The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1886-06-17
Nights Riot in Bel
fast-The English Political
Situation.

Situation.
BELFAST. June Ii An Associated Press re-
porter, who was detailed to remain on the,
scene of the riots ut O'Clock this morning re-
ported as follows: The greatest damage In the
way of Wrecl1ing and looting Was done along
the shank Hill and the York roads. The fight,
ing in both thoroughfares was desperate and
continuous. The only instances in which the
police drove the mob at all, SO far as observed.
were those in which the officers In compact
lines fired in ciose rangetrapd yolies OF buck
shot. These the rioters could not stand against
and they driven back. But even under
such calling fire rioters would drop to the
pavements and rush upon the police while
they We're reloading. Fighting of this kind at
such close range as to be practically hand TO
hand was continued until two O'Clock this
morning, when twilight began to dawn and SO
ihtiiy OF the rioters disappeared TO leave the
ntop vi Insufficient strength to longer cope with
;ie 1nlheu ponce, Who succeeded in dispensing
10 ~ =, ne s mob was composed of the very scum
o. belast. ! saw tends hurting rocks at the
~ ma aet t 70 save dwellings from destruc-
tioIi py ms lneendlary fires and the helpless in
fans I saw during the hight sneahno o. aw p,i
from wrecked or burning buildings laden down
state of terror under which the raSnactonio
Catholic people OF Belfast are now iiVin" in
otry. know that scores of people were sb6t
during last nights lfOts. saw ten fakan 70
Of ls Of The r n lsapea that
fresh outbreak The law-abiding citizens de-
mand of the government tho appointment of a
special commission to inquire into the causes
of the whole disorder"
The rioting last night was less disastrous than
on Wednesday. After their days labor has-
ended thousands of workmen gathered in the
vicinity of the Bowers Hill police barracks
They execrated the police, and cried out 1--WE
Will nave ten lives for every one of the muir
dered girls" ArchdeacOn Lever and several
Presbyterian clergymen in vain implored the
were speaking the rioters kept up desultory
stone-throwing at the police. One stone struck
divine squarely In the face. and hurt him
About 10 o'clock two troops Of dragons gall
E red up uey @ by three hun
| possession Of the streets around the barracks
| and cordoned them effectively. The mob, re-
| allzing the impregnability of the police posi-
| ton, now departed in sections, cursing the
| Pope, denounclng home rule and singing 'The
Orange Lily and "Rule Bri ttannia."
While all this was going on at the Bowers
Hill barracks mob had taken possession of
York street. They first concentrated in front
OF wine store kept by Catholic named NC
Kenna. The building soon sliced and
wrecked aud all of McKenna's stock of wines
proceeded to McClOskey's tavern. The police
had taken warning and got there first. A des-
six rounds of buckshot at the rioters. but the
mob finally drove them away and smashed
MeC q tavern to pieces, distributing the
liquor away. Several OF the rioters were
wounded in this fight and were left helpless in
the streets by their comrades, who. maddened
with liquor and excitement, rushed to the
work of wreck and pillage. A number of tav-
wine, whiskey and beer thrown out to the
crowd in the street. who drank it ravenousIy
or carried it away in jugs and buckets. In the
the latter work scores of women and children
We're engaged all the time the rioting lasted.
Towards midnight the mob, after having
wrecked and looted all the taverns in the
vicinity, returned to McCloskey's and set it on
IRE The glare attracted the police who re-
formed and marched down there to nut out the
fire and save the town from a confiagratIon
Ihey had to fight for every foot o. tie way they
MADE ma At times, when the flames glared high.
the SIGHT of the uniformed officers scattered
among the mob, filling the street from house to
mouse, each officer fighting on his own account,
s. Il ~ ia 'il the same direction every man
the windows shrieking and gesticulating was
terrible. Finally the police got together and
eventually scattered the mob, and the fire at
McCloskeys was put out before it could ex-
Tend McCloskey and his family and a num-
Der OF his Catholic neghbors were rescued
from the fury of the mob by an Orangeman,
who took them to his house. and there gave
them safe refuge.