The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-08-21
Church of st. Joseph Quilted and Fired
Before Reinforcements Could
Dispense the Rioters.
LIKE DAYS OF THE COMMUNE
CROWD CRYING "vIvE L'ARMEE"
AND WV LA REPUBLIQUE."
The Injured Number $50, Including
Fifty-Nine Police and $50
People Arrested.

PARIS, Aug. 0.-Paris was to-day the
scene OF most serious disturbances, recall
ing some aspects Of the m In re-
Spouse to an appeal Of the Journal Du Peu-
pie and La Petite Republique groups of An
archists and Socialists gathered about 8
o'clock IN the afternoon in the Place de la
Republique. The police had taken precau-
tions and there seemed no danger of dis
orders. Sebastian Faure and Faberot. we'll
known revolutionary Anarchists, were the
ringleaders. Faure, standing on the pedes-
tai of the statue which rises in the center
Of the Place de Ia Republique. addressed
the crowd. Among other things. he said
that the Anarchists should be masters o.
the streets. The police then interfered and
dislodged Faure and Faberot, making three
arrests.
The crowd at this point dispersed, but a
column Of demonstrators, headed by Faure
and Henri d'Horr. made for the Place de
Ia Nation. The police broke through the
column and a struggle for the mastery fol-
lowed. Shots were fired and NJ. Coulter,
commissary of police, was twice stabbed
with a knife. This threw the police into
momentary confusion.
The mob reassembled and ran toward the
Place de la Nation. The police, reinforced
by a squad that had been held in reserve.
made another attempt to stem the current,
and fresh. fierce fighting occurred, three
constables being wounded. Faure and
d'Horr jumped into a passing street car
that was going TO the Place de la Repub-
lique. and the car driver. on arriving there,
gave a signal to the police, who Immediately
arrested them both. together with two other
Anarchists, Joseph Terrier and Jean Perrin.
All were conveyed to the Chateau d'Eau
barracks Only d'Horr was found in pos
session Of firearms.
In the meantime the Anarchist mob re-
publique. smashing the windows of religious
edifices on the way Suddenly, either at
the word Of command or In obedience to i'm
pulse, the column mad a loop and curved
toward the Church of st. Ambrose. where
the rioters smashed the windows. Proceed
ing thence toward the Faubourg du Temple,
at the corner OF Rue Darboy and Rue St.
Mauri-Popincourt, they formed UP into a
compact body. Hatehets 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, hastily
closed the outer gates. but these were soon
forced with hatchets and bars of iron. The
massive oak doors were then attacked.
According to the first account the wild
horde burst into the church. which instantly
became a scene of pillage and sacrilege. AL
tars and statues were hurled to the door
and smashed. pictures were rent, candle
sticks, and hosts from high al
tars were thrown down and tramped under
foot. The crucifx above was made the tar
get for missiles and the figure OF the Savior
was fractured in several places. Then,
WaAc dd(O3 NO4(cS ais the 1dEIldS-
nole.'' the chairs were carried outside, piled
up and set on fire in the center of the
square fronting the church. When this
stage was reached the crucihx was pulled
down and thrown into the flames. Suddenly
the cry was raised that the statue OF the
Virgin had been forgotten and the crowd
returned and tore this down also.
Meanwhile the sacristan. who had been
captured by the Anarchists. escaped and
called the police and Republican Guards.
VINO promptly arrived. with many con-
in order to form up into line of defense. as
the Anarchists attacked them ferociously
with knives. At length the officers began TO
gain the mastery. A score of Anarchists
took refuge in an adjacent thouse. Others
Shtrenched themselves in the belfry and
nerceiy defended themselves by showering
missiles on the Republican Guards, but
finally these were d~islodged. Twenty An
archists were arrested. taken to the police
station, searched and found to be carrying
revoivers. loaded sticks and knives.
When the police entered the church the
Anarchists had Just set fire to the pulpit.
An attempt was made to fire the choir of
st. Joseph's with petroleum and the fire.
men were called in to quench the flames.
Several parishioners were severely mauied
In their efforts 10 defend the church from