The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-06-17

The delight Of Irish Orangemen at the
defeat of the home rule bill was so exces-
sive that it passed into arrogance, then tur-
bulence and resulted in disastrous riots.
In Belfast they attacked the premises OF
Catholic citizens, pillaging and destroy
ing property and buildings. After plum
dering they set fire, and fought back the
fremen and police who attempted to save.
The mob faced the bayonet charges of the
police, and met their fire with volleys of
stones, holding their ground until num-
Der were killed and many wounded. A
multitude of women aided the rioters, who
detied over thousand policemen, compar-
alive order being restored only when bod
les of soldiers came to their assistance.
In Dublin, Catholic Irishmen retalated
by destroying the property Of Protes-
tants.
The most discouraging feature in the
consideration Of Irelan1's future is the
antagonism of religions, in all ages the
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divided against herself she would soon
gain all that is demanded for her relief.
These recent disorders but Indicate the
feeling that is common to the people
throughout the island, and their occur
renee at this time stlrs up sentiment that
will check the progress Of the Irish cause.
The following paragraphs show the vir-
uience and vigor Of the insurrectionary
spirit that melted the riots:
BELFAST, June lO-The people here have
been wrought TO a state OF great excitement
| by the r0tous demonstrations of the Orangemen
| during The past Nv O days. All work is stopped,
stores closed and many residences closely barri
cadcd. Mot,s are in every street prepared for
| further deeds of violence. The OraDgemen are
greatly incensed at the constabuary for firing
! upon them and threaten 10 sack the barracks
Delachmenis OF soldiers and police from Dub
| lin and other cities are being forwarded 10 Bel
fast to assist the authorities in restoring order
The police charged the rioters a dozen times
ith bayOnets, but each time were forced back
by vOlievs OF stones The police were finally
forced to take refuge in tie barracks, where they
fired upon the mob from the second story win
| dows The mob however, held their ground
| twenty minutes longer, although the firing OF
! the police was heavy and incessant. Scores of
The rioters were wounded. and ii Is known pos
| itively that six men and two women were
killed.
A great many wounded persons were carried
| away By friends, and whether their injuries Are
| fatal is not known. Twenty Of the rioters " no
received bullet wounds are lying in one intirm-
airy. A large number of Orangemen who took
part in the riots were arrested to-day.
An eyewitness OF Tuesdays riots gives the
following description OF the Attending The
mobs attack on the Bower Hill police:
"Womcn with pokers piled up the paving
stones and broke them into suitable sizes for the
use OF the rioters when they ran short of missiles
Women and young girls desperately entreated
the men To continue fighting whenever they
Tagged, offering them aprons lul OF fresh stones
anu when entrea,y tailed The women and girls
| drove the men on by savage threats. The police
| station is moderate sized house when the mob
attacked the building the police responded with
| a volley fired from the doorway, but the rioters
soon drove the officers in and they retreated up
| stairs and thence maintained the fight by shoot
| ing from the windows oil II front bed rO,m on the
| second floor. They held their position for half
| hour during which the battle WAS hot and saw
| age on both sides, when they were re enforced
| by the arrival of seventy fresh officers. The in
| creased energy Of the police served but 10 aggra
| vate the mob and they became downright ferO
| ciOus. They were actually maddened by the
| sight of their comrades shot down, wrihing and
| bowling with agony in the street. | have since
| heard an officer say that he never knew a mob
to show greater viciOusness, violence, pluck and
| determination. Despite their desperation the
| rioters hurled their missiles with the regularity
and precision as if they had been drilled in stone
| throwing When the men in front had ex-
| haustcd their ammunition they would retire to
the TO receive fresh armfulls from the women
and then make way for their comrades with new
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