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Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
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On June 1, bodies and skeletons from the Bastille dungeons were buried in St. Paul's church-yard with solemn pomp. Workmen who demolished the fortress bore the bier, displaying tools labeled 'Tremble, ye enemies of public good!' A chain and bullet were placed on the coffin. The battalion and citizens of De la Culture attended.
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The bodies and skeletons found in the dungeons of the Bastile, were deposited on the 1st inst. in St. Paul's church-yard. The funeral ceremony was accompanied with solemn pomp. The bier was borne by twelve of the workmen employed in the demolition of that fortress, and the pall supported by those who had disinterred the corpses: they had their tools conspicuous with a label containing these words—"Tremble, ye enemies of public good!" On the coffin were placed a chain and bullet, found very near one of the victims. The battalion, and almost all the citizens of the De la Culture, attended this funeral.
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Bastile
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1st Inst.
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The bodies and skeletons found in the dungeons of the Bastile were deposited in St. Paul's church-yard with a funeral ceremony accompanied by solemn pomp. The bier was borne by twelve workmen from the demolition, and the pall by those who disinterred the corpses, with tools labeled 'Tremble, ye enemies of public good!' A chain and bullet found near one victim were placed on the coffin. The battalion and citizens of De la Culture attended.