The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-04
THE ozAR's ESCAPE.
An Attempt to Blow the Gar Of Russia ou,
OfExlsIsncs-Ths Explosion Takes
Place Per Programme, But
The Gar Escapes
Unhurt.

ST. PErGRsBrRu, December SAN of
cial account OF the attempt 10 destroy th
Imperial train Monday night says ths
the explosion occurred as the bagsag
train was entering the Rogash quarter q
Moscow. The train was thrown of II,
rails and one Of the baggage cars was over
turned and two passenger carriages throw,
right across the line. The explosion
caused q gap in the permanent roadwa,
four feet eight inches deep and sixteen fee
long and eighteen feet broad.
Moscow, December 3.-Alter the arriya
OF the Emperor last night, whilst lac
second train containing the baggage wal
on its way hither, an explosion occurred
one luggage van was blown to pieces aud
several carriages were thrown from the
rails, but nobody was injured. The ex,
plosives which destroyed the Imperial
baggage train are stated 10 have been
placed Monday evening under the rails al
A point over which the Imperial train
would pass just before entering the Mos.
COW, railway station, The Cxar arrived
safely, however, at II o'clock Monday
night, and the explosion occurred on the
passage Of the baggage train hall an hour
afterwards.
The house whence the mine was explod.
ed has been discovered, and search ia
making for the perpetrators OF the out.
rage. The Car will arrive in st. Peters.
burg tomorrow.
a dispatch to-day says a deputation pro-
ceeded to the Kremlin to congratulate His
Majesty upon his visit to Moscow, Pre-.
vious to the Emperor's arrival in the hall
Of audience, the Lord Marshal gave the
reputation the news OF the catastrophe OF
the previous evening. His hearers ap-
peared for q moment thunder.struck, but
Immediately afterwards broke into loud
cheers at the Emperor's escape.
The Emperor appeared in st. Georges
Hall at noon and was presented by tbe
municipal authorities With bread and salt
when he spoke as follows,
GENrLENRS; l am very glad to see you
again, remembering the loyal attachment
which you evinced on the occasion of the
sad event OF April l4th. Similar assrr.
anSes then reached me from all parts.
You are already acquainted with the
events oil yesterday. God preserved me
as we'll as those travelling with me,
Anxious only for the welfare OF Russia j
have placed myself in the hands Of
Providence, but sedition must be extirpat.
ed, appeal therefore to you and ali right
minded people to aid me in the:sradication
ot.this evil which has taken root in Russia,
| address myself TO parents and urge them
to conduct their children in paths 81 truth
and righteousness, in order that thew may
become not miscreants, bot useful men
ana good citizens. The Emperor's words
were received with loud cheers.
A person who was in the baggage train
at the time OF the explosion SAYS that a
baggage train Of fourteen carriages and
two locomotives was dispatched half an
hour before the train carrying the En-.
peror, Tut by a fortunate chance The
Cars tram overlook the baggage train,
passed aud left 1t some distance behind
Tho explosion attracted the police and
crowd Of people, who were loud in their
expressions Of horror. TelegraphiC com.
was interrupted for a time,
owing 10 posts having been thrown down
by the explosion. Two railway officials
who were in the immediate vicinity, we're
badly injured.
The perpetrators doubtless Thought tho
CIR WAS ii the second train. The public
prosecutor and magistrate soon :rived.
The latter dIsrryeredin the couit yanl OF
the empty houSe concealed under lEe snow
some wires connected with battery
placed in All Clubhouse, from which pass.
ing trains could easily be sr0u. The
house was bought in September By a
young man, who stated that he was a
citizen OF Samar. LIE lad been observed
digging in his cellar by his neighbors,
hnt disarmed suspicion by declaring Ills
Ieasnn for dniug sU was 10 obtain sand.
Frou this cellar was dug a passage way
cnnnectiGg with a mine under the rail,
way. More wires were fouul behind
the wall proper. It is supposed that
several persons were engaged in the
work.