New-York tribune., 1920-06-21
lncendiarism Attempted
as Clashes Between
Unionists and National.
isis Are Continued
Londonderry Is
Terror Stricken
Precautions Futile as VOL
ley After Volley of Rife
Fire Increases Toll

LON DoNDERRY, June 20 (By Tn,
associated Press ).-Five persons wer,
h'l'oo' ten others seriously wounde d
several of them probably fatally. an,
about 100 others we're less serious1,
injured IN desperate riotinc in thi
city Saturday night. The fighting wa,
accompanied by several attemnts q
illcendiarlsm, one of which resulted II
'he burning of a large draperv store
The rioting was continuation n
the disorders of Friday night. wher
NatlonaliSts and Unionsts were on.
gagged IN clashes for several hours. a,c
inc military had to be called out. Tn,
"iiltary remained in what were con.
s'defed the danger zones, but, not.
"''hs'andlng its presence, the disor
deriy clements held sway for some
time. 'o'"e
IN many instances persons who were
su'fcrlng from minor wounds went
nome without receiving treatment. The
au1ho1ltles have no record of the mum.
Der OF such cases. Among the wounde &c
are several shipyard workers with ha r
gunshot wounds.
The men killed were Edwin Price
James McVeigh, Thomas MCLAUGHLIN
Thomas farrcn and James Dohcrty.
Precautions Prove Futile
The authorities had taken elaborate
precautions in view Of the expected
renewal of the disorders. The mill.
tary, fully equipped, took positions a,
the head and foot of Bridge Street
which is the Nationalist quarter. and
on Fountain Street, the Unonist
quarter. An armored car was drawn
up at Carlisle Road, between these
localities, 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 scenes of rioting, which
left the city terror stricken, were
SAID to have originated in what at
trSt appeared to be a minor squabble
between Unionists and Nationalists at
the lunctu1e of Longtower Street, in
the Nationalist quarter, and upper
Fountain Street, the Unionist district.
these two streets being separated only
by Bishop Street, the scene of blood
shed for many years during periods
of rioting. Men armed with rifles and
revolvers afterward came into conflict,
and before the military could inter
vene several had been killed.
Pandemonium Reigns for Hours
From shortly after 8 until II O'Clock
there was fighting. A shot fired
from one party into crowd of rival
partisans developed with omnous
speed into violent rioting. Party cries
were raised and the Unionists. as
semblcd at the head of upper Foun-
tain Street. poured volley after volley
of rifle and revolver fire into Long
tower Street
Another crowd of Unionists in
Albert Street maintained crossfire
in the direction of Bishops Gate, with
the result that the persons in the
vicinity fled panic-stricken The Ma
tionalists did not seem to be 80 we'll
provided with weapons as their oppo-
nents, but they maintained vigorous
defense.
In an early stage of the battle two
men were shot dead in Longtower
Street and a number of persons, in
Guiding baby in arms, were wounded.
Laborer Slain in Street
McVeigh, a quay laborer, was on his
way to q butcher shop, when reaching
the end of Longtowcr Street bullet
CONTINUED on pauo throe)