Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1885-10-08
MONTREALWOB.
Resist the Efforts to Enforce Vaccination I,
that City.

One of the most dlsgraceful riots known In
Montreal occurred few evenings since. Nine
hundred 10 1000 French Canadians gathered
on St. Catherine street. where the branch health
Office for the east end of the city is situated,
and broke In the windows, tore down the doors,
smashed the counter and generally
demoralized the place. After completing
the ruin of the building the mob,
now greatly augmented In numbers,
proceeded TO the drug store OF Beridon Bros,
ut the corner Of st. Denis and st Catherine
streets, which they mistook for the store Of
Alderman Gray, the medical health officer.
In twenty minutes the ruin Of this store was
complete. Windows were smashed and doors
destroyed. Counters inside were ruined and
the furniture was broken. The mob procee
ed to the city hall where they evidently intend.
ed mischief from the expression uttered: 'To
hell with the council !" kill the vaccinators,n
''burn the town." "hang the English -
-,"were heard on every hand. Arriving at
slaught on the public buildings. TIE central
police station is here located. But few police
man were present, the most being at the east
end Of the town, where a riot had been antici-
pated. Stones were thrown, and soon every
window In the 81 aclous structure was broken.
Revolvers were drawn, and some twenty shots
were fired, when the police appeared they al
once returning the fire. The mob now num-
bered several thousand.
And it was not until the entire police force of
tuc CITY udu dTTlNtu budt Lie lnOD was uTlNcn
Off The officers surrounded the building, pre-
pared TO defend IT.. The Mayor in the mean-
time had been sent for and was busy detailing
special policemen to protect the lives and pro-
erty of citizens. The crowd now left the vci-
nifty of the city hall and proceeded down st.
James street to Victoria Square where the
Daily Herald is situated. Here some 400 or
800 roughs had gathered and in twinkling
the windows OF the establishment were smash
ed in with stones and clubs. The volley was
police under Chief Paradise came to the scene
and after hard fight dispersed the mob, who
went up the street vowing vengeance on "the
id English paper which favored vaccination"
Then the crown went TO Aid Grenier's house.
The Alderman has always been firm support
err of the vaccination theory The mob de-
molished everything about the premises which
was breakable. Then they went TO DR.. La
Chappelle's house. He Is a member of the
Provincial Board of Health They broke his
windows and repeated their riotous acts at
the house Of La Berge, medical health officer,
and DIR. LaRock, public vaccinator. Their
windows were smashed and their premises
despoiled.
so violent had the mob become that
field battery was called into service with in
structions TO preserve order at any cost OF life.
In the east end OF the city, which is entirely
of French Canadian population two thousand
people were gathered in perfect frenzy Of
| excitement. They declared they would rather
die than be yaccnated, and would not submit
to ''thc English dogs" The English-speaking
community say thi, is but the beginning of a
war Of races, which they deplore. The mob
was led by fanatics, many of whom are mem
| bers OF the CITY Council who have uttered the
most incendlary threats to burn the city and
shoot all who favor vaccination being made
com pulsory. The rioters set fire TO a quaint ty
of shavlngs they heaped against the dwelling
of ID. Laporte, In the east end. The fire,
| however, was soon extinguished by the fire
brigade.
The number Of cases In the city is estimated
| at ,0c0 and 1t is commonly believed that
| Montreal is a doomed city. The authorit es
are helpless. Deaths are occurring at the rate
of 800 q week, and not doctor has been hired
by the corporation to give medical aid to the
| Door.