Saint Mary's beacon., 1877-10-11

those OF any importance" be taken 70
La Roquette. Raoul Rigault, Ganeau
and Castor Dacosta made out their lisi
from the prison registers. On 1t are
NIFTY four names. headed By those ofthe
Archbishop and M. Boniesn. There
were in all thIrty-eight priests. On the
warrant Daeosta wrote the following
brief order: "Keep this rifrsG 10 be
shot" Two vans were pressed into
the service and forty Of The hostages
carted away under guard; the remaining
foultcen went next day. II may be
said that on the 25th the food .up-
plies # M.aas gave out; shells verc
faIlingSpn the prison, and 4 tke 5tfeeis
without were swept by bullets where
an engagement was raging between the
regulars and Federal barricade, and
the keepers, when Carreau ordered
them to fire the prison, refused, dis
armed and looked him up, and set free
all the prisoners who cared to escape.
Others, more prudent, stayed within its
walls. At evening a company of Yer
salllese engineers occupied the prison.
Where is the Archbishop" asked the
Captain. Taken away" Bring out
Garreau." He was brought out and
handed over to the soldiers. There
were no formalities then, and the men
needed no detailed instructions. They
took him out upon the footpath and shot
him.
Meanwhile the hostages, surrounded
by bowling mob, had been conveyed to
La Grande Roquette, where ruled a
packer, Francois by name, a brutal
drunkard and rabid priest hater. eff
teen hundred years they have been de-
vouring us-they must all be killed."
was his cry; their hide isn't even fit
to make boots Of" May % he was Civ
en- garrison, six companies Of Feder-
ais, renowned for their turbulence and
commanded by blood thirsty little fel-
low, Ferig, loborer, whose constant
companion was big horse pistol, which
he used in giving his orders, Forward!
march, or III shoot" Francois (who, BY
the way when the guillotine was cere-
moniously burned in front ofthe prison,
went and embraced two assassins in
the prison under sentence of death, and
danced with one Of them to express his
JOY at the prisoner escape showed him
over the prison and especially pointed
20 him the door leading from the con-
demned cells devoted to the hostages
to the broad, walled in pathway run
ming around the whole prison; then ran
over the catalogue of the victims
There are" said he. 90 gendarmes,
50 old sergents de vile, IS soldiers of
the line. Is artillery-men, a chasseur,
zouave, Turco-all capitulards.' -
To these were added at 10 p. N. the
hostages from Mazas. Their names
were not entered on the resiSter. Fran
co.'s merely called over the Inst (scruti-
nlzing the Archbishop afectionately and
narrowly examining Fathers Caubert
aud Olivaint Ito see how Jesuits are
made, y put it away in a drawer, wrote
on piece of paper, Received, forty
cures and magistrates, and affixed the
prison stamp instead of his signature
Their the hostages, after being formed
in line and counted over several times,
were marched to a detached part Of the
prison and locked up without food, wa
ter, seat or necessary utensils. At
daylight NJ. Bonjean, seeing the dep/
uty, Governor Ramain, passing, asked
for char; another for glass OF water.
For the time you are going to be here
il isn't worth bothering about it," said
Ramain.
Nevertheless, the prisoners were
soon let out INTO the common ward,
where their joy on being reunited is de-
>cribed as almost childish. The priests
thronged round Mgr. Darboy to kiss his
hand and receive his benediction: he W as
supported by the arm NJ. Bonjean, who
was so weak from illness that he could
not walk alone. What do YOU deduce
from our transfer,'; he asked Of Nj.
Rabut. one Of the Commissioners de
Police. Nothing good, monseigneur,
he answered. The Jesuits, calm and
smiling, gathered round NJ. de Perny
10 hear his adventures in China. where
he had long been engaged in mission
work. Father Allard was bright and
cheerful; he wore the red cross of Ge-
neva on his sleeve pacific emblem not
recognized in the warfare of the Com
mune. The giant Father Ducuerry was
IN high spirits, and blamed the authori-
ties for providing beds too short for him.
Two college friends who had not met
for twenty years recognized each other
and sprang into each others armes: one
was Jesuit, the other had been law
yer, free thinker, almost a convert 10
socialism. They met as hostages of the
Commune, and the priest was tated to ,
perish. A single meal was served 10
all, scanty ration of stewed beans.
and at 6 they were locked up.
Tha, nigh, they heard fain, echoes Of
the fighting and 4 Keeper whispered.
The last stand will be made at Belle
vilIe-courage and patience" Next
morning, May "a. he told them ,ha,
the whole crew" (,he departments Of
War. Public Safety and Finance) had
been transferred TO the marie of the
Eleventh Arrondi>sement, the Hotel de
Nllle having been evacuated over night
The Commune was in its last throes,
and fury. suspicion aud despair reigned
everywhere. The Count de Beaufort.
who had been attached TO Cluseret's
staff tried to reach the marie. and was
seized and set 20 work or barricade.
He protested his rank and that he was
discharging special mission; he was
accused OF being a traitor, tried off hand
BY the mob, degraded from his rank and
ordered to work; then the mob restored
hlm to his eaptaincy and sent him on
his wav with cheering; then some one
CIlcd out that be had snli then, IN The