The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-09


force to him would precipitate riot, and it was
also apparent that the officers Immediately en-
gagged in removing the orators feared an attack.
But the men composing the mob were not yet in
fighting humor, and the mob contented itself for
the time by hooting the police and pelting them
with -four, dirt and garbage. The officers be-
haved admirably under this abuse. and showed
no resentment.
After their election, neither Mr.. Burns nor
any of his colleagues made any further attempt
to get back. They at once left the scene and
They mounted this wall, pointed to the doors and
windows, and bitterly denounced the inmates.
This looked like .n attempt to set the mob on
the building. The mob was excited, but not up
to the point of violence yet Burns and his col
leagues, seeing this, vacated the wall
and proceeded to the Carleton Club where
they repeated their tactics By this time the
mob was tremendous in numbers and verging on
desperation. Stories Of what the police had
said and done at the Nelson column had been
circulated from mouth to mouth, and exagger-
ated until the starving mechanics" were con-
vin.ed that the authorities had actually dared
them to conflict. Such fire as was ready for
ignition, and within touching distance, was in
famed by the speeches delivered on the Carleton
Clubs steps. The mob was split up
into many divisions by being forced
down the different streets by the pressure
from Trafalgar square to get nearer the
occurrences at the club houses, and the various
divisions started off hooting howlins and chal-
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were at once abandoned to the rioters, who find
ing themselves no longer opposed. vented their
ill-will against wel-housed people and against
the clubs by stoning the dwellings and club
houses along the way. All that part of the city
in the neighborhood of the National Gallery
Carleton Club and Reform Club is in the posses
sion of mobs Several faction fights have already
taken place among the rioters, and furious
mob is now p. M-marching through ST.
James street and Piccadilly. on its way to Hyde
Park to hold meeting. The mob is cursing the
authorities, attacking 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 turn ed
away when the sentinel at the entrance confront
ed the intruders with his bayonet.
Conspicuous among the buildings attacked by
the mob was that occupied by the Devo nshire
Club, and that occupied as a residence by MIR.
Arnold Morley, the newly appointed Patronage
Secretary. The police along the route to Hyde
Park were brushed out of the way by the rioters
as so many men of straw, and many of the
officers were terribly whipped for their inter-
ference
That part of the Trafalgar square mob which
went to Hyde Park was composed of the hordes
which had filled up Cockspur street, Pail Mall
and ST. James street When the Carlton Club
was attacked this longdrawn-out throng bent at
Regent street. which begins at Pail Mall about
half way between Nelson's monument and st.
James street, and moved north ward through Re-
gent street to Picadilly. quarter of ami!e
away, and, passing around Regent circle, went
north again through Regent street half mile to
Oxford circle. The rioters turned here to the
left and went down Oxford street to Hyde Park,
Of mile. This route was un-
doubtedly 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, it might 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 was scared away.
Arnold Morley's residence is in the Picadilly
portion of this route. The house was formerly
occupied by John Bright, and was we'll known to
many of the mob. When the rioters approached
the house Mr.. Morley was in. He loudly called
for help, and number of policemen for mo-
ment stood In the way of the men, but finally
they were swept away like chat, and a number
of desperate men rushed up Morleys steps, He
had locked and barricaded the door, but it was
burstop and the house overrun, despite his fran
tic screams and protests When the rioters went
away they left scarcely a sound pane of glass in
the building. very great number of other
private houses along the mob's route Jared much
worse than did John Bright's old home. The
Devonshire Clubs house, which had been pre-
viously attacked, is in ST. James street The
attack upon this building took place at the very
beginning OF the riot. and was very savage.
Hatchetts Hotel is large well-known hostelry,
at Nos. 67 and 6S Picadilly. When the mob
passed this locality many of the rank and file
were hungry, and made rush for the hotel.
They had it in their possession in a moment,
and sacked it of food and drink and left the
building badly wrecked. AS the men were leav-
ing the hotel they saw carriage, which was
pressed up against the curb by the passing pro-
cession and had been abandoned by it's fright
ened occupants. 1t was seized, and in an instant
broken up, and the wheels, spokes, shafts and
other pieces carried away for clubs.
The Turf Clubs house, being in Picadilly, pre-
sented temptation to the rioters as they went
by. and they smashed all its front doors and
windows with stones
All along Regent and Oxford streets, between
Pcadilly and Hyde Park, houses were attacked
and their windows smashed in.
After Burns had been driven away from the