New-York tribune., 1920-11-08
Belfast Unionists, Armed
With Stones, Arrayed
Against Pistols and Ri
files of Sim Feiners
Shoot and Burn
In Londonderry
Marauders Shoot Five Pc.
licemen and Fire on Fire
men Going to a Blaze

BELFAST, Nov. 7.-Fierce riotinp.
fortunately confined to a limited area.
broke out in north Belfast this after
noon, the neighborhood involved heinz
the network Of streets between Clifton
Street and Old Lodge Road. known as
the Stanhope area, which has figured
in every disturbance since July. Hun
dreds Joined in the fray, the Unionists
with stones and the Sim Feiners with
revolvers and rifles.
A large body Of police made repeated
baton charges to keep the factions
apart until the arrival Of military with
an armored car, when the rioters were
soon dispersed
Wild scenes were witnessed in Lon
donderry Saturday night as a sequel
to sudden attack on policemen there
Five policemen were shot, tho of them
go seriously that they are not expected
to recover; two ships were burned and
several others were wrecked. All the
property attacked belonged to Sim
Feiners
Shoppers Flee in Terror
The attack on the policemen was
directed against the officers who were
guarding the customs house, and =
brisk exchange of shots followed. The
fray occurred at 8 o'clock in the eve1.-
ing in busy neighborhood, sDd so ter
rhed the crowds of shoppers that they
fled homeward in a panic. Afterward
the police and the military raided a
large section of the city, holding up
and searching every one they found
outdoors and invading and searching
numerous houses.
Later in the evening . hostile crowd
assembled in Waterloo Square, Sinn
Fein thoroughfare, and had to be dis
pcrsed by the military. Even after the
curfew hour there was almost unceas-
ing revolver and rifle fire for two hours
or more. with occasional sounds like
explosions of bombs.
number OF armed men passed along
William Street. smashing shop windows
with the butt ends Of rifles, destroying
the lamps on the electric standards by
rifle fire and plunging the whole street
into darkness. Two premises were set
on fire, one being a garage, which was
destroyed A number of domestic ami
mails were burned to death and the mo-
tors reduced to scrap.
Many persons left their houses and
passed the night in distant parts of the
city.
Two policemen who had been
wounded were found lying in Foyle
Street. 1t is not known how they re-
ceived the bullet wounds from which
they were suffering.
Firemen Targets Of Rife Fire.
A fire brigade called TO fires in
William Street had thrilling expert
ence. Before starting the fremen ap-
pealed to the military for aid, and
number of armed soldiers Travelled on
the engines. On their way rifle fire
was opened upon them from both sides
of the road. The soldiers returned the
ire and two men were seen to fall.
To escape the fusillade the engines
took circuitous route and called at
the military barracks to get more SOL
diers before proceeding.
The official report Of the disorders
says that three constables in plain
clothes received severe gun.hot
wounds. it is believed from the military
escorting the fire brigade Of two
stores wrecked one belonged to a mem
Der of the Londonderry Corporation.
A laborer was shot dead in Cork by
military curfew patrol Saturday
night. The soldiers allege that he
thrice disregarded orders to halt