The Herald of Wales and Monmouthshire Recorder. — 1886-06-19 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

BELFAST TO BE DISARMED. of itaassas Was astai A Belfast telegram on Friday morning savi taw of Vespashar At six o'clock this morning, Belfast appmrea to tr. fairly 'quiet,. the rioters shortly after two to their homes. The disturbance last 17;7. York-street, and the Ormean and Sandy-row districts, although not attended by the loss of life, was marked. Wedneseay's rietings were such • &erecter as to cause very serious alum througlont the town, a oonsiderade number being wounded and several houses wrecked and burned. These last riots appear to have been caused more zragainst the country police, who are to have provoked WMnmday's rioting, than anything eUe and the substitution for these men of the military and local constables has afforded considerable satisfaction. It is impossible, as yet, to ascertain the number of but awhile engaged in extinguishing the flames at a house in York-street several firemen were injured by stones andbottles, and Superintendent Reilly received a deep scalp wound. The mayor and several leading ministers have boldly mixed with the infuriated mobs in order to calm them and induce them to disperse, but fear is entertained that, on the occasion of the funeral of the victims, the rioting will be renewed. Terrorism is spreading. Many Catholics have, for personal safety, absented themselves from their employment. Shankhill-road presents ahoilorable spectacle. The wound at the tal are reported to be progressing favourably. A number of rioters will be charged at the polioe court to-day, said the inquest will he opened, but merely formal evidence of identification will be taken. Large reinforcements of military and police are being poured into the town, but a *almer feeling is said to be gaining ground =all claims. About ten persons were at the hospital for injuries sustained in the York-street riot last night. A later telegram from Belfast says :—The tendency is to blame the constabulary for commencing the bloodshed. It is pointed out that, before they fired, their position had become intolerable, and they were being rapidly overpowered. A separate inquest is to be held on each body. A fund has been started to defray the cost of the funerals of the Hotline, fixed for to-morrow. Great sympathy is felt for the relativee, for, as it too often happens, the innocent, and not the guilty,are the sufferers by this deplorable outrage. The destruction of property has been very considerable, and some parts are pretty freely bestrewed with missies many of which it must have required great mimics, to throw, constituting as they do of large paving stones. The exemplary punishment inflicted by the 'magistrates on the (4ft:riders brought before them is generally approved. A amend is Itsinamade for a specialoommisedon to thoroughly Investigate the whole affair. • Belfast telegram at 11.15 on Friday, says:— In the neighbourhood of Shankhill, considerable srowds are to assemble. Excitement runs high. eCa olin are being kept well under control, greatly to their credit. It is feared that, mites more effective measures are taken to suppress the riots, and to put an end to the prevalence of mob law, they will break out, and far more serious troubles ensue. The Protestant funerals must peas through the Catholic quarter to-morrow, hence the fear of further trouble. Very little confidence seems to be felt in the magistracy, most of whom are strong Party men, and many of whom seemed inclined to give into the mob, and to withdraw the police from threatened quarters. It is noticeable that this was done, last night, and within twenty minutes the house of a publican named Me Cloahey was fired. A Belfast telegram, on Friday, 3 p.m.,says : A strong detachment of the SU/WM Regiment has just marched into Belfast, and the excitement seems on the increase. The borough ooron at was opened the inquests on several of th• bodies, separate juries being sworn to each. Is some cases the jurors summoned declined to act, on the ground that they held very strong opinions on the matter, and were excused. Only formal evidence of identification was taken, and the inquests were adjourned until to - morrow. Such disturlricee have not been known here sin-,e 1864. In the neighbourhood of Shankhill-road persons the worse for drink are creating some slight disturbances and declaring that the police have been guilty of wilful murder. But the further the matter inquired into, the more difficult does it seem to appertain blame. It is feared the list of the killed is honer than reported, as the mob believed to have secretly removed some of the dead and dying.  nr•eat 1.) •  'T!d;"  lama _ _ , aad  601111iiiie - Mii ,•!_ste• ma. salamis, h!e•  is LD.  mots _ A pottery. sad Roman coins of tbe of and rano. in good passimtioo. went froa—siar.