Rocky Ford enterprise., 1893-12-14
A BOMB FOR THE DEPUTIES.
A Paris Anarchist HurIs q Missile Iuto
the Chamber of Deputios Which
Wouads Many Persons. s.-Tho
r,rl,,,Iu.l Arr..s.I

wouads Many Persons. .-Tho
Criminal Arr-sted.
While tho French Chamber of Deputies was
In session Saturday afternoon o bomb was
thrown from one Of the galleries and, after
dull report, exploded In the midst Of tho law
makers. A scene Of terrible excitement fol-
lowed. The crowds In the galleries were
seized with panic and through binding
smoke and dust fought flercely to escape from
the building. The police however, with great
promptness, had closed every exit to the
streets and Instituted at once the most search
Ing investigation for the criminals
Both In the galleries and on the floor Of tho
chamber many persons, including women,
were hurt more or less seriously, but so far ns
Is known only one was fatally wounded. Tho
deputies displayed great GOODNESS and their
president, NJ. Dupuy, appealed to his col
leagues to continue their discussions with
calmncss. Ills remarks were loudly cheered
and partial order restored. The number OF
the wounded Is said to be under eighty.
The police detained upon suspicion 200 per-
sons, but after thorough examination dis
charged all but sixty who were held under
lock and key for twcnty-four hours.
1t appears that the chamber was In session,
and the proceedings being embarrassing, the
denly from the right gallery some sort Of
bomb was thrown, or fell In the midst Of the
deputies, causing n loud explosion and
scene OF greatest confusion.
When quiet was somewhat restored 1t was
discovered that nobody was killed outright.
Deputy Lc Metre has severe wound In tho
neck, hut It is expected that he will recover.
At lenst score OF spectators from tie tri-
bunes and galleries sought medical assistance.
All had bloody shirts and cravnts, and
wounds could be seen about their faces.
Among tho wounded were number OF wo-
men, who were weeping with pain and shrick-
Ing with fright.
All the rooms In the Palais Bourbon wcro
being converted into temporary hospital
wards. Here, there and everywhere wero
tables, desks and chairs incumbered with
water bottles, basins and blood stained BAN
dages, while bright and gllstening surgical
Instruments OF all kinds werc to be seen on
every side.
The most extreme estimates Of the number
Of the people wounded by the explosion, es-
timatcs which arc not confirmed already
place tho total ut llfty more or less seriously
injured. This number includes ten or fifteen
deputies, among them being NJ. Casonove de
Pradlno, lie Comtc dc TaniuInnla, Lc Cluch
and Coulter.
One OF the pcrsons removed to the hospital
on account Of a wounded nose was inspected
OF the crime. His record was promptly in
vcstigntcd and 1t was found that he was m
anarchist whose right name was found TO bo
Valiant. The officers went to the hospital
on Sunday morning and charged Valiant
with the crime. After moment OF hesita-
tion the suspected man admitted his identity
and confessed that he had thrown the bomb
which, In exploding, wounded nearly a hum
drcd people.
When questioned Ms to his reasons for at
tempting TO kill 10 many people, Valiant re-
piled defnntly, 81 wished to deal n thorough
ly dramatic blow at the Institutions Of tho
country, and wished to cause great sensa-
ton. Icndeavored to throw the bomb Mt NJ.
Dupuy In the chamber, ! glory In the act,
and heartily regret that my hand swcrved and
that the bomb did not explode near tho
mark.h
lie declared that he had no accomplices,
but several men are held as suspects.
The bomb was little saucepan filled with
certain combustiblc acids and various deadly
These nails were scattered every where and
tho roof was pcppcred with them. 1t appears
that tho bomb exploded soon after leaving
the throwcrs hand and therefore caused much
less disaster than 1t would have done had 1t
struck the floor first.
The excitement In Paris is tremendous and
the anarchists are denounced by everyone.