The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1885-10-10

One OF the most disyraceful riots
known in that city occurred in Mont
real on the night OF the 28th. Nine
hundred or 1000 French Canadians.
enraged at hecomplIsory vaccination
law, gathered at 422 st. Catherine
Street, where the branch health Office
Tor 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 num-
bers, proceeded to the drug store of
BerldOn Brothers, at the corner OF St.
Denis and st. Catherine Streets, which
they mistOOk for the store OF Aid.
Gray, the medical health officer. In
twenty minutes the ruin OF this store
was complete. Windows were mashed
and doors destroyed, counters inside
We're ruined and the furniture was
broken. The mob proceeded TO the
city hall, where they evidently in
tended mischief from expressions ut
tered. XIII the vaccinators, Burn
the town, were heard on every hand
Arriving at the city hall the crowd
began furious onslaught on the pub
lie buildings. The central police sta
tion Is here located, bur few policemen
were present, the most being at the
east end OF the town, where a riot had
been anticipated. Stones were thrown
and soon every window in the spacious
structure was broken. Revolvers were
drawn and some shots were fired. when
the police appeared, they at once re-
turning the fire. The mob now num-
bered several thousand, and it was
not until the entire police force OF the
city had arrived that the mob were
driven off. The officers surrounded
the building and prepared to defendit
Ihe mayor IN the meantime had been
sent for and was busy detailing special
pollcemen to protect the lives and
property OF citizens.
The crowd now left the vicinity OF
the city hall and proceeded down St.
James Street TO Victoria Square, where
the Daily Herald is situated. Here
some ,, 900 or ?, 500 roughs had gath
cred, and in a twinkling the windows
OF the establishment were smashed in
with stones and clubs. ThevOlley was
returned by the pressmen. A squad
OF fifty police under Chief Paradise
came TO the scene, and after
q Lard fight dispersed the mob, who
went mp the street vowing vengeance
on the English paper which favored
vaccination. Then the crowd went
to Aid. Grenier's house. The alder
man had always been a firm supporter
OF the vaccination theory. The mob
demolished everything about the
premises which was breakable. Then
they Went to Dr. La ChappelIe's house
lie Is q 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 at that of Dr. La Roche.
public yaccinator. Their windows
We're smashed and their premises de
spoiled. Col. Stephens0n5s field bat
terry was ordered under arms and has
orders to clear the streets of the pop
ulace ut any cost Of life, but the guns
were not used. Itis reported that two
men We're killed IN the crowd in the
fight which occurred at the city hall
The mob was lead by number OF
antl-VacclnatiOn fanatics, several OF
whom are said to be members Of the
city council. 1t IS claimed that there
are 1000 cases Of smallpox in the
city The opening OF the Theater Roy
81 has been indefinitely postponed on
account OF the prevalence OF the dis
ease