The herald., 1894-03-24
THE DEAD HUNGARIAN PATRIOT.
Enforced Mourning for Him in
Buda-Pesth.
Students Compel People to Decorate
Their Houses.
Riotous DemonstratiOns In tho Streets.
OOllision Between the Mob aud
the Military and
Police.
By the Ansocinted presu.

BY the Associated Press
BUDA-PEsTH, March 23,-Many citi-
xens who did not wish to incur trouble
from students on their sympathizern,
who last night smashed the windows Of
houses showing no mourning decora-
tions in honor of the late Louis Kos
suth, and who expected last nights
denomination to be renewed tonight,
yielded TO the pressure and placed mourn
ing emblems on their houses today.
Crowds gathered on the squares this
afternoon. Students made violent ad-
dresses denouncing the government for
allowing Kossuth to die in exile. Dis
covering that draped flags which they
had placed in the thsaters last night had
been removed, they declared their In
tention Of replacing them. The author
tiles. in anticipation of trouble, had the
whole city police force on duty, with
drafts Of police from neighboring cities,
together with military. The latter
were held In the barracks ready for an
emergency. The authorities are direct.
ing their attention to the criminal
ClnuuDot
occasion to foment riots, and a number
OF the most violent OF them were placed
under arrest.
Great mobs, led by students, gathered
in front fthe parliament house, insist
ing that parliament was not sufficiently
henoring the dead patriot. Finally they
made q rush for the doors. A sharp en-
gagement with the police followed, and
numerous charges we're necessary be-
fore the crowd was forced back.
The house OF deputies, all wearing en-
blems of mourning, met, and amid .
most impressive scene, gave expression
to the nations gratitude for Kossuth's
services, and as mark OF further
respect adjourned till after the funeral.
The Journalists club WAS also threat
ened by riotous mob. and the people,
headed by students, became so violent
and demonstrative that the police were
compelled to fire with blank cartridges
upon the mob, and made several
charges, scattering the crowd, wounding
O number OF people and making many
arrests.
Shortly after dark crowds began to
gather in certain cafes and other places
OF public resort. Soon the crowds took
the street. where their numbers were
rapidly augmented, and began q meet
ing in a riotous manner. The mob was
dispersed. The black flag was hauled
down again after the military had sue
ceeded in driving the crowd from the
vicinity of the building, and when this
news spread it excited the deepest in
dignation among the populace.
Then Andraesy strasse and other
streets in the vicinity were filed with q
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throw stones. while Others hurled in
sulting epithets at the troops and police.
Ths Dsry sd Sce svsg hsrEsS YScS with II
ground. The soldiers and police had
their hands full, and 1t looked after the
first charge as though the rioters would
turn the tables. Again and again the
crowd was charged. After the second
charge they began to give way little in
the direction of the river, keeping up q
fire OF stones on the troops and police.
1t was not until several charges were
made that the mob began to break up,
Soldiers and police used their swords
unsparingly, and many rioters were so
+ badly injured that it was necessary to
remove them to the hospital.
In the meantime rioting OF less deg
perate character took place in another
part VI Lu0 Cltys OrQeF was not restored
until about midnight. The Journalistic
club tonight issued manifesto appeal
ing to the publict to abstain from making
any further demonstrations.
During the night the authorities re-.
ceived information that the students
and their supporters intended 10 cross
the river to Buda for the purpose of
hosting black on the palace of the
king of Hungary. The royal palace
stands but short distance from two
great bridges which span the Danube
from Pesth. Both approaches to these
bridges and the bridges proper were oc-
cupied by strong force of cavalry un.
der orders to prevent any crowd from
passing over. Measures were taken to
prevent the mob from crossing the river
in boats. Late at night q crowd pro-
ceeded to the Ketten bridge, the one
nearest the palace, but was turned back
By the cavalry without mnch trouble.
Some of the mob shouted: "The king
shall pay for this" showing that it was
the intention of the mob to proceed to
the palace and hoist a mourning en-
blem.