The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-14
CUT OFF THE
DOCTORS NOSE
Gendafmes QueIling Riot Ampu.
tate Nasal Appsndage.
STRIKE CARTRIDGES KILL
MEMBERS OF THE MOB ARE
MORTALITY WOUNDED.

! NJ ocEASs April l5--Ane DloOdy
} repression Of the disorders Of yes
terday evening has created a pain
tui impression among all classes here,
although it is appreciated that the ma
jority Of the victims Of the encounters
DO not belong 20 the better classes Of
Worhnen. Yesterday for the first time
the police really fired their rifles loaded
with ball cartridges. Previous to that
they had used their swords and re-
voiyers. the latter being usually loaded
with blank cartridges. Saturdays riot
ers were composed of the dregs Of the
population, with a sprinkling of what
is called the young Socialist guard
/ composed Of mere boys, with little re-
gard for the orders Of NJ. Van der Weld.
member Of the chamber of deputies.
and the leader of the Socialist move
ment in Belgium and the Socialist com
mittee.
1t must be explained that the Maison
gu Peuple is situated on the upper slope
OF a hill, that the Central boulevard
ana most Of the business portion Of the
city lies at the foot Of this HILL while
the royal palace. the law courts. the
chamber Of deputies, and the ministries
stand upon the ridge Of the hill The
quarter around the Maison du Peuple
Is the worst in the city.
Rioters Ready For Trouble.
1t is part Of the city inhabited by
smaller dwellings, intersected BY steep
ana narrow streets and malodorous al
leys. In the vicinity of the Naison
there are some small squares in which
the rioters gathered yesterday evening
until they were dispersed and the
squares occupied by attachments of the
civic guard. ThS mob was mainly com
posed Of the rough population of the
quarter, who reviled the police when
tney were forced along the streets BY
the eordOns Of officers.
The serious troubles began when
NUMBER OF roughs from a safe distance
fired revOlvers in the direction of the
co. donS. The gendarmes then charged
with drawn swords. After firing at the
crowd with revolvers loaded with blank
cartridges they were greeted with a
nan OF missiles, such as stones. bot
ties aral heavy iron Fivets.
Ihls happened in several streets. 1t
was worse IN the Rue Hauete. where
the occupants Of the houses rained mis- /
SIZES upon the heads of the gendarmes. /
an oH1cer of the gendarmes then shout Z
ed 10 the crowd to dispense. No notice
was taken Of this order. Then for the
nrst time in many years the gendarmes
hred their Mauser carbines loaded with
"nat are called strike cartridges, which .
contain bail, but a minor charge of
powder The gendarmes fired only one
volley, but when the mob scattered
several bodies were lying on the
ground Two were mortaIlv wounded
hospital
Amputates Doctors Nose.
over twenty narrow streets and blind
alleys lead TO the Rue Hauete and when
the gendarmes charged after the mob
otaer rioters, issued from these alleys
ana nred reVolyers at the backs of the
pohcemen until the latter were Obliged
to leave three of their number at 9be
mouth Of each alley they passed. These
guards stood with their rifles Doiuted
down the alleys ready to shoot. Other
sendarmes who were stationed every
lew PAGES covered the windows in the
Hue Hauete with their rifles.
IL IS impossible to ascertain the ex-
act number Of the victims of veSter
days rioting. Many who We're slightly
injured had their wounds dressed in
pharmacies or went home The direct
or OF the hospital Of st. Pierre. how
S'Sif Cuiu d representative OF the As
soclated Press this afternoon that three
Iioters had died in the hospital and
that another one there was believed to
be morta'ly wounded. Thirty others
VINO are badly hurt were received AT
the hospital last night. Among the in
jared are many imprudent spectators
OF the riot, who were caught between
two fires, as the gendarmes frequently,
combined their movements and charged
the mob's front and rear at the SAND
time same
doctor who was returning home
aLleI having visited a patient. was
caught between two bodies Of cbars,;,1-,
gendarmes and had his nose out 81
win sword A woman was also
among the injured. One of the mon
. x was the assistant secretary IF
the Socialist Jewellers union. Few no.
hcemen were hurt.