The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-21
IN WILD RIOT.
Aspects OF THE COMMUNE RE-
NEWED IN PARIS.

Their Foes-Churches Entered and
Holy Images DestrOyed-POlice and
Troops Finally Put Down the Mob.
Paris. Aug. 20-Paris was to-day the
scene Of the most serious disturbances, re-
calling some aspects of the commune. In
rssponse to an appeal of the Journals lie
peuple and La Petite Republique. groups
Of anarchists ami socialists gathered about
g o'clock n The afternoon in the Place de
IA Repubique. The police had taken pre-
cautions and there seemed no danger of
disorders
sebastian Faure ard Faherot, wei
snovn revolutionary anarchists, were the
Fne5e aders. Faure. standing on the pedes-
tal OF the statue which rises on the center
Of he Place de la Republique addressed
the crowd Among other things he said
that The anarchists should be masters of
the streets,
The police then interfered and d:slodged
Fau.o and Faberot, making three arrests.
The crowd at this point dispersed, but a
column Of demonstrate Tors, headed by Faure
and Henri d Horr, made for The Place de
Ia Nation.
The uoice broke through the column
and a struggle for the mastery followed.
Shots were fired and NJ. Coulter, commits
sary Of police, was twice stabbed with a
| knife.
This threw the police into momentary
/ confusion The mob reassembled and ran
toward tine Place de ia Nation. The po-
| Ice reinforced by a squad that had been
held in reserve, made another attempt to
,,,y1 Gfrht
CURED. three constables being wounded.
/ Faure and D'HoTr jumped into a passing
4 street car that was going to the Place
| de Ia Republique, and the car driver on
/ arriving there, gave a signal to the police,
| who Immediately arrested them both, to-
eether with two other anarchists, Joseph
4 Farrier and Jean Perrin. All were con-
/ yey5d TO the Chateau DEau barracks.
Only D'Horr was found in possession of
/ firearms
In the meantime the anarchist mob re-
/ traced its course to the Place de la Re
/ pubique, smashing the windows of relig
/ iols edfces on the way Suddenly, either
a the word of command or in obedience
10 impulse, the column made a loop and
curved toward the Church of St. Am
broise, where the rioters smashed che win
dows.
SacriIeGc in the Temple.
Proceeding thence toward the Faubourg
/ dl Temple which was reached a the cor
ner of the Rue D'Arboy and the Rue St
Aaur-Popincourt. they formed into a com
pact body. Hatchets were suddenly pro-
duced, with long knives stolen from the
| counters of shops, and a concerted rush
/ was made on the Church of st. Joseph
The aged sacristan, seeing the mob, has
uly closed the outer gates, but these were
soon forced open with hatchets and bars
Of iron. The massive oaken doors were
then attacked.
According to the first account the wild
horde burst into the church. which in
sant.y became a scene of pillage and sac
ulese Affairs and statues We're hurled to
ue Hoor and smashed; pictures were rent.
c1ndlesdcks ornaments and posts from
h.-h altars were thrown down and tram
l'ed underfoot. The cruclix above was
! made the target for missiles, and the fig
/ ule ot the Savior was fractured in several
| places. Then while racuous voices sang
the "Carmagnole,' the chairs were car
lted outside, piled up and set on fire in
'9e center of the square fronting the
church,
When this stage was reached the cruci-
Tx was pulled down and thrown into the
names. Suddenly the cry was raised that
me statue of the Virgin had been forgot
fh' and the crowd returned and tore this
down also.
Meanwhile the sacristan. who had been
1sIted the police and Republican Guards,
%no promptly arrived with many consta-
A5S- Ihey were compelled to fan back in
O0er to form into line of defense, as the
lafcnIsts attacked them fearfully with
knives
At length the officers began to gain the
mastery. score OF anarchists took ref
a-e IN an adjacent house. Others en-
aeueaed themselves in the belfry and
''rF defended themselves by showering
enSsi.es on the Republican Guards. but
auIly 'hese were dislodged Twenty an
a'On'sts were arrested. taken to the police
1uoh' searched and found to be carrying
7,r,o,-Fers. loaded sticks and knives.
wren tne police entered the church the
q cAlsts had just set fire to the pulpit.
I've Interior of the edifice was a complete
nIelR' Several valuable old pictures that
'a. never be replaced were ruined.
AiJer the mob mad been driven away,
80 Lacour, the incumbent collected the
.iaSlheh's OF the sacrament and rep'aced
-'." IN the ciborium. AS he did 50 he was
slI' bitterly lamenting. The people liv-
io in me houses near by extinguished the
an attempt was made to fire the choir
=, y. Joseph's with petroleum and the
S,lHen We're called 10 quench the flares.
- ,idi parishioners We're severely mauled
- lAeF efforts to defend the church from
1.lHese. The church is situated in he
- N INdlNeT OF the city. NO disorders
11y Kind occurred in the fashionable
"a, midnight it is reported that since s
0'o-H the demonstrators have been re-
epy driven back by police charges,
S ~. crowd crying "Vive LArmee" and
l'e Ia Republique" The police also
6|lsed crowd of gamins who were
~. ,Hhs bundles of newspapers.
4 N"Uut 10 o'clock disorders occurred on
d. boulevard de Magenta and Boulevard
~ ''aaSpourg. Several revolver shots
r' HIed' but nobody was injured Two
a.%spaper kiosks were burned and sew
,59..a,i arrests were made in connection
b a''s, aug. p, a. MP to the present
1 rt al nt'y-slN persons have been reported
or including several policemen. No
m 30 lar as known. was injured by
gr d" ms Nearly all were hurt by being
az tp or trodden under foot A body
cam, ''ers that had taken refuge in the
,.,.1 gard of the Care de L'Este was
s-f'"rd by the police who made tyentv-