The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-09-09
Orange Riots at Derry.

The celebration of the 18th of August,
otherwise known as the anniversary OF
the Relief of Derry in 1889, was ushered
in at midnight by the firing of shots
and clamorouS parade with bands, the
marching and drumming continuing
for some hours. In the forenoon of
Saturday excursion trains on the Mid
land and Great Northern railways
brought contingents from Belfast,
Lisburn, Lurgan, Portadown. and in
termediate stations on both lines, and
these formed a large body. They We're
met by the city clubs, rather thfnly
represented, and soon an Orange
demonstration, such as one sees in Bel
fast, was in full swing. The city was
paraded for hours. the bands playing
the usual party tunes, and the cathe-
dral bells Ginning the "BOyne Water"
The Protestant Boys" and mo
Surrender" with "Rule Britannia" as
a finale. Later in the day a serious
riot ragged for about an hour, and at
one time it promised to extend in pro-
portions, more particularly between
the celebrants and the police, and a
good few of the latter were roughly
handled. They took some prisoners,
but were obliged by the great numbers
of the offenders sympathisers and the
violence of their conduct, to let them
go.
A meeting of the Orange Apprentice
Boy party arranged to take place on
the Mall Wall, and Governor Walkers
monument, and a vast crowd, with
bands and banners, proceeded there.
At this point the ramparts overlook
the Catholic quarters, and here sud-
denly wild scene took place. 1t be-
gan first in desultory stone throwing.
The Orange party tore UP the roadway,
and seizing on every available missile
wrecked an entire row of houses i'm
mediately under. The stone throwing
was now general and furious. A
celebrant throwing a brick from
Society street intending it to go over
the Wall. missed his mark, and one of
his friends receiving the blow on the
face, got nasty wound. Meanwhile
Mr.. William Moore. MP. and Mr..
John Alexander. J.P.. governor of the
Apprentice Boys had taken their posi-
tion on the improvised platform and
the proceedings of the meeting was
about to begin.
The riot was then raging, and Colonel
Tynte, R.M., and District Inspector
McHugh entered the bastion, and in
formed both gentlemen of the gravity
of the disturbance; further. they were
enjoined, in the interests of the public
peace, to adjourn the meeting
Colonel Tynte ordered up a police
force of thirty strong, but it was i'm
possible TO enforce authority with so
inadequate number, and the attempt
had to be abandoned. The meeting was
held. The farther end of the crowd
maintained its riotous conduct
throughout, and as they had the want
age ground of the height of the walls
and the protection of the parapet, they
poured destruction in showers of stones
down on the roofs of Roman Catholic
houses below. It is right to mention
that during the entire parade through
the city there was no show of opposi-
ton or interference of any kind. and
any rowing there was-and there was
considerable-was confined TO the
celebrants who came from a distance.
The citizens of Derry. as rule.
avoided the demonstration.
All Sunday forenoon crowds of citi-
zens went to the walls overlooking the
scene of destruction caused by the
Orange gathering yesterday. The
houses look as if a bombardment had
taken place. Stones of many pounds
weight are embedded like cannon balls
on the broken roofs and rafters. and
the wreckage of states and windows
extends over an entire street. One of
the missiles used is a street sewer
trap-it was wrenched out from the
water channel and hurled into a house
below the ramparts. The masonry of
the walls We're dug out and used in the
same way. Iron nuts and bolts were
also thrown. The attack was con-
centrated between Butchers Gate and
the Apprentice Boys Memorial hall,
and the parapet was used as a screen.
Along this line all the Catholic dwell
ings outside the walls are wrecked.
The hospital returns are serious A
youth named Young, whilst firing off
charge in celebration of the ami
versary. received grevious injury News
from st. Johnston tonight details
fierce party conflict in that village in
which iron bars and other weapons
We're used with almost dea div effect