The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-08-14
OTTAWA.
Young Britons and Union MenEn-
gage in a Street Fishtsa
Pistols and Stones Freely used.
A Number of Persons Wounded
A Most Dlsgraosful Affair.
81 N
"A Riot nj Ottawa.

OTTAWA, OaT., August 49, About
midnight d gang Of 200 Union men made
tour through the lower town insulting
every ono they met and yelling like de-
mons. Several Briton's were asssulted,
among them q young man named GOWN,
who was, badly beaten. About the game
time the Ottawa Young Britons returned
from ohantiere Junction, and onslearing
what was going on: proceeded In . body to
the lower town, armed with revolyers.
At the corner OF Sussex and York streets
they were met by number otS2Union
men who made some insulting remarks,
at which the BrAons opened FIRE upon
them, but injured none Of the crowd; A
quiet inofensive old man named Gills, q
Protestant got a stray shot in the leg, and
another named Marks was wounded in
the arm. When about one hundred shots
had been fired, the Britous marched
down ST. Patrick street In body shout
ing and hooting like demons, and keeping
up c6ntibual fires, Here they wrecked
the Villeneyes House where dance was
In prosrfss, shooting several parties and
beating others with sticks and stones.
Father, ,Malloys home was also attacked
and theyPindows broken, but none of the
iumates Injured. baroque's Hdselwas
next demolished, the proprietorzbeing
struck iwith stonerand severly cut on
the forehead, The crowd then marched
up Dalholsie streetiwhere othes parties
were wounded with stones. Tbepolice
followed them iromsthe start and made
severafarfests, butidid not succeed In
breaking up the gang until they had
reached The corner OF George street
The wounded are. as follows: Police
men, McKenna, shot in the leg: Kelly,
fractured skull; P. Conway, brutally
beaten; Northwickt shot in the arm; Tay.
lor, shot in the head; Giles, shot In the
leg; Larocgue, cut over the temple; Marks,
shot 10 the arm. "A man named vii.
Hanson had his hat riddled with bullets.
Several other persons were shot, but their
names had not been ascertaiued. None
OF the wounded areconsidered dangerous.
The arrests msdesare: Andrew Foster,
Charles Ennis, fabian Larocque, 1sadore
Lsrocque. =
Thomas Birch was shot IN The fore
head. A Union man being pressed BY
the Britons took refuge in the Bishop's
Palace, which wasSstoned, zone obthe
missiles striking Father Bonjilon. -
When returning from the. depot the
Union men were attacked with stones. !
A Br,tcn named Mooney 80 years oi
age, was struck in the face with a stone.
The parties arrested last night werebe-
fore the Police Magistrate to-day and
their cases were postponed dill Monday.
An attempt to renew The disturbance
to-day was speedily stopped by the police.
EXCITED CROWDS ii rHEsrBEETs1 !
The streets were crowded tonight and
much excitement prevailed, which the
occasional discharge oil revoivers only
increased, Fully one thousand Orange
Young Britops and 0raDgemengathered
in theIr ball resolved 10 escort their Wis.
itipg Montreal brethren 10 the train. An
equal number Of their opponents were al
the Catholic, Union Hall, as firmly re-
solved topreyeut the march! The Mayor
and leading . aorapgemen endeavored
10 persuade the Young Britons
10 leave by the Chandiere sta
tion, but without avail, Finally the
railway authorities sent word to Boston
that they would not allow the Montreal
delegation 10 board the train at the lower
depot unleas the order becomes responsi.
ble for any damage that might result.
The Montreal men then agreed TO EN-
bark at Chandiere station, and at 1O:l5
left the corridor in an omnibus, while q
salute was being fired and cheers given
by the excited crowd, which the police
were endeavoring TO disperse. pbHl