Rock Island Argus., 1894-02-24
ANARCHY HENSIGN.
"Red" Demonstr] Jon at a Lon
don Fus fal.
FUNERAL 0fDYNAI ETARD BoURDIN

The Man Whose Dcyil&U Was His Own
TskinE OH-liis Ret ntfonary Friends
Fail TO Hold Feast3hf Fury Over His
BODY Because TIE ~ bbic" Puts in an
Objection -Isanner d 5ocial Chaos Cap
tured After u scufiie.
LONDON, Feb. 2a.7TH undertaker's es-
tablishment on Chapel8treet, where the
remains of Bour,iin, tie ANARCHIST who
was killed by his ovH bomb, was sur
rounded by crowds of Excited spectators,
including many anarchists, from the
earliest morning hour4 1t was the day
fixed for the funeral of 6ourdin and many
people anticipated n sotous demonstra-
tion. The authorities, however, had de-
terminea that there should be no rioting if
the police coed prevent it aud therefore
there was strong forca of police and de-
tectives stationed in and about Chapel
street, and when the anarchists attempted
to remove the body Zone of their meeting
places in Fitzroy square, where they in
tended that their leaders should deliver
orations over the. periains.' the police in
serfered and forbade TIC carrying ont of
this programme. lnaddition the police
ordered the body sok4 Nonveyed 10 Finch
ley cemetery by auOffser route.
Anticipated n Conflict.
All the windows and doors of the houses
about Chapel street were barricaded in an
ticipatioa of a serious conflict between the
police and the anarchists. The hearse was
followed by one coach and started through
the dense crowds surrounded by mounted
police. The superintendent Of police, who
was in charge OF the funeral refused to al
low any vehicles, .u;hcritban the solitary
coach, TO follow the haers ON its way to
the cemetery and the Police also refused to
ALLOW any procession tqaollow the remains.
This, however, did I,6t prevent "A large
number of people .rois following the body
of the anarchist OF its &ay to its last rest
ing place, but they ws4 compelled to take
different routes to tbs metery or else fol-
low very far behind III hearse. Previous
To the departure of theshearse crowd of
anarchists displayed = red flag and be-
came in other ways TOO demonstiative.
This caused the police to make charge in
the direction of the red flag
Cap;urei the I,anuer.
After a short sccsixthe banner of an
archy was captured 4 IL carried away TO
the nearest police station. Shortly after
this another red nag a.yas thrown to the
breeze not far IRON, II. spot where the
first one WAS seized.S Il Again the police
turned their attention 10 the red hunting
another short scufi& between the an
archists and the policemen enSued and
the second flag was csT tured and sent to
Keep company VII tie first one dis
Played. Wflie the ace were capturing
VQke 'erarchisf aags, q hearse. containing
the remains Of BourSin started for the
cemetery. The crowds whichswere pres
anr al, d 4. 81
moved away Were by 70 means composed
of anarchists. Here AL there were sroups
OF individuals, male and female, of for
eign appearance and defiant bearing who
might be reasonably supposed To be sym
paihizcrs with the theories which led
Bourdin TO his doom, but the great nia-
lorIty of those present were persons who
had been guided to the scene by pure Curl
osity or by desire TO witness battle
between the police aad anarchists
Came Prepared Cor Trouble.
Everybody expected Trouble and all had
come prepared for disturbance The
men as q rule carried heavy walking
sticks, and the police had large reserve
forces stationed at Scnvenient points
within easy call and raedy to march upon
the disturoers of the leace at very short
notice. Inside the urdertaker's establish
lneni only the dead mans brother, sister
in-law, and few o,her persons were ad-
mitied, aud the detectives who mingled
by hundreds among fle persons assem-
bied in the neighborho6i had strict orders
To watch people who might be supposed
likely to carry bombs. !
But the anarchists present laughed at
these precautions upon the part ot the
authorities and freq&ntly asserted, in
substance. that '.that were not fools
enough to blow theIneelyes out OF Eac-
land, the only couutry khere az anarchist
can live in peaeey
Woman Burned to Death.