New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-01-23
PRIESTS AND ORANGEMEN.
TIE REDEMPToRIsT FAT HERS OWN STORY OF
THEIR TREATMENT AT BAY ROBERTS.

TIE REDEMPTORIsT FAT HERS OWN STORY OF
THEIR TREATMENT AT BAY ROBERTS.
ST. JOHNs, n. f., Jan. 1.-The New-forH
Rcdemptorist Fathers, McGivern and Delargey
have made, under date of January 10. the follow
ing report to United States Consul Mulloy, OF the
attack upon them by the Orangemen OF Day hop
erts, Conception Bay. and the Consul has Tor
warded it to Washington
About two months ago, we, the undersigned
L. 5. A., to hold missions in Conception Bay New.
founIand. We reached locality in that bay
named Bay Roberts. on the 18th OF November
1884. We had not long taken up our residence ac.
there before we were subjected to the grossest
abuse, persecution and intimidation ny crowd OF
Orangemen assembled daily and nightly Ill the
language was used and threats menathg To, 10 our
lives were hourly uttered we were tod that =, u
we did not leave Bay Roberts e n aSont om nr
heads. One savage ruifian drew large knife ana
made plunge at Father Delargey; Another time
a gang of more than usually truculent Orangemen
threatened to hurl the Fathers over neigh0oring
embankment. During the night heavy stones we're
flung at the house and the windows were broken.
Barrels, haf-flled with stones, were rolled unuer
our windows to terrify us. knowing that our ives
were now seriously inperiled. we requested amer
f. f. Walsh, the pastor OF Bay Roberts, TO make max
application to the local authorities for protection:
He went to Captain Dave one OF the RESIDENT
magistrates of tho place, hut received no satisac,
ton. This worthy guardian OF tho law even ' We
ere therefore Obliged to suspend our mission ana
we left Bay Roberts amid the dcmoniac yeIls ana
hootngs and excavations OF the assembled orahgo
mob. Il t..;o,o
in other parts of Conception Bay, we were re-
quested by the Rt. Rev. Dr. Mcdonald. the Bishop
of Harbor Grace to resume and complete our
mission in Bay Roberts. We chcerfully promised
to comply with this request. If protection for our
lives and liberty were guaranteed by the Govern
ment of Newfoundland. Accordingly Bishop Nc
Donald sent the Rev. Father Walsh to the Premier
to his Excellency. Governor Glover to ask for the
necessary protection TO enable us to complete our
mission. That same day about twenty policemen
control of Captain Dave and Mr.. Taylor. tbs mag
istrates of the place. About fifty persons were ere
summoned by the Justices OF the Peace IN ahe
Queens name to act special constables, but only
six individuals responded to the summons.
Under such guarantees we proceeded to bay k ,,
erts on Sunday last, January 4. As We approached
the settlement we were surprised TO ind crowd OIL
Orangenen-numbering between LOCO and 2,ooO
PERSONS bstructing tho highway or main road. as
far ahead as we could see, and an Orange arch
erected across the street and confronting merely
for the purpose Of exposing us TO the opprobrium
and indignity of walking under Orange banners
We at once declined to proceed and firmly declared
that the Stars and Stripes would not, In our
persons be subjected to such lawlsss outrage
Seeing that the Government Of Newfoundland
had, apparently, neither law nor power to remove
the standing insult set up against our faces. we
appealed to the Consul of the United States at 81
Johns for protection from open insult and threat
ened violence At the demand of Consul Mullov.
his Excelency Governor Glover. sent over an
additional police force and 'aso ordered the British
war-shp Tcnedos to the scene OF the disturbance.
However il only after repeated consultations
with the Government at st. Johns that the obnox-
ious flags were removed. on Tuesday, 9th OF Jan
uary at II o'clock a. IN. We then proceeded to
complete the mission under the protection Of the
land force, and under cover of the guns Of the
TenedOs.
We now declare our solemn conviction that had
itnot been for the authority of the United States,
could not have exercised our inviolable rights,
priests of the Catholic Church. in Newfoundland.
lSigued) REV. PATRICK MCGIvERN, &. :. :. K.
REV EEANK DELARGEY. Z. 5. 5. X.