Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-11-05
CORK HOSPITALS FULL.
desperate Street Fight Between Fac
tions--John Dillon n Victim.

justin ,Carthy has been the most act
I've worker in the political campaign be-
ing conducted in this city, resulting from
the contest between the McCarthyites
ana Parnellltes for the seatin Parliament
left vacant by the death of Charles
stewart Parnell, was pursued and at
lacked last night while driving to at
tend an anti-Parnellite meeting. He
was pelted with stones and during the
lracus received a severe blow on the
knee from Il stick. This morning DR..
tanner, who IS In attendance upon Mr..
DILLON, reports that his patient is
suffering from an et1usion at the knee
JOINT, accompanied by synovitas. The
INJURY, he adds, is not of serious ma
lure, but on account of the swelling Mr..
Dlllon must be kept quiet. Consequent
~, the injured parliamentarian has
ceased MS work OF canvassing Cork City
on behalf OF the nominee of the Nc
Carthylte party.
The fighting last night was more seri-
Gus than appeared from the first reports
received at police headquarters. There
was series of severe scrimmages be-
tween the contending parties, the most
severe being the one in which
Mr.. DILLON was disabled. Crowds
of McCarthyites were upon that
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and O'Bren, who were on their way TO
attend McCarthyite meeting in the
market place. The McCarthyites came
into collision with a torchlight process
sion of Parnelites. The latter was
headed by Il brass band, and was COM
posed of some of John +. Redmond's
most enthusiastic supporters.
Neither crowd would give way to the
other and SO hot and general melee
followed, several thousand combatants
taking part in the fray. Blackthorns
were used with the best possible effect
by both parties, and bricks and stones
ardor of the rival factions and con-
siderably increased the excitement
of the moment. Finally the Mccarthy
ties succeeded in wrenching the torches
from the hands of the Parnellites,
quenched them by stamping upon
them, with yells of delight, and after
cohpleting the rout of their enemies
the victorious McCarthyites continued
their triumphant march in high state
of enthusiasm.
Upon arriving ut the market place
VIM. O'Brien addressed meeting COM
posed Of about 5000 McCarthyites, who
vigorously applauded the telling points
made by that orator. The market place,
presented most brilliantly pictur-
esque and decidedly animated scene.
The square was Illuminated by
scores of blazing tar barrels and small
forest of torches. To such a degree
was the enthusiasm of the multitude
aroused by Mr.. O'Brien's glowing
words that many of the wom-
en- who plentifully besprinkled that
throng of burly Corkonians were
worked up to such pitch of excite
ment that they climbed upon the jaunt-
liverlng his impassioned address, and
tried most theoretically to embrace the
speaker.
In the meanwhile the routed Parnell-
ties had sought for and found rein
forcements among those who were in
sympathy with their candidate. With
these additions to their strength the
Parnellites made another onslaught up
on the McCarthyites, and scene which
will long be remembered by Corko-
mans followed. The attack of the
Parnellites was we'll planned and we'll
led, and was carried out with abundance
of pluck ana dash. They charged into
the square with vim and go, slashing
and splitting many McCarthyite
heads as they tried to force their
way up to the car upon which
stood Mr.. O'Brien and his supporters,
gazing, with commendable calmness,
upon the battling mass of humanity. On
pressed the Parnellites with roars of
derision, which were answered by fierce
counter cries upon the part of
the McCarthyites. The latter,
though they fought with desper-
ate energy, stone for stone, brick
for brick, blackthorn for blackthorn, in
suit for insult, were slowly but surely
driven back, and with bowls of triumph
the Parnel.ites overturned the blazing
tar barrels and kicked and rolled them,
smoking and tlaring into the river.
Then for II time the Parnellites, with
exultant cheers and other shouts of vic
torious political battle, held the market
place. Not for long however. Defeat
only served to heighten the Mccarthy
ties appetite for battle. Following the
example of the Parnellites they also
fought for and found strong
achievements, and thus strengthened
they again mustered in compact body,
and with laundering shouts they made
dash ut the Parnellites in the market
place. Then the music of the clashing
blackthorns once more filed the air. 1t
was give and take on both sides, with
no question of quarter or hope of mercy.
After most desperate battle the Par
nellite force was routed. Many on both
sides we're injured, IN addition to those
already reported AS having been taken
to the hospital to have their wounds at
tended to. The Parnellites had to relin
quish possession of the market place,
and were driven helter-skelter, once
the retreat commenced, down the
neighboring streets. And then the
once again triumphant McCarthyites
made the old market place echo and re-
echo with their bowling paans of
victory.
The hospital of this city is getting to
be quite a rendezvous for wounded
political enthusiasts. No less than thir-
ty-two persons, more or less seriously
injured, are being treated in that insti-
tuition for injuries received from flying
bricks and stones or blows from the
popular blackthorn, received during
Tree fights that occurred last night be-
tween McCarthyites and Parnellites.