Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-09-01
Cabinet Acts To Put End
To fractional Clashes In
Belfast.
SEVEN MORE KILLED
Sixteen Persons Have Lost Lives
Since Trouble Started-Scores Are
Wounded.

Belfast, Sept. 1.-The Ulster Cab
met met Yesterday TO consider the
serious conditions prevailing here
Military officials and police authori-
ties joined in the discussions. Ar
rangements were made to draft ad-
ditional troops for the protection of
the city and other steps were taken
t. restore and maintain order.
Gunmen Were again active yester-
dsy evening in the Old Lodge district
They opened heavy fire in the di-
rection of Shankhill road. thickly
populated Protestant quarter. A
young man was killed mad four were
seriously wounedd in this fighting
workmel were attacked yesterday
evening on the way home in West
Belfast. The police were obliged to
fire on The attacking forces which
were dispersed.
As result Of todays clashes the
death list vas augmented by 7. while
50 persons were injured, many of
them seriously.
Today's casualties bring the total
death roll for tn three days Of not
ing to IS. There probably have been
100 persons more or less seriously
irjured of whom numbers were
noncombatant. who luck!essly had
ventured into the streets which were
being swept by rifle and revolver fire
With some quiet intervals. result
ing from the police putting snipers
to flight shooting persisted al vari-
Gus sections of the city from early
morning until late this evening.
Some times it became SO dangerous
as to necessitate the suspension of
the tramway service. Many workers
were unable 70 reach their places OF
employment and returned to their
homes. while shopkeepers did not
dare to open their stores In some
of the disturbed, districts manufac-
tories were compelled to close for the
Gay. while owing to the failure to
open the shops, the streets presented
deserted appearance.
The present trouble had its origin
in the Warren and side streets lying
between West street and North
Queen streets. The residents Of
these street sand Old Lodge road. an
other storm center. are of mixed po
litical views and constant pickering
is the result. This boiled up Mon
day. A fortunate circumstance i:
that Falls road, the stronghold OF
the Nation2iists and Sim Felners
and Sandy Row. Sharkhill and Bal.I
maccarctt, where Orange is predonl-
mates are standing aloof.
London. Sept. 1.-The Belfast
correspondent for the Westminster
Gazette in describing last nights
riots there says: J.,
at may be stated that with tht
approach of dusk Royal avenue and
other parts OF the center nf the city
wer the scene of disgraceful attacks
or Cai:tolic pedestrians who were
seen moving along. During the night
arv Catholic who chanced to be pas.
sing down Royal avenue was pouncec
upon and savagely maltreated. {,
"In some cases men were strucE
down and kicked. and in one case
man was actually danced upon bI
bands Of Orange hooligans who ap-
peared to have a monopoly in the
center of the city. Encouraged By
their success, the mobs, fired W
Castle street upon assembled pas
seneers waiting for tram cars"
The correspondent describes no"
"spotting" Of Catholic pedestrian:
proceeded with the firing by the
mobs in the strets. Unionlst; snIper:
also were busy he said. III the YORK
street area. where many pedestrians
were endangered and five wounded
The correspondent adds:
"As darkness fell crowd OF un'or
lists congregated in Denmark stree,
and at 10 o'clock made a desperate
attack or Nationalists residents o.
stanhone street and adjacent street;
Tch result was a desperate, conflict.
TIE Nat:onalists defendd themselves
with vigor. and their fire from l.S r:1le
and revolvers could be heard a long
distance. Police armored, cars were
dispatched to the scene but It wa; a;
II O'Clock before peace was rstored