, 1892-01-05
MANGLED BY A MOB.
Salvationists Prosecuted by
Infatuated Citizens.
Ridden Down While Kneeling
in Prayer in Open Air.
Knocked in Every Direction,
Manned and Bleeding.
Mob Charges saIvarIonists.

LONDON, Jan. 4,-The trouble between
the Salvation Army and the authorities at
Eastbourne resulted yesterday IN a riot OF
unusual violence. For a long time there
has peer an open war between the saliva
~tionists and the police. The former as
sert that the Eastbourne officials have dis
played a feeling Of religious intolerance
in their treatment of the army and 30 de-
termiued were the members of the Saliva
ton Army to maintain what they deemed
their judicial rights that they proposed to
introduce q bill in parliament to
reveal or amend the Eastbourne improve
ment act. under which the own officials
prevent Salvationists from holding meet
ings on the streets. Yesterday the East
bourne contingent OF the Salvation Army
was divided into four sections, and sta
toned in different parts of town. The
police broke up these meetings with some
trouble, but in the afternoon sixty of the
army again sailed from the barracks and
proceeded to the beach, followed BY an
immense crowd, who menanced them
with all manner of i'll treatment. Once
upon the beach, the salvationlsts knelt
down on the sands in prayer.
As they did so they linked arms. the
better to repel the assaults of the irrelig-
ious mob should the latter take it into
their heads to charge. The mob booted
and yelled and finally made an ugly rush.
Some of the Salvatiouists were thro wn to
the ground, but Immediately resumed a
kneelinR position and continued praying.
Several times the rushing was repeated,
but the Salvationists paid no moro atten-
ftAn thaa M naoocoaru - aunil hai..
seriously. A number of police we're
present and the mob reviled them for not
dispensing the Salvationists. AS 5000 as
the praying was concluded the Salvation
lists rose to their feet.
This seemed a signal for a preconcerted
attack tor the mob Immediately swept
down upon the devoted band, scattering
them in wild disorder. Many were struck,
kicked aud otherwise i'll treated. The
musical instruments used by the saliva.
tionists seemed especially to excite the ire
of the mob and the persons bearing them
were singled out for a more han usual
brutal treatment. The mob got posses
sion OF the instruments, and after smash
ing them, threw them into the sea. Then
. detachment OF mounted police charged
upon the crowd. They made no distinc-
ton between the men and women. They
r0Qe uOWn upon Inc crowd. ping
rowdies. male and female alike, under The
feet of the horses.
Many of the crowd were severely hurt.
The salvsuonists declare the police, instead
of protecting them, deliberately struck
them and rode over them. Their clothes
were torn and their hats lost. A number
of women lost their skirts and jackets in
the wild rust following the charge of the
police. their garments being torn off them
in the desperate struggle to escape being
trampled on bv the horses. During the
melee the standard of the Salvation army
fell into the hands of the enemy. Some
of the SalVationists charged to regain the
flag and a fierce fight resulted.
Finally the Salvationists regained the
standard and under a rain of blows sue
ceeded in getting away from the mob with
the flag in their possession. After some
little time the Sslvationists, their clothing
bedraggled and then faces showing the
marks of i'll treatment, rallied around
their standard. They formed in regular
lines and surrounded by the police
marched back to the barracks. Despite
this protection they were not safe from
attack, for the mob several times charged
Upon them. and the police were almost
Dowerless to prevent injuries being In
ficted. Some of the more rabid of the
mob got possession of vehicles and paying
no attention to the police drove deliber-
ately into the Salvationists ranks with the
object OF running over them.