The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-02-24
THIN BURIAL OR BOURDIN
Only the Presence of Police Pre-
vented a Serious Riot.
ANTI-ATAPCHTsTs OUT IN FORCE.


They Hoot the Funeral Procession, Break
Through the Police Ranks and Threaten
the Dead Mans Roiatives-No Anaroh-
lat Procession Permitted by the Police.
LONDON, Feb, A.-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 sisterin-
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
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 scuflle the banner
Of anarchy was captured and carried away
to the nearest police station. Shortly after
this another red flag was thrown to the
breeze not far from the spot where the
first one was seized Again the police
turned their attention TO the red bunting,
another short scuffie between the anarch-
lists and the policemen ensued and the
second flag was captured.
The dptpCtiypg WIN MINGLED nv hnu-
dreds among the people assembled in the
neighborhood, had strict orders TO watch
people who might be supposed likely to
be carrying bombs The anarchists present
laughed at these precautions and fire.
quently asserted in substance that they
were not 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 it was
pity all anarchists could not be hoisted
with their own petards, as Bourdin was.
Others pronounced themselves as being in
favor Of hanging all anarchists to the
nearest lamp post, and one man who
shouted "Vive L'Anarchie" as the hearse
was moving away was so roughly han
died by the people around him that he was
| a mass of rags and bruises when he sue
ceeded 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 hearse and the
other trailing along to the left of the
route.
From Chapel street the hearse was pur-
sued by hostile crowd, kissing, groaning
and shouting: Down with the anarchists"
"Go back to your own country" At the
Marylebone road the crowd seemed so ex-
cited that the police formed in double line
around the hearse and carriages and addi-
tional force was sent, by whom the mob
was somewhat held in check Anti-anar-
chists broke through the ranks of the
police around the carriage, shaking their
fists in at the open windows, and spat upon
its occupants.
This caused the police to make a charge
upon the mob which drove it backward.
( While this conflict was in progress there
were loud cries on all Sides mo bombs
here" Down with the anarchists, ""Eng-
land forever" Clods of earth and mud,
orange peel and pieces of apples were
thrown at both the hearse and the mourn
ers
When the funeral cortege arrived at the
cemetery it was hooted and hissed, and
the hooting and kissing was doubled as
the coffin was removed from the hearse
and the mourners descended from the car
riages
( A the moment the coffin was being low
cred into the grave tall man strobe for
ward and shouted, with uplifted hands,
brother anarchists"
This caused the crowd to fall back, and
} the police hustled the speaker out of the
cemetery before he was able to utter an
other word