St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-09

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srs, who, finding themselves no longer OPP
posed vented their ill-will against Well
housed people and against the clups Dy
Itoning the dwellings and club houses along
the way All that part of the city IN Ine
neighborhood of the National gallery, Carl
ION club and Reform club is IN the posses
ZION of mobs. Several faction fights have
llreadv taken place among the rioters, and
furious mob is now. p M, marching
through ST. James street and Plccadlily on
It's way to Hyde park TO hold meeting.
The mob is cursing the authorities, attack
ing shops. sacking saloons, getting drunk
and smashing windows. On its way to
HYDE park the front of the mob made an
effort to enter the war Office, but turned
away when the sentinel at the entrance
confronted the intruders with his bayonet.
Conspicuous among the buildings attacked
by this mob was that occupied by the DeV-
pnshire club and that occupied as residence
by Mr.. Arnold Morley the newly-appolnted
patronage secretary. The police along the
route to Hyde park were brushed out OF the
way by the rioters as so many men Oh
straw, and many of the officials were terri
bly, whipped for their interference.
THE LoNG-DRAwN-oUT THRoNG
bent at Regent street. which begins at Pail
Mall, about half way between Nelson's
monument and ST. James street, and moved
northward through Regent street TO Plea
dilIv, a quarter of mile away, and passing
around Regent circus went north again
through Regent street half mile to Oxford
circus. The rioters here turned to the left
and went west down Oxford street to Hyde
park, three-quarters of mile. This route
was undoubtedly chosen by the
leaders for the purpose of keeping the
crowd on safe ground, as they would
be on the north side Of the park.
If the mob had gone along St. James street
to Picadilly and thence to Park lane, 1t
might have run too near the barracks on
the south side of the park. 1t was that
part of the mob which was drawn east
through st. James street to Regent that at
tempted to enter the war Office, opposite st.
James square, but which was scared away.
Arnold Monkeys residence is in the Plea
diIIy portion of this route. in the house for
merly occupied by John Bright, and well
known to many of the mob. When the
rioters approached the house Monley was
IN. He loudly called for help and num-
Der Of policemen for a moment stood in the
way of the men. but finally they were
swept away like chaff and a host OF des-
perate men rushed up Monkeys steps. He
lad locked and barricaded the door, but it
was burst open and the house oyerrun de-
spite
HIS FRANTIC SCREAMS
and protests When the invaders went
away they left scarcely a sound pane OF
glass in the building. A very great num-
Der of private houses along the mob's route
Jared much worse than did John Brights
old home. DevOnshiTe club house, which
had been previously attacked, is in st.
James street. The attack upon this build
ing took place at the very beginning of the
riot and was very savage. Hatchetts hotel
is a large, well-known hostelry at Nos. 81
and GO Picadilly. When the mob passed
this locality many broke rank, and being
hungry, made rush for the hotel.
They had it in their possession
in moment, and sacked it
of food and drink and left the building
badly wrecked. AS the men were leaving
the hotel they saw a carriage which was
pressed up against the curb by a passing
procession and abandoned by its frightened
occupants. 1t was seized and in an instant
broken up, and wheels. spOkes, shafts and
other good parts carried away for clubs.
The Surf clubs house, being in Picadilly,
presented temptation to the rioters as they
went by. and they smashed all its front
doors and windows with stones. ALI along
Regent and Oxford streets, between Plea
dilly and Hyde Park, houses were attacked
indiscriminately and their windows
smashed in. After Burns had been driven
away from Nelson monument by the po-
lice and had spoken from the national gal
lery aud Carleton club steps, a savage fight
took place between his adherents, the So
cialists and anti-socialists. The battle
ragged some time. but the
SOCIALISTS PROVED VICTORIOUS,
lifted Burns to their shoulders, bore him
along to Regent street, where, with him,
they succeeded in bending the crowd
towards Hyde park, Burns leading the
whole way. At the park, when the mob
had all collected, Burns again adj
dressed them. This speech was even more
violent than the others he made. The lam
guage was exciting and the whole address
was calculated to set the crowd loose upon
the town. Burns was followed by other
socialistic speakers, all of whom did all in
their power to stir up strife. When the
speaking was over the mob broke up into
sections. The main body went back east
along Oxford street again. The affrighted
residents along the thOroughfareS had not
yet recovered from the panic and the mob
had the street to themselves. They
smashed every sound window they
noticed. Wine shops were broken into and
their contents distributed freely to whom
ever wished to drink. Beer saloons were
similarly treated Tailor shops were broken
into and clothes and rolls of cloth thrown
out into the street to be taken by those
strongest in the fights which resulted.
Every person met who looked like a for
eigner was stoned or beaten from the
street. Scores of times policemen at
tempted to save assailed property and make
arrests, but were every time beaten and
compelled to surrender their prisoners. In
the meantime several rowdieS remained in
Trafalgar square, occupying the time in
daring the police to Come on" and max
ing rushes at cOnstables and other obnox-
iOus persons. In one of these rushes the
mob overthrow two
HEAVY GRANITE PILLARS.
These fell across Charing Cross and
blocked traffic to and from Charing Cross
railway station. The police made several
most desperate eXertions to clear away the
obstruction, but were easily resisted every
time by the mob. The mob held theiI
ground so well at Trafalgar square that
until they voluntarily abandoned the scene
the entire power of the police proved in
sufficient to clear the way to one of the
most important railway stations in the
world, large enough TO permit even single
carriage line to pass to and from the depot
Some time after dark the mob gradually
left Trafalgar square and went
away satisfied that without having
actually collided with the police
they won the day. AS the mol
dispersed, its sections made havoc in the
streets until they dwindled away The
scenes which characterized the retreat OF
that section of the Hyde park mob which
went through Oxford street also attended
the retreat of other sections of that crowd
Every street that they entered surrendered