The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-01-11
NOTING IN TURIN.
A Desersptisa or tho Destruetive work si
tie Mob n That CITY Last Month.

tee non Hnnk wy Last Month.
TURIN, Dec. 1b-Early on the morning OF
Sunday. the 14th inst. and tho day before. .
sort Of in vitation had been spread among the
workingmen OF Turin that they might all
gather In the Piazza vittoria Emmanuel In the
afternoon at O'Clock. The paper said:
yorkssomen work and out or sors
very urgent motive oompeis to leave our peaceful
homes and hold . public meeting. Winter Is scarcely
besun, and worknemen by Thousands are out Of work
Experience has taught NJ that mere petitions DO not
amount to much. We must therefore, resort to
msAns likely shake the leading classes who have the
dsty Of giving WORT to faniss. Let meet and
declare the fscss OF those who must hear that
people who have only work have the right to live
This appeal made to tho large crowds Of men
out of work now In Turin did not fail to produce
its effect. large meeting was held at the ap-
pointed hour In Piazza vittoria Emmanuele
The workingmen and many students. together
with gang Of notorious thieves and loafers
known in Turin as Barabba. soon began to
shout Bread and work. The cries attracted
from the Via Pc and tho Piazza CASTILLO a
great many idle people These cries. which
were shouted under the widows Of tho Project
Signor Casalis were finally stopped and =
committee from tho meet nx went to speak to
tile Project. StRnor Casalis received tham very
hauRhtiiy. and said that h. would refer the
matter 70 the Government. The committee re-
Piled that he should presently take some
measures Of rellel. or he would sec disorder in
the Streets: Tho Project replied; Then
This was enough to provoke the rioters. As
soon rs the Projects answer was made known
to them they AL went TO tho City Hail. and. on
their way lnsu!ted 'ttt2sns and policemen. One
OF the latter was stabbed. The bands Of rioters
went to the pa ace Of Ciserna, the residsnee Of
the Duke of Ao-'a, the Kings brother. They
police and soldiers defended il. and tho rioters
wore compelled to retire. Here their exciie-
m"nt became ;', very freat; They vent t., to the
ator and Mayor of Turin and tore the rail ngs
from his garden. smashed all the windows.
destroyed u hot house aud perpatrated every
kind Of III s.nief. The Countess Salnbuy faint
oil from fright. and is sicS still
The rioters mex, went through the Via La
grange. the Via Roma. and 20 the Corso
stores was broken. They rel'sd tho lamp
posts. threw p"bhlcs nj the windows Of the most
elegant hou'ea shouting Viva IL Pstroio,"
and other incendlary cries. They even vt.
tackled tn" horse cars and wounded ladies' and
children inside by breaking the eiss-es.
a Pbn anh a ,Ms . not s,nIg was
by accid nj vera dissrmnd and beaten. The
panic was so great tha; th1 pc"p.n oek.d them;
themselves TO til. last extremity.
Only toward o'rork Hfter all the harm that
could nossib hs done had been secomplished.
tho police interf.red and arrested many Of the
riotors Many Of the policeman had been sent
to Genoa for Campnn"lIi's funeral yet 1t is n
fact that even the few present were not called
into action.
1t is calculated that many thousand francs
Will have To be paid for damages to windows
alone. one window of Count Sambny's resi-
dence cost 900 irtGcs.
Among the wounded arc several ladies and
soldiers. he wealthy people II Turin have
made u collective prut,.s AZ nst the action of
Signor Cas,Iis' tn, prrfent' arI hnv" raunrstni
his dismissal on til" ground that ha IL iHcom-
petent to preserve good order IN the city.
of Depretis and a leading Frea Mason and so
he may come out ahead alter all.