Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-30
ELEVEN MEN DEAD,
CHASTITY TOLL Of
FIGHTS IN BELFAST
Widespread Incendiarism
Features Rioting in
Disturbed City.
RATTLE OF GUNS RENDERS
FIREMEN'S WORK HIDEOUS
Excitement Intense on Worst
Saturday Night Since Kash-
nire Road Battle.
SIM IEINERS SEIZE ARMS
Dash Past Guards at Bally Castle,
County Antrim, and Take
Ammunition.
RATTLE OF GUNS RENDERS
FlREMENS WORK HIDEOUS
SIM FEINERs SEIZE ARM.
Dash Past Guards at HnIly Castle,
County Antrim, and Take
Ammunition.
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BELFAST. August 23.--t:lcvon men
I dead is the total Of Saturday nights
fighting in Belfast. In addition TO
the six men killed during the height
of the battle. Two OF the wounded
died today.
feature OF the rio;ing was the
extent OF the destruction OF property
by inccndiarlsm. The fire brigade
had an especially hard time durinl;
the night In lighting the flames.
Their work was rendered hidcous by
the constant rattle pt machine guns
The Sim Fcincrs were in siron.
force ard appeared to be we'll equip
ped with arms and ammunition.
Display Great bitterness.
The greatest OF bitterness NAB dis
played during the heh,.ng. Thc:c
4 was great amount OF wrccking o.!
J houses and the burning OF furniture
hoth indoors ana on the streets The
SeiiS OF the mob. tho shrIeks o.
! women and children and the Sroans
OF the Injured were audible through
out the fGhting.
When the riotng was AZ !;s worst
women could be seen, clad IN thei-
hiSht attire. rushing from their
homes. attempting to lead their fam
lies from the danger zone
Tho excitement was intense until
10 O'Clock Sunday morning Isolated
hrinS was To be heard throughout the
\ forenoon and the people were APP
prehensivc les; there should he a re-
newal OF the disorders at nlghtfali
Three attempts were made toniEh:
TO burn the Independent Labor Party
Han. The last attempt resulted IN
serious damage TO the building.
The police tonight charged crowds
In the Crumlln Road with their ba-
tons. but order was not restored
until the troops arrived
il Is reported that an armored car
hred on. crowd around a bon,r.
ana that boy was sho, through tn.
breast Two constablcs are declared
to haye been sent to hospitals as a
result Of their injuries.
Belfasts Saturday night was tho
worst since what is popularly known
as the battle or kashm!re Road.
Bailymacarrcti, suburb O: Bel
iasi. responded 10 the Lord Mavor's
appeal and remained fairly cuic; I'm.
Saturday afternoon Cullingtrec Ro,d
abuttinE Grosvenor Road. the Union.
ist district and from which sido
streets radiate to the falls, became
the storm center
Fierccst Fighting or Week.
Later in the evening the battle
shifted to the northern part OF ,hn
city by way OF Townsend Strcct "a
long thoroughfare extending FROM
the falls 10 Old Lodge Road. Tbn
latter and the upper parts of Crun-
lin and Old Park roads were ,ho
! ccnters OF the ficrccst fighting of ~.
whoic week, especially The "Marrow-
bone" the nickname OF the Nat,o,-
aiist enclave at the top OF old part
Road.
Sihh Felncrs in this nciEhhorbo,d
made An organized desccn, on Union
ISIS IN Crumlin Road. smashing win
dows and firing into houses. ran.
ure by the police to hold them boc,,
ied TO the sunmoning of mli,,r,
aid.
In broad daylight today Sim rrein-
crs entered Ballycastle. County An
trim, barracks, and seized all ,ho
arms and ammunition A well-knou.,
Republican called at tho b,r-,o,.s
and engaged the garrison scrco,r,
ana three constablcs in convers,tio,
When motor dashed up. ana ~
men, revolvcrs in hand, leanin,, nu,
ran past the party into the barracts
the police were too surprised TO orc
resistance, and the raiders rot ,u,,.
with the booty.
n Serve Notice on Military.
" Slnn fein notice posted near Neu.
Market hallway Station. Cork savs
that all military found ou,1oors
after o'clock at night will ho O..
verely dealt with.
Although Dublin was aImos, oo,,
pletely free from acts OF yiolcnoo
ouring the week end, reports received
at dublin Castle tell of incidents of
lawiessness In many other paris NJ
ireiand. Mails were held up in mot
less than seven places.
Loru Castletown was stopped bv
armed men while motoring ne,r
hehahagh In company with two
iaoies. lie was obliged to surrender
ms gun. Several barracks and coast
S uard stations were reported burned
me .oiiicnl report OF tho death or
John Buckley and the woundinr of
ms brother Bartholomew after tbov
had been arrested by military noor
h CORK denies the charge that tbo,,
s.were roped together, back to bacl, T.,
which position they were both womna
g 60 ~ the same bullet. The govern
sSs,nent statement declares the brothers
maae q determined effort to eacare.
! ana when their escort fred In an
silors to prevent their doing 30 y ohm
nncl Swas Killed, ~ =,