Sujet
The boycotted smack Wave, under police guard at Cork, 1881. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
The boycotted smack Wave, under police guard at Cork, 1881. 'Among the recent outrageous and absurd proceedings of the Irish agitators...was their attempt to forbid the unloading of a smack called the Wave, which had entered the river with a cargo of timber...On her arrival some weeks ago the trades of Cork protested against the importation of manufactured goods. One of the reasons assigned for objecting to her discharge was that the cargo was sent over by Mr. Bence Jones, who has become unpopular in the South of Ireland from his opposition to the Land League...From her first arrival in Cork,...the vessel was under the protection of the police...and the discharge of the cargo was commenced...As the loads were made the men engaged in the work...[were] protected by an escort of police on foot and mounted. Numerous crowds of idlers congregated on the quays..., and, when the carts moved towards their destination, followed with shouts and loud threats, and even threw stones from the bridge. On two or three days of last week, military ambulance waggons were employed in removing the cargo discharged from the Wave...Large crowds assembled..., and the persons engaged in the operation, as well as the police and military, were groaned and jeered at'. From "Illustrated London News", 1881.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM25A33_232
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Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
26,2Mo (2,0Mo) / 30,2cm x 21,7cm / 3572 x 2566 (300dpi)