, 1893-05-20

Omerod Of the Lancashire police. left with
q force of twenty constables for Broo1 ~-street.
AS soon as they reached a side street off the
main thoroughfare they were met with volleys
of stones The command to charge was
given and the street wa cleared. One man
was arrested.
Meanwhile. Inspector Clark had returned
to the Central Fo!ico-station Just in time to
receive instructions to move off with his men
to the Victoria Dock, from whence a message
had been received that 100 armed men were
marching on the steamship kighi to attack
her. Inspector Clark went with g detach.
ment to reinforce the off GERS VINO were located
on that dock. Just rs the detachment entered
into Drypool they were met by a gang Of
men armed with STICKS. Adesperate %encount-
er susued, in the course Of which a number
of the mob were injured. Batons we're freely
used, and "a nnmoer If the weapons used
against the p,hOe were captured. One Of
these formida0 t implements is a thick stick,
the heal of which is STUDDED with nails.
After this particular Melee, aud when leaving
Drypool. the police came in confict with
another crowd, who were armed with sticks.
pokers, iron bars, and catapults. In the course
of thlss struggle several officers were seve. ely
handled; so also were several of the mob, and
one was so seriously injured that it was
thought advisable to convey him to the Royal
1nhrmary. BY two O'Clock this Sunday
morning the Victoria Dock and the Citadel
Estate had been cleared. In the course Of
these encounters six men were arrested. Qt
the oonstables who were hurt, two (membeIs
of the Hull force are laid up.
At ten minutes past tour o'clock this tSun-
day. afternoon Hull was thrown INTO a state
Of Intense excl . nent by the ringing of the
Grealarm bells, aud a rlImour. which rapidly
spread, that the Citadel Estate, cove, ing
several acres OF ground on which are stO! cd
great stacks of timber belonging to the TIM
Der importers Of the town, was on fire. The
report was unfortunately too true. By half
past four O'clock a confagration Of enormous
dimensions was lighting the eastern end Of
the town with a lurid glare, aud sending
skywards Vo ume> of smoke which must have
been observable for miles around.
The Citadel Estate Is bounded by the
Victoria DoGk, the River Hull, and the
RiveC Humber, and is in u very exposed
situation, Ii is within a stones throw Of the
most important - the oil mills in and about
the old High-street. When the news of the
outbreak got abroad, thousands Of people
whom the fine weather had tempted ont Of
their houses and residents from all parts Of
Cne Town nocKed 10 the place. Two ire
engines and one belonging to the dock oompa.
ny were speedily on The scene, The position
Of Affairs was SEEN 10 be serious. The fire had
broken out at the end Of the estate farthest
from the source Of supply, and, as a fresh wiad
was blowing, pile after pile of battens was
caught by the devouring flames, and blazei
up with alarming fury. A large force Of
police, a number of Marines from the gunboa's
in the harbour, and small force Of bluejackejs
were on duty.
A number of wagons belonging to the
North Eastern Railway Company were say
ed from destruction at great risk, horses
having been taken very near to the central
point of the fire to b ing. them out.
It is singular that while the fremen were
ex%erting al their energies on the timber estate
q fire was discovered in a warehouse in High
street, but it was put out before any serious
damage had been done.
The chief pioprietors Of the Citadel Estate,
it may be mentioned, are.'Messrs. Wade, Sons,
and Co., VIII" headed the list of signatories
notifying that unless the deal carriers returned
to their work their places would be filed by
free labourers. To a certain extent that has
been done. By halt-past eight tonight tie
fire on the Citadel Estate covered an area of
close upon half a mile in length and a quarter
Of mile broad.
The engineering works of Messrs. Bailey