The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-09
FUNERAL OF GEN. ENDES
POLICE CHARGE THE RED FLAG
CONTINGENTS IN THE LINE.


a Bomb Hurled at Police Station
But 1t Failed to Explode-Fifteen
thousand People Ahead of the
Hearse-Cries of "Vive leICommune'
Heard All Along the Route.
PARIS. Aug. S.-The funeral Of Gen.
Endes, the ex-communist, who dropped dead
while address ng body of strikers Sunday,
took place to-day. Fifty thousand persons
gathered in the streets adjacent to the house
of the deceased, and thousands lined the
route to the cemetery, along which cavalry
was stationed. The other troops belonging
to the Paris garrison were held within their
barracks in readiness for any emergency.
Traffic in the streets through which the
cortege passed was suspended, and stores
were closed.
SOME OF THOSE IN ATTENDANCE.
Among those who attended the funeral
were Henri Rochefort and Louise Michel
Many flowers and wreaths were placed
upon the coffin.
The procession accompanying the remains
was tranquil until the Boulevard Voltaire
was reached. Here the mob cheered the
commune and displayed a number of red
flags.
CHARGED BY THE GUARD.
A detachment of the Garde de Paris
charged the crowd and captured the flags.
The government had adopted strict meas
ures to suppress any outbreak, and orders
were given to the police to use their arms if
their lives were menaced.
The Bourse de Travail was closed by
order of the authorities and was occupied
by milissry detachment.
$1,000 AHEAD OF THE HEARsE.
front of the hearse bearing the remains.
They wore bouquets of red immorteles.
Mr.. Basley, member of the chamber Of
deputies, was present, and he aud M. Roche
fort were greeted with cheers and shouts Of
"Vive la revol ution" and ''Vive la CONS
mune."
The procession started at IL o'clock, the
pail bearers being Valiant, lie Francais
and Arnold, members of tho commune of
1871, and Ostyn.
Louise Michel marched after the hearse.
brigade of police headed the procession.
Large bodies of workmen and strikers fol-
lowed quietly.
WANTED THE RED FLAGS OUT.
The waters and hair dressers in line were
noisier and demanded that the red flags
which were carried covered, should be un-
furled. Crowds along the route shouted
"Vive le commune" us the hearse passed.
When the procession reached Boulevard
Votaire the red flags were unfurled. The,
commissary OF police attempted to seize one,
| when some one iii the crowd fired arevover'
at him, but the bullet went wide of its
mark. Another commissary was beaten
| with sticks.
| NJ. Rochefort was set spon by an
| anarchist, who handled him severely.
| The police were powerless before the
menacing attitude of the mob
CHARGED BY GEMS D'ARMEs.
The gems d'armes made a charge in front
of the Prince Eugene barracks, striking ia
every direction with the butt end Of their
muskets. They succeeded in releasing the
police VINO had been surrounded by mob,
and captured the red flags.
When the procession arrived at the
marie OF tho Eleventh arrondessment re-
volver was fired and bomb thrown close
to the police station, bus the bomb did not
explode. A reserve force Of police left the
station and charged upon the crowd with
drawn swords, wounding and taking into
The procession continued on its
way TO the cemetery, but
grew smaller as it progressed.
A number of orations were delivered at
the grave amid cries Of "Vive la COM
mune, ""Vive la revolution"
At the conclusion of the orations the
gathering dispersed.
The police did not oppose the display Of
red flags inside the cemetery.
LEAVING THE CEMETERY.
After the conclusion of the ceremonies at
the cemetery, the persons composing the
procession withdrew quietly. NJ Rochefort,l
who rode IN All open carriage, was in some
places greeted with boots aud cries of "Abas
Rochefort" aud "a bas Boulangern
The conflict on the Boulevard Voltaire
was the most serious event of the day.
The rioting lasted fifteen minutes. When
the crowd retreated before the charge of
the gems d'armes, they left their flags and q
number of funeral wreaths behind. Fifteen
persons were wounded and twenty-five
arrests were made.