Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-30
The City of Cork the Scene of
Serious Trouble.
O'BRIEN'S WONDERFUL TALK.
He Excites Such Enthusiasm that Scores of
Irish Women Try to Embrace Him.
Parnellites Attack the McCarthyites While
O'BrieD is Addressing His Crowd and
Drive Them NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Rally on Their Enemies
Warning Irishin en-.

CORK, Oct. 29.-The fighting which took
place between the McCarthyiteS and Par
nellites last night in the streets of this city
was more serious than appeared from first
reports received at police headquarters.
There was a series of several Scrimmages
between the parties, the most serious being
the one in which Mr.. Dillon was disabled.
Crowds of McCarthyites We're upon that
occasion accompanying MeSSrs. Dillon and
O'Brien, who were on their way to attend
McCarthyite meeting in the market place.
The McCarthyites came into collision with
tOrchhght procession of Parnellites. The
latter was headed by brass band and was
composed of some of John E. Redmond's
most enthusiastic supporters. Neither
crowd would give way to the other, and so
hot and general melee followed, several
thousand c0mbatantS taking part in the
tray. Blackthorns were used with the best
possible effect by both parties, and bricks
and stones flying through the air, added 10
the ardOr of the rival factions, and conSid-
erably increased the excitement of the
moment. Finally the hcCarthyites sue
ceeded in wrenChing the torches from the
hands of the Parnellites, quenched them by
stamping upon them With yells of delight,
and after completing the rout of their enc
mics, the AlcCarthyiteS continued their
triumphant march in a high state of en-
thusiasm. Upon arriving at the market
place William O'Brien addressed a meeting
composed of about 5000 AlcCarthyites
who vigorously applauded the telling points
made by that orator. The market place,
while tine meeting was taking place, pre-
sented a most brilliantly picturesque 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 O'Brien's glowing words, that
many of the women, who plentifully be-
sprinkled the throng of burly Corkians,
were worked up to such pitch of excite
ment that they climbed upon the jaunting
Car, from which O'Brien was delivering his
impassiOned address, and tried in most
every way to embrace the speaker.
Meanwhile the Parnelites had sought for
and found reinforcenentS among those who
We're in sympathy with their candidate.
With these additions to their strength the
ParnelliteS made another onslaught upon
the McCarthyites. and scene which will
long be remembered by the Corkians was
enacted. The Parnellites were well led,
and carried out with an abundance of pluck
and dash the charge. They charged the
square with vim, and went slaShing right
and left with their blackthorns and split
ting many a McCarJhyite's head as they
tried to force their way up to the car upon
which stood O'Brien and his supporters,
gazing with commendable calmneSs on the
the Parnellites with derisive cheers which
were answered by fierce counter cries from
the McCarthyites.
The latter, though they fought with des-
perate energy, stone for stone, brick for
brick, blackthorn for blackthorn, insult for
insult, were slowly but surely driven back,
and with howls of triumph the Parnellites
overturned the blazing tar barrels and
kicked and rolled them smoking and tiaring,
into the river. Then for time the Parnell-
ties with eXultant cheers and other shouts
of victorious political battle, had the
market place, not for long, however .,defeat
only seemed to heighten the McCarthyites'
appetite for battle Following the example
of the Parnellites they also sought for and
found strong reinforcements and thus
pact body, and with laundering shouts they
made dash at the ParnelliteS in the mar
ket place. Then the music of the clashing
blackthorns once more filled 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 were injured. in addition to those al
ready reported as having been taken to he
hospital to have their wounds attended to.
The Parnellites had to relinquish posses
sion of the market place, ana were driven
heller SHELTER, once the retreat commenced,
down neighboring streets, and then once
again the triumphant McCarthyites made
the old market place echo and re-echo with
their bowling peans of victory.