At last the public authorities succeeded in establishing tranquillity.

Next day the Bank was blown up.
From that time onwards unheard-of things took place.

The factory workers, who had refused to strike, rushed in crowds into the town and set fire to the houses.

Entire regiments, led by their officers, joined the workmen, went with them through the town singing revolutionary hymns, and took barrels of petroleum from the docks with which to feed the fires.

Explosions were continual.