Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1885-04-22
a RIOT In CORK,
Bloodshed ailt Ruin Attend
Albert Edwards Visit tn
the Irish City.
Sanguinary Collisions Between the
Maddened -Nationalists and d
Handful Of Policemen.

The Prince and Princess Of Wales, who
have been taking tour Of ireland, arrived
In the city of Cork on the 18th inst What
followed Is thus described in the cable dis
patches from that city: The sun WAS shin-
ing brightly and the weather was ali that
t0uld be desired for such an occa-
sion. The railway station and the streets
IN its vicinity were crowded with peo-
pie awaiting tho arrival Of tfi6 royal part.
VAen the train drew into thex xsfatiens -
was greeted with hearty cheers. Every
thing within the power of loyalists to do
was done to make the reception of the royal
visitors success, aud the managers OF the
demonstration remained up most of tho
past night to make sure of them arrange
ments. When the Prince and Princess
emerged from the railway station after their
arrival in the city they we're greeted with
cheer after cheer. During their progress
in the parade, workmen aad boys ran along
side their cnrriage and kept up their cheering
to drtwn the kissing Of the nationalists, who
hned the entire iotttc and made continued
hostile demonstrations. Tbs coaduct of
the leaguers aroused the loyalists to high
pitch of enthusiasm, and they made the
streets echo e.ith shouts Of welcome. The
wonder is there was do violent breach Of
the peace during the royal progress, for it
proceeded amid continual warfaro CT
words and taunts between the lnyalists and
the nationalists, whose numbers woe about
equally divided. nationalist threw an
onion at the royal carriage. The
vegetable struck one of the foot
men with considerable force, and many
stones we're thrown by roughs at the
people who followed end eheercd the royal
carriage. and the police several times fred
at the roughs. j. O'Connor. Nationalist,
member OF Parliament for Tipperary,
marched at che head of procession of
Leaguers, who closely followed the royal
procession and sang God Save Ireland
every time the Loyaists or their ba' ds
started up God Save the Queen, or God
Save the Prince Of Wales"
The Prince Of Wales displayed some
feeling when he replied to the address of
welcome presented by the Magistrates of
Cork. He said he was glad to hear the OK
preston of loyalty to the British Constitu-
ton and TO the Queen which the address
contained, and hoped that every person
possessing influence in ireland would exert
it to AVOID dissensions, which wouiu inter-
fere with the object and progress Of his
present tour through the country aad unite
to promote the real welfare Of the Irish
people,
Immediately after the proc ssion was
over meeting of the Cork National League
was held. The meeting declared that tho
loyalist attempt to get up fictitious demof-
stration of welcome in honor OF royalty had
proved failure, and passed a resolution
coneratu'ating John OConnor, who man
aged the hostile demonstrations. for the
victory he had achieved for the Nationalist
tanning accounts OF The foyal progress We're
burned in bonfire.
After the mass meeting the Nationalists
scattered through the city in parties NUM-
Der ng from fifty to five hundred men.
Doors and windows were smashed, flags
and decorations were torn down and heapel
upon blazing bonfres, and many gun stores
were broken into for the purpose of arming
the mob. Policemen, when encountered
sing or in small squads, were attacked and
beaten numerically with their own trun-
cheons. In many cases the police rallied
and charged desperately upon the mob, but
they we're invariably surrounded and re-
pulsed. The police then resorted to free use
of their revolvers and bayonets. II
was hand to- hand fighting of the
most desperate sort, the police stand
ing back and receiving and intlicting
terrible injuries. At midnight the
streets were practically in possession Of
the mob. The policemen who remained
uninjured could not attempt 10 do more
than maintain their positions and fight on
the defensive In addition to attacks from
the crowds in the streets, the police were
exposed to murderous yolleys Of stones
from windows, housetops, and other points
of vantage. The hospitals a.e full Of in
jured policemen and rioters.