New-York tribune., 1880-01-11
THE TORTURE OF A KING.
TERROR OF ASSASSINATION.
From Letter In The Pail Mall Gazette.


King Ferdinand H. of Naples was q warm ad-
mirer and close imitator OF Nicholas tue Gar, as
we'll as his personal friend. In bulk and dignity OF
port the Sicilan King was second only TO the gar
His face bore very strong likeness to the portatso
the Emperor Nero His rule was personal his
labor was immense, commencing, IN summer at al
events at a. m: and so complete and lealOns was
his supervision of a kingdom which was regarded
as personal estate that it used to be SAID that not
n pump could be fixed by a municipality without
the express permission Of the King. In ms RUE
King Ferdinand was aided. to an extent difficult
for English people TO realize by the clergy, both
regular and secular. Obedience 10 the Church was
the first requ site to obtain the favor of the King
In return the police Of the Church was more subtle
and universal than even that of the mouchards.
On the 9Th of December, 1886, was present present az a
Naples. At the head OF II brilliant staff kng r err
dinand held a review on that day of some 10000 OF
his troops AS the 3D. Regiment OF ShasSeurs--a "a
regiment specially formed by General Nunziante 20
replace the Swiss troops as Il bOdy-guard iOr the
King-was marching past the Royal station, prl-
vate in the fourth file from the King calling ont
" One, two. three. fOur!" rushed across the rank,
and charged his Majesty with the bayonet. In my
opinion il was the heavy and numbering character
of the sabrcbGyonet alone that saved the Ming, ne
was inst grazed he afterward told me- on the left OF
his abdomen. An officer pushed hIs horse against the
assassin. who was knocked down aud secured. FOR
the moment the conduct Of the King was admlraDle.
He drove mt once through Naples IN small DbaetOn,
with no escort-a thing which lie had not done
for many months. He threw open his palace 70 re-
ceve all who came To congratulate hin on ms es-
cape. His apartments were crowded, ana ne hihV
moved through ihe thTOnR, speaking 10 every one
Addresses raincd the palace from all the prov
inees of both the Sicilies.
Then came reaction. In the February following
the attack haa another audience OF the King, who
was then III his great palace at Ca.erta went 10y
command. two miles from the palace my carriage
was surrounded hy patrol Of mounted eav1irl.
| When they lcarneu who was they did not search
the vehicle, bus detached cOUple oil soldiers 10 ac-
| company it, Before the great west front Of the
palace stood n line of infantry. Everything beto-
kened - siege. The aspect Oi the KING hlnisell was
| that of a hunted animal We all kLow what fol-
| lowed Ia 1886 the King had said to me, IL do not
know why we should not both live fer forty years.
| On the 22d Of May 1889, he dead Dead, no
doubt OF a d cease not unknown 10 physicians hut
killed in real truth by tine charge oi the Chasseur
Miano from the shock Of which the nervous system
never recovered.
Now. can't help thinking that what saw AZ Ma
pies i'm Is5G-'Jg must be taking place III Russia at
this hour. ANY long continuance OF such state oi
tension is think there can be doubt. impossible