Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-14
NatennlcI Assassination.

Sencr IIipol:to do Ularte. the Srabish Con.
eul Geuerll at New York, started from his
house on Madisoa Avenue littlo later than is
his custom Wednesday, and arrived at hij Of
fec, % Nassau street, Rbjut il O'Clock. As
soon ts he had catered his private o[lic,, which
is largo room 90 tho fourth f)or, emo Of his
clerks BROUGHT 10 his mail and deposited it on
the Consul Generals desk For long timc it
had boen the tho C3nsu custom to sect him
self before hia desk aud opeo his correspond.
erc> tho first thlog upon arriving ut bis Office.
Yesterday moruing, 10 his haste TO make %
tor lost time. ho began to open his letters With.
out thiDking to take his accustomed scat.
Among his letters and psrcrs was round
packet about tho sizo aud shape Of an ordinary
lamp chimney. 1t was neatly due ND. and
was addressed "Chavalicr d Hipolito Ursrte.
Spanish Consul. 90 Broadway, Now York"
II boro the Philadelphia nostmark. This was
tho first time that Scaor Ufiarto had been ad
dressed as "Cheva,i,r." but al the moment he
did not stop to think of that.
Quickly, cutting tho string, uadoing tho pr
ccl, and letting tho wrapper paper fall into tho
waste basket, ha discovered cylindrical c1se,
apparently of Rus;is leather, with metallic
cover ovcrlald with paper on ono end. This
case was similar to those IN which parchmants
are often transmitted, to avoid fCl5iug them.
Tho Consul proceeded at onco to remove tho
cover. At the FIRST pull there wss tremendous
explosion. Both erd5 Of the cylinder ware
blown cut, followed by sreams of Gro and
rough fragments Of metallic substances. The
ooDsu'd left hand vas badly burned, his right
hand was slightly damaged aud bis clothing
was rliacd.
The report Ct tho txplosioa WAS heard all
over tho building. eud SORES Of pcorl, hurried
hl.ber ard thither to Gad out what had hap.
pended. 1hs V;c> Consul and tho cerks who
w9ro in tho cutter Office rushed into Ssnor
UrlQrto's rooH aud found it 81 full of smoke
that notblcg could bo seen. When they iaally
disc>vcrsd The Consul. he vas trampling on
the carrot, which had taken fro 10 several
places. All the windows sud doors w7ro thrown
wldo open. and the smoke having cleared away
an examination WIS begun. 1t was soon iauad
that tho Cossul General had had narrow ca
caro-.
The tube had been loaded With ct least two
Kinds CT explosives, namely. powder snd nitro
gycerne: 1t had baen plugged up st each end
with plaster OF Psris, but Inc plaster had not
yet become quite hard. Instead of exploding
tho casing tho charge blew out Tho plugs, and
probably the life of tho consul ives thus saved.
Tho window Ut which Siglor Ursrte Was stand.
ing was hlsckened with burned powder, and thu
carpet, which received tho contents Of tho other
end OF tina tuto was burned full of holcs, and
covered in plsc % with white, chalky substance.
had be besa citing, instead standing. his fsco
would probably have been near cncuyh 10 the
internal machine TO BIO burned.
A close examination was begun. 1t was found
that the tube WAS Of glass covered by thin
metslio cylinder, and the whole wss cossed with
Dark purple paper in imitation of leather
The lnnor part Of tho tube was lined with sand
paper From the middle of tho covering on the
&c de depended a short wire bent into hook
at tho end This hook had boon coupled with
another at tho end of wire which extended
down through the plaster plug, and c)m-
municated with the explosive material. From
tho presence of the lining of sand paper it was
tuspoEed that friction match WAS attached TO
The lower crd Of the water, so lhst when tho
top OF tho case YVES pulled off the match was
lgnlted ny contact with tho sand paper.-N. Y.
Aems.