The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-04-24
RIOTING IN CORK.
demonstrations For and Against tho
Prince OF Wales.

Upon the arrival of the Prince and Prin-
cess of Wales in Cork the railway station
and streets in its vicinity were crowded with
Ieople When the train bearing them drew
into the station it was greeted with hearty
cheers An address of welcome was de-
llvered, and much enthusiasm prevailed
The prince and princess, however, did not
repeat their Dublin triumph When the
prince and princess emerged from the rail-
way station, after their arrival in the city
they were greeted with cheer after
cheer. During their progress in the parade,
Workmen and boys ran alongside their car
rage and kept up the cheering to drown the
Kisses of the nationalisUS, who lined the entire
route, and made continual hostile demonstra-
tons. The conduct of the leaguers aroused
these loyalists to a high pitch, and they made
the streets echo with shouts of welcome
The wonder is that there was no violent
breach of the peace during the parade for it
proceeded amid a continual wcrfare of words
and taunts between the loyalists and the ma
uonalists, whose numbers We're about equally
divided
John OConnor nationalist member for Tip
parary, marched ut the head of procession
OF leasuerS, who closely followed the royal
procession and sang "God Save Ireland
every time the loyalists or their band started
up Good Save the Queen " or "God Save the
Prince of Wales"
At one point nationalist threw an onion
at the royal carriage. The missile struck one
of the footmen, who CHANGED to be in such a
position that he shielded the Princess AleXan.
dra from it, Many stones were thrown at
the people who followed and cheered the royal
"'rri'"" and the police severa! times fired at
the roughs.
Inc prince and princess soon after the
conclusion of the procession went to Queens
town.
Immediately after the procession was over
meeting of the Cork national league was
held The meeting declared that the loyalist
attempt to get up a fictitious demonstration
OF weloome in honor of royalty had proven a
failure, and passe IA resolution coneratulat-
ing John OConnor, who managed the hostile
demonstrations, for the victory he had
achieved for the nationalist cause.
After the mass meeting the nationalists
scattered through the city in parties num-
berinS from 81 to 800 men Doors and windows
were smashed, flags and decorations were
torn down and heaped upon blazing bonfireS
ana many gun stores We're broken INTO for
the purpose of arming the mob Police
men, when encountered singly or in small
squads, were attacked and beaten unmer-
cllu'ly with their own truncheons
At midnight the streets were practically in
possession of the mob The policemen who
remained uninjured could not attempt to do
more than maiutain their positions and fight
on the defensive In addition 10 attacks
from the crowds in the streets, the police
were exposed to voileys of stones from win
dows, housetops and other points of vantage.
At , A. M. the police succeeded in clearing
the streets, after severe fighting, in which
many on both sides We're wounded. MANY
arrests were made, and the hospitals We're
full of wound policemen and rioiers
All the shipping in the harbor of Queens.
town Illuminated jim honor of the royal visi.
tors, and a grand display of fireworks was
given, which was attended by thousands of
spectators
The mayor of Limerick wrote TO the Prince
of Wales expressing the regret of the citizens
ot that city that the political aspect given 10
the royal visit prevented the tender Of a for
NAL welcome