The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-10-28
MANY BROKEN HEADS
Pitched Battle Between Irish
Factions in Cork.
THE HOSPITALS ARE FILLED
MoOartbyites Attacked With Great Fury
by the Parnell Men.

Tho Police Had Their Hands Full in
OualIing the Fight when the Bclliger-
ents Could Not strike Each other They
Would Hit Policeman Dillon and
o'Brten Pow erIoss to Restrain the Riot.
CoRK, Oct. 2S-The hospitals and
many of the house in the city are filled
with wounded. The police and the sol
diers were prepared for a riot, and the
police, at least, had their hands full.
When Dillon and o. Brien arrived they
were seized upon by their enthusiastic
followers, who insisted upon unhitching
the horses from the carriage in which
the leaders were seated.
A large body guard from Maurice
| Healy's quarter of the city, all armed
| with good, stout blackthorns, then sur
rounded the vehicle, which, in the midst
Of terrific yell began its progress to-
/ ward the Assembly Rooms.
On the sidewalks and side by side with
their opponents, half walked, half trotted
a perspiring and hard swearing throng
I of Parnellites while between the two
bodies of marchers went the police, man
! fully wardinG off occasional vicious
/ plOWS Ol lue DldCkbnDTuS.
From the Assembly Rooms, Dillon and
y O'Brien, escorted as before, proceeded to
the Cork County Convention, where Mr..
| Dillon acted as presiding officer.
In addressing the delegates, Mr..
Dillon complained of what he termed
the organized violence of the Parnell-
ties, and made other illusions to the po-
litical situation all of which were loudly
cheered.
After the convention a large body Of
police closed about Dillon and O'Brien
to escort them to their hotel Dillon
spoke to the inspector in com mani, who
listened condescendingly. The incident
was witnessed by the Parnellites, who
| howled in derision.
For some distance the procession
passed along without more serious
demonstration, the crowds on the street,
however, growing every moment more
excited.
The McCarthyites, including a num-
Der of priests and the redoubtable Canon
, O'MahoneY, followed Dillon and o Brien.
Every now and then a Parnellite in the
crowd would howl and swing a shilla-
I lah around his head and make a dash
for the McCarthyites. The police would
then charge and res store order for the mo-
ment.
At length the Parnellites grew un-
controllable, and yells of "MurderersP
"Alurderersl' "England's lickspittlesp'
and other epithets saluted the McCar-
thyites, who came to a halt turning on
their assailants. Missiles Of all kinds
few through the air, and the cries Of
defiance became louder.
The blood flowing from injured heads
and limbs, the groans Of the wounded
fallen who had the fierce energy of the
combatants, and the ebb and flow of the
tide of battle as the advantage shifted
to either side, made a picture resembling
the Communist risings in Paris.
The mounted constabulary formed for
a charge. 1t was a dangerous duty for
deadly missiles were flying on every hand.
The order was given to cut right be-
tween the two parties, where the police
would receive the volleys from both.
Not constable hinched. They formed
as perfectly as on parade, and started ON
the gallop. The order was to strike only
with the fiat sides of their sabers, There
is no reason to believe that the order was
dlsobeyed
AS the constables spurred forward the
voleys of missiles grew heavier, for each
side was sure that if they missed each
other they would at least hit police
man.
The police were persistent, however, and
at length succeeded in breaking up the
riot, the rioters becoming APPALLED, at the
number of the wounded. Many of the
injured were taken to their homes, and
others to the hospitals.