The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-03
KAISER WILLIAM WOUNDED.
THE SECOND ATTEMPT UPON TIE LIFE
or THE AGED MONARCH.
Fired Mt from n House rs he was Riding
through the estreets-HeceivinE about Thirty
Small Shot m his Face. Arms, and Back.

Small Shot m his Face. Arms, and BACK.
BERLIN, June 2.-while the Emperor was
taking n drive. at az o'clock this afternoon.
some shots, apparently from house In
the avenue Unter don Linden, were fired at
him. The Emperor was wounded in one arm
and on the check by buck shot and small shot.
The would-be assassin Is DR.. Modelling.
occupying apartments at No. 19 Unter
don Linden. When his door was forced
open ho fired upon and wounded tho hotel
keeper and tried to commit suicide, but was
secured Tho Emperor's personal attendant
jumped into the carriage and supported the
Emperor until the carriage reached the palace.
The Emperor was conveyed to bed and several
grains OF shot extracted. causing great loss OF
blood. Tho Emperor suffered great pain. but
never lost consciousness up to the latest mo-
ment. At 7 o'clock this evening no serious ap-
prehensions were felt as TO his condition.
The following is taken from official accounts
and bulletins published in regard to the at
tempted assassination Of the Emperor:
Modelling fired twice with double-barrelled
gun The Emperor received about thirty small
shot in tho face. head. both arms. and back. but
by about 6 O'Clock this evening his general con-
dtion had already improved in satisfactory
manner. An immense crowd from all parts Of
the city throneed into tho avenue Inter den
Linden on the news becoming known.
The assassin IL Karl Edouard Modelling. q
native Of Kollno. near Bernbaum. aged thirty
two years. He is q resident OF Berlin. Doctor
OF Philology. an agrlculturlst. md an habtu6 of
Democratic Socialist clubs. A quantity Of arms
was found in his apartments. He fired on per-
sons attempting to arrest him with ready
loaded revolver. and then inflicted severe
wounds on his own head. He confcsses the
crime. but obstinately refuses to state his mo-
tlvcs. He Is at the hospital station Of the Molk-
enmarkt Police District. attended by his mother
Mdnioli.-A bulletin Just published an
nounccs that the Emperor has slept. asked for
water. beef tea. and wine, and conyerscd ailably
with his physicians.
LoNDoS June Am conseauence u DR.. Nobe-
Germany, the Crown Prince Frederick William
and wife have started for Berlin.
Tho first attempt on the EmperOrs lie WIS
made by Emil Heinrich Max Hoedel n, 81 p. VI.
on May IL. Hs the Emperor WIS returning from
Strangely enough, tho spot chosen 10y the would
be- regicidc, for his deed wns almost idcntically
The same upon which Blind fred at Prince
| Bismarck and was disarmed 10y him. IL is on
| The south side OF the Linden avenue. between
Klein Mauerstrasse and Friedrichstrasse.
/ nearly opposite the portal OF. the Russian
| Embassy. Tho Emperor was driving home-
ward from Charluuenburg, and owing 10
n block Of carts his horses were going
! at a walk. This moment was chosen
| by Hoedcl. who fred from the curh-tone. and
then sprang into The r9gdway whence he dis
!
he snapped oil two moro charges at persons
about e. capture HIM, but missed them. and was
| taken by Herr Carl Dlttman and the Emperors
| bpdy-chasseur Another man. supposed to be
| his acconiplice was also seized. but having sub
sequently proved his innocence TO the police au
thorites. he was set NJ liberty Hoedel is a jour
| neyman tinker. belonging To aparticular variety
OF social democrats who call themselves An
| archists." and among papers found upon him
| were portraits oi tho famous German com
munist leaders. Behel and Lebknecht. Tho
! iounder OF his political sect was the celebrated
/ Russian BakuLiue. During his eNamination
he denied having. aimed at the Emperor. but
confessed himself an enemy - present social
| arrangements and state institutions. lie IL n
| slender young man of 23 annut I've feet nine
| inches in height with an Intelligent and reso-
| luts expression. II good features. and very
poorly dad. He declared himself TO bc without
Tho Emperor himself WA. unmoved by tho
Danger he had been IN, nnt tho Grand Duchess
9i Baden. who was al but grazed by the first
10y the shock. and could not get over il even out
warlly for hours When he henrdJhc second
| shot the Emperor stood up IN his carriage and
vas heard to SAY. Can those shots be intended
This attempt on tho Empcror's life elected a
| demonstraiinn % popular affection and LOYALTY
| throughout Berlin quite Unprecedented within
| the memory Of man. Az soon rs the incident
| became known in tho districts remote from
the scene Of the attempt-the news Of which
spread with the rapidly Of wildhre-people
Inter den Linden. and within twenty
minutes, Of, the Emperors return to the
palace the huge space between the university
and the opera house was thronged almost 10
sufiocaton with people Of all classes. cheering
| iranticay and shouting at the top OF their
| voices for the Emperor. who appeared several
| times on the balcony. and at his favorite win
| dow each sight of him being hailed with hur-
| rcanes Of Hochs " and Hurrahs" This went
| on for hours. lasting. indeed the whole even
| ing. for 1t became known that the Emperor
would visit both the royal theatres. and tho
populace waited TO greet and follow him from
one house to another, AT about 30 p. NJ. the
foreign ambassadors the great Court ministers.
and the military dignitarics began to arrive at
tho palace to congratulate his Majesty on his
escape. Visits OF II similar character did not
cease at the palace till nearly To-. At the royal
theatres the Empcrogs reception was be-
yond all description, and tho town illu-
minated and belagged itself during tho
evening. The Berlin press was unani-
| nous in expressing horror that Ger
| man hand should have been raised against the
| life Of the venerable and beloved kaiser and in
| rejoicing that the latter should have escaped
! without oven scratch. The National Zetug
| said: Had tho attempt succeeded one OF
| the most precious pages OF our history would
have boon stained with crime, and an inerndi-
cable shame stamped upon tho name OF Ger
descendants that this peril is passed by" The
Lower House Of the Reichstag was in full sos-
sion when the news Of the attempted assassinn-
ton was brought In. Ii ut once adjourned and
It's President aud chief officials waited on his
Majesty 10 eXprcss the rejoicing Of the nation
through its Representatives in Parliament as
sembled, at the prOvldcntial escape OF their
sovereign.
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