New-York tribune., 1897-08-19
MOTHER BOMB FORFAURE
rgEpBEsJDENT is NOT HUR"
~ vxpLoDEs ALONG THE ROUTE HE HAD
JUST PASSED ON HIS DEPART
URE FOR RUSSIA.
RELIEVED TO BE THE SERIOUS WORK OF
MILITANT ANARCHIsT-F1ILED WITH oi'D
NAILS AND BULLETS PARIS IN

MILITANT ANARCHIsT-FIILED WITH OLD
NAILS AND BUIrETs PARIS IN
FEVER HEAT OF EXCITEMENT
,.,s ,,r 1s The departure of President
raure on his visit to the Car at ST. Peters'"'e
H. x..s ,norked nv scene of the greatest
.xo,,an,ent ACCOMPANIED by the circulation ol
,, widest kind Of rumors After his departure
. houh exnloded along the route the fresioeh'
nod ,o,,owed and although no damage was oohe'
.rd IN snite Of the fact that nobody was hur''
~. r,ost intense excitement prevailed TOT iohs
.,,,. erterward and the sensational reports mao
=. ,.o, those who exploded the bomb nad IN
..,dad an outrage Of a more serious nature
r,. President received an ovation from the
,,,c wben he started on his journey TO Nus
s,a large crowds Of people lining the route from
the Flysee Palace to the railroad station anu
--.o.,,v the President with enthusiastic cries
=, ov,ve Ia Repubique" "Nive la RUSSIA
"v,ve Faurew etc. Ten minutes after the fres'-
asr,,s departure, while the crowds were return
,re along the route traversed by NJ faure'
hon,b exploded at the Boulevard Magenta ana
go Rue LAFAYETTE in front of the Restaurant
r,uval The report caused panic in the heish-
,orhood and all sorts of wild stories were circu-
lated based on the statements attriouted 'o
Anarchists. that their next effort would De an
o,ten,pt upon the life of President Faure Upon
Investigation by the police. however, II deVei-
onca that the explosion caused but little damage
and that nobody was hurt. milk jug carrieu
nv a passing girl was hit and shattered
The bomb was of cylindrical form, was COW
cred with yellow paper. ana appears " ""''
contained a black substance, possibly COARSE
runpowder mixed with large-headed nals' si''ii-
lar 70 those usually found in the roughly coh'
structed Internal machines used by the less IN
telligent class of Anarchists. 1t also coh'aiheu
q number Of bullets quarter OF an lncn IN oiaih-
eter Fragments OF the bomb were TAKEN to
the Prefecture Of Police. where they were sub
rnitted to a thorough examination upon the part
OF experts.
N Girard Director Of the Municipal Labora-
,orv regards the explosion as serious attempt
by militant Anarchist. The bomb ne says
IVA. nroperlv constructed and would have
caused great damage. but that the tube was
cracked 1t had consisted Of an iron tube thirty
centimetres long and five centimetres IN di-
smeter. 1t was placed in empty store close
to tho corner Of the Boulevard Magenta and the
Rue LAFAYETTE Some of the nails contained IN
=. .or. ,brovn q few feet on to the sidewalk
scraps OF paper were found about the scene OF
.ha axnlosion inscribed "Vive la Liberte and
"v,ve IA Pologne"' apparently pointing to the
fac, ,ba, the author Of the explosion to-day was
,bs same individual who caused the recent ex-
n,osions IN the Rols de Bouogne and on the
Place de la Concorde.
The coincidence OF the explosion or the pomp
along the route so recently followed by the
President was the subject Of considerable COM
roent and an ofiicial investigation into the anair
is in progress. -, his wav
President Faure was accompanied ;;,, Ui nS foy
~ Russia hv NJ Hanotaux, the Minister iot
Foreign Affairs, and by Admiral Besnard' 'he
Minister OF Marine: .r, Doll
London. Aug. 1SA dispatch 10 me .s Ian
80 Cnuo.,a" from Paris this afternoon says
that the bomb explosion to-day at the Bouievara
Magenta and the Rue Lafayette shorty arr ta
president Faure had passed there on ms E3o "as "a a
tbe railroad station is baff1ing the ponce am
according to the correspondent. the whole a!iai ana,
gives one the impression Of being prac''ca'
joke.