The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-08-09
MORE RIorING Ar nELpAsp.
Imperative Measures Advised to Prevent
Recurrence Of Disorder,

BELFAST, August IA riot took place
this morning between the 0rangsmer
employed in the Queens Island ship.yarC
and the Catholic navvles employed by thu
Harbor Commissioners, The fighting waI
very severe for time, and resembled In
character that which occurred between
the same elements on the 4th OF June,
when the Orangemen, greatly outnumber
Ing the nAyvies, oyerpoweTed and beat
them, and drove them into the water,
where one was drowned, A number OF
men on both sides were so badly injured
in to.day's fighting that they had to be
removed to hospitals.
Sir Michael HCks.Beach, Chief secre,
tary for Ireland, has written to Mayor
Harland, Of Belfast, saying that the Lord
Justices are seriously concerned about the
condition OF affairs In Belfast, and consider
1t imperative that the mott erergetiC
measures be taken to terminate tae dis.
orders which are bringing discredit and
disgrace upon the town."
The Inspector General OF the Irish Con.
stabulary has been ordered to proceed Ia
Belfast as promptly as possible. A large
meeting oil the Magistracy was held TO-
day. II appointed an Executive Commit
tee to take charge OF the town, and to
assign the troops and police TO various
points. all the taverns In the city have
been ordered TO be closed at 9 o'clock this
evening, aud TO remain closed until Mon
day morning,
Tonight the conflicts were resumed,
The fighting was the most desperate that
has taken place during the recent troubles.
The mob was iniurlated, and fought with
savage energy. Fifty persons we're injur-
ed, some OF them, 1t is thought, fatally.
Terrible struggles occurred on the Shank
hill road. The police quartered In Nc
Kenna's tavern, on the Old Lodge road,
were attacked by the mob with stones
and revolyers, and were compelled to fire
from the windows oil the beleaguerod house.
During this attack eighteen persons were
injured, and were subsequently, taken to
hospitals. A youth named Jackson Is
said to be dying Of his injuries. Four
policemen were badly wounded.
THE REASON OFT.
A special correspondent writes from
here: Another thing which immensely
strengthens MIR. Parnell's cause Is the out
rageous rioting in Belfast. IspOnt Thurs.
day there. The sight simply beggars de.
scription. The streets were filed with
cavalry, infantry and police enough to han
die a revolution, for combined they num-
bered nearly 5000, and yet The mob was
allowed 10 pelt them with Cobhlep, pieces
OF iron, ecrews and bolts, and even to
shoot into them with only sporadic resist
ance on their part.
On Thursday the policemen had their
muskets taken away by their superiors
and were left with only their batons 10 re-.
pei an assault. Whenever any superior
police officer like Colonel Lestrange ap.
peared, the crowd cheered him to the
echo, while trying to kill his subordinates.
In other words, II the Orange Mayor,
Council and police officials wanted to do
so they could put the riots down In an
hour, but they are oil the side Of the mob
and are simply allowing the common
police TO be MANNED and murdered.
1t Ia incredible almoat, but still q fact,
that the Mayor has openly laid the blame
on Mr.. Morley for having dared to send
police 10 the town to protect Catholic
lives, and has defended the action OF the
people In killing them rather than submit
to such intolerable tyranny. With such
inspiration 1t is not strange that the mob
persevered until even the Catholic girls
returning from achurch picnic and factory
women were attacked and beaten. Not
half has been told OF the outrages OF this
sort perpetrated during tho week, which
has been the most dreadful that the Gath.
Ollie population OF Belfast remember.
RENEWED RioriNa.
The excitement here is unahated. This
morning rioting broke out in Old Lodge
road and the police were obliged to fire In
order to dlspene the rioters. This after.
noon the rioting was renewed with great
violence in Old Lodge, Grosvenor
and Springfield roads. Many persons
with gun shot wounds have been sent
to hospitals. Additional troops have been
telegraphed for. The aspect OF affairs Is
serious. The mayor presided to-day at q
three hours' meeting Of the Executive
Committee. There are rumors current OF
many fatalities, but 1t is difficult 10 obtain
accurate accounts. A panic Is seiztng the
peaceable inhabitants.