Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-10
LORD MAYORS DAY M0BS
RIOTING NARROWLY AVERTED
IN TRAFALG NK SQUARE.

IN TRAFALG NR SQUARE.
| A Neritable Army of Police Necessary
to Preserve the Prace--S ocialtsts De-
liver Incendinry rAraneues from the
Monument After the Passing of the
ShOw-Stores All Over the City Barri-
caded in Anticipation OF Riotiug.
LONDON, Nov. 9.-LOrd Mayors day
opened gloomy and dark. There were
lew signs in the CITY to indicate that this
was to be the day for the Lord Mayors
show. The display Of bunting and the
decoration of buildings, usually made on
this occasion, was almost generally
omitted and the authorities and populace
seemed imbued with sense OF oppres-
sion. This condition was due to anxiety
! Tor the result OF the threatened gathering
of Socialists. The police made all pos
sIble arrangements for resisting any at
tempts at disorder. At an early hour
shoals or roughs BEGAN to emerge from
the slums ana make their way towards
the sections where the Socialists arranged
TO assemble.
CHEERING TIRE POLICE.
Battalions ofpoice proceeding to differ
ent points received hearty cheers from
| he people. The streets Of the city and
| West End presented remarkable appear
ance. All the ehutters of the shops were
| drawn and barricaded and the iron railings
we're boarded with stout timber. Banks
| and other buildings were secured In n
similar manner. These precautions were
| not confined TO buildings on the route OF
| The Lord Mayors procession, but eX-
tended to sire ts far removed. The subur-
| ban police and reserves were posted at
| prominent points, and a large military
lorce and all the household troops were
in readiness if their assistance was
needed. At II O'Clock force OF police
occupied the north side of Trafalgar
square. The shops in the vicinity were
closed and the doors and windows ol
| ieWelTy establishments were heavily
barred.
STUDENTS WITH STICKS.
Hundreds OF students armed with sticks
gathered about the square. A crowd OF
lOaters arrived and were allowed to pro.
ceed TO the entrance OF the square. There
they were met by double line Of police
and turned into the Strand. Mounted po-
lice cleared the roadway. The throng at
Trafalgar square increased To vast pro-
Dortions. The police kept admirable or
der. Sir Charles Warren, Commissioner
of the Metropolitan Police, visited the
square this morning and indicated the po-
sitions to which the policemen should be
assigned.
SLIGHT ENCOUNTER.
A tri1inG encounter occurred in Ira.
| falgar square about noon. A mob about
| 500 strong, and marching in body, was
halted by the police and separated. The
police then cleared the square and pushed
the crowd toward the Thames embark
| "A. Al. \ ALL
and groaned at the officers. Three hun
dred medical students, march
ing five abreast, and armed
with heavy bludgeons, proceeded along
the Strand to aid the police. The Life
Guards were drawn up and formed cor
don across Whitechapel shutting OUT
the East End Socialists. The Life Guards
In passing through Victoria atreet were
saluted with grOans by a small knot OF
roughs, but majority oil the collected
crowds watched their progress in silence.
SIR wARREN's BOLD FRONT.
Two Socialists called upon SIR Charles
Warren to-day and requested an answer
to their letter of Yesterday, inquring why
the proposed Socialist demons ration had
been prohib bited. Sir Charles referred
them to bis proclamation, which he SAID
would give them the reasons.
the procession started at the usual
hour ana proceed ded over the assigned
routine without anything happening be-
yond the usual horse play incident to the
occasion. he police dispersed the medi-
cal students, and refused to allow them TO
OCCUPY Trafalgar square. One thousand
policeman we're posted al the square.
Tue Scots Guards were mustered in ST.
Georges barracks behind the National
Gallery,
BEsIEGED- BY THOUSANDS.
The crowd about Trafalgar square at
O'Clock had grown colossal, the rough ele-
menL predominating. Accesslons were
constantly arriving. Police lined the
streets cOnVerQing on the square. They
also surrounded the square and refused
10 permit anyone to enter. Efforts were
made to keep the crowd moving as far as
it was possible. When the procession
passed Trafalgar square 1t met with no
demonstration on the part OF the crowd,
except some uuOrganiZed cheering and
hOOLing, the latter being especially dl-
recled az the Lord Mayor.
THE SQUARE INVADED.
After the snow had gone by the mob at
once surged over into the square, and
soon formed dense throng about the
Nelson monument. A number OF men
noun ted the pedes stal at different points,
and some OF these waved req flag. The
square soon became scene Of excitement.
Recognized Socialist leaders managed
here and there TO gather around them
groups OF men ready and willing TO listen
10 speeches, and although most Of the
harangues were inaudible at any distance
from the orators, yet expressions and
phrases we're often caught by the mob and
used as topics OF heated debates among
the auditors themselves.
GROWING EXCITED
In this way the vast crowd was soon
divided up into numberless excited
groups, each stirred up by It's own spOkes-
men, and all independently noisy and ex-
clLed. The police did not attempt 10 In
terlere with the rush Of the mob into the
square, but formed astrong Gordon around
IL. Among the speakers who addressed
the groups was Williams, the Socialist !
leader. He spoke from the foot OF the |
Nelson monument. lie declared that the |
p0pulace would show that they could |
hold an orderly meeting 10 let the public !
know the amount OF distress which at |
present existed among the workingmen Of |
England.
GROWING IECEHDfABY.
Another speaker said: "All the power |
OF the country was invoked 10 prevent US |
from assem- DlIng In Trafalgar square. |
Our reply ~ all this IL that We are mere. |
do not desire 10 use rash language, but |
| mean all say. We want food, work |
aud dwelling places Tor ali, aud |
all will have them. The social
iata have pledRed the nemDloved Of /