Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-03-25
The Cars Assassination.
THE STORY OF AN EYE-WITNEss-THE
LAST AGONIEs, ETC.

THE STORY OF AN EYE-WITNEsS-THI
| LAST AGONIEs, ETC.
The London correspondent of the New
York HERALD telegraphs as follows il
regard to the assassination of the Gar o.
Russia last Sunday week:
1.-The best account of the murder that
| any eyewitness has been able to give is
! that of Capt. -Novikotf. of the. imperia
staff. who was present when the second
bomb was thrown. and who helped to raise
the dying Emperor. This officer had at.
tended the inspection held at one O'Clock
in the Great Michael Riding School, and
was on his way home down the Nevsky
Prospect, crossing the Catherine canal
when he heard the first explosion. He ar.
rived within thirty yards of the Emperor
when he saw cloud of snow suddenly
blown into the air. The second bomb
had exploded. The ground was strewn
with wounded men. Groans were heard
on all sides. On one heap of snow was a
dead boy, wounded soldier of the body
guard and wounded civilian. In the
road lay the Emperor motionless. He
wore the uniform Of the Sappers of the
Guard, whom he had just been reviewing
His legs were shattered; blood flowed
from his wounds. Some sailors came up
and raised him from the ground Capt.
Novikoff took him round the body; the
sailors held by the legs. They moved
forward few spaces, when the Emperor
said twice Cold, cold, and endeavol ed to
there was blood. Capt. Novlkoff, supper
ing the Gar with one arm, tried with the
other to get his handkerchief and bind the
Emperor's head.
Eat that moment the Grand Duke
Michael came up, and bending over the
Czar's face said anxiously, How feelest
thou p To this the Emperor replied. 1t
was difficult to hear what he said. He did
not utter single groan. The Grand Duke
snatched cap from bystander and plac-
ed it on the Emperor's head. He then
babe the sailors move forward with him.
The people had meanwhile been running
up from all sides. Many fell on their
knees; all crossed themselves and wept.
There seemed to be no cOnve. ance in
which the wounded Gar could be placed.
The police officers had driven up in
sledge, but the horses had taken fright
and had run away. A common sledge-
was standing not far off, but it was too
small to allow the wounded man to be
supported in it. Capt. Novikoff asked the
Grand Duke Miehaels permission to
carry the CSar into a nefghboring house
and endeaYor to stauneh the how of
blood. The Emperor had evidently not
lost consciousness, for when the proposal
was made he distinctly said, BEAR me to
the palace to die" Another police sledge
now came up, and in this they placed the
Emperor, supporting him on either side,
for he was unable even to keep up hls
head. at frst the sledge moved forward
at a walk, but the Cgar's strength seemed
total 50 rapidly that orders were given to
go to brisk tr6t to the baiAce. When
they arrived the Emperor was uncon-
N;ipHs, and 10 that condition he was car.
riad through the gates. Physicians were
quickly summoned to bis bedside. Sur
gseon Krougievski. DR.. Botkin, Dr. Marcus
aud DR.. Dvoriachine obeyed the cali. The
last named immediately fetched such in
struments an We're necessary for amputa-
ting the legs. Bandages were applied
The veins were tied up In order Chat the
blood might dow back to the heart, The
Gar recovered consciousness for a brief
and received the sacrament from
NJ. Bajaloy, the chaplain; then his heart
ceased to beat.