The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-08
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Then hard featured woman stalked up
he nave toward the pulpit and shouted
something about forcibls Feeding. lac
cerser and several other men seized the
woma0. One man put his hand over her
mouth. The woman bit through his
glove and nipped the flesh. She was hus-
led out, struggling Violently.
This disturber had just been put out
Wien another woman rushed up toSthe
altar and began to scream. She was
se.sed by several men and was finally
drown out, but not without violent
enc. She hit right and left with an
Umbrella which she carried as people
began 10 leave their seats to help the
rerger. Well dressed women in the con-
gresation jlOb=d her with their umbrellas
While men seized the wild woman s.
wrists and wrested her umbrella from her.
She continued to kick, struggle and scream
ike a maniac. but was finally elected.
This virago had hardly been thrown
mt when others started a racket in thu
church. and a series OF furious fights re-
suited. The congregation took hand.
which has never been the case hitherto
In the church raids, and they showed
no mercy 10 the "furles." The women
Torshippers in the church were especially
nerce In their attacks on the interrupters.
One after another OF the militants was
sYsctei amid shrieks and struggles.
N.rgers Roll Down Church steps
There was an amazing scene on the
steps Of the oratory as the vergers and
others plunged out with the Wild, yelling
Eomen in their grasp. Twice the vergers
rolled down the steps clutching and
eiutehed by screaming women. One OF
me elected women was Just about enter.
hs a taSlcab when an incensed woman
sorsnipper who had followed her out
rushed up and struck her in the face.
Father Durham. the superior OF the
oratorians was sent for at the heigh,
Of the disturbance Just as he entered
The church he was confronted by a wild
-'deriy French woman. who yelled In
french that "the English are torturinp
women as they have always done since
'Aey tortured Joan OF Are" A hand war
capped over the woman's mouth and she
"as unable to deliver the remainder oil
A-r Speech. She was then elected.
After the battle was over 1t was found
Nat the floor near the pulpit was strewr
N''h smashed combs and feathers
scraps Of wells, ribbons and handkerchiefs
yhe woman who had been elected LAY
uoNn on the sidewalk outside the church
ana refused to move. Her teeth had beer
INJURED by somebody's fist and she talked
N'iA difficulty Her hat was torn on
tud her clothes were In a disordered con-
I.tlO0 aud covered with hi CaIaed "a
'"e scuiilers trampling over her. Eventu.
ally the police arrested her.
Some Of the other women disturber,
were also arrested temporarily. but al
were released except Christine Andrews
ana slrs Mary Fausten. who Is said TO b,
IN American She was bailed out by he
husband.
Priest Calls Them EpiIeptics.
fa.aer Bowden said afterward: "Th
men ana women of the congregation
handled the interrupters in the most VIC
.eNl manner and / do not blame them
'"e vargers tried to protect the inter
lpicri but IL was useless. Their hat
we're torn or and their dresses were in
t'sOrIered condition and their hair wa
hanging loose. 4 sort of whirlpool set
neg around each fury They looked Tx
'plleptcs with their gaping mouths, will
eyes and contorted features"
Iu, evening service at the Westmin
ser Roman Catholic Cathedral was ais
disturbed by the suffra gettes. The
Started TO interrupt as Father Bernar
Vaughan, the noted Jesuit preacher, wa
ABOUT 10 o-gn his sermon, but III
oraw.ers presumably had learned of tn
sougn treatment of other women a
sfompton Oratory and submitted to ejec
Von without resistance.
SuffFaEette sDpakprs In HYDE parl
!, Hampstead Heath, Chaplain Common an
Nir,atham Common had T. be rescued b
Pie pol CO from the hands OF mobs to
ray. They were pclted with turf at a
'lese places aud hustled everywhere A
-lapham Common the quick arrival OF IN
police only saved them from being ducke
N tho ponds.