THE 'DERRY RIOTS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15247, 21 June 1920, Page 3

THE 'DERRY RIOTS.

MANY STREET BATTLES.

FIVE MEN KILLED AND 100 INJURED.

(Australian and N.Z Cable Association.* (Received June 21, 11.15 a.m.) LONDON, June 20. In connection with the outbreak of rioting, looting, and incendiarism which began iv Londonderry on Friday night, it appears that a party of Unionists, armed^ with rifles and revolvers, assembled m the waterside district. Neighboring Catholic residents, fearing an attack, Bent girl messengers across the river to summon help from the Sinn Feiners and Nationalists. Their arrival resulted m many street battles, residents crawling out ot the danger zone along, Toofs. The troops dispersed the rioters, but sniping continued for three hours. Hundreds or soldiers and 1 the police ( patrolled the district on Saturday night, but more serious rioting broke out m the new quarter. Many people were held up and attacked m the street. Two fatalities occurred at the same door within five minutes. An'lrish- : American who served m the British Army was fatally shot "■ down m the street. Two Sinn Feiners shot workmen; entering a factory. A constable was held up an«i badly beaten by drunken men, who placed his body on a donkey cart, and drove to the hospital. Both sections of, rioters indulged m looting. Five were killed and ono hundred injured, ten seriously. ( - The fire brigade was called out on Sunday afternoon. Sinn Feiners chased tlie firemen from the, fire and drove the engine to the Sinn Fein quarter.