Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1894-02-23
PARIS TN TERROR.
Anarchist Throws a Bomb in a
Crowded Cafe.
TWENTY PERSONS WOUNDED
The Great Ho.el Terminus at the
ST. Lazare Station Racked by tho
Explosion-HoleS r ant in the
Ceiling and Floor and tire
Walls Cracked.


Walls Cracked.
Eleon Breton, twenty-three years Old,
threw bomb In the cafe OF the Hotel Ter
minus, at tho St. LOzire railway station.
The bomb exploded in the midd'o OF tue
room anil wopuded twenty TeFsons
IN instrumental concert began In the cafe,
which Is on tne groun floor of the hotel, at
O'Clock. Shortly before O'clock pale
thin. young man, with ligh pointed beard,
paid Tor drink, which he had taken at
table in the middle Of the room, and started
TO leave When near tho door be turned
suddenly. drew a bomb from his coat, and
threw II toward group OF persons VINO nau
sat next TO him.
The bomb struck an electric light fixture,
then fell on marble table and expiooeu'
The great hotel and station were racKeu Dy
the shock. The mirrors, windows, and doors
were blown TO atoms. The ceiling and hoor
were rent and the walls were cracked.
densr. offensive smoke filed the cile lor
four minutes. and in the obscurity the bono
thrower escaped. When the smoke cleared
awoy five persons were found severely
wounded and fifteen had slight injuries.
The bomb had been filed with bullets anu
rou n bits Of iron, which had riddled inc
furniture and walls and inflicted most oil the
wounds
After leaving the cafe the bomb-thro"er
started down the street on run.
TT rec policemen had Just passed IN an
omnibus when the explosion occurred. 1ney
were going on duty, and jumped 10 tne
street the moment they saw the fugitive
The young man turned on them as they
called 10 him to stop and fred five shots.
Policeman Poisson fell badly wounded In the
aide. Policemen Lonoir AMI Bigot. However,
continued the pursuit. and with the help OF
policeman Barbes and waiter named lis
sier, overpowered and arrested the lomo-
thrower.
They took him to the police station In the
Rue de Moscou, where after some hesitation,
he gave his name and age The project OF
police. NJ. Laurent, chief secretary TO NJ
Dubost minister Of the interior, and several
other high officials were summoned to tho
station and the examination OF the prisoner
was begun.
Meantime, the sound of the explosion the
smoke and the cries of tie wounded, had at
tracted great crowd to the Hotel Terminus
Doctors. Sereno Bouffe, and Thyum of1ered
their services. They obtained ban1ages and
/ -, and dressed
the wounds OF the injured, some oil wnom
had been carried to a room in the hotel. 9TH
crs 10 the drug stores in the neighborhood.
A correspondent was a imittei to the Rue
de Moscou police Office shortly after the ar
rest Breton sat handcuffed between Two
nolicenen. He showed the effects OF his
basty flight and tussle with the police other
wise be looked calm and comfortable Inc
removal OF his outside coat had revealed
collarless flannel shirt and the general garp
ola workinrman. In his pockets the police
had found pair Of brass knuckles, a dagger,
n Swedish knife, a six-chamber revolver, q
gold half GUS, francs, II sous, ana small
silver loeket containing lock OF brown hair
,iad with q ribbon. At first he refused 10
talk. telling he police that 1t was their busl-
meas TO find out who he was. After giving
his name and age he again became silent
Eventually he added that he was cabinet
maker and had just arrived in Paris from
Marselles.
eyes. am an anarchist" he exclaimed
irately n response 10 reiterated questions,
"and the more Of the bourgeoisie I killed the
better It would please me-"
The fragments OF the bomb Indicate that
II was a tin box, perhaps sardine box. Inc
explosi1e contained chloriatic powder.
man who saw the capture of Breton In
the street described it thus As Policeman
Poisson fell Breton stumbled but he saved
himself and almost instantly arose rs the
crowd ofpursuers behind The Vtherpolceman
came along. A woman sank dangerously
wounded to the pavement Breton continued
20 flourish his revolver after he had emptied
II policeman struck him in the lace VOL
emily with the q II of his sabre, and Breton
fell but only te rise and struggle lercely
when the policemen laid hands on him, +
was with difficulty that the 20 ice prevented
them from lynchiDg him.