The incident, while largely ineffective, did, however, have a chilling effect on the bourgeois elite of the city because as a result 2,500 Austrian and Prussian soldiers were stationed in the city, representing a direct challenge to the sovereignty of the city which, in turn, led to royal government diplomats denigrating the Free City as a "liberal cesspit".
Vahejuhtum, kuigi suuresti vähetõhus, oli siiski pidurdava mõjuga linna kodanlikule eliidile, kuna selle tõttu paigutati linna 2500 Austria ja Preisi sõdurit, kes esitasid otsese väljakutse linna suveräänsusele, mis omakorda tõi kaasa kuningliku valitsuse diplomaatide halvustava suhtumise vabalinna kui "liberaalsesse lampkasti".