The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1880-02-27
finn Attempt to xiii The Czar Of Rnss,s.

Iherecent attempt to assassinata the Russian
imperial family by blowing up the magnificent
structure in st. Petersburg known as the
winter palaces ~ described In special cable
dispatch from Paris to the New York H.raLd
rs losows: The emperor was busly discuss.
ing the politics of the Balkan provinces, the
elections to the Bulgarian assembly, the
loyalty oil the princes subjects, the attelnpt,d
compromise between the two pal ties in tho
States when servant announced that the
dinEer was served. The esar and his QUE .ts
we're so intent upon the subject OF their con-
versatlon that the announcement was dist,c.
garded, Shortly afterward the servant YeA
turned AS he opened the door The emperor
rose. AT that moment q terrific explosion
vas heard. The GEAR had taken Prince lex
anders arm and was walking to the door,
lie stopped short at the sound. He then dis
engaged his arm and raised his eyes to heaven
IN gratitude. Neither spoke a word, JbA
car was perfectly calm, and an hotsr later sat
down quietly To dinner beside the great rap
IN The hoor. The Smpress was asleep in her
room and heard nothing OF the explosion.
ignorance of the event.
The official account runs as tollowst &c At
ABOUT seven O'Clock last evening an explosion
occurred In the basement OF the JfnnaY;sl
winter palace, under the e4incipal puerd
room, by which eight soldiers OF the Finland
regiment OF the guard, then on duty. were
killed and lortyAfve were injured The floor.
ing OF the guard room and several gas bipes
we're damaged. An official inquiry into the
cause OF the explosion is proceeding. 1t has
been 6scertained that the mine was filled with
dynamite and gun cotton. The train hv
which it was fred can be traced to a cellar in
the inner court, where quantity Of fuel was
stored" 1t is generally supposed that the
aatfior OF the crime was some official familiar
With the palace. as soon as the news reached
this city President Grevy had his name regis
tered at the Russian embassy and sent a mes
sage OF congratulation TO the car At one
O'Clock NJ. de Freyeinet, the premier, called
on Prince Orlof, The Russian ambassador, to
express the indignation that he and his col
leagues felt at the outrage. All the evening
papers express their horror of the crime. One
Of them announces that Russian has been
arrested on the Champs Elysees, charged, on
an extradition warrant, with attempting the
lie of the car.
Others describe the scene in the Winter
palace after the explosion. AS soon as the
news got abroad the corridors were filled with
an excited crowd, each member of it giving a
different version of the affair. From all the
private apartments poured the stream. Court
ch1mberlains, In coats that cleaned with rich
gold enbroideries, hurried down from the
hall OF st. George; ami an army of white
capped cooks denled from the subterranean
kitchens. Court ladies, with sweeping trains
and sparkling jewels, issued from their dress
ing rooms, and the watclmen, with their
wives and families, came from their huts upon
she rcof. Round the statue of Alexander
gathered a medley throng of officers in full
uniform, maids of honor, coachmen, eroorns.
solutions and hundreds of inmates of the
palace, whose names are supposed to be reg
rGt nv tho r1f 4ho Il
hold, but who are in reality as little noticed
Dy him as the colonsts who settle in Rus 4
sian forests are noticed by the proprietor OF the
estate.
The first impulse of all these people was to
hasten to offer their congratulations to the
emperor. Their second was to return thanks
tor the preservation Of the palace itself. In
their eyes the building is sacred. The git
CROSS on the cupola of the private chanel.
" hlch survived the fire OF 1887, synbolizes TO
them the blessing which rests upon it. 1t was
7his feeling which animated the wolkmen by
whose industry it rose again to its old mag
nifcence. 1t was this feeling that caused the
humblest mujiks to bring their contributions
70 the expense of reconstruction. The news
That no damage had been sustained bv the
heirlooms OF the palace, that the portraits
were undisturbed, the imperial uniforms un-
siDged, the court jewels uniniured, was re-
eelVed by the inmates with extreme satisfac-
ton. All along the river side, between the
Neva and the palace, surged a mass OF the
pofplace in sheepskins and ftlrs, and torches
# shed to and fro upon the ice Many OF the
aristocracy FASTENED down the Newsky Pros
peot to offer their congratulations, but the pc.
Ice had strict orders to let no drovsky pass
the gates At early morning the emperor
drove to the Kazen church and returned
from death. ''''-N''