Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-31
R|0T|NG
WORST IN HISTORY;
NINE NEW DEATHS
Total Of Twenty Killed Since
Disorders Started Last
Wednesday.

BY the Associated Press.
BELFAST, August 31.-Nine per-
sons are dead as a result of yester-
days rioting in this city, another man
being killed last night and two of
those wounded in yesterdays disor-
ders dying. Revised reports as to
casualties show that since the rioting
began last Wednesday twenty have
been killed.
Knots of soldiers held strategic
points in the affected areas during the
night, and it was stated this morning
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 Mackin's foun-
dry in the notorious Kashmir road
district. but groups of men collected
at many corners along Falls road,
King street and Royal avenue, giving
unmistakable indications that trouble
might come.
Disorders Reach Peak.
Never in the history of Belfast was
there such disorders as prevailed yes
terday. Mobs fought with wild fury
in different sections of the town,
melees that developed wherever the
opposing factions met. Girl workers
fought like wildcats in one clash yes
terday morning. parties attacking
each other as they. were going to
work. Unionist women charged on
a number of nationalist girls in Cork
street. while the nationalsts made an
attack on unionists in the Falls road
district.
The city was placed under the cur
Few ordinance last night and there
were rumors that martial law would
done by the authorities.
Pause at Tea Hour.
Belfast's tea hour yesterday gave
pause to the complaints, but they
soon got under way again, though
on small scale. The Carlisle Circus
district, in the north of the city,
gave the military a trying time, the
warfare there being of a house-to-
house character.
Orange quarter, in the south Of the
city, burst into activity during the
day. The military fired on the rioters
and ambulances were Immediately
reQuisitioned.
The fury Of the mob was unbound
ed. In one instance a man, who
was seen to be possessed Of a re-
volver, was fallen upon by a mob.
He was knocked down and savagely
kicked and beaten and his revolver
was wrenched away from him.
It is believed that all five Of the
persons killed in the York street fight
ing yesterday were victims of civilian
shooting. Four Of them were only
nineteen years old.
There has been much talk of, the
application Of martial law, but it is
believed that the chances for this
are remote.
blazing Inferno.
The Shankhill district Of Belfast
late last night was a blazing inferno.
Nearly a score Of fires had been
started and virtually all the grocery
stores and public houses owned by
Catholics in the district were being
destroyed.
The police fred on the crowd dur
ing the disturbances. infiicting sew
eral casualties.
A proclamation issued at unionist
headquarters says:
Sir Edward Carson (the Ulster
leader) has called on all loyal citizens
to. assist the authorities in quelling
Negotiations have been proceed
ing with the government, and an i'm
portant statement is expected to be
delivered to the, Ulster Inionist coun-
Gil on Friday NEXT.
Meanwhile all loyalists are earnest
ly urged to exercise the, utmost re-
straint. and forbearance, however
great the provocation they may be
subjected to. and to comply with the
orders issued by the military authori-
ties"