Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-21
FIERCE R|0TING
At Paris Recalls the Days
of the Commune.
Police and Military Have Hands Full in
QueIIing Disturbance.
ST. Josephs Church and Others Wrecked
Many Anarchists Under Arrest.

| scene of most serious disturbances,
| recalling some aspects Of the COM
| munc. In response to an appeal of the
| journals lie Peuple and La Pitite Re-
publique, groups Of anarchists and So
cialists gathered about 3 o'clock in the
| afternoon in the Place de Ia Re
publique.
The police had taken precautions and
there seemed no danger of disorder.
Sebastian Faure and Faberot. we'll
known revolutionary Anarchists. We're
the ringleaders. Faure. standing on
| the pedestal of the statue which rises
in the centre Of the Place de la Re
pubIiquc, addressed the crowd.
Among other things he said that the
Anarchists should be masters Of the
streets.
lodged Faure and Faberot, making
three arrests.
The crowd at this point dispersed
but a column Of demonstrators headed
Faurc and Henri D'Horr, made for the
Place de la Nation
The police broke through the column
and a struggle for the mastery follow
ed Shots We're fired and NJ. Coulter.
commssary of police was stabbed with
knife. This threw the crowd into
momentary confusion
The mob rc-assembled and rar to-
! ward the Place de la Nation. The po-
lice. reinforced by squad that had
been held in reserve. made another at
tempt to stem the current. ANA fresh
fierce fighting occurred, three con
stables being wounded.
Faure ana D'Horr jumped into a
passing street car that was going to
10 the Place De Ia Republique smash
ing the windows of religious editces
on the way.
Suddenly. either at the word of com
mand or in obedience to impulse. the
column made a loop and curve toward
the church Of st. AMBROSE. where the
rioters smashed the windows.
Proceeding thence toward the Eau
bourg du Temple. which they reached
ut the corner of rue Darboy and the
rue ST. Maus Popincourt they formed
into compact body. Hatchcs We're sud-
denly produced, with long knives
stolen from the counters Of shops. ana
concerted rush was made upon the
church Of st. Joseph.
The aged sacristan. seeing the mob.
hastily closed the outer gate, but this
was soon forced with hatchets and bars
Of iron The massive oakcn doors
were then attacked.
According to the first account the
wild horde burst into the church,
which instantly became a scene of pill
lagc ana sacriliGc. Affairs. fonts and
statues were hurled to the floor and
smashed: pictures were rent; candle
sticks ornaments and hosts from high
affairs were thrown down and trampled
under feet. The crucifeX above was
made the target for missiles, and the
figure OF the Saviour was fractured in
several places.
Then. while raucOus voices sang the
"Carmagnole' the chairs We're carried
outside, piled up and set on fire in the
center of the square fronting the
church.
When this stage was reached the
crucifex was hauled down and thrown
into the flames. Suddenly a cry was
raised that the statute Of the Virgin
had been forgotten and the crowd re
turned and tore this down also.
Meanwhile the sacristan. who had
been captured by the Anarchists, es-
publican Guards. who promptly arrived
with many constables. They We're com
PEELED to fall back in order to form up
into line of defence. as the Anarchists !
them fearfully, with knives
Al length the officers began to gain |
the mastery A score Of Anarchists 1
took refuge in adjacent houses. Others !
entrenchcd themselves in the belfry |
i
missiles on the Republican |
Guard, but finally these were dis |
lodged
Twenty anarchists We're arrested. |
taken to the police station. searched
and found 10 be carrying revolvers,
loaded sticks and knives. When the
police entered the church, the Anar-
chists had just set fire to the pulpit.
The interior of the edifice was com
plete wreck. Se' en- valuable old pic
lures that can never be replaced were
ruined
After the mob had been driven away.
Able Lacour, the incumbent. collected
the fragments of the sacrament and
them in the cberium. As he
lid 50 he was heard bitterly lamenting.
The people living in the houses near
by extnguished the bonfire.
Midnight.-Since 8 o'clock the dem
Dnstra tors as far as Care de rEst have
been repeatedly driven back by the
police charges, the crowd crying:
Nive rarmee and vive la republique."
The police also dispersed a crowd of
gamins who were burning bundles of
newspapers.
About 10 o'clock, disorders occurred
on the boulevard de Magenta and
boulevard de Strasbourg. Several re
rolver shots We're fired. but nobody
Vas injured. The newspaper stands
we're burned and several arrests made
n connection with it.
Paris. Aug. Ell A. Mp to the
present hour So persons have been re-
ported injured. including several po-