The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-10-15
ALFONSO IN PARIS.
How He Was Received and Insulted by the
Infuriated Mob.

Infuriated Mob.
LIE Figaro, Sept. 30.
The special train containing the King and
his suite arrived at the Care du Nord yester-
day afternoon at $40. President Grevy was
in the waiting-room, ready to receive His
Majesty. With him were NM Jules Ferry,
Waldeck- Rousseau, Raynal, Cochery, Tirard
and Mollard. There were also present Gen.
Pittie, Gen. Lecomte, the Governor of Paris;
Admiral Peyron, Minister of the Navy; Gen.
Thomas, the Barons Alphonse and Gustave
de Rothschild and the Duke of Fernan-
Nunez, the Spanish ambassador at Paris,
with his suite. A battalion of the municipal
guard was ranged along the waiting-room to
the carriage at the door, which the King
was to occupy. On the streets without the
mob of men, women and gamins were with
difficulty restrained by the police.
As the King alighted from the car the
Spanish ambassador stepped forward to re-
ceive him. At the same moment the basshl
ion presented arms, the drummers beat
salute and the band played the royal march
Escorted by the Duke and followed by his
numerous suite, the King advanced with an
easy and calm air bowling and smiling, to
the reception room. were he was received by
President Grevy, who presented him to the
ministers. Then the doors were opened and
the King appeared to the populace.
At sight of his Majesty a frightful camor
arose from the mob. Cries, Kisses and
groans drowned the military orders, the
beating of the drums and the blare of the
trumpets. The King bowed to NJ Grevy,
and, with a pale SMILE mounted the car
Mage 4. hron.,U IN waiting st Preceded secr.to by
the Spanish embassy, and NJ. Mollard,
master of ceremonies, in a coupe, the
royal carriage took up the march, followed
by the gentlemen named above in coaches.
The scene along the route is almost inde-
scribable. The procession was soon cut in
two by the thousands of individuals massed
along the avenue, and who assailed all the
vehicles as they passed by with Kisses and
groans. AT the corner of the Boulevard
Denain hisses, groans and insulting eiacula-
tiOns were hurled at the King. We even
heard the cries: Down with him! Drag
him ont OF the coach Kill himl''
AT the Cafe Lequein well-dressed man
cried: Hello, Alphonsep' M. Alfred Asso-
liant ran among the crowd exclaiming: The
rascal, the rascal" These scenes were re-
peated all along the route until the King ar
rived at the palace of the Spanish embassy,
Rue Saint Dominique, where he alighted. 1t
was then about o'clock.
Toward $50 the King of Spain, accompa-
MED by the Duke of Sesto and Colonel de
Lichtenstein, entered a carriage to drive to
the Elysee to pay visit to the President of
the Republic. Two other carriages followed
the Kings, who had no escort. AS soon as
the royal equipage left the court of the en-
bassy mob of gamins grouped at the corner
of the Esplanade des Invalides, threw itself
at the horses heads, kissing, groaning and
shouting: Down with Al phonse! Down with
the Uhlan"
A woman threw her umbrella at the King
fortunately without hitting him. A boy,
bolder than the rest, picked up stone and
was about to throw it against the carriage
window. when courageous citizen M. La
mourouX, caught him by the collar and pre-
vented him from executing his project
M. LamourouX wGS at once set
upon by the mob, thrown to the
ground and kicked, and could make his es-
cape only covered with mud and his clothes
torn. The driver of the royal carriage took
advantage of this diversion and, whipping up
the horses, drove off at gallop, leaving the
hooting mob behind.
At about 5:45, and at the moment when the
King passed in front of the Rothschild palace,
Avenue Marigny, several thousand gamlns,
rushing up from all the surrounding Streets
formed a noisy procession behind the car
riage filling the air with cries Of Down
with the Uhlan King!" Here, as elsewhere,
the police witnesses of these scandalous
scenes did not think it worth their while to
interfere, and continued to TRANQUILITY prom
enade the approaches to the Elysee. To all
questions why they did not quiet the tumult
they calmly replied; ''We have received no
orders to do So"