New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-08-21
THE QUEBEC RIOT.
THE CITY UNDER MILITARY GUARD.


THE CITY UNDER MILITARY GUARD.
SOLDIERS REFRESHING RENEWAL OF THE RECENT
RIor-A DESCRIPTION or TIE ENCOUNTER BE-
TWEEN tbs FRENCH AND IRIsH-A DEADLY
FEUD BETWEEN THE RACEs-TROUBIE AEEAD.
lFRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUNEl
QUEBEC. Aug. 1.-THE ancient and ordinarily
sow-gong City of Quebec is all in hubbub ustnow
because Of the war that has been declared between
the French Canadian and the Irish divisions Of the
old Ship Laborers' Association. At present the
is making very little progress because Of the inter-
ventiOu of the sodiery from the Citadel But both
sides hungering and thirsting for pitched bat
tie and would nave 1t but that the soldiers keep
them apart. The Irishmen live at the westerly end
OF Champlain-st-a serpentine road that runs along
side the river at the foot of the Citadel hill Stand
ing on Duherin Terrace or upon one of the bastions
of the Citadel, can look down into the chimneys
of the houses which the Irish inhabIt. The
French Canadians dwell in the section of the
city known st. Roche, on the other side of the
hill 1t is at least mile and half-and it may be
two mIles-froD the one stronghold to the other,
and the soldiers are ready az a moments notice 70
put stop TO any attempt the part of either side
to march against the other 1t would appear that the
walls of wrath Will have to be cOrked again and
stored away for another time Nevertheless the
people of Quebec living in a sort OF expectancy
lac tudt "a tIt kthtitlidl NLO lOlloNtu Allchab
erie about all Summer. he had no idea that the
elephant would kill man, but then there was
possibility of its happening and. in that event, be
was DESTROYS of being on hand
There has been one meeting between the French
and Irish, notice Of which has already been made
IN the columns of The TRIBUNE. The Frenchmen
attempted to parade through the Irish settlement
and were driven back, two Of their number falling
dead in the street. and between thirty and forty re-
ceiving severe wounds and other injuries. From
the Terrace there a view of the approach Of the
French, and of the reception rendered them by the
Irish. 1t was a very exciting spectacle. There
were probably 1000 Frenchmen IN the procession
when it came in light around of the many turns
of Champlain-st. The procession was ostensibly
gotten up to show TO the merchants and shipping
men that the French ship-labOrers were strong in
numbers and were entitled to a large share of the
work in the haTbOT, much larger share than they
had been getting. But probably the true in
wardness Of the parade was an intention TO
was given out that the procession would pass
through ChamplaIn-st. and that was equivalent TO
a formal declaration of The irish so regarded
Ii, and acted accordingly. IneY placed barrlcade
across their street at the outskirts OF Their
settlement and stationed large body Of men be-
hind the barncade armed IN mob fashion, some
with guns, pistols, cutasses, others with weapons
that properly pertain 20 the WOod-pIe ana
gTavel-pit. The windows Of the houses were
who were all anxious 20 take part IN the defence
of their homes. The women were perhaps the most
anxious Of all and their chefest reliance was upon
the great kettles OF boiling water with Wllch they
proposed to scald tue Frenchmen. The roofs OF the
houses were covered with small boys who had taken
the pains 10 pile uD bushels Of rocks against the
chlmneys for ammunition In addition 20 these,
several hundred were placed wherever they could
find footing the cliff that rises almost perpen-
dcularly from Chmplain-st., and they were an
ticlpatl6g great pleasure in hurting big boulders
down upon the ptocesHiOh' $50
But all these things came very mild IN comparison
with what was prepared little further down the
street. IL seemed impossible that the French pro-
cessOu should be able to make even an entrance
into the Irish settlement, but the Irish determined
to prepare for the very worst So they procured
several cannon from some source or other, and set
them IN position a short distance down the road.
They loaded them with scraps Of iron, old spikes
and the like. into one o. them they put several
hundred feet OF small chain and half keg or large
nails
Ors flying but without music 1t was not to be
expected that any ordinary company OF musicians
would accept OF an engagement To play martial airs
in the van OF such procession. As the column
drew nearer, and some OF II came IN sight 1t lo0tGd
formidable enough and II was clearly evident that
q terrible tight must ensue If the Frenchmen
proved TO be as determined as they looked. tor-
tunately for all interested persons, discretion
displaced Uhelr NalOI, anu a4teI taAiuB d .DIIeI
shower from the miscellaneous batteries OF me
Irishmen, they decided tnat they had seen enough
of ChamplaH-st. 1t is SAID that the bloodthlIsty
fellows who were acting as canuOneeTs cried IKE
Alexander when tLey learned that they We're not to
be permitted 10 discharge their pieces. But the
short ten minutes of hghdng was long enough To
give the Quietus two Of the leaders of the French
party. It seems almost a miracle that there were !
not scores of tine invaders killed.
The French retTeated, swearing TO return and |
wreak vengeance, and during the day and evening /
went about the streets OF st. Roche and adjacent
neigh borhoOds breaking into hardware stores IN |
search of guns and revOiYers and ammunition They
Threatened 10 come the next day and utterly destroy
the ITishmen. But they did not execute their /
threat, for by the morrow the city authorities |
rad called upon the military at Tie citadel /
for protection, and plentiful supply OF soldiers !
had been distributed about the cliy There nave /
been a number oil small skirmlshes yesterday ana !
to-day, but nothing OF great importance. Iester- !
day, for example. a number OF Erenchmen opened |
bomDardment with stones from Duiferin Terrace |
upon the Irish houses at the foot OF the hill, and
were making sad havoc with the windows when /
band OF armed. ITlShmen came climbing up the bill
where Mon tgOmerY fell ana put them 70 hight. The /
tin roof of the pavilion beneath which the French
men stood while they threw the stones was pierced /
by "A number Of slugs and bullets which must have |
passed IN startling proximity 10 some OF the bonn |
barders. The condition of affairs to-day such |
that there would certainly be a renewal OF the hight
OF Friday II the wOuid-be eOmbatants could obtain
d guarantee Of nOn-lnteryentIOn on the part OF the
soldiers. That being out of the question the hgnt |
must 30 put of. But II viii, sooner or later,
Tor there Ii a deadly feud between tine races.
The French bound TO have revenge, and the |
Irish impatient 10 have them come and get It,
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