The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-02-02
THE ASSASSINATION or MARsHAL PR1M.

THE ASSASSINATION or MARSHAL PRIM.'
On the afternoon Of the debate in Cortes.
the day ne was shot, Pr;m entered his carriage
at the hour of halEpast seven o'clock and
drove rapidly to and through the Prada to the
street Callie del Turco, this being the shortest,
if not the most direct route from the Parlia-
ment House to the War Office building. N"a'
The streets were almost deserted even at
that early hour, for the Manrileries are not
fond of ''loafng" about in city, particularly
when the sons Of sunny Spain are exposed
at the moment to the cold ana fury Of d blind
ing snowstorm. hAt ih7i fhdi '@fip aai
Arriving at the point where the Cale del
Turco debouches into the Alcala, the very
broadest street in Madrid, narrow passage,
the only one in the locality, was found to be
obstructed. Two hired cabs, which had been
drawn up at halt, barricaded the sidewalks
on the right and left of the way. This event,
which is OF so common occurrence here, would
scarcely have attracted the notice OF the
General, but Lieutenant Moya--the Adjutant,
my informant-dropped down the carriage
window glass nearest to them and looked out
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The Adjutant was in time to see two men
carrying each gun. The arms were concealed
under their long and flowing Andalusian cloaks.
The Adjutant drew back Immediately. He
had barely time to cry out the words "Stoop,
General, they are going to fre!" when the
muzzles of two old-fashiOned long guns, or
Spanish blunderbusses, We're dashed into the
very body of the carriage through the windows
on either side, shivering the panes with loud
crash. W t.,,aaaHa
The contents of the fowling pieces were
discharged point blank at the occupants OF the
back seat OF the vehicle, who must have been
almost indistingaishable at the moment by
reason of the darkness u eho'. q l-.iE
The assassins darted back Immediately after
delivering the fire. They ran under coverIof
the cabs, which have been already mentioned.
and SO made their way round corner into the
Alcala. Arriving here the men sprang to
horseback, mounting each an animal which
stood tied to tree for their use. .iss t.is#
In an instant they were safe from pursuit. in
consequence Of the fall of snow and the OBJ
scurity of the night.
The coachman dashed the horses forward
against a number of cabs, upsetting one. and
drove with hot haste to the War Office, where
the wounded men alighted.
| Prim simply remarked to the sentinel, 81
am wounded but not much" a.4a.3a So haA
| He mounted the stairs unaided, steadying
himself with his unwounded hand. Surgeons
were Immediately summoned, and an examna-
ton showed that his shoulder was riddled with
eight gunshot wounds, aud that the third fn-
ger of his right had was shattered. ...5 s..s
| 1t was said that evening the finger was i'm:
mediately amputated. This has been contra
dicted. f ta @4#
The shoulder injuries were found to be most
severe. The balls were Irregular in size, and
penetrated to various depths, F0nr or FIVE
near the surface were extracted. Long and
painful probing was necessary to find the 9TH
ers One remained under the edge of the
scalpular bone twenty -four hours. It y now.
reported to be out.
| The sufferer bore the operation with calm
ness, conversing in the meantime and only
complaining of having to lie with his face
downward ,7@3aast 'f' @'4' '''.''as s. 80
| A 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
about with his hand tied up in bloody hand:
kerchief This was removed and the hand
was found to be shot to fragments. ss ~
| He was taken to the Casa dc Socorros,
which is in the neighborhood, and was attended
Just in time tc save him from dropping from
loss of blood 1t ia thought that amputation
below the elbow will be necessary,
The carriage bears the marks Of the close
ness and the murderous character Of the fire.
The lining is burned and bloody, the glass
| frame is shattered. the sides are riddled, and
we can readily believe poor Capt Nandin,
the aid who rode beside the General, when he
gays that be threw up his hand to ward off the
weapon from his chief and received the re.
ward of his soldierly devotion. spehe" y
1t was known in the city during the day
generally that his wouHis, received at the
hands of the assassins, were OF much moro
serious character than what WINS Conveyed to
i the public by the official bulletins and the an
nouncements of his medical attendants Ru-
mors prevailed only yesterday that the General
was already dead, but that the government
was disposed to keep the matter of the fact OF
his decease a secret until the officials had taken
measures to prevent a popular outbreak, which
was anticipated, may say dreaded. bea s3
/ At the hour of four o'clock the symptoms
were alarming. General Prim became lmcon.
scious, There was appearance of CONGESTION
of the brain. 4.,ft sasa..f4
/ The surgeons and physicians, seven in num-
ber, had a consultation. After due delibera-
tion they pronounced the case beyond all hope
of remedy or cure. He was, Sc it was written,
Tout of the reach Of science" GtsaJlHh1
! This melancholy news was broken to the
/ weeping wife of the General and Regent. Tha
Sonora Prim was again summoned tn the place
which she had constantly occupied, and only
lust quilted a moment before, and for . mo-
ment, by the bed Of the dying man, her hus-
Il Such Of ths, Cabinet M;r;stor. ee .voro inn.