The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-06-16
SACKED BY RIOTERS.
The City Of Belfast in the Hands of an Orange
Mob.
Terrible Scenes of Arson, PiIIage and De
bauchery-The Women Urging the Men
to Destroy PrOperty-GladstOne and
ParneII Burned in Effigy.

BELFAST, June 9.-Last night mob of Or
sngemen made an attack upon the tavern
kept by a Catholic named Duffy. The police
were promptly on the scene, and after stub
born contest, during which they used their
csrbines, drove the mob away in disorder.
The rioters returned in increased numbers
and again attacted the place. this time over
powering the police and driving them from
the place. In the first assault, Chief of Po-
lice Carr was wounded. He was carried
away and now lies in a critical condition.
When the Orangemen returned to the fight
they were accompanied by large number
of factory girls, who goaded or shamed the
men on to battle and formed a most danger
Gus element. When the officers abandoned
Duffy's, the men took complete possession
of the tavern. 1t was at once thoroughly
sacked. All the taps and spiggots were
set running and everybody were invited
to help himself according to his taste. ALI
the barrels of liquor found in stock were car
ried into the street, lifted up high and let
fall until they broke and liberated their con-
tents. All the furniture was carried out,
piled in the center of the roadway and burned
in bonfire to furnish the rioters with light
during their debauch. Men, youths and
girls drank until they fell helpless in the
cutters, the girls acting with greater fury
during the earlier stage of the orgie than the
men. The noise, the profanity, the disorder
were terrible. The mob ended their work
here by firing the tavern itself, and it burned
to the ground. Then the stronger men, who
had become Infatuated and not overpowered,
ran through the streets, pillaging wherever
they went, and increasing their following
the further they proceeded. These rioters
after a while congregated around the
police station and stoned the place
until they were tired. They then.
marched down to another tavern. The police
fastened thither in advance and attempted
to protect the property, but they were over
powered and driven away. The mob, left in
possession, treated the tavern as they had
treated Duffy's, turned on all the taps,
broke the full barrels in the street, made g
bonfire of the furniture, and finally set fire
TO the building.
The police returned and this time got the
better for a time of the mob, whose
ranks were depleted by the scores who
had fallen away in drunkenness, and ex-
tinguished the flames before they could gain
control of the structure. But the officers
were unable to drive the rioters from the
locality, and they remained and DOM
mated it until morning. During the
rowdyism of the night Mr.. Gladstone and
Mr.. Parnen were both burned in efigy, and
dummy corpse labelled Home Rule" was
cremsted.
Two men named Hart and Mason were ar
rested to-day for the murder of Thomas Gal
lagher, who was shot last night during the
rioting at Lurgan. Gallagher was well
known local simpleton. He waved an orange
sash in the face OF the Home Rule mob dur
ing an incessant fire between that mob and
its Orange enemies. During the riot the sit
uation at one time became so desperate that
Mr.. Mathers, local Orange leader, publicly
declared that unless the authorities did their
duty he and thousand armed Orangemen
would take charge of the town. Mathers
was on the point of carrying out his threat
when the military appeared. To-day there
was little stone throwing in Lurgan, but
otherwise the town has been quiet. A num-
Der of policemen were so badly injured last
night that they are yet in the hospital.
Twenty rioters are now under arrest. The
Coroner's jury found that Gallagher died
from the effects of gunshot wounds, and
censured the authorities for not having suf-
hcient police to preserve order,