, 1899-08-24
FRENCH ANARCHISTS
SUNDAY OF sAcRILEoE IN PARIS
Commissioners of Police Stabbed, Hum
dreds of Persons Injured, Churches
Are Dehlcd, Robbed and Set on Fire.

Paris, Aug. 20.-Paris was to-day
the scene of most serious disturbances,
recalling some aspects of the com
mune. In response to an appeal of the
journal du Pepule and La Petite Re
publique, groups of anarchists and So
cialists gathered about 3 O'Clock in the
afternoon in the Place de In Repub-
lique. The police had taken precau-
lions n there seemed to be no danger
of disorder.
Sebastian Faure and FabcrOt, well
known revolutionary anarchists, were
the caders. Faure, standing on the
pedestal of the statue which rises in
the center of the Place de In Repub-
lique. addressed the crowd. Among
other things, he said that the anar-
chists should be masters of the streets
The police then interfered and dis
lodged Faure and Faberot. making
three arrests. The GROVE Mt this point
dispersed, but Il column of demon
stratOrs. headed by Faurc and Henri
d'Horr made for the Place de In Ma
ton.
The police broke through the col
umn and a struggle occurred. Shots
were fired. and NJ. GOuillier, commits
sary of police, was twice abbcd with
n knife.
This threw the police into IN
tary confusion. The mob reassembled
inc ran toward the Place de Ia Ma
ton. The police, reinforced by n squad
that had been held in reserve, made
another attempt to stem h current,
and fresh, fierce fighting occurred.
three constableS being wounded.
Faurc and d'IIorr jumped into n pass
ing street ear that was going to the
Place de Ia Rcpubliquc and the car
driver on arriving there gave n sig
nal to the police, who Immediately ar
rested them both, together with two
other anarchists, Joseph Ferrier and
Jean Perrin. Only d'Horr was found
in possession of firearms.
In the meantime the anarchist mob
retraced its course to the Place de In
Republiquc, smashing the windows of
religious editiccs on the way.
suddenly, either mt the word of
command, or in obedience to impulse,
the column made n loop and curved
towards the church of st. Amboise,
where the rioters smashed the win
dows. Proceeding thence toward he
f'augOurg du Temple at the corner of
Rue DarbOy and Rue st. Rauri-Popin-
, court. they formed up into n compact
body. Hatchets were suddenly pro-
duced and knives tolen from the oun
tiers of shops. and II concerted rush
was made on the church of st. DO
seph.
The aged sacristan, seeing the mob.
hastily closed the outer gates, but
these We're soon forced with hatchets
and oars of iron. The massive k
doors were then attacked. According
to the first account, the wild horde
burst into the church, which instant
ly became n scene of pillage and sac
Tilcge. Affairs and statues were hurl-
ed to the tlOor and smashed. Pictures
We're rent, candlesticks and ornaments
We're thrown down and trampled I'M
der foot. The crucifiX above was
made the target for missiles and the
figure of the Savior was fractured in
several places.
Then. while rancOrous voices sang
"Carmngnole" 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 cru
cllix was pulled down and thrown into
the flames. Suddenly Ii cry was
raised that the statue of the virgin had
beer forgotten and the crowd returned
and tore this down also.
Meanwhile the sacriStan. who had
been captured by he anarchists, es-
capped and called the police II repub-
lican guards. who promptly arrived
with many c%onstables. They were com
PEELED TO fall back in order to form up
into line of defense, as the anarchists
attacked them with knives.
At length the officers began to gain
the mastery. a score of anarchists toe
refuge in an adjacent house. Others
intrcnched themselves in the belfry
and ticrccly defended themselves by
showering missiles on the republican
guards, hut finally these We're dis
lodged. Twenty anarchists We're ar
rested, taken 10 the police station,
searched and found TO be carrying re,
vOlverS, loaded sticks and knives.
When the police entered the church
the anarchists had just set fire to the
pulpit. The interior of the edifice was
n complete wreck. Several valuable old
pictures that can never be replaced
were ruined.
After the mob had becn driven away
Able Lacour, the incumbent. collected
the fragments of the sacrament and re-
placed them in the cibOrium. As he did
so lie WAS heard bitterly %lamenting.
The people living in the houses near
by cN%tinguishcd the bonfire.
I Besides 81. Joseph's church two
cafes We're wrecked.
At II late hOur 10000 people were in
the Boulevard DE Magenta. which runs
past the end of the Rue De Chabrol.
They were kept constantly moving by
the republican guards. who made Il re,
markablc display of force.
An attempt was made TO fire tho
choir of ST, Ioseph's with petroleum,
and the iiremen We're called in to
Quench the flames.
1t is much to be feared that yester.
days scenes Were due to the weakness
the government has displayed over tho
Gucrin affair, The governments de
sire to avoid bloodshed has been mis-
interpreted with the worst results.
Up to the present hour hfty-siX per-
sons have been reported injured. in
Guiding several policemen. Nearly all
We're hurt by being crushed or troddep
under foot.
At 1 n. M. the prefecture of police
gave the following statistics of yester-
days riots:
Three hundred and eighty persons