Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-21
Wild Scenes Saturday.

Londonderry, June 21.-Five per-
sons were killed, ten others seriously
wounded, several Of them probably
fatally and about 100 Others werc
less seriously injured during a period
OF desperate rioting in this city Sat
urday night. The fighting was &C.
companied by several attempts ct In
cendiarism, one of which resulted. i
the burning of a large store 81
The rioting was a continua&ton 04
the disorders of Friday night HhaA
Nationaiists and Crt5hists were II. |.
gagged In -clashess far several hsErU
and the military hnu to be cAIIeE niit;
The military remained in what weta
considered the danger zones, but NOT
Withstanding it's presence the dfDrd-
erly element held sway for: some tt15Ss
In many instances persons who.
were suffering from minor wounds
went home without receiving treat
ment. The authorities have no record
of the number of such cases. Amonk
the wounded are several shipyar4
workers with bad gunshOt wounds.
The men killed were: Edwin Price,
Javes Weigh, Thomas Scalaughlin.
Inomas Farren and James Doherty.
The authorities had taken eiaborate
precaut!on preparations in view OF
the expected renewal of the disorders.
The military fully equipped, took po-
street, which is The Nationalist quar-
ter. An armored car was drawn up
at Carlisle road. between these To-
callties to keep the rival factions
apart.
The hopes that these precautions
would lead to the preservation OF
peace, however, were not fulfilled.
and another night Of terror resulted.
These latest seems OF rioting, which
left the city absolutely terror-stricken,
were said to have originated in what
at first appeared to be minor sQuab-
BILE between unionists and Nationaliets
at the junction of Loggtower street.
In the Nationalist quarter and upper
Fountain street, the Cnionist district.
these two streets being separated only
by Bishop street. Men armed with
rifles and revolvers afterward came
into conflict. and before the military
could intervene several had been kill
led.
Many Wild Scenes.
From shortly after until II o.
O'Clock panducnium reigned. Shots
fired from one party into a crowd OF
rival partisans developed with Omin-,
Gus speed into violent rioting. Party
cries were reised. and the UnioniSs
Fountain street, poured voiley after
voey of rifle and revolver fire into
Dougtower street. with disastrous re-
suits Another crowd of unioniats in
Albert street maintained a cross fire
sin the direction of Bishops gate. with
the result that the people in the victa.
ity fled panic stricken to Shelter,
The nationaists did not seem TO be
we'll provided with weapons as the.r
opponents, but they maintained =
vigorous defense.
In an early stage Of the battle two
men were shot dead in L1ongtowAf
street and a number of persons. in.,
cluding a baby were wounded. Move.
igAs q laborer, was on his way to q
butchers shop, when reaching the
end of Longtower street bullet
struck him in the throat. He strugEls
ed in a dieing condition toward pub-
lie housenear where he fell. Ovtni
to the fierce fuAllade it was innpos-
sible to go to his assistance, but
eventually a man rushed through the
shower Of bullets and dragged him te
shelter. No ambulance was availAAl0
and an attempt was made to carry
him to an infirmary on . shuttar.I
He died on tho way.
Farren, the other man killed. W.
standing in the doorway OF his lodgs
ing when struck by two bulleA6, onX
entered his stomach. proving fatal.
uhash ~ Mob. 81 81
In the midst OF the melee 4 l,a1 =
who knocked down + small hoy 49,
chased by an angry mob OF mAn and
women. He souxht shelter In Tho
City Club Inxst0nt demands Ioea
his election being ignored. the mcA
stoned the club. 4 q