Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-06-11
FOREIGN NEWS.
STILL RIOrING.
fuFther work Of Violence in Ireland
The City OF Belfast in a State of Siege
and all Business Suspended.


BELFAST, lreiann, June III.
The people have heen wrought to a state
OF great excitement by the riotous demonstra-
tlons of Orangemen during the past two
days. All work is stopped, stores are closed
and many residence closely barricaded. Mobs
are in every street prepared for further deeds
OF violence Orangemen are greatly incensed
at the constabulary for firing upon them and
they threaten to sack their barracks De.
tacnments OF soldies and police from Dublin
and other cities are being forwarded TO Bel
fast to assist the authorities in restoring
order.
AT IL O'Clock last night a mob of Orange
men raided public house kept by Catho-
lie named O'Hare and after sacking it set it
on fire The police charge the rioters a
dozen times with bayonets, but each time
were forced back by volleys of stones. The
police were finally forced 10 tske refuge in
barracks, where they fred upon the mob
from the second story windows. The mob,
however, held their ground 20 minutes loAg-
er. although the firing by the police was
heavy and incessant Scores OF rioters were
wounded, and it is known positively that six
men and TWO women were killed. great
many wounded persons we're carried away by
friends, and whether the injuries are fatal is
not yet known. Twenty OF the rioters, who
intirmary. A large number of Orangemen.
who took part Ill the riots, were arrested to-
day. An inquest On the bodies of those killed
Was opened TINS afternoon.
The city was comparatively quiet this fore
noon. Seven hundred extra policemen are
now in town.
BELFAST, June 10.
Four Of the rioters who were wounded by
the police in Yesterdays riots died today
Four others are dying. The Orangemen are
making large purchases of arms and are de-
claring tney will have revenge upon the police
for firing into their ranks. AT meeting of
Protestanis living on the Shank hill road
resoiutio.s ~tre adopted denouncing the
action of the luiiee from the '.outlving dis
tricts coming to Belfast and attacking peace
full citzens," and demanding their with
drawal.
An eye witness of the riots of Wednesday
gives the following description of the scenes
attending the mobs attack On Bowers Hill
police station Women with pokers pried
~ paving stone and broke them into suita-
bic sizes for the use of the rioters When
they ran short of missiles the women and
young girls desperately en, eated the men
to continue fighting Whenever they tagged,
offering them aprons full of fresh stones, and
drove the men on by savage threats. The
police station is a moderate sized dwelling
house. When the mob attacked the building
the police responded with a vOlley. They
fired from the doorway, but the rioters soon
drove the officers and they retreated upstairs
and thence maintained the fight on the in
side by shooting from tine windows of the
front bedroom on the second floor. They held
their position Tor half an hour, during which
the battle was hot and savage on both sides.
When they were reinforced by the arrival of
20 fresh officers the increased energy of the
police warfare served but toIaggravate the
mob and they became downright ferocious.
They were actually maddened by the sight of
their comrade shot Gown. writhing and
hOwling with agony in the street. l have
since heard old officers say that they never
knew a mob to show greater viciousness,
violence, pluck and determination, despite
their desperation. The rioters hurled their
missiles with regularity as il they had been
drilled IN stone throwing. When the men.in
the front had exhausted their ammunition
they would retire to the rear to receive
armfuls of fresh supply from the women and
and thus make way tor their comrades with
new supplies. The battle at the station
ceased only when $50 soldiers came to the
alu OF tne poilce- ne soluiers were 1roHl
highlanders and fusileers and they soon
drove the mob away"
Rioting was renewed tonight. An in
furated mob held possession of the streets
and wrecked taverns. The police were com.
PEELED to fire buckshot into the mob. As far
as known no one was fatally wounded. Many
of the police were injured by stones.
s.. The political ana religious excitement is
lending to dangerous uuarrels among the
women in factories at Lurgan. At one fac
tory the Protestant females have struck work
demanding the dismissal of Catholics.