The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-08-22
MANY INJURED IN THE RIOTS
N. Coulter, the COmmiSSaTy Of Police,
Is Twice Stabbed.
ATTRIBUTED TO The GUERIy AFFAIR

Paris. Aug. 20.-Paris was to-day III,
scene Of most serious disturbances. re
calling some aspects Of the commune. il
response 10 an appeal Of the Journal d,
Pcup!e groups Of anarchists and socialist,
gathered about 3 O'Clock in the Afternoon
in the Place de la Republique. The DO
lice had taken precautions. and there
seemed no danger Of disorders.
SebastiOn Faure and Faherot. well.
known revolutionary anarchists. were IN,
T.ngleadcrs. Faure. standing on the ped.
estsl Of the statue which rises in the cen
ter Of the Place dc Ia Republique. address
81 the crowd. Among other things he
said that the anarchists should be masters
Of the streets.
The police then interfered and dislodgel
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
colunn 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 reassenbled and ran
toward the Place de la Nation. The po-
lice. re-enforced by a squad that had been
held in reserve made another attempt TO
stem the current, and fresh. fierce fight
ing occurred, three constables being
wounded. Faure and d'Horr jumped into a
passing street car that was going 20 The
Place de la Republioue and the car driver.
on arriving there. gave a signal TO the
police. who Immediately arrested them
both, together with two other anarchists
Joseph Ferrier and Jean Perrin. All were
conveyed to the Chateau d'Eau Barracks.
Only dHorr was found in possession OF
firearms.
HHtchets and Knives tho WEAPONS.
In the meantime the anarchist mob re-
traced its course to the Place de la Re
publique, smashing the windows Of re-
ygious edifices on the way. Suddenly,
either at the word of command or IN
obedience to impulse. the column made q
loop and curved toward the Church of st.
Ambrose. where the rioters smashed the
windows.
Proceeding thence toward the Faubourg
du Temple. which they reached at the
corner of the Rue Darboy and the Rue
st. Maur Popincourt. they formed up into
a compact body. Hatchets were suddenly
produced, with long knives stolen from
the counters OF shops. and a concerted
rush was made on the Church Of st. Jo-
seph The aged sacristan seeing the
mob, 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 in
stantly became a scene Of pillage and
sacrilege. Affairs and statues were hurled
TO the floor and smashed; pictures were
rent, candlesticks, ornaments, and hosts
from high affairs were thrown down and
trampled under foot The cruciix above
as made the target for missiles, and the
figure of the Saviour was fractured In sew
eral places. Then while raucous voices
sang the "Carmaenole" 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 crucifix 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.
Hurled missiles from Beifry.
Meanwhile, the sseristan, who'had been
captured by the anarchists escaped and
called the police and republican guards.
who promptly arrived with many consta-
bles They were compelled &c fall back
in order 10 form up into line OF defense,
as the anarchists attacked them fearfully
with knives.
At length the officers began 10 gain the
mastery. a score Of anarchists took ref
uge. in an adjacent house. Others in
trenched themselves in the belfr. and
fiercely defended themselves by showerine
missiles on the republican guards. but
finally these were dislodged. Twenty an
archists were arrested. taken TO the police
station. searched. and found 10 be carry.
ing rcvolvers loaded sticks. and knives.
An attempt was made 10 fire the choir
OF ST. Joseph'S with petroleum, and the
fremen were called in TO quench the
flames Several parishioHers were severe
IL maulCd in their efforts TO defend the
church from sacriiege. The church is
situated in the poores: quarter of the
city. No disorders OF any kind occurred
IN the fashionable districts.
When the police entered the church ,he
anarchists had just set fire to the pulpit.
The interior of the edifice was COM
plete wreck SCveTa! valuable old pic
lures that can never be replaced were
ruined.
After the mob had been diven away.
Able Lacour, the incumbent, collected the
fragments OF the sacrament and re-
placed them in the ciborium. As he did
so he was heard bitterly lamenting. The
people living in the houses near by ex-
tinguished the bonfires.
Police Charge Repeatedly.
Since S O'Clock tonight the dcmorst-a-
tors. so far as Care de PEste. aase teen
repeatedly driven back by police charges.
the crowd crying ''Vive rArmee" and
'Vive Ia Republique." The police also
dispersed crowd Of gamlns VINO were
burning bundles OF newspapers.
About 10 O'Clock disorders occurred on
the Boulevard de Maienta and Boulevard
de Strssbourg. Several revolver shots
were fred. but nobody was injured. TWO
newspaper kiosks were burned and sew
herewith
There is no change In the situation at
the building in the Rue de Chabr0l. where
NJ Jules Guerin and his anti-Scmita com
pEnions are intrenched In a state Of siege
against the police. who have orders for
their arrest
August 2l-l a. m.-Shortly after mid
night noisy qowds began demonstrating
In the Rue de Chskrol. but they we're
soon dispersed by the police.
The prefecture OF police gives the fol-
lowing statistics OF the riots: Three
hundred and eighty persons we're injured
- we're taken 70 the hos.itaIs 5s police |
agents were wounded, besides Commits
saires Coulter and Demsimoae: 10 per-
sons were arrested. Of whom 10 are de-
tained In custody.
No one, 50 far as known. was injured