Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-05
A SALVATION ARMY n,or.

Desperate Fighting with a Mob
Police Protection Unavailing-Men
and Women Trampled Under the
Hoofs of Horses.
| LONDON, Jan. 4.-The troubles between
the Salvation Army and the authorities at
Esstbourne resulted yesterday in riot
of unusual violence. For a long time
there has been open warfare between the
Salvationists and the authorities. The
former claimed that the Eastbourne Off
cials had displayed feeling of religious
intolerance in their treatment of the army,
and SO determined were the members of
the latter to maintain what they deemed
their judicial rights that they proposed to
introduce a bill in parliament to repeal or
amend the Eastbourne Improvement act,
under which the town officials prevent the
Salvationists from holding meetings ON
the streets of the town.
The authorities claimed that the Saliva
ton army set the law at defiance and were
persistent in their attempts to make
trouble. At q recent meeting of the town
council the mayor of Eastbourne COM
planned that the Salvation army manufac-
tured public opinion by passing at meet
ings of their own resolutions condemning
the Eastbourne authorities, and then for
warding the resolutions as those of meet.
ings of inhabitants of particular places
from which they were sent. He thought
any association capable of such meanness
was certainly not deserving of having an
act of parliament passed for its own bene-
fit. Matters went on from bad to worse.
Yesterday the Eastbourne contingent of
army was divided into four sections, which
were stationed in different parts of the
town. Prior to going to their posts each
soldier signifed his or her willingness to
60 to prison if this was necessary to uphold
what they believed to be their rights
The police were determined that the
SalvAtionists should not hold their meet
ings on the streets, and In attempting to
dispense the various sections of the army
there was considerable hustling. The
Salvationists finally retired, however, and
it was thought for time that they would
give up the idea of holding further meet
ings in the public thoroughfares. In the
sailed from their barracks and went to
the beach, followed by great crowd, who
menaced them with all manner of i'll
treatment.
The Salvation lists knelt down on the
sands in prayer, linking their arms.
While they prayed the mob hooted and
yelled, and finally made a rush upon the |
band. Some of the latter were thrown to |
the ground, but they Immediately resumed |
their kneeling position and continued their |
praying. This rushing was repeated sew |
eral times. A number of police were pres
emit and the mob reviled them for not dis |
persing the Salvationists.
As soon as the prayers were concluded |
SalvafinniafQ N Tha L
mob Immediately swooped down on them, |
persons were struck, kicked and otherwise |
ill-treated. The musical instruments were /
smashed and thrown into the sea.
p At this point detachment of mounted /
police charged upon the crowd, trampling
the rioters, male and female, under the /
feet of their horses. Many of the crowd |
were severely hurt. The Sslvationists de- /
clare that the police, instead of protecting |
them, also deliberately struck them and
rode over them. Their clothes were torn
and their hats were lost. A number of |
the women lost their skirts and their jack
ats in the rush following the charge of the
police.
During the disturbance the standard of
The Salvation army fell into the hands of
The mob. Some of the Salvationists
charged to regain their flag, and fierce
light resulted. After desperate struggle
The Salyationists regained their standard.
and, surrounded by police, marched back
10 their barracks. While ON the way the
mob several times charged upon them, and
he police were almost powerless TO pre-
Eent injuries being inflicted. Some of the
more rabid of the mob got possession of
vehicles and drove into the Sslvationists
ranks, trying to run over them.