The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1920-07-02
5 RIOTERS KILLED
IN LONDONDERRY
Fighting Between Unionists and
NationaIists Renewed With
TWo-Hour Battle.
LARGE STORE BURNED DOWN.
Other Shops Looted-First Military
Precautions Having Failed,
More Troops Restore
Order.


killed, ten others seriously wounded
and about 100 others were less serious
ly injured during a period Of rioting in
this city. The fighting was accompa-
MED by several attempts at incen-
diarism, one of which resulted in the
burning of large drapery store.
In many instances persons who were
suffering from minor wounds went
home without receiving treatment, and
the authorities have no record of the
number of such cases. Among the
wounded are several shipyard work
ers with bad gunshot wounds. The
men killed were Edwin Price, James
McVeigh, Thomas Mclaughlin, Thom-
as Farren and James Doherty.
The authorities had taken elaborate
newal of the disorders The military,
fully equipped, took positions at the
head and foot of Bridge street, which
is the Nationalist quarter, and on
Fountain street, the Unionist quarter.
An armored car was drawn up at Car
Isle road, between these localities, to
keep the rival factions apart.
The hopes that these precautions
would keep peace, however, were not
fulfilled and another night of terror re-
suited. These latest scenes of riOting,
which left the city absolutely terror
stricken, were said to have originated
in what at first appeared to be minor
squabble between Unionists and Ma
street, in the Nationalist quarter, and
Upper Fountain street, the Unionist
district, these two streets being sep
arated only by Bishop street, the scene
of bloodshed for many years. Men
armed with rifles and revolvers after
ward came into conflict, and before the
military could intervene several had
been killed.
From soon after 9 until II o'clock
pandemonium reigned A shot fired
from one party into a crowd of rival
partisans developed with ominous
speed into violent rioting. Party cries
were raised, and the Unionists, assem-
bled at the head of Upper Fountain
street, poured volley after volley of
rifle and revolver fire into Longtower
street, with disastrous results.
Another crowd of Unionists in Albert
street maintained a crossfire in the di-
rection of Bishops Gate, with the re-
suit that the people in the vicinity fled,
panic-stricken, to shelter. The Nation
alists did not seem to be sc well pro-
vided with weapons as their opponents,
but they maintained a vigorous de-
fense.
In an early stage of the battle two
men were shot dead in Longtower
street and a number of persons includ-
ing a baby in arms, were wounded.
McVeigh, quay laborer, was on his
way to a. butcher shop, when, reaching
the end of Longtower street, a bullet
struck him in the throat. He strug-
gled in a dying condition toward
public house nearby, where he fell.
Owing to the fierce fusillade it was
impossible to go to his assistance, but
eventually n man rushed through the
shower of bullets and dragged him to
shelter No ambulance was available
and an attempt was made to carry him
to an infirmary on shutter. He died
on the way. Farren was standing in
the doorway Of his lodging when struck
by two bullets. One entered his stom-
ach, proving fatal almost Immediately.
In the midst Of the melee a man who
knocked down a small boy was chased
by an angry mob of men and women.
He sought shelter in the City Club.
Insistent demands for his election be-
ing ignored, the mob stoned the club.
Civil war conditions prevail In Lon
donderry, and the authorities are pow
eress, it is declared in an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Londonderry.
Several additional persons were killed
In rioting there, according to this mes
sage.