Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-08-09
News by Telegraph
FROM ALL QUARTERS.
RIO7IuG AT BELFAST.
Bloody Scenes In The
Streets.
POPE LEO SERIOUSLY ILL.
Two Men Shoot The WhirI-
pool Rapids.
The FUNERAL AT Y0NkERS.
Bishop NcQuade Attacks
The Fenians.



A Drunken Mob Assault All who
Come I'm Their Way-The Military
Fire a Deadly volIey Into the Riot
ers-Several Killed and Number
Wounded.
BELFAST, Aug 8.-The excitement which
has prevailed in Belfast for several days in
creases rather than diminishes and veritable
reign of terror exists About noon to-day a
formidable mob collected on the old bridge
road and began Unfortunately to attack
buildings, men, women and children, no pro-
vocation for the demonstration being appar-
emit. The police were early on hand and prof
iting by abundant experience gained the past
week resorted to drastic measures
at once. The arrival of the police
was announced by fusilade from
their guns and the crowd with frightful yells
and imprecations scattered. Several of the
rioters were struck by shots, but none Sc
verely injured. In the afternoon crowds
again assembled on the Old Lodge,
Grosvenor and Springfield roads and re-
newed the scenes of the morning. Stones,
bolts, bottles and every sort of
missile filed the air and the occasional crack
of pistol was heard. The mob increased in
numbers and panic seized the peaceful
portion of the inhabitants of the district.
They attempted to escape to other parts of
the town and were set upon by the rioters
and many of them terribly beaten. Fortu-
nately at this juncture an adequate force of
military arrived and the mob fell suddenly
back, fearing volley.
Comparative quiet reigned after this until
or in &hn xUha INN aoSc
crowds took possession of the streets exas-
perated by their repulse and frenzied by
drink. AS if by Encouragement the crowd
lost no time in paying their respects to the
wine stores, not one of which in
the vicinity of their operations escaped their
visitation. Their manner of treating these
objects of attack differed but slightly from
the attention showed Mr.. McKenna's place
during the riot of June II. The furniture
etc., were demolished and the wines, beer and
spirits carried out and served to the crowd.
Again the military appeared in force, but
the mob now maddened instead of dispensing
presented determined front aud showered
stones into the ranks. The order was given
to fire and deadly vollev was poured into
the thick of the crowd. Two men fell dead
and another fatally wounded and such howls
went up from the mob as left no doubt
of the accuracy of the aim or deadly
intent of the soldiers. The crowd after
venting it's rage on the soldiers discreetly
retired before the volley was repeated. AS
the mob fell back thirty OR forty wounded
men were found in the street.
These were picked up and car
ried to the hospital and
perhaps many more found their way there
on foot for treatment Several of those taken
to the hospital were found not to be serious
ly wounded and were treated and discharged.
Twenty-six of them were discovered
to be very severely injured and were retain
ed. One of them, boy, has since died.
At midnight there is no sign of abatement
of the excitement, and although the military
are in full control, fears are entertained of |
another outbreak. The streets are filed !
with people who show no disposition to go |
to their homes and the best the soldiers can |
do is to prevent their making stand. No |
one is permitted to loiter. The peaceable |
portion of the population are anxiously |
awaiting the arrival of the troops from Dub |
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