St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-12
The Rioting at Belfast Renewed Last
Night With Increased Violence and
Determination.
Che Combined Force of Police and Military
Unable to Cope With the
Mob.
Mr.. Parneu Denies the Truth of Earl
Carnarvon's Statement Regard
ing Their Interview.
British Politicians Getting Ready For
the Coming Canpaign--GIad-
stone in GOOD Spirits.
The Orange Riots.


The greatest damage in the way or Wrecklng
md looting was done along the Shapkh1ll and
md the York roads. The hghtlng on uoln
.horoughfares was desperate and continuous,
The mob was composed of the lowest rufhans'
The bayonets of the police had no terrorS
for them and in many cases saw the mob in
overwhelming numbers, press up against the
bayonets of the police and drive them Dack.
The only instances in which the ponce drove
the mob at all, so far as l observed, were
those in which the officers, in compact lines,
fired at close range rapid volleyS OF DuckShot.
These the rioters could not stand against, ana
they were driven back. But even under sucn
CALLING fire the rioters would drop 10 the
pavements, and rush upon the police while
they were reloading. 1t is impossible to
describe
THE STATE OF TERROR
under which the respectable Catholic people
of Belfast are now living. in consequence OF
the prevalent anarchy OF bigotry. The
bravest Of them hardly dare to venture out OF
doors in daylight even. know that scores
of people were shot during last night S riots.
/ saw ten taken to hospitals this morning. 1t
is feared that every funeral OF victim OF
the riots may provoke fresh outbreak. Che
law-abiding citizens demand OF the govern
ment the appointment of special comnnls-
sion to inquire into the causes OF the whole
disorder. Fighting of this kind, at Such close
range as to be practically hand to hand, was
continued until2 o'clock this morning, When
twilight began to dawn and SO many OF the
rioters disappeared as to leave the mob OF IN
sufficient strength to longer cope with the
armed police, who succeeded in dispensing II.
My observation shows that the mob last night
was composed of the very scum OF Belfast.
saw members of it throw paving stones weigh
ing fifteen and twenty pounds L even saw
fends hurting rocks at the gallant fremen
who were imperiling their lives IN attempts 10
save dwellings from destruction by incendiary
fires, and the helpless inmates from horrible
deaths. If anything else were waning 10
prove the character of the mob, it would be
furnished by dozens of ruffians seen during
the night sneaking away from wrecked or
burning buildings laden down with loot.
The rioting last night was less dlsas-
trouS than it was Wednesday. After their
days labor had ended, thousands of work
ingmen gathered in the vicinity OF the
Bower Hill police barracks. They expected
the police, and cried out, eve will have
ten lives for every one OF the murdered
girls" The county police were then with
drawn. and some well known local con-
stables were sent to reason with them.
The latter demanded the withdrawal of the
police. Archdeacon Leon and several
Presbyterian clergymen after this i'm
plored the mob to disperse. Their adj
dresses proved altogether useless, and even
while the clergymen were speaking the
rioters kept up desultory stone-throwlng
at the police. One struck divine
squarely in the face and hurt him severely.
Capt. Lestrange, the resident magistrate,
who was present to council order, was
STRUCK BY A BRICKBAT
in the head. When the preachers ceased
the mob surged up to the gate of the bar
racks and defied the police to come and take
a 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 surprise and
dispersed. The runaways soon, however.
became ashamed of themselves 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. While all this
was going on at the Bowers Hill barracks,
a mob had taken possession OF I DIRK street.
They first concentrated in front
of wine store kept by a
Catholic named McKenna. THE building
was soon seized and wrecked, and all of the
stock of wines was emptied into the street.
This mob then proceeded to McCloskey'S
tavern. The police had taken warning
and got there first. A set fight took place.
It was waged with desperation on both
sides. The police fired twenty-siX rounds
of buckShot at the rioters, but the mob
finally drove them away and smashed Nc
ClOSkey'S tavern to pieces, distributing the
inns liquor to all who would drink or
carry liquor away. Several of the rioters
were wounded in the fight and were left
helpless in the street by their comrades,
who maddened with liquor and excite
ment, rushed to the work OF Wrecking and
pillaging. A number of tavernS were de-
strOyed and all their stocks of wine,
WHISTLES and beer thrown out to the crowd
in the streets, who drank it raVenouSly or
carried it away in jugs or buckets. In the
latter work scores of women and children
were engaged all the time the rioting
lasted. Towards midnight the mob after
having wrecked and looted all the taverns
in the yicitiny, returned to McCloskey'S
and
SET IT ON FIRE.
The glare attracted the police. who re-
formed and marched down there to put out
the fire and save the town from conf1a-
grafton. They had to fight for every foot
of the way they made. At times when the
flames fiared high the sight of the 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, the women and children at the
windows shrieking and gesticulating was
terrible. Finally the police got together
and carried on their battle with buckshot
This scattered the mob and the fire at
McCloskey's was put out before it could eX-
tend. McCloskey and his family and
number of his Catholic neighbors were
rescued from the fury of the mob by an
Orangeman, who took them to his house
and there gave him safe refuge.
LONDON, June 1.-THE government has
placed the districts terrorized by mobs in
the province of Ulster under martial law.
THE GRAND OLD MAN.
Heis Vigorously Preparing for the
Campaign.
Special to the Globe.
LONDON, June n.-Electioneering is the
chief business of the cabinet of her mai
jestys opposition and members OF parlia-
ment tonight, and will be from this time
forward to the end of July, or whenever
the polls may close. GladStone's time since
the announcement of the dissolution has
been most wholly taken up by the selection
of candidates for the seats to be contested.
The number Of gentlemen Offering them
selves is unprecedented and embarrassing.
Instead of a dearth Of applicants for the
honor of fighting under Mr.. Gladstone's
banner, there are far too many, and the
trouble is to pick out the fttest There is
danger of the Gladstone vote in many con-
stituencies being frittered away by contests
between rival Gladstone candidates unless
nominees can be selected acceptable to over
wheming majorities of the voters. The
men with the longest purses necessarily
hold the key to the situation to large ex-
tent. The funds at the disposal of the pre-
mer are still insufficient to meet the cleo
ton expenses of two-thirds of the men