New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-29
RIOTING IN MONTREAL.
HEALTH OFFICIALS ATTACKED BY A MOB.
INCAPACiTY OF THE POLICE -INEFFICIEEcY OF THE
CITY GOVERNMENT.


CITY GOVERNMENT.
MONTREAL, Sept. 30 tSpeciGD There were
ffty-sx deaths from smallpox yesterday, OF which
fortyeght in the city and eight In the aoinns
municipalities. The city figures for week ending yeste
day are Monday, 27; Tuesday, 80; Wednesday, 3oi
Thursday, 80; Friday, SO; Saturday, 80; Sunday 40
total 253 Besides these there were about seyentyhve
deaths in adjoining municipalities, making go Tor
week. The police force is to be vacenated This morn
Ing about o'clock the placarder OF the Eastern Health
Bureau put placard on house In st. Cathernest east
but IL no sooner up than the woman OF he mousse
tore Il down. mob of thousand persons stoned the
East Branch Health Office The police fnauy dispersed
the mob Tonight the place was guarded by police ana
mass-meetng held to protest against vaccination.
Tho mob, which consisted OF French Canadians ex-
cited by the speeches, made another attack on the
office stormlng the place about7 O'Clock. They then
proceeded to the house OF Dr. Labcrge, medical heah
offlcer, and smashed several Windows They also
attacked the house OF Dr. Lachapele, one OF the mem
bers OF the Provincial Board OF Health, which was
In having the Compulsory Vaccination
law passed. The house Of Alderman Grenier was also
attacked. The mob then went to the City Hall. In
the building were members OF the local Board OF
Health, who had come to attend a meeting. ponce
alarm was sounded The Central Health Office In which
were several women and children who were being vac
cinated barrcaded. The women were taken out by
way Of the police station. The police gathered about
Ahamp de Mars The City Hall now surrounded on
hrce sides. Stones thrown through the windows In
great numbers Detective Richardson and Mr.. Beau
brother OF the Mayor who were in the station
Hired at the crowd In the police station was squad OF
tlwenty police armed with rifles and bayonets. They
Erred from tho station into tho mob After the crowd
thrown all the stones It desired at the City Hail. IL
yent down st. James-st, followed and dubbed by the
police The mob went The Herald office and stoned It,
fmashing many OF the windows Of the building. The
FeraM has been OF the most ouspokon Journals In
5avor Of vaccination and has also lately severely OF
Backed some French Canadians. Before they could do
tnuch damage they driven back. They then
<athered In st. Jamesst and listened to nfammatory
speeches The Montreal Engineers who were drfllinl'
n their armory. to hold themselves in readiness
And the Victoria Rifles ordered out by the acting
Mayor, Mayor Beaugrand being Ill IN bod.
Four or i've men, including the rlngeader OF tho mob
have been arrested For nearly half an hour while the
mob Was attacking the City Hall, the police were Ike
lot OF sheep, one being hand 20 lead them The
house Iapore, Of the public vaccnators was
Bet by rioters but the flames were put out before
Nny material damage was done
i The Chairman OF the Police Committee at tho Civic
to-day said that he had given orders for the police
not touch smallpox patients, whereupon the Chair
man OF the Health Board denounced the police as