Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-11
BELFAST'S ORANGE RIOT.
sAVAGENESS OF THE WOMEN
IN URGING THE MEN.

o4akes Formal Announcement That He
\ytn Hasten Psrliament's Dissolution.
BELFAST, June 10, 10 A. M.-The people
mere have been wrought to state Of
great excitement by the riotOus demon
strations of the Orangemen during the
mast two days. All work was stopped
This morning. Stores are closed and
many residences are closely barricaded.
Blobs are IN every street prepared for
further deeds of violence. The Orange
men are greatly incensed at the con-
stabulary for firing upon them, and
threaten to sack their barracks. Detach-
ments of soldiers and police from Dublin
and other cities are being forwarded to
Belfast to assist the authorities in restOT-
ing order. At midnight a mob of Orange
men raided a public house kept by
Catholic named O'Hare, and after sacking
it set it on fire.
POLICE BEATEN BACK.
The police charged the rioters dozen
times with bayOnets, but each time were
forced back 10y VOlleys OF stones. The
police were finally forced to lake refuge
in their barracks, where they fired
upon the mob from the second story
windows. The mob, however, held
their ground twenty minutes longer,
although the firing of the police was
heavy and incessant. Scores of rioters
were wounded, and il Is known positively
that six men and two women were killed.
A great many wounded persons were CAR
ried away by friends, and whether their
injuries are fatal is not known. Twenty
Of the rioters who received bullet wounds
are lying in one infrmary. Large num-
bers Of Orangemen who took part in the
riots were arrested today.
-FOUR POLICEMEN DEAD.
BELFAST, June 10, 4P. M.-FOur of the
rioters who were wounded by the police In
yesterdays riot died today and four others
are dying. The Orangemen are making
large purchases of arms, and are declar-
ing that they will have revenge upon the
police for firing into their ranks. At
meeting of PrOtestants living on Shark
hill road, resolutions were adopted de-
nouncing a number of police from
the outlying districts coming
TO Belfast and attacking
peaceful citizens, and demanding their
withdrawal. The number OF policemen
on duty in Belfast this afternoon at
o'clock was 1900. A number of troops
from Newry have also arrived to assist
the police IN maintaining order. The mag
istrate has ordered that all the taverns in
llG CITY OG CiO5eu bO-nikuhs NJ LuUbS art
to be allowed to cOngregate in the streets.
The people at the Shank Hill road meet
ing to-day attacked the police. Military
were summoned and the crowd was dis
persed. 1t is now stated that the meeting
was summoned to denOunce the police
and all other persons for attacking houses
and property Of peaceable people and TO
urge upon citizens their duty to do the
utmost in sheir power to bring the dis
turbers of the peace to justice, irrespect-
i've Of creed or party. The meeting ap-
pointed a deputatiOn to ask the Mayor of
Belfast for the names of the officers in
charge Of Shank Hill barracks yesterday
evening.
COUNTRY POLICE WITHDRAWN.
BELFAST, June 10, $50 P. M.-The out
Of town police have been Withdrawn from
the streets of the city in consequence of
the hostility manifested toward them by
tine Belfast wOFkmen. Soldiers have been
told of to take their places and to assist
the city police in case they should need
help tonight.
FURY OF THE FEMALES,
An eve witness of Tuesdays riots gives
the following description OF the scenes
attending the mob's attack on the Bower
Hill police: Women with pOkers pried
up paving stones and broke them into
suitable sizes for the use of the rioters
when they ran short Of missiles. The
women and young girls desperately en-
treated the men to continue fight
ing whenever they tagged, Offering
tnem aprontuils OF fresh
stones, and when entreaty failed the
women and girls drove men on by savage
threats. The police station is moderate
sized house. When the mob attacked the
building the police responded with vol
ley fred from the dOOrways, but the riot
ers soon drove the officers in and they re-
treated upstairs, and thence maintained
The fight by shooting from the windows OF
'front.' bedroom on the second floor.
SAVAGE FIGHTING.
They held their position for half an
bour, during which the battle was hot and
savage on both sides. when they were rein
forced by the arrival of seventy fresh Off
n GERS. The Increased energy Of the police
4 warfare served but TO aggravate the mob,
ana they became downright ferOciOus.
Iney were actually maddened by the
sight of their comrades shot down, writh-
lng and bowling with agony in the street.
nave since heard an officer say that ne
never knew mob to show greater Wei
BUSINESS, violence, pluck and determina-
uon. Despite their desperation the riot
rs hurled their missiles with regularity
and precision as If they had been drilled
10 stone throwing. When the men in
'front.' had exhausted their ammunition
.1ey would retire TO the rear to receive
Iesh armiuls from the women, and then
make way Tor their comrades with new
supply.
REGULAR voLLEYs.
some Of the stone throwing was quite
extraordinary. / saw a man throw n
.tone with such viGOr that il crashed
through window, struck the rear wall
aNu rebounded with such force that It
truck aud hurt policeman. The better
hed Of the rioters carried what we call
.,le Belfast kidneYs' These are stones
a99ut ~ inches long, 81 inches broad,
guy weigh on an average about ~
FUNDS. There were many boys among
n 1e rioters, and they were ns desperate
euu plucky as the men. The battle M the
aI'n cegsed only when $50 soldiers
e,lAe TO The aid OF tie police. The sold
were from the HiRhlanders and Fusi-
Ire and they soon drove the mob
wy People living in the ighbOrbOOd
ie the rioting began say IL was caused
tNe police under mistaken Impression
ellng some orderly workmen leaving
GALLAGnER's FUNERAL.
lAe funeral Of Thomas Gallagher, the
uteinan who was shot and killed dur
tle riot nt Lurgan Tuesday, took
odhy. The mineral procession was
etld by 100 soldiers and 700 police
mob OF Catholics iecred the
-lherH and threatened 10 stop tho
bui the police held them in check.