The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-02-24

London, Feb. 23.-This was the day
fixed for the funeral of Bourdin. the
anarchist, who was fatally injured by
the explosion of his own bomb on Feb.
Is. "
Riotous demonstrations were antici-
pated and the police made preparations
to prevent them.
The shops in the neighborhood of the
|undertaker's establishment in Chapel
street where the remains lay were shut
and barricaded.
Crowds of excited spectators, includ-
ing many anarchists, gathered in the
neighborhood in the early morning
hours. They were watched by a strong
force of police and detectives.
When the anarchists attempted to
remove the body to one of their meeting
places, where their leaders were to de-
liver orations over the remains, the DO
nee forbade it, and directed that the
body be conveyed to the cemetery bv
Ianother route than that intended.
The police allowed only one coach to
follow the hearse, and it was surround
ed by body of mounted police The
anarchists who wished to follow the
body were compelled to go to the ceme-
terry by a different route from that ia
ken by the hearse, or follow very far
behind
Before starting, the anarchists dis
played red flag. The police made a
charge and captured it after a brief
struggle, and another one shown short
ly afterward met the same fate The
police had large reserves close at hand
lin case of need
The anarchists laughed at the police
precautions against bomb throwing,
Saying they were not fools enough to
blow themselves out of England, the
|only country where the anarchists
could live in peace.
Among the crowd could be heard
strong expressions condemning the an
|archists and asserting that Bourdin de-
served his fate
Others were pronounced in favor of
hanging all anarchists to the nearest
lamp post, and one man who shouted
"Vive PanarchieH' as the hearse was
moving. away, was so roughly handled
that he was mass of rags and bruises
when he succeeded in escaping
Mourning badges and red neckties
could be seen, but in the main the
crowds were composed of people anx-
ious not to miss seeing the anticipated
commotion between the police and the
friends of the dead anarchist
Eventually the police mustered in
such a strong force that the crowds
were brought to a standstill, and final
ly the hearse proceeded on its way, al
most without any following, the sensa-
Ition-seekers being slowly but firmly
driven backwards and almost dispersed.
Owing to the display of the police
force, only about 500 persons were pres
ent at the cemetery when the body
reached the grave.
AS the remains were being lowered
into the earth, an anarchist named
Quinn made an attempt to address the
Icrowd. He was hoisted upon the Shout
ders of some friends, and had begun
with:
Men and brothers: The remains OF
a martyr have just"
This was all the grafton heard. for
Quinn and friends were roughly
charged on by the police and the ora
tor was seized and removed from the
cemetery by two policemen.
With the exception of this scene, the
proceedings at the cemetery were with
out startling incidents.
During the afternoon crowd, COM
posed of medical students and others,
marched to the Automatic club, recent
lily headquarters of the anarchists, and
smashed all the windows, while threat
ening to burn it to the ground. A
| force of police was hastily sent to the
lspot and succeeded in saving the build
ling and restoring order, after number
of arrests were made.