Daily globe., 1878-03-22
THE TORONTO RIOT.

THE TORONTO RIOT.
How ODonoyan-ROssa Lectured Under Diff
ficulties--A Bloody Time Resulting from
That Ancient Feud Which Never Will
Down.
O'Donovan-Rossa arrived here yesterday
forenoon. Having been forewarned that his
reception might be uncomfortably warm if
he travelled as far as the regular station here,
he jumped off the train while in motion at
the round house, fell in the mud, and came
within foot of being run over. He was
only accompanied, apparently, by one CO.
patriot, but there were number of hard
looking characters scattered about the train,
who were supposed to comprise his body
guard. He was spirited away in cab, and
thus escaped the Orange mob which was
awaiting his arrival at the Yonge street sta
ton. He kept dark all day. At last even
ing five companies of the Queens Own and
four of the Tenth Royals were mustered
quietly in the drill shed, hundred yards
from
ST. PArR1cK's HALL,
where the lecture was to be delivered. One
hundred police guarded the hall. A mob of
1000 blocked the corner of King and Jarvis
streets, and filled East Market square. Rosa
got upstairs and into the hall without being
recognized, and began to speak at upon
"Ireland, Her Trials and Triumphs.' There
were about $50 persons present, mostly
young Irishmen and Hibernians. The mo-
ment the gas was turned on in the hall the
mob outside opened fire with stones, and
perfect shower was rained on the windows
until the lecture closed. At $50
NOT PANE OF GLASS
was left. Rossa stopped several times, and
one of the audience proposed that they
should charge down stairs and out. This
was overruled, however, and the audience
waited in darkness for the mob to dispense.
At 1915 Rossa stole quietly out on to King
street, and passed unobserved into the crowd,
and the audience got out in twos and threes
after him.
RossAs LECTURE
was extremely moderate in tone, and con-
tained little that was more bloodthirsty than
wish that Orangemen and Catholics would
shake hands over the battle of the Boyne
for the unity of old Ireland. He gave de-
scription of his prison experience, defended
himself against certain sentiments being at
tributed to him, and said he would utter
nothing more sweeping against England than
had been Illuminated by Lord Dufferin,
whose impeachment of English law he pro-
ceeded to read.
THE ADDRESS THROUGHOUT WAS TAME,
and contained less reasonable sentiments
than the speeches of local orators on St.
Patrick's day celebration. Rossa appeared
to be nervous, and, at the first indication of
disturbance outside, he was noticed to
falter in his remarks. During the lecture
stray stone was occasionally sent whirling
through the windows amongst the audience,
and the lecturer was
ADVISED TO 'CUr IT SHORT,
which he did. Rossa elbowed his way
through the crowd to Church Street unrecog-
nized. A cab was here in waiting, into
which he and companion sprang, but, just
as the driver was about taking his seat a
man ran up, and, recognizing Rosa, seized
the cab door, exclaiming:
HERE'S THE D-D FENIAN!'
Rossa drew his revolver, at the same time
hitting the man a back handed blow, which
caused him to release his hold and topple
into the mud. The crowd loitered around
the market square until midnight, and.
when they found that Rosa had really
escaped, they hooted and yelled in terrible
rage, and, instead of prosecuting their
search after the Fenian leader, they charged
in most cowardly manner on the police,
not as men, but as fends, never approach
ing near enough to come within the reach of
the baton, but arming themselves with bricks
and stones, and then, as opportunity oc-
Cured, hurting them in an indiscriminate
manner.
THE FIGHT SOON BECAME GENERAL,
and persons who had visited the scene as
spectators were soon in seething crowd of
bowling maniacs, with bricks and stones
flying in every direction. Many were
knocked down by the baton who had not
taken any part in the fight, but it was i'm
possible for the police, in such position,
to discriminate between friend and foe.
Men were dropping in every direction, while
every few minutes a policeman would re-
ceive blow from missile that felled him
like log. Gradually the horde was forced
up Jarvis street, and never did handful of
men display more
GALLANT CONDUCT
than the policemen as they heroically
charged the mad mob and drove them on
ahead. Upon reaching the corner of Ade-
laide and Jarvis streets new cry was raised
'.Attack the Notre Dame!'' was yelled from
hundreds of throats, and the insane cry was
taken up and repeated at every corner
Hearing the cry the police made a desperate
rally, and attempted to prevent the design
but for time they were almost helpless in
the midst of these iends, whose excitement
was controlling them to such degree.
THE OCCUPANTS OF HOUSES
in the vicinity, who had been watching pro
ceedings from their windows, closed thei1
shutters and fled to the rear of the build
ings, where they tremblingly awaited results
Every one was on the qui vive. Suddenly
!, to the left, clear and distinct, revolver sho
sounded on the air, and in a moment til,
scene was changed. Stones fairly hailed o,
the Notre Dame institution. Men who wer,
engaged in hand-to-hand struggles stoppe.
to listen for second shot, while the police
whose discipline now showed for itself
charged the mob with revolver and bato1
drawn. Further up the street another sho
was fired, followed by nine others, the bullet
being plainly heard as they whistled throug
the air.
WOUNDED.
One man received bullet in the calf q
, the leg, while another had portion of hi
, ear taken off. In the midst of this confu
sion no one did better service than Police
, men Johnston and Worth. They used thei
batons right and left, but they paid dearl
for their bravery. One rough scoundrel ra