The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-24
BOURDIN's FUNERAL.
Anarchists Given No Chance to Make
Trouble I'm London.

LONDON, Feb. 23.-The funeral of Bour-
din, the Anarchist, who accidentally blew
himself to pieces last week by an explosive
he was carrying, took place to-day. The
authorities, in view Of threats made by a
few hot-heads, had a strong force Of police
in readiness to quell any disturbance that
might arise. Early this morning the under
takers establishment on Chapel street,
where the Anarchists remains lay, was
thronged by a large crowd of foreigners.
Previous to the departure of the hearse
a crowd of Anarchists displayed q red flag
and became in other ways entirely too
demonstrative. This caused the police to
make a charge in the direction Of the red
flag, and after a short scuffie the banner
of anarchy was captured and carried away
to the nearest police station. Shortly after
this another REQ flag was thrown to the
breeze not far from the spot where the
first one appeared. Another short scufle
between the Anarchists and the policemen
ensued, and the second flag was captured
and sent to keep company with the first
one.
archist flags the hearse containing the re-
mains of Bourdin started for the ceme-
terry. The people about Chapel street as
the hearse moved away were by no means
all Anarchists. Here and there We're groups
of Individuals, male and female, of foreign
appearance OF gearing, VINO might
with the theories which led Bourdin to his
DOOM but the great majority of those pres
ent were persons who had been guided to
the scene by pure curiosity or by a desire
10 witness a battle between the police and
Anarchists. Everybody expected trouble
ance. The men, as a rule, carried heavy
walking sticks, and the police had large
reserve forces stationed at convenient
points, within easy CALL and ready TO
march upon the disturbers of the peace at
very short notice
among the crowds, had strict orders to
watch, persons who might be supposed like
ly to be carrying bombs. But the Anarch-
lists present laughed at these precautions.
they they were not fools enough to blow them
selves out of England the only country
where an Anarchist can live in peace. Here
and there among the crowd could be heard
lists and asserting that Bourdin richly de-
served his fate. Others pronounced them
selves as being in favor of hanging all An
archists to the. nearest lamp-post, and Cne
man who shouted ''Vive PAnarchie" as the
hearse was moving away was so roughly
handled by the people around him that he
mass of rags and bruises when he
succeeded in escaping.
Owing to the display of police only about
cemetery when the body reached the grave.
although thousands attempted 10 follow the
hearse. As the remains were being lowered
into the earth Anarchist leader named
Quinn made attempt to address the
crowd. He was hoisted upon the shoulders
of some Of his friends and had begun with
Men and brothers. the remains OF mar
tyr have just" that was ali Q: the oration
that was heard for Quinn and his friends
were roughly charged upon by the police,
and the orator was seized and removed
from the cemetery by two policemen. With
the exception OF this incident the proceed
ings at the cemetery were without start
ling incidents.
During the afternoon crowd composed
OF medical students and others marched to
the Autonomie Club, the recently-raided
/ headquarters OF the Anarchists. and
smashed all the windo OF that establish
| Inent, while threatenint- to burn II TO the
| ground. A force OF police was hastily sent