The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-03-17
Particulars Of the ASSASSINATION.

tally wounded by the explosion of a bomb
thrown by assassins while he was driving
in the forenoon. At first it was supposed the
report was canard, for the emperor's assassin
alton has often been announced, and as often
denied, since the nihilists began to compass
his death, which was quickly followed by full
account Of the tragedy. Lord Dufferin, British
ambassador at St. Petersburg, had meantime
Informed the foreign office of the affair, and
his dispatches were at once forwarded to
the Queen, the Prince of Wales,
Duke of Edinburg, and other members Of
the royal family. The Duchess of Edinburg
was at the dukes seat in Kent with her four
children.
PRAYERS WERE OFFERED
for the duchess at the afternoon service in the
churches, and in the evening special reference
made to the murder from the pulpits of the
churches. While there was great excitement
in court and official circles, there was
comparatively little on the streets. The fact
is, the people had long expected as much
Great sympathy is expressed by all classes for
the Duchess of Edinburg, who is in delicate
condition.
THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY e..
at Chesam House, Belgrove square, was kept
busy answering questions of Russian mer-
chants and Others who focked there to hear
the news. The embassy has no information
on the subject beyond the notification of the
czar's death and copies of reports which will
be found below. Special services
were held in Green street churches tonight.
All agree as to the
FOLLOWING FACTS:
The car was returning in a covered carriage
from Michael palace at II A. NJ. with his
brother, Grand Duke Michael. His escort
consisted of a quarter of 4 troop of Cossacks
and several officers of the house
hold accompanied him in sleighs. As the car
riage was passing along the Ekatehopky
canal, immediately opposite to the imperial
stables, bomb was thrown by man who
was standing behind a knot of pedestrians
who had stopped to see the emperor go by.
1T EXPLODED WITH A CRASH.
right under the body of the carriage, the
splinters flying across the street, but doing no
injury beyond tearing away the back part of
the carriage. The driver, who had drawn up,
descended from his box and
the Cossack escort which was few
PAGES in the rear at once galloped up. At this
time there were not more than twenty persons
present. The cZar, on hearing the crash, at
once raised the window, opened the door and
jumped out, and while he was drawing
his fur cloak about him second
bomb was thrown from the knot of lockers
on, exloding at his feet. The smoke of The
when the second bomb struck the pavement a
dense cloud envelooed the carriage. There
was
HOWL OF PAIN AND ANGUISH
from the Cossacks. some of whom were killed
and more wounded by the flying splinters,
and three or four of the lockers on
fell also. This crash brought squad
of police who were just going on duty
at the imperial stables. AS the smoke lifted
the car was seen lying on his back beside the
wreck of the carriage his legs torn and shat
tered, and
BLOOD POURING FROM CHASTITY WOUNDS
in his thighs. His cloak and wearing ap-
parel were literally torn from his back. He
was deathly pale, and his cries to the officers
of the household for help. were
scarcely audible. Col. Djoribky, of his
suite, who was badly injured by the second
raised the emperor from the ground, and with
the aid of the Cossacks aud officers lifted him
into sleigh and conveyed him to the Winter
palace. All this did not occupy three min
utes, as the prisoner was thrown into
a sled and driven of, under a strong gaurd.
Col. Djoribky's sleigh bearing the wounded
emperor and two or three attendants drove
rapidly through the streets to
the Winter Palace. Meanwhile
the Cossacks and police had charged upon the
knot Of people from which the two bombs
were flung. Several persons pointed to a man
in the rough sheepskin garbo a peasant and
declared he had thrown the first
shell. This was confirmed by the Cossacks
who saw him hurting it. Colonel of Police
Archemof seized him. The man strug-
pied desperately, and as the now dismounted
escort closed in upon him drew revolver as
though intending to shootGrand Duke Michae
but his hand was struck down and in an in
slant he was thrown to the earth and securely
pinioned, the police putting
irons upon him aud Cossacks binding
him with ropes and carried him away to
prison, while search for the other assassin
was Instituted by strong body Of police
and military.