New-York tribune., 1886-02-09

about half way between Nelson's monument and st.
James's-st. and moved n"thward through Regent-sI
10 Piccadilly, quarter OF mile away ana passing
around Regents CiIcuS went north again throngh
Regent ST. q half mile to Oxford Circus The rioters
turned here to the left and went west down oxford ST.
to Hyde Park three quarters OF mile This route
undoubtedly chosen by the leaders for the purpose
of keeping the crowd on safe ground as they would DeOn
the north side OF the Park II the mob had gone alongSt
Jamess-s Piccady aLd thence TO Park lane 1t might
have the barracks the south side OF the
Park Arnold MOIleys house is in the Piccady portion
OF this The house formerly occupied by John
Bright. and was we'll known to many Of the mob. When
the rioters approached the house to-day Mr. Morley was
In. III loudly called for help and a number ot bravo
policemen for moment stood in the way OF the meh'
But finally they swept aside like chai aud host OF
desperate rushed up Mr.. Moreys steps lie had
locked and barrcaded his door, hut it was burst open
against his face and the house was oveIrnn despite
his frantic and protests. When the invaders
away thcy left scarcely sound pane OF glass III
the building great number OF other private houses
alor the nobs route Jared much worse than dd Johh
Briglts old home The Devonshire Clubs house. when
had been previously attacked, Is IN ST. Janess-st iho
attack upon this building savage. Hatchetts
Hotel is large and well known hostelry at Nos % ana
G8 Piccadily When the mob passed this place many OF
the rank and file hungry, and these made rush TOT
the hotel They had II in their possession In mOheh
badly wrecked As the men were leaving the hotel they
saw carriage which had been pressed zip against the
curb nv the passing procession and been abandoned oy
its frightened occupants. 1t was seized aud IN an
instant broken up and the wheel spOkc RATS ana 0ther
good pieces were carried away for clubs. The Turf Clubs
houst being Piccadlly presented temptation TO the
roters AS they went by and they smashed oil its front
doors and windows with stones. All along Regent ana
oxford sts between Piccady and Hyde Pelk' houses
were attacked mdsctiminatey and their windows
smashed in.
Monument by the police and had spoken from the
National Gallery wall and the Carlton Club stops,
savage fgLt took place between his adherents inc
Socialists and the SOciasts. The battle laeed TOT
some time but he Socialists proved Victorious ana 'He1
lifted Burns to their shoulders and bore him aoit 10
Regent ST. where with him they succeeded III bollhV
the croSd toward Hyde Park. Burns leading the whole
way At the Park, when the mob had all collected,
Bufns again dressed them His speech Was even oio
was exciting and the whole address was well calculated
the crowd loose upon the Town, bnrnS ali ~
whom did all In their power to STIR up sfiIe Mneu &
sanpeared II ON the scone. The uan body went baCK
east alCng oxford st. again. Tbe lrgnlehcu P,pIau
along the thOroushare not yet recovered from
their panIc and tie mob had the street to Themselves
| They smashed every sound window they noticed Ihe
freely 10 all wished to drink The beer shops wef5
similarly treated ToE hoRs sro SGIE thrown our INTO the
street to he taken by those strongest IN the ngs Wh
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was stoned or beaten from the street scores o! times
POLICEMEN attempted TO save asshed properly anu anu 10 10
make arrests, tut every time beaten anu copeue
TO surrender their prisoners. 10 tue ,,, "
thousand ri dams remained in Trafalgar square occupy
making ruses at the conslables aud other obnoxious
persons In OF these rushas the mOD Overture" Mo
heavy granite pillars These fell across Charms cross
and blocked scto and from the Chsrln9 cross ll
way station The police male seVeTnI err lst.ny
resisted every time by the mob This mop le1 tnri i
youniariy ahan oned the the entire power Of tue
roliec proved insufficient 10 clear way 10 one OF Ine
most important railway ststons in the world They
| could not make way large enough 10 permit even
single carriage line 10 pass TO or from the depot
| HOW THE RIOTOUs MOB DISPERSED.
Some time after dark the mob gradually lett Trafalgar
SQUARE They away satisfied that without having
actnally come In collision with the police they had won
tbe deg Az the mob dispersed tho sections made havoc
! in the streets until they dwndled away. The scenes
which characterized the retreat OF that section oi tDe
Iyde Park mob which went through Oxi0Td ST. ASP
attended the retreat OF the other sections Of thht crowd
Every street they surrendered to the ana
~ midnight the police reports concurred IN stating that
never before the present gereraon has tuch it1-
| loss OF blood. Some officials declare that npwhd oi
10000 must have been llouns Tor AZ Iras' sHreo
houIt, with absolute possession o every tnVIousIu @
they chose 10 invade life Is reported t0 nave Deen
taken II the oce h1 oee siroIs ,y %, tsrri'
! records to make. But at midnight etcrytMIhG M "as f
hing appears like hOriid nightmare ME IL lha'ed
tS cT Was thoroughly excited but the mob was cssen-
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| NOT resisted and went to bed AT the usual lllne.
later statistics there were 1OOO person.
| engaged I'm tine riOtous demonstration IWo-thrIs Oi
| tue crowd were dOna fde unemployeG wolkinsn,sn, @
willie the remainder were Socialists Ihe Two sec IONS
! were not In accord and there were frequent collisions
| between them. The wolkugincn took no Isrt ia lHe
,intous acts that followed the meeting IN trafalgar
Snnarr The SOCIALISTS aroused 10 fuIy Di the Noeht
trades of the speakers In the square created lnrcc
hours' reign OF terror. JoWey shops were broken INTO
and thpir contents carried of by the mob Carriages
| coul aiming women stopped IN the streets ana
tbetr occunants forced 10 aIgh Some OF The rioters
n,ered te vehicles drove at the mead OF the crowd
The II oh swept through the streets shouting smash
lie windows let's get inside the shops All decenty
stred persons who encountered tue rioters were ia
trented the wcarcrs OF silk hats meeting with partich
| iary rough usage. Lord Randolph Churchill appeared
a n window OF the Carlton Club building when the mob
reached there. He was oudy hooed and mrnnced WIN
| cleuched fists by the rioters. The Leaders OF thc
Socialists especially Barns, IIyndman, Williams ana
Cbnn ION the last named Of whom IS an eI captain OF
| artillery, will probably be prosecuted -. - ,
| M violent acts were committed III North anu
sor fh Audey- ST. and OXiOrd-st. Probably zoo shOps
and a dozel-club houses seriously damaged ana
| about nfty shops pated including Jewellers
| b1kcrs butchers and wine shOIs. Hund!eds OF III
| orensive ucnule assaulted. The pOlce were
| nowerless at first, but they ultimately succeeded I'D
rcstoring order by breaking the ranks OF the rioters
ntn SIN al squads. The military were Kept under arms
all the evening while policemen natioHeu inc s'roe''