Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-13
ORANCEMEN AND CROPPIES.
The Bloody Byways Of Belfast Visited and
the Victims Interviewed,
FIGHTING FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.
Talks with an Orange Leader on the
Riots and Their Results
Sample Cases of the
Outrages.
At the Orange Stronghold.

BELFAST, August 12.-TNew York Herald
Cable-Special 10 the BEEl-Befast has had
another day of perfect peace, rather per
haps, because the rioters have exhausted their
funds and are forced to work or starve than
for any lessening of the hatred between the
parties. BY common consent both Catholics
and Protestants are outstanding their re-
sources and ammunition for what is
expected to be great struggle
The Catholic anniversary of the
feast of the Assumption occurs next Sunday
j had long talks to-day with some of the
leaders, who say that they will not permit
the slightest approval to Catholic process
sion on that day. Some show no hesitation
in threatening to kill any Catholic caught
riding in carriages then, or who in any way
celebrate the day. The Catholic leaders
promise to use every effort to
prevent procession or other
irritating display. Neither side
expects a renewal of the riotng until Sun
day. Replacing the police in the Shank Hill
Protestant district when the troops were
withdrawn Is considered one of
THE MOST THREATENING FEATURES
of the situation at present No police are
allowed to patrol the Shank Hill road. The
men are confined in barracks there sur
rounded by police night and day. Relief
attachments are always escorted by troops.
Such is the danger to which the police are
exposed in the Protestant quarters that
the magistrates do not dare to order
them to serve the "early closing"
order to the public houses there. Conse-
quently throughout the Shank Hill road dis
trict the saloons are open, while all the sa-
looms in the Catholic quarters are closed. l
saw to-day Mrs. Pearson of Mcdonald street,
whose husband, William, was shot on Tues
day and will be buried tomorrow. l found
the usual
WAKE IN PROGRESS.
The people In the room were greatly eX-
cited and anxious to explain to the Ameri-
cans how outrageous it is for an inotfensive
man to be killed while attending the funeral
of friend. Fearson's brother Henry works
at the Barrier mills, Patterson, N. }.
To-day / examined into the case of Sarah
Young, n Protestant girl living off the old
lodge road and who has relatives of the same
name living at an unknown address in New
York city. The case will
SERVE AS A SAMPLE
of many similar ones She and four COM
panions were returning home from work at
Lindsay's factory. They were compelled to
pass through the Catholic streets of Peters
Hill, and passing every day became known
as Protestants. After work hours
they walked in their ordinary
manner through the Catholic quarters
and saw a little child who shouted Orange"
and called them by vile names as they ap-
preached. Immediately from every house a
crowd of half-grown boys and girls rushed
upon them.
Three of Sarah's companions saw a woman
standing by door whom they knew, because
they had stopped several times to praise and
gossip about her baby. They rushed to her
and implored her
TO SAVE THEIR LIVES.
The woman took them in and hid them.
The little girl who acted as leader followed
Sarah and her other companions. 1t is worth
mentioning that the party of three were es-
corted out of the Catholic district just in
time to save themselves, as their pur-
suers returned after beating Sarah
Young, and wrecked the house in which
they had taken refuge as a punishment to the
owner for having helped Protestants The
crowd found Sarah and her companion UP
stairs in a house in which they had taken
refuge without the consent OF
the owner. TO get at them they smashed
the doors and dragged them both down stairs
by the hair. The Catholic girls threw Sarah
down in the road, tore off part of her clothes
blackened her eyes, tore out her hair, ant
otherwise abused her until several men in
terfcred and saved her. She has since beer
confined to her bed and her life is dis
paired Of.
The crowd afterward gutted the house In
which she had taken refuge, and theI
returned to attack the house of tn,
woman who had saved her three compan
ions. This Is fair sample of the spiri
shown on both sides, with merely chang
of names and the addition of various details
such rs throwing scaldng water, kicks ant
blows, with paving stones used as ham
mcrs. 1t will as well represent ont
hundred other cases OF attack
by people of either religion upon detencees
mill girls of the other faith. In every sucl
case the children and women prove the mos
merciless.
A PROTESTANT MINISTER TALKS.
This afternoon asked the Rev. DR.. Hau
ma, Protestant clergyman well known as a
Orange leader, why the Protes
tants allow the regular evenin
parade of the Orange workmcn returnin
from the island lie said: "This parade wi
perhaps some time provoke rioting but il
necessary for the protection of the workmer
who must necessarily pass night
through the Belfast Catholic slum
which surround the Protestant d
tricts of Shank Hill, old lodg
iOutt, ttc. tlic WOThiucn Wulkeu
in body they were incessantly attacke
with stones and bottles thrown over th
houses fronting North street, Peters Hill
AS the police always refused to arrest tn
stone tbrowers We were forced to march Il
gether in self-defense.
THE PRIESTS AND THE RIOTERS.
"The Catholic priests have been able pc
haps, to look after the rioting more closet
than our clergy, because they live near II
center of disturbance, while our clergy Ii,
far away. Our clergy, however, have alway
done their best to repress disorder. ha,
several times prevented the police fro
firing OH the rioters whom i persuade
TO disperse. 1t is true. the saloons of Shan
Hill are not closed in the evening, but the
are owned by Catholics, who take advantal
of the techncality due to the inability of Il
police to serve the notice OF the closing ord
In this district. 1t is said that Cat
Ollie houses In Protestant qua
tiers have been wrecked whi
Protestant houses In the Catholic quartz
have not been harmed. This is due to Il
fact that the houses attacked are saloons, su
posed to be centers of ribbon lodges. III
freedom of Protestant houses from injury
greats TO the priests. Ii is the dir
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