Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-28
CARNAGE ATCORK.
O'Brien. and Dillon Protected
by the Police.
BIG MEETING AND MUCH BLooDsHED

The Town Full of Broken Heads, Bruised
Bodies, and Perhaps Some Dead Men
Constables Charge Between the Fight
ing Factions. and Are Made Targets by
Both of Them with Much Satisfaction
to the Mobs - Opinions I'm England
About the Grenade Incident.
LONDON Oct 2s-The McCarthyite con-
vention at Cork yesterday was Success
in numbers and enthusiasm. John Dill
lin and William O'Brien delivered ora
lions strongly supporting Flavin. The
fact that the police and military were
thoroughly prepared for sriot alone pre-
vented the city from becoming scene OF
slaughter. After the convention large
body of police closed about Dillon ard
O'Brien to escort them to their hotel. Dill
Ion passed word of commonplace with
the inspector in command, and that
functionary listened very stifily and con-
descendingly. The incident was wit
messed by the Parnellites, who howled in
derision. For some distance the process
sion passed along without more serious
demonstration, the crowds on the street,
however, growing every moment more
excited.
The Outbreak of Hostiiities.
The McCarthyites, including a number
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 shillalah
around his head, and make a dash for the
McCarthyites. The police would then
charge and restore order for the moment.
At length the Parnellites grew uncon-
trollable and yells OF "Murderers,n ENG
lands lick spit:les," and other epithets
saluted the McCarthyites. The latter
knew that they would soon be attacked,
and came to a halt, turning on their as
sailants Missiles of all kinds few
through the air, and the cries of defiance
became louder and louder
The Police Take Hand.
The blood flowing from injured heads
and limbs, the groans Of the fallen
wounded, the fierce energy of the COM
batants, and the ebb and flow of the tide
of battle, as the advantage veered to either
side, gave realistic picture resembling
somewhat the communist risings in Paris.
The mounted constabulary was hurriedly
formed in order for a charge. 1t was a
dangerous duty, for deadly missiles were
flying on every hand, and the order was
given to cut right between the two par
ties, where the police would receive the
volleys from. both. Not constable
flinched. They formed as perfectly as on
parade and started on the galIop at the
word of command
Would Hit "Peeler," Anyhow.
The order was to strike only with the
fats of their sabres, and there is no rea-
son to believe that under great provoca-
ton it was disobeyed. AS the constables
spurred forward the volleys of missiles
grew thicker, for each side was sure that
IL they missed each other they would at
least hit policeman. The police were
persistent, however, and at length sue
ceeded in breaking up the riot. this result,
probably. being largely due to the fact
that the rioters themselves were appalled,
at the number of the wounded. Many of
the latter were taken to their homes, and
others to the hospitals. Whether any
cases have proven fatal is not yet known.
Thought He Had Killed His Man.
An interesting incident in the fracas
was the case of a Parnellite who, while
attacking the McCarthyites, was knocked
down and considerably hurt by stalwart
priest, who Immediately proceeded to ad-
minister the consultations Of religion to
the PROSTATE and injured man at his re-
quest. the latter supposing himself to be
dying. He proved to be not seriously In
iured