The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1920-06-21
5 5 55HILLED,1OOH:j;RT
IN IRISH RIOT|NC
Rival Factions in Fierce Battle
in Londonderry.
FIGHTING WAS CITY-WIDE
NationaIists and Unionists TerroriZe
the City For Hours, With Gun
Fights and Incendiarisn1.

Londonderry, June 21.-Five persons
We're killed, ten others seriously
wounded, several of them probably
mortaIIy, and about 100 others were
of desperate rioting in this city Sat
Urday night.
The lighting was accompanied by
several attempts at incendiariSm. one
of which resulted in the burning of
large drapery store.
The rioting was continuation of
tie ~ orders of Friday night when
Nlta.rraliSjs and Unionists were en-
Q. @ed in clashes for several hours and
ti,n military had to be called out,
the military remained in what were
cH nsiJerrd the danger zone, but, not
wi,hStanding the presence, the disor-
irrly elements held sway for some
tine.
't|.n men killed were Edwin Price.
Il American james McNeigh, Thom-
a> jl,rIau~hlin. Thomas Farren and
Jai0e> DpU%herty.
The authorities had taken elaborate
nrcrautinnS in view of the expected
"anrvo1 of the disorders. The mill
""v f''lIv equipped. took positions at
-" bead and foot Of Bridge street,
Hhich IS the Nationalist quarter. and
On Fountain street. the TnioniSt quar-
ter An nrmOrrd car was drawn ljO
4. Carlisle road. between these local.
l.. .ln ,.iN-. Il f1 1T r,I
The h0prS that these precautions
ron!l lead to the preservation OF
npacr. hc.e''pr, were n0t fulfilled, and
r1,o:hrr night of .c"r0r resulted. These
latest Scpu"S Of r;oliIg. which left he
civ Absolutely trrror$tr;cken, Wer"
<a:d 10 have originated in what at first
appeared to be Il minor squahble he
tween TnfoniS;s and NationaIStS at
thp junction of LongroweIs street, in
he Na.icnHliStS quarter, and upper
fountain street, in the Union'st lis
trir.
These two streets are separated only
by B'ShAn street. the scene of blood
shed for many years during the perl
obs of rioring Men armed with rifles
and revoivprS afterward came into
conflict. and before the military could
Interfere several had been killed.
From shortly after nine o'clock pan
demonium reigned.
A shot fred from -ones party iRta.Sh
crowd of rival partisans developGy
with ominOus speed into violent riot
ing. Party cries were raised, and the
Uninn:StS. assembled ut the head of up
per Fountain street. poured vollev
of rifle and revolver fire into Long
tower street with disastrous results
Another crowd of UniOnists in Al
bert street maintained a cross tlre IN
the direction of BishopSgate, with the
result tha. the people in the vicinity
fled panicStrtcllen To shelter. The Ma
tf0nalists did not seem to be so we'll
with weapons as their op-
hu: they maintained vigor-
O1IS defense.
In an early stage of the battle two
men we're shot dead in Longtower
street and a number of persons, in
cIud;n~ a baby in arms were wound
cd
\ quay laborer was on his way to
n butchers shop, when reaching the
end of LOngtower street bullet
struck him in the throat. He struggi
cd in a diving condition toward pub
lie house near by. where he fell.
Farren. he other man killed, was
standing in the doorway Of his lodg-
inc when struck by two bullets, one
entered his s.omach. proving fatal al
most Immediately.
Gradually the Unionists gained CON
troll of the entire district in the center
of the city chasing the Nationalists
into their own locality.
In .heir retreat. the latter fired vol
lpvS into the Masonic Hall, the win
doWs of which were broken. The Un-
loniSts posted small groups at vantage
points and keut up 4 continuous fire.
1t was here Price was killed as he en-
tered III" doorway of the Diamond
Hotel. where he lived. The bullet en-
tered his abdomen, pierced a twO-inch
door and finally became embedded In q
wall