The New York herald., 1871-01-06
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the debdtc IN Cortes, the day he was shot. Pr. ;,
| tered his carriage at the hour OF half-past n
O'Clock and drove rapidly to and through the Pra>
TO the street Cae del Turco this being The shortest
| II not tue most direct route frola the Parliament
4 House to the War Ofce building.
| SILENCE IN THE sTREsn.
The streets were almost deserted even nc thai
| early hour. for the Manreries are not tOnd Of
''loaGng about in city. particularly when toe sons
OF sunny" Spain are exposed at the rnomentvo the
colo and fury Of binding snowstorm.,
NEARING HIS DOOM.
Arriving at the point where theS Gale del
Turco debeuches ratio the Acala, tthe very
broadesS street in Madrid, narrow passage.
the only one In the locality, VIVA found
TO be 0bsiructed Two hired cabs W itch had
been drawn up at halt, barricaded the sidewalks
on the right ana left OF the way. THIS event,
which is one OF 80 common occurrence here,
would scarcely have attracted the notice ct si,e
General, but Lieutenant Moya--the Adjutanr, nfy
iuformant-dropped down the carriage window
glass nearest totnem and looked out into the street.
each gun. The arms were concealed under their
long and flowing Andahsian cloaks.
THE sURDgRERs' ADVANCE.
These men were just then advancing from the
shadow of The barricading cabs towards General
Prlms carriage.
WORDS OF wlRSINa--TBE FATAL. FIRE.
The -Adiurant drew. back Immediately. He hsd
barely time 20 cry out the words. .stoop GeneraN,
they are going to fire Z" wren the auazles OF two
old-ashoned long guns or spanish hlunderbusses,
were dashed into the very body OF the carriage-
through the windows either side. shiveri q the
panes with loud crash.
The contents Of the fowng pssces were dscharged
point blank at the occupants OF the back seat OF the
vehicle. who must have been almost undstingulsl-
able at the moment by reason OF the darkness.
ESCAPE OF THE MUcDERERs.
The assassins dartcd back Immediately after de-
liverng the nre. They ran under cover Of the cabs
which have been already mentioned, and so made
their way round a corner into the Alcaa. Arriving
here. the men sprang 10 horseback, mounting eash
an animal which stood tied to atreo for their use
In an instant they safe from pursuit In con-
sequence OF the fall of and the obscury OF the
night
Prm's coachman, VINO was en- the box seat Of his
carriage, is said 10 have lasned them with his
whip, 50 near had they come to his wounded mas
ter until they ned; but this part or the story is
doubtful. He mad scarcely time to act So for the
work OF the murder almost Instantaneous as
could be.
The coaehman dashed the horses forward against !
. number OF cabs. upsetting one, and drove wih |
hot haste to the War once, where the wounded mcn
alghted.
THE GENERALS EXCLAMATION.
Prim simply remarked to the sentinel, ~ am
but not much.'
HOME.
He mounted the stairs unaided, steadying lmsef |!
with his unwounded hand. Surgeons were imms- |
dfately summoned and an examination showed that |
his shoulder was rddIed with eight gunshot wounds
and that the third finger OF his right hand was !
IL was said that evening the finger was imme. |
diatey amputated This has been contradicted.
The shoulder injuries were found to be most |
severe. The balls irregular in size, and pene-
trated 10 various depths. Four five the sur
face were extracted Long ana painful probing
was necessary to find the Others. one remained
under the edge or the scapuar bone twenty four |
hours. 1t is now reported to be out.
The sufferer bore the operation with cam1ess,
conversing in the meanwhile, ana only complaining
OF having to lie with his face downward.
Immediately after it announced that there
was no danger he commenced smoking cigarettes
and canvasslng events.
DEATH WOUNDS.
Meanwhile the best Informed n re made aware shat |
there is great danger. Inflammation is approhcuded,
ana because of the Marshals age, his injuries t is
thought, may nave serious result. But all hope |
for the best.
bad injury was also received by the aid who
shared the back seat with his chief. He was found
an hour after the shooting lounging with his
hand tied up in a bloody handkerchief This was
removed, and the hand was found to be shot TO |
fragments
MEDICAL AID
q he taken TO the Casa de Socorros which is I'm
the neghborhood, and was attended Just in time to /
save him rom dropping from loss OF blood. 10 is
thought thar amputation below the elbow VIII be |
necessary
TUE WOUNDS.
The carriage hears the marks or the closeness and
The murderons character OF the lre. The lining is
burned and bloody, the glass frame is shat.
ercd. The sides are rddled and we can
readily believe poor tAptain Nandtn, the AID who
'ode beside the General when he says that he threw
1p his hand to ward or the weapon from MS chief
md received the reward OF his soldierly devotion
But nobody thinks OF him except for q moment.
Prim and the situation engross all attention.
THE COUNCIL.
Within an hour after the operation had been ncr. |
ormled on Prim the members OF The Cabinet Cour-
Ill at the Marshal's bedside, Serrano, with his
,ae face and portly form, occupying the place OF
lonor. Besides the ministers, there were present |
he leaders Of the opposition. Rosas, the eloquent
,rator and advocate OF Montpensier, left sick bed
o be present, and one OF the military governors OF
spain rose from bed OF sickness which was sup
,osed to be his death bed to attend upon his chief
In all that strange scene the principal attention
centred on Topete, the brave, honest blunt old
ailor. who Of the first on the spot, and who
'ame fresh from the Legislative Chamber, where,
,nv I'VE days before, he had hurled de-
or their iaith'essIcss to the revelation.
When all were assembled Serrano proposed a new
,abnet fifty TO receive the King and TO nn The va
,ancies occasoned by previous designations and
rims mishap. He named Topete, the sailor, and
Ayala, the poet, botn Montpensierists.