The Washington critic., 1886-02-09
TIE LONDON RIOT.
a Wild Mob in the Most Aristocrati
nj tha Eify.

nuaTterS OI tne Oltys
Upon the adoption OF the resolutions by
the mob assembled I'm Trafalgar Square, as
stated in THE CRITIc's London dispatches
yesterday, the police officers ordered the
proceedings to be discontinued on the pedes-
tai, and commanded Burns, the Socalistic
agitator, and his colleagues to come down.
This they refused to do, and the officers
thereupon dragged them down by force and
drove them from the pedestal. Burns made
at that time no attempt TO resume his
harangue. They proceeded to the Reform
and Carlton clubs and denounced those in
side. By this time the mob was tremendous
in numbers and verging on desperation.
The mob was split up into many divisions
by being forced down the different streets
by the pressure from Trafalgar Square to
get nearer the occurrences at the club
houses, and the various divisions started off
hooting, bowling, and challenging the
authorities. The invaded streets were at
once abandoned to the rioters, who, finding
themselves no longer opposed, vented their
ill-will against well-housed people and
against the clubs by stoning the dwellings
and club houses along the way.
When the mob reached Hatchett's Hotel,
large hostelrie in Piccadilly, many of the
rank and file were hungry, and these made
rush for the hotel. They had 1t in their
possession in moment, and they sacked 1t
of food and drink and left the building
badly wrecked. As the men were leaving
the hotel they saw a carriage which had
been pressed up against the curb by the
passing procession and been abandoned by
its frightened occupants. 1t was seized
and In an instant broken up and the wheel
spokes shafts and other good pieces were
carried away for clubs. All along Regent
and Oxford streets, between Piccadilly aud
Hyde Park, houses were attacked indis-
criminately and their windows smashed in.
| Among the incidents of the progress of
the mob from Trafalgar Square toward
Hyde Park was the rough treatment in
| flicted upon the Earl Of Darbrey, LordICre-
| morue In the Irish peerage. AS the mob
entered Pail Mall Lord Cremorne was dis
covered making his way through the crowd
Of by-standers, apparently seeking place
| OF safety. He was set upon by detach-
| ment Of the rioters and severely mauled
and beaten, finally escaping with many
| bruises and minus several Of his garments
| and valuable scGrf-pin. Several members
| of clubs In st. James street narrowly es-
capped being hit by stones, with which the
air was filed as the crowd passed their
buildings. A shower of stones was di-
rected against the town residence Of the
Baroness Burdett-Coutt In Stratton street,
Piccadilly, but 1t is thought the attack was
mischevious rather than malicious. A
very gaudy and particularly aggressive
cockatoo was hanging in its cage in one of
| the windows Of the Baroness house, and 1t
addressed the mob vehemently If not elo-
| quently. The birds remarks were OBJ
viously not in harmony with the proceed
ings, and exceptions, which took the form
Of stones, were. Immediately filed. Little
| damage was done.
After Burns had been driven away from
the Nelson Monument by the police and
had spoken from the National Gallery wall
and the Carlton Club steps savage fight
took place between his adhercnts, the
Socialists, and the anti-Socialists. The bat
| tie ragged for some time, but the Socialists
| proved victorious and they lifted Burns to
their shoulders and bore him aoft to Regent
street, where, with him, they succeeded in
bending the crowd toward Hyde Park,
Burns leading the whole way. At the park,
when the mob had all collected, Burns
again addressed them. This speech was
even more violent than the Others he had
| made. The language was exciting and the
whole address was well calculated to set
the crowd loose upon the town. Burns
was followed by several other Socialistic
speakers, all Of whom did all in their power
| to stir up strife.
| When the speaking was over the moi
broke up into sections and disappeared from
the scene. The main body went back east
along Oxford street again. The afrightcd
residents along this thoroughfare were moi
yet recovered from their panic and the moi
had the street all to themselves. They
smashed every sound window they noticed
The wine shops were broken in and tbeli
contents distributed freely TO whoever
wished to drink. The beer saloons were
similarly treated. Tailor shops were broken
into and the clothes and rolls Of clotl
| thrown into the street, 10 be taken by those
strongest In the fights which resulted
Every person met who looked like a for
eigner was stoned or beaten from the street
Scores of times policemen attempted tc
save assailed property and to make arrests
but were every time beaten and compelled
to surrender their prisoners. In the mean
time several thousand rowdies remained In
Trafalgar Square, occupying their time IL
daring the police to "come on' and in max
ing rlishes ut the constables and other OBJ
noXious persons.
The scenes which characterized the re
treat Of that section of the Hyde Park mol
which went through Oxford street also at
tended the retreat Of the other sections o
that crowd. Every street they entered wa'
surrendered to them, and at midnight the
police reports concurred in stating tina
never before In the present generation ha
such tremendous disturbance occurred II
| London with so little loss OF blood.
A SMALL article of great efficiency 4
| A "A InUnritn