The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-02-17
THE LONDON RIOT.
A MOI Which Assembled at DeptfOrd March
ing OF the City.
Tsro Police Ordered TO Take Possession of
All the Bridges Across the Thames
The Police Act Better-The City
Quiet at Midnight.


there has been no renewal of TiOting in this
city. A dense fog prevails and fayors the
congregation of roughs. Small crowds of
loafers are assembled on the street corners
Colonel Henderson, the head OF the metro
politan police force, has been in conference
to-day with Mr.. Childers, Home Secretary,
in relation to the riots OF Monday and Tues
day. An uneasy feeling prevails through
out the metropolis in consequence of the
events OF the past two days. Hundreds of
genuine workingm an, who are out of en-
ployment, are wandering about Trafalgar
Square this afternoon. They have a very de-
jecteG appearance.
News hat just been received in the city
that mob of roughs which had assembled
at Deptford are marching toward the city.
and that they are smashing windows and
wreckiDg the fronts of houses along the
route. panic prevails among the residents
of that portion of the city which the mob is
likely to traverse, and shopkeepers are clos
ing their establishments. The police and
troops are in readiness to prevent the mob
from assuming the proportions OF that OF
Monday, and from committing similar
ceSSes.
The Deptford mob has reached the Hop
Excange in Southwark, nearly i've miles
from the starting point OF the march. The
mob has enormously increased by constantly
accession during its progress north. All the
shops along the route were closed. The des-
tination of the Deptford rioters seem to be
Trafalgar squire. The mob is resting in
Southwark, between London Bridge and
Blackfrier's Bridge. The police have
been ordered to secure possession
and 10 resist all attempts on the palt OF MODS
to cross. The police at this hour hold all the
bridge approaches, and are preparing 10
sist attack. The authorities have warned all
tradesmen doing business in the Strand,
Cocksour street, Pail Mall and Regent street
to expect disorder tonight, and to immedi-
ately close their shops and take steps 10 pro-
has a funereal appearance. The Deptford
mob, on its way toward the
Thames, swung through New Kent road
| and Newingtor Causeway. They sacked
several small shops aloug the way. They
stopped at the mammoth establishment OF
VIM. Tarn Il Co. This establishment covers
the ground from and including Nos. TO 2l
on New Kent road, and 165 10 It's Newing-
ton causeway, and is devoted to trade in
linen, silks, mems and womens' clothes
boots and shoes, carpets, ironware, bedding
| furniture etc. The building was under pO-
fcers, sacked the store, and when they re-
tired left the building badly wrecked.
The estimate heretofore made of the losses
inflicted by the mob on Monday appears to
have been greatly to small. The official esti-
mate places the amount of the damage at
$4,000. The various socialistic and labor re-
form societies threaten 10 have monster
demonstration at Hyde Park next Saturday
to be attended by contingents of laboreIs
from the country. Shops are being closed
and barricaded everywhere throughout the
| city.
The police have been informed that the
Deptford mob is composed of large number
of roughs who have organized to attack city
emporiums and banks. Such stores as re-
main open in the city at this hour have their
windows closed and barred and are ready to
| close their doors at a moments notice
Groups OF anxious people stand about in the
streets discussing the situation. The news
| papers are printing extra editions, and these
are eagerly bought At this hour the fog is
| increasing.
The Deptford mob has dispersed. The
streets are thrOnged. No conflict with the
authorities has yet occurred. A Socialist
meeting is to be held this evening at
! Cumberland Market.
> At $50 o'clock, two and half hours be-
| fore the time announced for the mblage
| over 200 men were on the ground waiting
to attend the meeting. This crowd was be-
| Trafalgar Square. The cavalry from the AL
| bany barracks and large bodies of police
| have been ordered to remain in readiness to
preserve order at the Cumberland meeting
| By O'Clock crowd that numbered many
| thousands gathered at Cumberland Market
The lowest criminal classes of London were
/ represented by strong contingent, intent
| uDOn harrassing and insulting the police
| At 9 o'clock Hyndman, Williams, and other
Socialist leaders appeared, and were greeted
/ with uproarious shouts of welcome. They
| held short consultation and resolved TO
abandon the attempt to hold meeting to-
| night because, as they said, the dense fog
| that prevailed prevented their distinguishing
| true unemployed workingmen from loafers.
| 1t was then announced that the meeting
| was adjourned until Tuesday. AS the crowd
slowly dispersed, cheering for the Socialist
| leaders. the disorderly element again mani
Tested itself. The police were jeered at and
stoned, but easily drove their assailants from
| the ground. Three regiments Of foot guards
two cavalry and battery of artillery were
confined in their barracks all day in readi-
ness to sally out at a momont's notice. The
/ vigorous action OF the police of South Lon
don compares favorably with the inaction of
the police at Trafalgar Square meeting on
Monday. Mounted eonstables, armed with
| cutlasses and revolvers assisted the police
on foot in dispensing mob of 5000 men
near Elephant Castle tavern. A gratifying
feature was the fact that many small trades
men and numbers of bona fide workingmen
| joined in assisting the police to re-
| pulse the rioters who, dreading
the encounter quickly dispersed. The DO
lice had been informed early in the day OF
conspiracy of thieves inhabiting common
| IOdglng-hOuses to make south London the
starting point OF pillaging expedition.
Precautions were accordingly taken 10 pre-
vent disorder. Warrants were issued for the
arrest of several Socialists believed to be
leading spirits in the riots on Monday. These
warrants were placed in the hands OF Scot
Land Yard detectives, who expect to have the
arrests all made by midnight.
At midnight the city is quiet. The crowds
disappeared by 10 o'clock. The streets are
deserted and the panic subsiding The scare
is without parallel in the history of London
Tens of thousands desperate men gathered
in the streets, and only needed some one
more reckless than themselves TO lead them