The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-09
NaPOLEONS ESCAPE FROM ASSASSINATION.
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Our Paris COrrespOndebce.
PARIS, Jan. 2l, 1858.

PARIS JAM III, 1905
The Attempt tie Life Of Napoleon
had hardly Hned my last letter to the post whom
the whole capital thrown into commotion by Of
the most determined attempts the life OF the Emperor
at has ever been recorded in the annals Of monarchcd
assassnaonA As very ample details OF the attempt
circulated in London the is and 10th, they must of
course be already well known you. Sill, from being
on the spot 1t possible may be able to give some ac-
count nasuccnc form uninteresng your readers
even though should repeat something previously known.
The Emperor and Empress having determined 10 honor
the benefit of hapal at tho Grand Opera, Rue Ls-
pelleter, arrived at the theatre about past o'clock
Thursday evening" the l+h inst The frontage Of this
theatre occupies some eighty feet, and falls back little
from the line Of the street lofty zinc SCREEN shaped
Ike verandah, along It, protecting the
fom the public But not through OF these tina, the
Emperor passes occasions Of his being present
ormances, but through side door which Is from
slight projecting wing en- the left the consequence being
that his carriage obliged TO pull up a corner, descrb
ing right Gle the main building. positon there
fore, appropriate for such attack could hardly
have been selected The carriage had scarcely approach
ed the door when tremendous explosion took place,
mediacly followed by two others The effect awful
less than l4l PERSONS has been sscsrned being
wounded, Of them mortay The pause and stupor
followed the still silence following upon report which
tha. Of many pieces OF ordnance-be sudden
tincton OF all the gas front Of the thearetbe
Of mortal fear, when each man in te darkness hearing
of bis neghbors fail would naturally think his
hand better be imagined than described. About a
dozen of the ance who formed the escort the occasion
suddenly borne away by their horses Enough the
thick of the crowd, distance Of one 4oed yards
It that the animals pauc suuck al such
peced explosion and of them partially wounded by
the proectes became ungovernable and thus performed
Involuntary charge which supposed TO ha - cleared
proups no knew atNyut
going perhaps than they would Ike 70 confess 1t
indicates something Of the nature tho vigilance used
such soDs when the chief magistrate OF France
among his eges, To know that OF the l4l persons
maned and killed, twenty eight Of them police
agents and their employers The explosive proectles
this occasion bombs OF which has
been examined. They pear shaped, aad Caron and
NJ Devsme the well know gunsmiths after taking or
the percussion caps by and unscrewng tho nip
plcs discovered in the open body OF the shell quantity
orRrysh powder which has not yet been analy but
which has all the appearance Of illuminate Of mercury.
The outside consisted OF thick glass which several
tubes projected each covered with detonang caps rne
interior composed Of old nails, pieces OF
iron, sugs and bullets and how Formidable
the effect they capable OF producing
the front of the Opera and the faces Of tho buses oppo
site sufficiently attest. went myself early the next
morning 10 inspect locality which cannot fail for the
future TO have traeitonary interest," and the spectacle
was indeed fearful one. The pavement still wet
with blood. The zinc per like colen-
der with holes the sze Of orange the mp poss curb
stones and bases Of the pillars scared and with
grape shot The windows of the theatre smashed
many Of those IN the houses opposite The street
thropged with persons Of all descriptions from the
highest 70 the lowest and good deal OF I" sensation +"
marfest. took pains 10 coll,c the occasional
droppngs cf asembage 50 hete ogeneous, comprising
the wealthcst millionaire 10 the lowest ouwier The
oudcst express Of certainly from tho
better dressed, but the working chary OF
Lis reflections. One bold said Well he killed tho
republic in drcar, dark night-ehdcun = He
has escaped this time" "Mnd what you say some one
rejoined, "ysu have two Of tho police at your elbos
| looked around, and certainly there but
blouses within two yards Of him; and the police
have been, 10 use the technical expression, A" in plain
clothes" The well to DO people rather dwelt upon
the wNscsale cruelty Of The attempt which
object, prepared " sacrifice many lives
and whenever the Of the Empress mentioned
there mistakng the hoartnesss OF the feeling
French gentleman OF my acquaintance informed me that
he present at the performance That ne like every
else astoundsi by the prodgious Of tho
report outside tho theatre but pa.5dsd hearing
ba VA simply gas explosion The audience had Just
recovered their oquanmy when the Emperor and Empress
with their suit entered They came forward usual "
The front ol the Imperial box but there unusual
mantle, ,aons beyond the customary buz which chsao-
,erzes French gooo will such In fact
had sen place al The ,n,r s Ny friend walked out
for few minutes what tbs oosion could
been which had alarmed the audience AMI the scene
that met ns eye most graphic There lay the
carriage horse of the Emperor, an animal which bour
before would hay. fetched 25" guness beside pool
blood the liter ~bieh had carried swsy be wounded
were s,i in search Of others Inc gas lights being cx
tngulshod torches the hands of the police and
the whole OF the Peeter crowded with dense
Of gazes al murmufng that hoarse note Of mingled
ssn's.p Characteristic Of ssssmblei masses Az the
Igbt nc ffafur nrk If
dsirust sesmed more lees IN he imprinted upsp all
" each feared to u1s' his fellow On returning 10
the theatre, my friend found matters precisely
be had lett them the performance gong on
as usual, and none of hat excitement msrrup-
spoken o the newspapers. The only change worthy OF
any remark Was that the Empress woo. throush,ut the
first act had kept her place calmly by the s1e o the Em
pcror in frout Of her boS, the in
terror, leaving the Emperor alone ~ith the Duke of 90
burg save Goha Who had precee their hss-ie- IN his
visit the theatre one circumstance struck him mmc
distey after the arrival of their Nas-ties and induced
him to have certain m'sgivine about the explosion,
which the extraordinary betsy or the das hon
n,W IN the boxes adjoining the imperial one. " cannon
shot bad fallen tovecoie tbe inmates cOrd not
been thsn these delicate aes In their
diamonds and feathers Not a moment did they rest
without placing their heads together saripg back nut
terbg their fans whispering and noddins Each party
that entered Their box seemed 70 add fresh exsment 70
them enc ~bep my frend, ON his return, after ascertain
the found the Emsrsss had ceased 10 bs spec
tstor # ~hsi going on before the gas he had ie
Doubt that the far Eusenie Wa ndemoyns herself for
The penabce which her well known yolupiIy had been
enduring. Their Najests stad the performance, and
their quitting the theatre received With scclams
ton The boulevarcs uminaied-that s, that small
portion a them through which the imperial ortge would
ps,s rOuis 10 the Tuileres. But | no, sure
that his Msiesys popularity should be tested by
this, as the necessity Of his position has oog
enforced dordSe 10 matters Of nis nature, which s
imperative In every house there ui cooref banners
and the ,csssry Of an imprompu num nation,
hin, the oens quite sufficient 70 pro-
gersral lighting up do hot mean o ssy that or
ders given this cccasior, though am told mat
vas no exception rule but, st the same time IS
suppose that the radesmen at the court end
of he In n ouiy be tfp
borrence assuredy Of the most dsssrdly attempts
st asesssfr alton sny age has witnessed only bound
10 say candid correspondent, that spite OF all that
written spc cf throngs of who have visited
be their the boob.