The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-02-24
FUNERAL OF BOURDIN
Great Excitement CV.r The 0b;tQllaS
Of a D.plrtcd Anarchist
TRIED TO MAKE A SPEECH
Rut the Police Cut the Anarchist
Short and Ills Remarks are
Lest TO the World-Little
Sympathy.

LONDON, Feb. 23.-This Is the day fixed
for tho funeral OF Bolrdin, the anarchist
who was fatally injured by an explosion
OF his bomb on Feb. 5. A riotous demon
STATION was anticipated aud the police
made preparations 10 prevent II. Shops
in the ncighborhool of the uulcrtlkcrs
establishment IN Chapel street, whore the
remains lay, were shut and barrcadcd.
Crowds of excited spectators, including
many anarchists, gathered in the neigh
borhood in the early morning hours, aud
were watched by a strong force OF police
and detectives. When the anarchists al
tempted 10 remove the boly To on" OF
their meeting places where their leaders
were TO deliver oraIions over the remains,
the police forbade and directed that the
body be conveyed 10 the cemetery by an
other route than that intended.
The police allowed only one coach 70
follow the hcarse and IL was surrounded
by body of mounted police. Anarchists
who wished to follow the body were corn
PEELED 10 go to the cemetery by different
route from that taken by the hcarsc or fol-
low very far behind. Before starting, the
anarchists displayed rcd i!ag. The po-
lice made charge and captured il after
q brief struggle, and one shown shortly
afterwards met the same fate. The police
had large reserve close at hand in case
Of need. The anarchists laughed at the
police precautions against bomb throw
ing, saying they are not fools enough to
blow themselves out OF England, tho only
country where anarchists could live IN
peace.
Among the crowd could be heard strong
expressions condemning anarchists aud
asserting that Dourdin deserved his fate.
Others pronounced in favor of hanging
all anarchists to the nearest lamp post,
and one man who shouted, "Nive la'An-
archie" as the hcarse was moving away,
was SO roughly handled that he was 4
mass Of rags and bruises when he sue
ceeded in escaping. Mourning badges
aud red ties could he seen, but in the
main The crowds were composed OF people
only anxious 10 not miss seeing the aniici-
patcd commo;ion between the police and
the friends of the deard anarchist. Event
ually the police mustered In such strong
force that Tho crowds were brought To n
standstill, and finally tho hcarse pro
ceeded on its way almost without any foi-
lowing. the sensation seekers being slowly
but firmly driven backwards and almos,
dispersed. Owing to the display OF police
force only about 500 persons were present
\ at the cemetery when the body reached
the grave.
As the remains we're being lowered into
the earth, an anarchist leader named
Qulnn made an attempt TO address the
crowd. He was hoisted upon the shoul'
ders Of some friends and had begun with
"aien and brothers. the remains OF the
martyr have just. This was was all
of the grafton that was heard. for Quinn
and his friends we're roughly charged upon
by the police and the orator seized and re
moved from the cemetery by two police
men. With the exception OF this incl
dent, the proceedings at the ccmeter,
were without startling incidents. During
the afternoon q crowd, composed OF medi
cal students aud others, marched to III,
| automic club, the recently raided head
quarters of the anarchists, aud smashed
all the windows, while threatening 20 burr
il TO the ground. A force OF police wa,
hastily sent TO the spot and succeeded II
saving the building and restoring orJc
after number OF arrests had been made