came on the scene and
nothing further happened. The service in the
churnh WI iprn IN
formed the procession proceeded up Union
avenue to Sherbrook street entirely out of the
city, with no appearance of molestation to the
erd Of the journey. 1t is feared some bad
entertain their country brethren in the rink to-
night The military are bvouacked along the
road to the cemetery.
I FIFTH DISPATCH.
7.25 p m.-The funeral procession was not
mOlested while en- route from the churchIto the
cemetery. The procession arrived at Orange
Hall at 7.20 without single incident The
military brought up the rear. Crowds of PEG.
pie Justify cheered the processionists in St.
James street on their return.
SIXTH DISPATCH.
9.45 p. MAS the Point st. Charles contin-
gent Orangemen were on the way to their
homes in the western suburbs, they were met
at Wellington bridge by an immense crowd of
the opposite party. The latter acted in
menacing manner, but did not attack them,
however The youths who Jagged somewhat
behind the Ofangemen came along and crowds
of roughs made an onslaught on them with
revolvers. The boys ran, but one was shot
down, one ball striking him in the ut ok and
another in the back. He was taken to the
hospital. The dastardly ruffians had jubilee
over the affair." The police soon arrived but
made no arrests
Departure of Visiting 0rangemen.
II p. m.-The Orangemen have taken their
departure for the west. They were escorted to
the depot by the military and there was no
trouble.