Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-21
5 SLAIN AND 10
SERIOUSLY HURT
IN LONDONDERRY
RIOTS SATURDAY
Rioting Was a Continuation
of Disorders Friday Night,
When NationaIists and
Uni0niStS CIaShed.
MANY ARE SUFFERING
FROM MINOR WOUNDS
Several Incendlary Attempts
Accompany the Fighting.
One of Which Results in
Burning a Large Store.

IsY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL Ltasto wIssi
Londonderry, June 90 Thy the
Associated Press. Five persons
were killed, ten others seriously
wounded, several of them probably
fatally and about 100 others. were
less seriously injured during q
period of desperate rioting in this
city Saturday night The fighting
was accompanied by several at
tempts at incendarism, one of
which resulted in the burning OF a
large store.
The rioUng was a continuation
of Friday night disorders when ma
tionalists and unionists engaged IN
clashes for several hours and the
military had to be called out.
An unrecorded number OF per-
sons suffering from minor wounds
went home without receiving treat
ment. Among the wounded are
several shipyard workers with bad
gunshot wounds.
The military, fury equipped, had
taken Positions at the head and
foot of Bridge street, which Is In
the nationalist quarters and on
Fountain street, in the unionist
quarters. An armored car was
drawn, up at Carlisle road, between
these localities Nevertheless an
other night of terror followed.
From shortly after until IL
o'clock pandemonium reigned.
A shot fired from one party~into
crowd between rival partisans de-
veloped with ominous speed into
violent rioting. t,-,,sv
The nationallsts did not seem to
be so well provided with weappns
as their opponents, but they main
tanned a vigorous defense. ,a,,->
In an early stage of the battle
two men We're shot dead in Long
tower street and number OF per-
sons, including a baby In arms,
were wounded. ga
In the midst of one melee d. man
who knocked down a small boy
was chased by an angry mobsoe
men and women He sought ssfiel-
ter in the City club Insiste 1T de
mands for his rejection being ig-
nored, the mob stoned the club.
A large crowd assembled in tn,
Presidential quarter in the GEN.
ter of the city. where fierce fight
ing also occurred Two girls wsre
among the combatants hereg Be-
= a M
flared to greater intensity and the
firing by unionsts became 50 hot
that people were seen to be crawl
ing along the ground to places Of
safety.
Gradually the union!sts gained
control of the entire district In the
center of the city, chasing theTna-
tonalists into their own local ty
In their retreat the latter fired unto
the Masonic hall. the windows of
which were broken. The unionists
posted small groups at vantage
points and kept up a CONTINUOUS
fire. Here Edwin Price was killed
as he entered the doorway on the
Diamond hotel. where he lived.
The bullet passed through his. abb
domen, pierced two-inch door.
and finally became embedded in q
wall. ,iiiJ'
Price served with an ambulance
corps in the Ulster division through
out the war, having come from
America to enlist. He was waiting
an opportunity to return to Amer
lea. asS
The military arrived In the GEN.
ter of the city at about II O'clock
and an armored car was moved TO
Bishops Gate, whereupon the riot
ing subsided, although occasional
shots still were heard. The union
lists left the neighborhood, singing
and cheering