The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-31
nine Die IN
BELFAST; DAY
BREAKS DARK
Whole Catholic Section of
Irish City Reported in
Flames McSwiney Hangs
at Brink of Death.
FURTHER TROUBLE seen
(By Associated Press)

BELFAST, Aug. 31.--Nine persons
are dead as a result of yesterdays
rioting in this city, another man being
killed last night and two of those
wounded in yesterdays disorders dy-
ing. Revised reports as to casualties
show that since the rioting began last
Wednesday, 20 have been killed.
Signs of More Trouble.
Knots of soldiers held strategic
points in the affected areas during the
night and it was stated that troops
occupy virtually all the police bar
racks in the city.
Ominous signs of further trouble
ushered in the new day in the riot-torn
Belfast. The only actual outbreak re-
ported early this afternoon was the
stoning Of employees of Mackie's
foundry in the notorious Kashmir
road district, but groups of men col
lected at many corners along Falls
giving unmistakable indications that
trouble might come.
Women Fight with Women
Never in the history of Belfast was
there such disorders as prevailed yes
terday. Mobs fought with wild fury
in different sections of the town,
women mingling with the men in the
melees that developed wherever the
opposing factions met. Girl workers
fought like wild cats in one clash yes
terday morning, parties attacking
each other as they were going to
work. Unionist women charged on a
number of Nationalist girls in Cork
street, while the Nationalists made an
attack on Unionists in the Falls road
district
The city was placed under the cur
few ordinance last night, and there
were rumors that martial law would
be declared, but nothing definite was
done by the authorities.
In the Shankhill district nearly a
score of fires had been started, and
virtually all stores and public houses
owned by Catholics had been de-
stroyed. There were several casual
ties.
LONDON Aug. 31.-Terence Mac
Swiney, Lord Mayor Of Cork, who has
been on hunger strike since Aug. IL,
was still alive this morning but his sis
ter Mary who visited him, said he was
growing weaker and that ''the end
may come at any moment"
MacSwiney spent a restful night,
and his sister remained near Brixton
prison, where he is confined, through
out the night, thinking she might be
called for.
An official who saw MacSwiney
early today described his condition as
being like that of man on a
precipice," adding that "the slightest
breeze might blow him over at any
time"
ROME, Aug. 81 Premier Gioiitti
has received telegram from Sean
O'Ceallaigh, delegate of the Irish re-
public il Rome, urging him to bring
to bear the influence Of the Italian
government and people in favor Of
Terence MacSwiney, lord mayor of
Cork, who is believed to be near death
n Srixton prison, London, as the re-
suit of a hunger strike.
Pope Benedict has sent many tele-
grams, letters and addresses by Irish
bishops. clergymen and civilians, de-
scribing the situation in Ireland and
asking him to intercede for that coun-
try with the British government.
DUBLIN, Aug. 31.-Cameron High
lander troops, the First Scottish
Rifles, went on board special trains
here this morning and it was believed
they were being sent to Belfast.