The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-02-13
A DEADLY BOMB
CAUSES HAVOC
over TWENTY PERSONS WOUNDED
Edeon Breton, an Anarchist, Aged
Twenty-three Years, Throws
Bomb into a Crowded Cafe--lt Ex-
plodes with Terrific Force, Wound
ing a Number of People-The Mis-
creant Under Arrest.

PARIS Feb, -.
TPDEON BRETON, 9S years old,
IL threw bomb in the cafe Of the
Hotel Terminus. at the St. Lazare
Ia railway station this evening,
The bomb exploded in the middle Of
the room and wounded twenty persons.
An instrumental concert began in the
cafe, which is on the ground floor Of
the hotel, at s o'clock. Shortly before
9 o'clock. pale, thin young man.
with a light pointed beard, paid
for 3 drink which he had taken at
table in the middle of the room aud
started to leavs. When near the door
he turned suddenly, drew a bomb from
his coat, and threw 1t toward group
of persons who had sat next to him
The bomb struck an electric light fix.
ture. then fell on marble table and
exploded. The great hotel and station
were rocked by the shock. The mirrors,
windows and doors were blown to
atoms. The ceiling and floor were
rent and the walls were cracked. A
dense, offensive smoke filed the cafe
for four minutes, and in the obscurity
the bomb thrower escaped. When the
smoke cleared swaY, FIVE persons were
found severely wounded and fifteen
had slight injuries. The bomb had
been filed with bullets and rough bits
of iron, which had riddled the furni
ture and walls and inflicted most Of the
wounds.
A POLICEMAN SHOT.
After leaving the cafe the bomb
thrower started down the street on =
run. Three policemen had just passed
in an omnibus when the explosion Oc-
Cured. They were going on duty and
jumped to the street ths moment they
saw the fugitive The young man
turned on them as they called to him
to stop aud fired FIVE shots Police.
man Poisson fell badly wounded
in the side Policemen Lenoir
= nd Bigot, however, continued the
pursuit, and, with the help of Police
man Bsrbes and waiter named lis
sier, overpowered and arrested the
bomb. 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 pO.
lice, NJ. Laurent, chief secretary to NJ
Dubost, minister Of the interior, and
sevsrsl other high officials were sum =
moned to the station, and the examin-
alton Of the prisoner was begun, Police
Commissary Gavrel taking the svi.
dence.
Meantime the sound of the explosion,
the smoke and the cries of the wounded
had attracted a great crowd to the
hotel terminus. Doctors Serene,
Bouenfs and Thysun offered their ser.
vices. They obtained bandages and
drugs from nearby apothecary, and
dressed the wounds of the injured,
some Of whom had been carried to
rooms in the hotel others to the drug
stores in the neigh borhood.
At II o'clock only an incomplete list
Of the injured could be obtained. It
was as follows: Mr.. Bords, both legs
pierced by bullets and pieces Of iron
Nine. Leblanc. of 81 Rue Amsterdam.
shinbons fractured; Nine. Leblanc's
brother, ear split and body bruises un-
identified man, wounded in the intes-
tines by flying pice OF marble; Dame,
Vanhest, Roquet, Foubert, Raymond
and Laustan. cut or torn by fragments
of marble or glass.
A WALKING ARSENAL
The United Press correspondent was
admitted to the Rue do Moscou police
Office shortly after tho arrest Breton
sat haudcuffed between two policemen.
He showed the effects Of his hasty
flight and tussle with the police.
Otherwise he looked calm and comfort
able, The removal Of his outside coat
had revealed collarlsss flannel
shirt and the general garb OF a work
ingmau. In his pockets the police had
found pair Of brass knuckles, dag
ger, Swedish knife, 6-cham bered
revolver, gold half louis two franc
pieces, eleven sous and small silver
locket containing lock Of brown hair
tied with ribbon. At first he refused
TO talk, telling the police that it was
their business to find out who he was.
After giving his name and age he
again becsme silent. Eventually h,
added that he was cabinet maker and
had just arrived In Paris from Marseil.
les this morning. "Yes, / am an an.
archst," he exclaimed irately In re-
spOnse to reiterated questions. "and tn,
more of the bourgeoisis | killed, the
better it would please me"