Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-27
IS SCENE
OF STREET R|OT|NG
AND |NCEND|AR|SM
Report of Stoning of School
Children by Nationalist
Starts Trouble.

Rv the Associated Press.
BELFAST, August 27.-Serious riot
ing broke out in Belfast last night, dur
ing which there was considerable
shooting and some incendiarism.
A. number of wounded persons were
taken to hospitals
The disorders in Belfast ceased after
O'Clock this morning and a portion of
the military was withdrawn from the
streets. special constables patrolling the
thoroughfares.
Last nights casualties included one
person killed and a considerable number
wounded. The military had to fire re-
peatedly in Newtonards road, where
snipers fred on the soldiers in the dark
ness. Enormous damage was done by
nres, OF which there were twenty be-
tween s o'clock last evening and 100
o clock this morning.
Last nights rioting began in the falls
district of West Belfast. the scene of
the deadliest fighting in the July dis
Iurbances. 1t started with revolver
hiring near the Kashmir road. of evil
memories. Albert street. in the falls
cality, mainly inhabited by NATIONAL
lists. became the new storm center
During the trouble an armored car
appeared and fired on the rioters, a
number of whom were taken to hos
pitfalls suffering from machine gun
wounds. Crowds of shipyard workers
appeared from the side streets, wav-
ing union jacks.
Origin of Riotins.
The rioting originated in a report that
nationa1ists Wednesday stoned children
leaving the Comber Street National
School at Balfymacarret, Belfast sub
urb. Robert Caldwell, principal of the
school. denied that the pupils were at
tackled, but there was no doubt that the
report was believed by both sides and
that 1t acted like matches to finder,
especially since the recollection was still
fresh of the stoning of a Sunday school
excursion at Castle Dawson. which pre-
cipitated great riot following the Lar
kin engineering strike in 1907.
AS the report spread that the children
had been stoned at the Comber street
school, mothers flew to the scene and
excitement, already inf1amed by the Lis
burn events. rose to fever heat. Word
reached the shipyards and many work
ers left in a mood for the events which
followed.
Meeting Is Banned.
The authorities banned a meeting
which the carpenters executive had
called at the suggestion of headquar-
ters in England to consider the ques-
ton of expelled, Sim Fein workers
Believing such a meeting would have
been marked by intense feeling, the
ban was announced. the authorities
resolving not to allow anything which
would further embitter the situation.
OMAGH, Ireland, August 26-While
a fair was in progress at Drumquin
about seven miles northwest Of
Omagh, this morning party of armed
Sim Feiners dashed through the viii
iage in motor cars and opened fire on
a small force of police controlling
traffic. wounding two of the men.
A sergeant, in command. was
wounded slightly and constable re-
ceived critical injuries. After the
opening dash the raiding party turned
it's attention to barracks. which the
remainder of the police we're striving
to defend. After long and futile
siege the Sim Feiners departed.
A large military force was dis
patched to the scene from Omagh. but
arrived too late to be of assistance.