Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-05
The City of Cork the Scene of
Serious Trouble.
oBRlEN'S WONDERFUL TALK.
u. f,,itss Such Enthusiasm that Scores of
Irish Women Try to Embrace Him.
,,-,cIIi,es Attack the McCarthyites While
o.T;rieu is Addressing HIS Crowd and
nri,e Then. Away-McCarthyite
Rally OIL Their Enemies.


copy Oct. 24-The fighting which took
- 0,.-.y-eu the McCarthyiteS and Par
Pc last night in the streets of this city
more serious than appeared from first
morris received At police headquarters.
49, was a series of several scrimmages
Tween the parties, the most serious being
.E.,r. t4 which Mr.. Dillon was disabled.
l-,,-3- ~ McCarthyites were upon that
,ir.,on accompanying Messrs. Dillon and
C.r{riar. VINO we're on their way TO attend
S,i.,Irlny.te meeting in the market place.
The Met archyites came into collision with
.:6rra.i-h' procession of Parnellites. The
i,t,ar was sa9ed by brass band and was
r1rra7s.i Of some of John E. Redmond's
most enthusiastic supporters. Neither
rrow4 would give way to the other, and so
hgt aud general melee followed, several
rf5gsalt combatantS taking part in the
~ BlackthOrns were used with the best
r.-sTh,e effect by both parties, and bricks
isri stones flying through the air, added to
tI'aarlur Of the rival factions, and consid-
erb1. increased the excitement of the
r5,geur. Finally the McCarthyites sue
r,at,.i Ia wrcnChing the torches from the
hands 1i the Paruellites, quenched them by
Stamping upUn them with yells of delight,
and after completing the rout of their enc
mics the McCarthyltcS continued their
triumphant march in Il high state of en-
1
Mace William O. Brien addressed 4 meeting
r5n,yosrd Of about 5000 McCarthyites
Nd -:corously applauded the telling points
made by that orator The market place,
While the meeting was taking place, pre-
s.rt-I - most brilliantly picturesque and
decidedly animated scene. The square was
animated by scores Of blazing tar barrels
nd q small forest of torches. To such a
derre. l,..s the enthusiasm Of the multitude
a, Used By O'hrieu'S glowing words, that
many Of the women, who plentifully be
sprink.ct the throng of burly Corkians,
were worked up TO such pitch of excite
nert that they climbed upon the jaunting
or. from Which O'Brien was delivering his
iuplssiOued address, and tried in most
ever way 10 embrace the speaker.
Meanwhile the ParnelliteS had sought for
md found achievements among those who
were in sympathy with their candidate.
With these additions TO their strength the
palue.iitcs made another onslaught upon
the McCartl4yites, and scene which will
long 3r remembered by the Corkians was
enacted The ParnelIites were well led,
aad carried out with an abundance of pluck
Gad dash The charge They charged the
square vita Yin, and went slashing right
and left viii, their blacithorus and split
ting many u McCarthyite's head as they
tired 10 force their way up to the car upon
which stood O'Brien and his supporters,
gazing with commendable calmnesS on the
battling mass of humanity. On pressed
the pasueites with derisive cheers which
were answered by fierce counter cries from
lie McCarthyites.
The latter, though they fought with des-
rer4'e energy, stone for stone, brick for
brick rllcithnrn for blackthorn, insult for
insult were slowly but surely driven back,
gld with hOwls Of triumph the ParnelliteS
overturned the blazing tar barrels and
kicked aud rolled them smoking and tlaring,
int the river. Then for time the Parnell-
ties with exultant cheers and other shouts
Of a victorious political battle, had the
make. place, not for long, however ;,,defeat
Oly seemed 10 heighten the McCarthyites'
appetite FOR battle Following the example
o. the farnellites they also sought for and
found strong rcinforcementS and thus
strengthened they again mustered in COM
pact body, and with laundering shouts they
made dash a. the Parnellites in the mar
let place Then the music of the clashing
blarkthOrns once more filed the air. 1t
was give al! take on both sides with no
question Of quarter or hope of mercy.
After most desperate battle the Par
neItr force was routed. Many on both
Sizes were Injured, in addition to those al
fraiy reported as having been taken to he
h">pi.4. 10 have their wounds attended TO.
Tie ParHeAIies had to relinquiSh posses
Sou OF The market place, ana We're driven
Leicr skc.tcf once the retreat commenced,
Gown nctghboring streets, and then once
again the triumphant McCarthyites made
Ne g.t market place echo and re-ecbo with
HEIR Low.iEg peanS of victory.