Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1920-09-04
Widest Disorder Prevails in Belfast
and Catholic Houses Are
Burned.
Lord Mayor OF Cork Allowed to
starve TO Death in London
Prison.
CARsONITEs ARE AGGREssoRs.

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gives but a faint picture of the real
situation there and the atrocities
being perpetrated by the British
| troops and constabulary, who now
overrun the country and are held
equally responsible with the Carson
ties for the disorder that prevails.
Trouble began in Belfast early in the
week and has been continuous, it
being reported that the houses of
many Catholics were sacked and
burned, some being shot while max
ing their escape from the burning
buildings.
The Associated Press cables from
Dublin that the Cameron High
lander troops-the First Scottish
Rifles-went on board special trains
there Tuesday morning, and it was
believed they were being sent to
| Belfast
At Belfast on Tuesday nine per-
sons were reported dead as a result
of Mondays clashes in that city, an
other man being killed Monday
night and two of those wounded in
the days disorders dying. Revised
reports as to casualties show that
since the rioting began last Wednes-
day twenty have been killed. Knots
Of soldiers held strategic points In
the affected areas during the night,
and it was stated Tuesday morning
that troops occupy virtually all the
| police barracks in the city. Ominous
signs of further trouble ushered in
the new day in riot-torn Belfast.
The only actual outbreak reported
early this forenoon was the stoning
Of employees of Mackie's Foundry in
the notorious Kashmir Road dis
trict, but groups of men collected at
many corners along Falls Road.
King street and Royal avenue, Civ
ing unmistakable indications that
trouble might come. Never in the
history of Belfast was there such
disorder as prevailed Monday. Mobs
fought with wild fury in different
sections OF the town. women
mingling with the men in the melees
| that developed wherever the oppos-
ing factions met. Unionist women
charged on number of Nationalist
girls in Cork street. while the Ma
tionalists made an attack on Union
lists in the Falls Road district. The
city was placed under the curfew
ordinance at night and there were
LHdl lndilldi law MOulu UG
declared. but nothing definite was
done by the authorities.
Terence MacSwiney, Lord Mayor
Of Cork, confined in a London
prison, was still alive Tuesday morn
ing, but his sister, Mary, who visited
him. said he was growing weaker
and that "the end may come at any
moment" MacSwiney spent a rest
f,tI oh 10 sic q od
near Brixton prison. where he is
confined, throughout the night,
thinking she might be called for.
An official who saw MacSwiney
early Tuesday described his condi-
ton as being like that of man on
a precipice," adding that "the slight
est breeze might blow him over at
any time"
Mrs. MacSwiney spent Tuesday
night at her husbands bedside.
There was little change except that
the prisoner had developed symp-
toms of neuritis in the arms.
Several of the hunger striking
prisoners in the Cork jail are de-
clared to be at the point of death.
The official returns of the casual
ties from rioting handled in the Bel
fast hospitals since Saturday morn
ing gives the number of dead as
seventeen and the number of seri-
ously injured as 1859. This latter
does not include very large num-
Der of cases of persons suffering
from minor injuries who were not
detained in the hospitals after they
had received first aid treatment.
The scenes of destruction witness
ed in the Shankill road district APP
palled the spectators. About
score of buildings. principally sa-
looms, groceries and public houses
were set Attire.
According to the Associated Press
II is understood that King George
was in direct communication with
Premier Lloyd George at Lucerne on
the subject of the Lord Mayor OF
Cork, who is dying in Brixton
prison, London.
The results of the Intervention OF
the King are not known, although IT
Is stated that there was little chance
OF the King using his prerogative OF
clemency, while Lloyd George re-
mains firm in his determination not
to interfere.
Redmond Howard, who has sew
eral times communicated with the
King in behalf of the Lord Mayor.
telegraphed the Queen at Balmoral,
asserting that one of the Mayor Mac
Swiney's lungs was affected ana
begging her intervention.
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