The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-24
THE BURIAL or BOURDlN.
Only the Presence of Police Pre-
vented a Serious Riot.
ANTI-ANARoHIsTs OUT IN FORCE.

They Hoot the Funeral Procession, Break
Through the Police Ranks and Threaten
tho Dead Mans Rsiatirns-No Anarch-
ist Procession Permitted by tho Police.
LONDON, Feb 24-The funeral of Bour-
din, the anarchist who met death by the
premature explosion Of his own bomb In
Greenwich park on Feb. Is, took place
yesterday Only the presence of the po-
lice prevented a serious outbreak as the
anti anarchists were out in full force.
The hearse was followed by one coach,
carrying Bourdin's brother and sister-in-
law, and started through the dense crowds
surrounded by mounted police. The
superintendent of police, who was in
charge Of the funeral, refused to allow
any vehicles. other than the solitary coach
mentioned, to follow the hearse on its way
to the cemetery, and the police also re-
fused to allow any procession to follow
the remains.
Previous to the departure of the hearse
crowd of anarchists displayed a red flag
and became In other ways entirely too
demonstrative. This caused the police to
make charge in the direction OF the red
flag, and after short scuffle the banner
of anarchy was captured and carried away
to the nearest police station Shortly after
this another red flag was thrown to tho
breeze not far from the spot where the
first one was seized. Again the police
turned their attention to the red bunting,
another short scuffle between the anarch,
lists aud the policemen ensued and the
second flag was captured.
The detectives, who mingled by hun.
dreds among the people assembled in the
lg.,,l hnI Htrtn III,
people who might he supposed likely to
he carrying bombs. The anarchists present
laughed at these precautions and fire.
quently asserted in substance that they
We're moi ID fools enough to blow
themselves out of England, the only
country where an anarchist can live In
peace" -
Here and there among the crowds could
be heard strong expressions Condemning
the anarchists and asserting that ii was "a
pity all anarchists could not be hoisted
with their own petartls, as Bourdin was.
Others pronounced themselves MS being in
favor Of hanging all anarchists to the
nearest lamp post, and one man who
shouted "Nive l. Anarchie' as the hearse
was moving away was so roughly han
died by the people around him that he was
mass of rags and bruises when he sue
ceedcd in escaping.
The authorities did not succeed in pre-
venting two professions from accompany
ing Bourdin's remains part of the way to
the grave, one procession streaming along
through the streets to the right of the
route, followed by the hear-e aud the
other trailing along to the left of the
route
From Chapel street the h-arse was pur
sued by hostile crowd, kissing, grooming
| and shouting: Down with the anarchists, -
"G0 back to your own country" At the
Marylcbone road the crowd seemed so cx-
| cited that the police formed in double line
around the hearse and carriages and atldi
| tinnal force was sent, by whom the moi
was somewhat held in check. Auti-mar
/ chiSts broke through the raukS of tn,
! police around the carriage, shaking theiJ
\ fists in at the open windows, and Spat upon
its occupants.
This caused the police to make Charg,
/ upon the mob which drove it backward
While this conflict was in progress thrr,
were loud cries on MI sides: NO bomb,
| here Down with the anarchists" ENG
/ land forever Clnds of earth and mud
orange peel aud pieces Of apples wcr,
thrown Mt both the hearse and the mourn
crs.
! When The funeral cori"gc arrived nj thu
/ cemetery il wRs huoted and Missed, an,
the hooting and Missing was doubled &
I, the coffin was removed from the hears
( and the mollrncrs descended from the ca
rias,e-.
Al the moment the coffin was being low
cred into The grave atall man strobe fer
ward md shouted, with uplilted hands
"Brothc anarchists
This caused the crowd to fall back, an,
the police hustled the speaker out of tn
cemetery before lie was able to utter nj
other word