Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-14
ssassInatlon of the Gar OF E.uss,s

the Winter Palcc,. The Czlr was riding 10
his carriage with tho Grand Duke Michael,
when bomb YVES thrcwa and exploded under |
the Carriage. damaging II considerably, but |
without irjurIug the occupants. The Gar OF
once alighted, within another bomb was thrown |
at bis icot aud exploded with terrible force. |
The Car fell unconscious. and 90 being picked
up and taken to the pnlace, it was discovered
that both legs had boon torn of below the knees,
and that BIO vas otherwise terribly tjured. At
1926 p. NJ, less than an hour and half after
the attack. his death was announced. Tho
royal family were al present at the death bad,
and tho Car received tho sacrament before
dying. nj. Bartholomew. tho Russian ambas-
sadOr at Washington. yesterday received tho
following particulars Of tho assasnatiou
THE Emperor attended msss yesterday mtrne
lag, as WIS his habit, and after tho services
wlro over he entered bis carriage and proceeded
to the usual Sunday review of tho troops RI.
| turning from tho review the Imperial carriage
had peary reached tho palaoo gates, when The
| assastl IS seq ID upon tho opportunity afforded
| by the crowd aud tho necessarily slow move.
| ments of the vehicle. Tho frs. bomb thrown
| tell squarely in the carriage AID exploded with
terrible force, but, wonderful to say, without
i,jutIng tho royal inmate. Everything vas.
| OF course, thrown Into the widest Confusion.
and tho Emperor sptsng from the carriage. He
had barely reached the pavement when SEQ
| ond bomb was thrown which exploded directly
at his feet. terribly maugiog his limbs and the
| lower psrs Of his body The borror.sricken
| attendants rallied and bore the icsonsiblo body
| Of their royal master within the palace. 1t was
| nearly an hour before life was extinct. bu. dur
log that period the Emperor did not regain
consciousness. The assassination occurred about
half part three p' NJ, st. Petersburg limc.'
a dispatch from ST. Petersburg to Rou-
tet's Telegram Company saYs: "AS The En-
peror was returning from parade in tho
| Michel Manage, about two O'Clock Sunday af-
tcInoop, bomb was thrown. which exploded
under tho Gar S carriage, which was jusdcra-
bly, damaged The Cz.r slghted unburt. but a
second bomb exploded OF his feet, shattcriuc
both legs below tho knee and rhicting other
territls injuries. Tho Czn was Immediately
oonvfytd, 10 so unconscious state, to The Win
ter Palace. Whoro ho died ct 4:30 o'clock this
| afternoon. Two persons were concerned 10 the
crime, one OF whom was seized Immediately.
The explosion also killed 90 officer and two
| Cossack'. Many policemen ond other persons
we're jured.
Tho st Petersburg Official Messenger makes
tho following announcement: Gods will has
boen done. At 3:25 o'clock this iSunday) ni
tcrcoon tho Almighty called tho Emperor TO
Himself. A few MINUTES before his death tho
Emperor rtc:iycd tho sacrament
Reuters st. Petersburg correspondent says
Tho Imperial carrisec was attacked on The
EknIerlncisky Canal. opposite tho Impcri,l
stables, wni!o tho Emperor WAS returning with
tho Grand Duke Michael from tho Michael
Palace 10 closed carriage. escorted by eight
Cossack5. Tho first tunb fell near tho CIT
ragc, destroying the bsck part Of it. Tho Car
and his brother alighted uLiv jurcd. Tho as
slssln. Oh berg sciz?d by colonel OF police,
drew revolver. bu. was prevented from fIirC
It, The c)nd bomb was thon ihrcwc b.
another person, and fell close to thu Cz1's fact,
IFS expltson shattciiog both his legs. Tho
Car fell, crying for help. Colonel DNi ,tk7,
though himself much II jurod raised tho Em-
per0r. who was convt yea 10 tho Wirtcr Palaoo
10 Colonel DyIj'tk9' : sleigh. largo crowds
| assembled before the palace, hnt were Kept
back by troop of Ucssacks. Tho Imperial
family were al assembled CT tho death bed.
The council Of state YVES immediately convened.
All PLACES OF public resort arc closed.
The london Standards St. Petersburg oil.
respondent tcloeraphs thHt tho Cars right Lex
was ncnrly torn from his body, and bis left Leg
was badly shattered. 4 Cmsick and pss5cr-
by wcro killed en- tho spot. Tho Grand Duke
Michatl vas wounded. An officer OF tho escort
and Cossack have s;noo died. Tho Cur lin-
gore! an hoar and hall. All efforts to rally
him failed. The only word no uttered after
being struck was the name of tho Cztrowitch.
Tho latter. on leaving the palace after tao death
OF tho Gar. was haiIcd SIS Emperor by tho
crowd. lie was surrounded, contrary TO his
custom, by strong mounted ctclrt. Tho poo.
pie arc Intensely excited and indignant. The
sodiery. who greatly loved the Gar. or: furi-
Gus. All Of tho officials hastcnod to the palaoo
to iGuuiro as to the condition of tho Gar.
1t IS stated that tho bonnie woro ma:io oil
thick glass Il lied with nitro gyocriDc. The
assassios stood on opposite sid g OF the rosd.
Tho carriage was moving fast, and the first
shell struck Tho ground behind it, and the back
of tho carriage was blown out. The claahman
impored the CIR to enter tho carriage again,
but ho moved o few psces from the c,rgiago to
SEQ to the wounded of his csc ,rt. Tho asse ssin
who threw the first bomb tried to point revol.
Vcr OF the Car, but tho pistol was struck from
his hand. The Car seemed to recover conscious
ness before his ueath, as be mOtioned away the
doctors, who wished to amputatc his lcgp. The
CzareRitch and CzIrcvons drove to thor palsoo
after the death. amid the tynpathizing cries oil
tha people. Accompany OF guards surrounded
tho palace.
Tho sssassns wcro disguised as peasants.
Ono report states that one of them Was so
roughly handled that ho has srcs died. All Of
the army officers havo boon ordered to remsin
ia their barracks. The Council Of tho Empire
uDdtr tho presidercy Of tho Czsrcwitoh was
still sitting ct midnight A manifesto will DO
published to day.
The London NeBs' s.. Petersburg co.respon
dent say: when Colonel Doliibky asked the
frst ASSASSIN bis pamo no replied, Roussakoff
Service will be held at the Winter Palec, 90
to day. Afteiward tho new Emperor will TO-.
osive the homage of the officers of the state.
| The news of the death of tho Car vas fear.
FIJI shock to tho EnperorWilliam, of Germany.
The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh and
tho Grand Duke Alexis have left Lordon for st,
i Patnfshnrp