The New York herald., 1879-08-30
THE LURGAN RIOTS.
RENEWAL OF THE FIGHTS ON THE DAY AFTER
THE FIRST ENCOUNTER.

RENEWAL OF THE FIGHTS ON THE DAY AFTER
THE FIRST ENCOUNTER.
from the Dublin Freeman Journal. August 49,
Removed roting took place again in Lurgan late
on saturday night. AS darkness set IN
mobs assembled in Edward street and Shankill
street and conducted themselves in most dis
orderly mrnner and guns were fired and stones
thrown. About eleven O'Clock of the mobs
commenced wrecking the houses of the Protestants
In Edward street. and until two O'Clock Sunday
morning the mobs continued their riotous conduct.
The window shutters torn off the shop of
grocer named Nicholson and the windows and
sashes destroyed. The contents of tho shop, to-
gether with the cash in the till. were plundered.
All the other windows in the house were smashed.
The shop of baker named Taylor also broken
into The windows of about twenty other Prot
estants residing in Edward street were destroyed
and the furniture injured. Among the places at
tackled the police barracks. the houses OF the
Protestant Scripture reader Mr.. McCarrson baker;
Mrs. Smyth, grocer; Messrs. William Gilbert Co..
and Joseph Codner. linen manufacturer. During all
the time shots fired at intervals. A body of
police twice endeavored to restrain the riot
ers but the violence OF the latter ana the darkness
Upward of twenty of the police received injuries
at the hands of the mob. The greatest alarm
prevailed, and an opposing mob soon gathered at
the end OF Hill street where 1t joins Edward street.
Hill street being almost exclusively occupied by
Protestsnts. Their avowed object was TO prevent
the Catholics wrecking the street The rival mobs
came into collision once, an attempt being nadc
to pass up Hill street by the Catholics which
repulsed. Some of those in the Protestant mob
were armed with rifles, and firearms dis
charged. but person is as yet reported as having
been shot. The Protestants smashed the windows
of several houses in High and John streets. A
serious accident happened during the disturbance
to Catholic named Thomas Rowan, who had one
OF his hands blown of. He taken to the hos
ptal where his arm was amputated. No hope is
tertaned of his there are indications of
lockjaw. The town was quiet to-day. but an uneasy
feeling prevailed.
From the Dublin Freeman August 1871
The coroner's jury at Lug has by q majority OF
one found the following verdict in the of the
ceased, John Furfey. came to his death by gunshot
wound inflicted by stray bullet while the constabu
larry firing riotous mob, in the discharge of
their duty at the time and place aforesaid, under
the command of Mr. Henry Redmond. II. NJ. and We
deeply regret that innocent boy. in way par
ticpator IN the riots, should have lost his le and
hereby express our sympathy with deceased's
friends. by Of these fortutous condolences to
which the Catholics OF the North have grown habit
uated the majority of the jury were Protestants.
That majority found way and tlfe minority
found the opposite way, and the result is about
satisfactory If the merits OF the Pope OF King
William submitted to the same tribunal. 1t is
impossible that the matter should be allowed to rest
here. The Catholics of Ulster have tolera
tion and been repaid with and partalty.
by some unhappy accident it is always their process
sions which attacked and harassed and 1t Is their
meetings that are tormented by the Orangemen on
the one hand and by the authorities on the other;
it is their people that get bayoneted and shot, If
this feeling is permitted to grow and rankle-if the
impression gets abroad that any outrage on Catholic
feeling any sacrifice OF Catholic lives. be con-
doned by the verdict of Protestant najority-the
cause OF order and good government in the North
will not be the gamer.