The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-06-10
A FIERCE MOB.
Destruction of the Jesuit College at Bue-
-1 nos Ayres. snI G3fH .


- Panama star and Herald May 81
The meeting at the Yariedades .Theater
on the 28th of February was an immense
concourse of people, with various banners
and insignia, while bandso OF mHsie seemed
to give echo to the popular excitement.
The first speech was by the President OF
1 The University Students Committee, SEN
4 or Beracochea His words were full of
fire. and were received with criss of ''iViva
la Republica ~ Death toTthe Jesults ~
Then followed speeches by DR.. Saldas,
and Mes srs. Susini and BalletO and DIR.
Castro Boedo, which caused a general feel
ing of frenzy. Some one cried out : TO
the Archbshop's palace ~ and then, the
crowd rushed out of the theater. being
joined by hundreds of people on the way,
till the crowd in the plaza numbered fully
20 600 persons. They had s or 10 Argen-
tine, Spanish aud Italian banners, with
the notices Down with the Jesuits,"
'' Free Church and State," and the por-
trait of Rivadavia. The people uttered
thousand cries for the Archbishop, calling
on him to join the popular movement.
Then the banners were carried into the
Archbishop's palace, and in going through
the apartments some of those present took
the religious emblens and ornaments and
threw them into the street. A policeman
demonstrated with them. and was beaten.
The chief of police also attempted to pre-
vent the riot. but had to retire. The cry
was then given Ito the College, y There
upon the banners took that direction, and
the bands of music were almost drowned
with the cries of the people. On reaching
the College church of San 1gnacia, at the
corner OF Gale Potosl, they dragged out
benches and picture frames, using
them for weapons. The sacristy
doors were broken open, and the
windows of the church broken. Then
the word was given Ito the Salvador
Church, and amid the yells of 10000 per-
sons the crowd assembled round the jesuit
College at the corner of COLES Parque and
Callao.. The hall door was broken in at
the same moment that a shower of stones
smashed all the windows. The people
poured in like an avalanche. A Jesuit at
the entrance was badly wounded and
some humane persons carried him to an
spothecary's shop close by, where col
ored man and some Others wounded in the
college were also getting their wounds
dressed. Some respectable young men
were unhappiIy among the mob. Mean
time what occurred inside the college can
only be told by an eye witness. A hum
dred men sailed out with books, tables,
crosses, and religious emblems; others
dressed in priests clothes by way of jest.
1t seems, in the struggle inside, some were
killed, Others wounded. Some of the
Jesuits had escaped by back door in
Calle Rio Bamba, Others hid in the cellars
Then heap was made, and soon an inn
mense cOnflagratiOn was seen, while the
cries inside were still audible. There
were no police on the spot, but when
cry was heard, "The soldiers are coming
there was general stampede, until it was
found the alarm was false. The great Sal
vador College was all in flames, tongues
of fire rushing out from it's hundred
windows. Now dreadful scene ensIed,
many being seized with terror, others
with thirst for blood. What followed
is indiscribable, being scene of murder
and piIlage. At last the soldiers appeared,
the crowd gave way, some of the latter
being killed by shots from the troops.
About thirty of the rioters were arrested
with sacred vessels in their possession.
Most of the crowd went off in the direction
of the Bishops Seminary (Salmas); at
?. M, troops went in pursuit of them, and
at nightfall they had taken the direction
of Caballito.. Fortunately the pupils OF
the Jesuit College had not returned from
vacation, as the schools were only to re-
open in the first week in March. The
College was a splendid building, erected
within the last six years, an covering with
the grounds an entire square OF acres.
There were 200 pupils in the College last
Christmas. Since then the only occupants
were the Jesuits, some of them teachers,
others employed in building the Salvador
Church, now nearly finished. When the
crowd had made great fire in the mid
die of the street, all the chairs, tables,
beds, Oil paintings. church ornaments,
clothing, clocks, dining and cooking uten-
sils were thrown into the flames. Even
the silver watches of the Jesuts were
burnt. Some of the Jesuits were seen
hanging out the windows, as if trying
to escape. Then the signal was given to
fire the building, and while the flames shot
up to the sky some OF the Jesuits were
rescued by humane persons. In a quar-
ter of an hour the edifice was huge
volume of fire. Four Jesuits and three of
thecrowd are killed. There are twenty
wounded, including some priests, who
threw themselves from the windows. The
College was set fire to with petroleum
bombs, kerosene, and turpentine brought
for that purpose. A minute has been pre-
sented by the Deputies to the Governor.
urging the utmost rigor ofthe law against
the promoters of the riot.