Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-06-12
AFFAIRS ABROAD.
FURTHER REPORTS GAnDING
THE RIOTS IN IRELAND.
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Politics -Canada's Finances
Racing at Ascot.
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The ftioting in Ireland.
BELFAST, June 11th.-The Associated
Press reporter detailed to remain ON the
scene OF the riots, at O'Clock this morning
reported as follows Il remained among
the rioters all night. The greatest damage
in the way OF wrecking and looting was
done along the Shank Hill and Corn roads.
The mobs were composed of the lowest
ruftians. The bayonets of the police had
no terror for them, and in many cases | saw
the mob in overwhelming numbers, press
up against the bayonets of the police and
drive them back. The only instances in
which the police drove the mob at all. 50
far as could observe, were those in which
the officers i'll compact line fired, at close
range, rapid volleys of buckshot. These
the rioters could not stand against, and
they were driven back; but even under
such CALLING fire the rioters would drop to
the payements and rush pom the police
while they were reloading. Ii is
impossible to describe the state of
terror under which the respect
able Catholic people of Belfast are
now living in consequence OF the prevalent
anarchy of bigotry. The bravest of them
hardly dare venture out of doors i'll day
light even. | know that scores of people
were shot during last nights riots. | saw
ten taken to the hospitals this morning. 1t
is feared that every funeral of victim of
the riots may provoke fresh rioting. Fight
ing of This kind in such close range as to
be practically hand-to-hand continued
until o'clock this morning. When day
light began to dawn, so many of the rioters
had disappeared as to leave the mob in in
sufficient strength to longer cope with the
armed police who succeeded in dispensing
it. Nv observation shows that the mob
last night was composed of the very scum
of Belfast. ] saw members OF it throw
heavy stones, weighing fifteen and twenty
pounds. | even saw the fiends hurting
rocks at gallant fremen who were imperil-
ing their lives in attempts to save dwellings
from destruction by incendiary fires, and
helpless inmates from horrible deaths. II
ANYTHING else were wanting to prove the
character of the mob, it could be furnished
by the dozens of ruffians / saw during the
night sneaking away from the wrecked
and burning buildings laden down with
loot"
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THURSDAY NIGHTS
RIOT.
BELFAST. June 1lth.-The rioting last
night was less disastrous than on Wednes-
day. After their days labor had ended,
thousands of workingmen gathered in the
vicinity of the Bower Hill police station.
They execrated the police, and cried out,
:" We will have ten lives for every one of
those murdered" The county police were
then withdrawn, and some well-known
local Constables were sent to reason with
the mob. The latter demanded the with
drawal of all the police. Archbishop Levre
and several Presbyterian clergymen, after
this, implored the mob to disperse. Their
addresses proved altogether useless, and
even while the clergymen were speaking
the rioters kept up desultory stone-throw-
ing at the police One stone struck
divine squarely in the face, and hurt him
severely Captain Lestrange the resident
magistrate. who was present to counsel
order, was
STRUCK By A BRICKBAT
On the head. When the preachers ceased,
the mob surged to the gate of the barracks
and defied the police to come out and take
square fight Things went on in this
way until about 10 o'clock, when two
troops of dragons galloped up. They
were followed by 800 infantry. These men
had been under arms eleven hours. The
mob was for moment powerless with
soon, however, became ashamed of them
selves, and returned to the scene, warmly
cheering the soldiers. The latter had taken
COMPLETE POSSESSION OF THE STREETS
Around the barracks, and cordoned them
effectively. The mob, realizing the i'm
pregnability of the police position. now de-
parted in sections, eursing the Pope, de-
nouncing home rule and singing The
Orange Lily" and Rule Britannia"
While all this was going on at the Bowers
Hill barracks, mob had taken possession
of York street They first concerted in
front of wine store kept by Catholic
named McKenna The building was soon
seized and wrecked and all of Mckenna's
stock of wines was emptied in the street.
This mob then proceeded to McCloskey's
tavern, but the police had taken warning
and got there first.
SET FIGHT
Took place, which was waged with des-
peration on both sides. The police fired
twenty-six rounds of buckshot at the
rioters but the mob finally drove them
away and smashed McGloskey's tavern to
pieces, distributing the inns liquors to all
who would drink or carry the liquor away.
Several of the rioters were wounded in
this fight and were left helpless in the
street by their comrades, who maddened
with LIQUOR and excitement rushed to the
work of
WRECK AND PILLAGE.
A number of taverns were destroyed and
all of their stocks of wines, whisky and
beer thrown out to the crowd in the streets,
who drank it ravenously, or carried it
away in jugs and buckets. In the
latter work scores of women and chill
dren were 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 fire. The glare
attracted the police, who reformed and
marched down there to put out the lire
and save the town from conflagration.
They had to fight for every foot of the way
| they made. At times, when the flames
| fiared high. the sight of uniformed officers
scattered among the mob filling the street
from house to house, each officer
FIGHTING ON HIS OWN ACCOUNT,
And all in the same direction, every man
shouting or cursing, women and children
at the windows shrieking and gesticulating,
was terrible Finally the police got to-
gether and carried on their battle with
| buckshot This eventually scattered the
| mob, and the fire at McCloskeys was put
out before it could extend. McCloskey and
his family, and number of his Catholic
neighbors, were rescued from the fury of
| the mob by an 0rangeman, who took them
| to his house and there gave them safe
| refuge.
MARTIAL LAW.
LONDON. June 11th.-The Government
has placed the districts terrorized by mobs
in the province of Ulster under martial
| law.
INVESTIGATING THE DISORDERS.
DUBLIN, June 11th.-John Morley, Chief
Secretary for Ireland, has arrived here He
is investigating the causes and history OF
the Belfast riots.
The English Political Situation.
LONDON, June 11th.-Childers, Home
Secretary, replying in the House of Com
| mons this evening to Decobain (Conserya-
| tiye), member for Belfast. who asked if