The record-union., 1897-08-19
It Did Little Damage, and No One Was In
jured by the Explosion.
The Report, However, Caused O.
Panic in the Neighborhood-The
Author of the Explosion No
Doubt the Same Individual Who
Threw the Bombs in the Boise
de Bo1ogne and in the Place de
Ia Concorde.

LONDON, Aug. 1S.-A special dis
patch from Paris this afternoon says
that man named Perier was arrested
on the train on which Faure arrived
from Havre.
The prisoner was found to have a.
loaded revolver in his pocket, and he is
known to be a dangerous anarchist who
mas already served a term of two years
Imprisonment for having in his posses
sion an Internal machine
The President received an ovation
from the public when he started on his
journey to Russia. Large crowds slim
ing the route from .Elysee Palace to-the
railway station greeted the President
with enthusiastic cries of 'Vive la Re-
publique. Vive Ia Russie. Vive la
Faure.'
Ten minutes after the Presidents de-
parture, while the crowds were return
ing along the route traversed' by NJ.
Faure, bomb exploded at the corner
of the boulevard Magenta and the Rue
Lafayette, in front of the Restaurant
Duval
The report caused a panic in the
neighborhood and all sorts of wild ru-
mors We're circulated, based on the
statements attributed to anarchists
that their next efforts would be an.at-
tempt on the life of M. Faure.
Upon investiga ton by the police
however, it developed that the explo-
sion caused but little damage and that
nobody was hurt.
The bomb was of cylindrical form,
was covered with yellow paper and ap-
peared to have contained a black sub
stance, possibly coarse gun powder,
mixed with large headed nails, similar
to those usually found in thoroughly
constructed Internal machines, used by
the less intelligent class of anarchists.
Fragments of the bomb were taken
to the Prefecture of Police, where they
We're submitted to a thorough examina-
ton by experts, who pronounced the
bomb to have been comparatively
harmless.
Later in the day the officials of the
Prefecture of Police declared that the
bomb had consisted of an iron tube
thirty centimeters long and five cent?
meters in diameter. 1t was placed in
an empty store close to the corner of
the Boulevard Magenta and the Rue Ia
Lafayette. Some of the nails contained
in it were thrown few feet on the
sidewalk
Scraps of paper were found about the
scene of the explosion inscribed, ''Vive
la Liberte'' and ''Vive la BolOgne," ap-
parently indicating that the author of
the explosion to-day was the same in
dividual who caused the recent explo-
sions in the Boise de Bologne and one
in the Place Le la Concorde.
President Faure is accompanied to
Russia by M. Hanatoux. the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, and by Admiral Bos-
anard, the Minister for Marine.
DUNk1RK, Aug. IS. - President
Faure arrived here at 1 o'clock this
afternoon and was accorded an ova-
ton Later the President and his suite
embarked on board the French war
ship Pothuau, which is lying in the
roads. The embarkation of the Presi-
dent and party took place at o'clock
amid the cheering of the crowds on
the quays and the booming of saluteS
from the warships. The sailors clam
bered into the rigging and heartily
cheered the President.
NJ. Faure, on board the Pothuau.
then reviewed the French squadron at
anchor here. and as soon as this cere-
mony was completed the Pothuau put
to sea, followed by the Surcouf and
Bruix, which will escort her to Cron-
Stadt.