Duncan Arizonian., 1912-08-21
NOTED IRISH CITY
Derry Is Declared Worst OF
Towns in Ireland.
Morality at a Low Ebb--Absence OF
Industries Has Fostered Pauper-
ism and Drunkenness-Ora
men on Parade.

New York.-On the afternoon of
the 18th of July, after ten days sail
Ing, we came within sight of Tory
island and the wild headlands of DON
egal, a writer says. We passed Malin
Head and were soon turning south
ward into Lough Foyle and were max
Ing for the little white village of Mo
vile on our right. The low white
houses, set in a background of green,
made lovely picture. At the back OF
the hills were some delicately tinted
white clouds that looked like peat
smoke. That's the smoke of Finn
MacCumhaill's pipe" said one of our
passengers facetiously. 1t was none
too large for that, especially If the
old account be true that Fnn's car
cass, buried in the meadows, took up
nine acres of potatoes. But here was
Moville, and there was the tender
waiting to take us to Derry, the city
Of the gallant siege and of countless
subsequent fights between Orange
men and Catholics. We had natural
longing to see SO famous a city. Be-
sides, the next day was Orangeman's
day, and we would be likely to see
grand procession in the streets, with
possibly some incidental head-break-
ing in the good old fashion.
Next morning I walked through the
principal streets of the city, and saw
The historic walls, which, mounted
with cannon as of old, still stand as
sullen reminders of the memorable
conflicts they once Witnessed The
walls originally inclosed the city,
which has since extended its bounda-
ries beyond them. 1t is not a great
Industrial city. 1t has q few short
factories, which employ a few thou
sand women, but it has no employ
ment for the men except casual dock
labor; state Of things which results
in many cases in the wife being
the bread winner and the husband the
lousekeeper. There are far too many
hard-faced beggars to be seen on the
streets, and undoubtedly the precari
3us nature of the dock work allows
100 many opportunities for workmen
to become loafers and tapsters. Ao
3ording to one of the members of the
Royal Irish constabulary with whem
talked, Derry is the worst town in
ireland in a moral aspect. The low
groggeries and lodging houses in
which the city abounds lend color to
this accusation.
It turned out that the Orangemen's
meeting was not held in Derry that
lay, but in a place called Raphoe,
about twenty miles distant, where a
large party of them had gone by the
morning train. In the evening I saw
them returning from the station and
marching in procession across the
wide bridge that spans the Foyle.
There must have been quite one thou
sand of them and each one was wear
ing an orange lily in his coat and a
yellow sash across his shoulder. Many
Of them also carried yellow and red
banners and there was no lack OF
6fers and drummers, whose party
tunes, including "The Boyne Water"
helped to cheer the men and brace
them for their military gait. A large
crowd of the townspeople, presumably
Of the opposite party, assembled on
the open space az the end Of the
bridge to watch the procession go
by. The people, however, gave no in
dication Of their feelings. They
neither cheered, Kissed nor spoke to
The Orasgemen as they filed past.
Everybody seemed remarkably cool
and,1sslf possessed.
I s6und Derry a cheap town in COM
parison with American towns, but it
is not more than other Irish or Eng
ish towns.