Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-10
THE BELFAST RIOTS.
Fierce Renewal of the RiOting on Mon.
day-InnOcent Children shot in the
Streets-The Hospital Greatly Taxed
to Accommodate the Wounded.
BELFAST, Ireland. Aug. 8

BELFAST, Ireland. Aug. y.
During the rioting which occurred here
from Saturday evening up to an early hour
Monday morning, ii persons were killed and
newed today and fierce encounter took
place between soldiers and a mob in which a
number were wounded. soldier at close
quarters fired at a boy, shattering his hand.
The soldier was arrested. Reinforcements
of troops to the number of 1900 arrived in
Belfast today.
NooN-Attempts to stop the rioting have
been unsuccessful, and the violence of the
mob is increasing. The police are keeping
up merciless fire upon the mob.
The city, owing to the wreck and ruin of
houses, presents a deplorabe aspect. Its ap-
pearance is similar to that of Paris after the
Commune. 1t is feared that numerous
deaths resulting from the riots have taken
place which will never be heard Of The hos
pitfalls are taxed to the utmost to accommo-
date the great number of wounded persons in
need of attendance.
painful feature of the riots is the num-
Der or children wounded. Sunday, a boy
was shot while returning from Sunday school,
Today little girl was shot on the street, and
it is thought fatally wounded. She was car
ried away apparently lifeless. Train loads
of troops are constantly arriving.
An Incident of the disorders is as follows
Mrs. McIlwaine on Saturday harangued a
small crowd of neighbors in regard to the
riots, and roundly abused the police for firing
on people. She afterwards expressed the fear
that she W ould lose her life on account of this
speech. She, therefore, in order not to avoid
recognition put on black dress on Sunday
instead of a white one which she wore on
Saturday. This precautiou, however, failed
to save her. Yesterday during the progress
of the riot she ran to her door to gather in
some straying children bullet struck her
in the head and she fell lfeless in the door
way.
The aspect of affairs was so threatening at
noon today that the authorities ordered all>
taverps in the city to be closed until tomor-
row evening. Groups of men are assembling
everywhere excitedly discussing the situation
The military early this morning dispersed
rival mobs at the point of the bayonet.
BELFAST, Aug. 10.
There are now $3.50 extra military and po-
lice quartered in Belfast, and more are COM
ing at two o'clock this morning.
The mob made an attack upon the police
with stones, badly wounding some of them.
serious melee has taken place on Park
street. Furniture in many houses was brok-
en- up to make weapons for the mob. The
heaviest fighting Sunday night occurred in
Springfield.
1t is stated that the battle was waged in
regular guerilla fashion. The Catholics held
the field, protected by trees, while the Pro-
testants occupied the embrasure opposite in
which they lay down. The contestants aimed
with remarks BILE GOODNESS, picking each other
of as if they were so many targets. They
were not lnterfered with by the police or
soldiers, who were fully occupied in the city.
ltis rumored that sixty of the rioters were
shot down, many of whom we're killed.