The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-03-31
THE CZAR,s ASSASSINATION.
The Story of an Eye-Witness-The Last
Agonies, Etc.

The Story of an Eye-witness-The Last
/ Agonies, Etc.
The London correspondent of the New
York Herald telegraphs as follows in re-
gard To the assassination of the Gar of
Russia.
"The best account of the murder that
any eye. witness has been able to give is
that of Captain Novikoff, of the imperial
staff, who was present when tn" second
bomb was thrown and who helped to
raise the dying Emperor. This officer
had attended the inspection held at i
o'clock in the Great Micheal Riding
School, and was on his way home down
the Nevsky Prospect crossing the Cath.
crime Canal, when he heard the first ex-
plosiou. He arrived 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 dead boy, a wounded soldier
of the body guard and wounded civil
ian. In the road lay the Emperor, mo-.
tionless. He wore the uniform Of the
Sappers of the Guard, whom he had just
been reviewing. Hislegs were shattered !;
blood flowed from his wounds. Some
sailors came up and raised him from the
ground. Captain Novikof took him
round the body the sailors held him by the
legs. They moved forward a few PAGES,
when the Emperor said twice, Cold,
cold,' and endeavored to raise his hand
to his forehead, on which there. was blood.
Captain Novikoff, supporting the Gear
with one arm, tried with the other to get
his handkerchief and bind the Empe.
ror's head.
"AtIth moment the Grand Duke
Micheal: came up and bending over the
Cars face said anxiously, How feelest
thouY' To this the Emperor replied. It
was difficult to hear what he said. He
did not utter single groan. The Grand
Duke snatched cap from a bystander
and placed it OH the Emperor's head.
He then bade the sailors move forward
with him. The people had meanwhile
been running up from all sides. Many
fell. on their knees; all crossed them.
selves and wept. There seemed to be no
conveyance in which the, wounded Gear
could be placed. The police officers had
driven up in a 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 wound
ed man to be supported in it. Captain
Novikoff asked the Grand Duke Mi
chaePs permission to carry the Car into
neighboring house and endeavor. to
stanch the flow of blood. The Emperor
had evidently not lost consciousness, for,
when the proposal was made he distinct,
ly said, Bear me to the palace to die.i
Another police sledge now came up and
in this they placed the Emperor, sup
porting him on either side, for he was.
unable even to keep up his head. at
first the 'sledge moved forward at walk,
but the Cars strength seemed to fail 40,
rapidly that orders were given to go at a
brisk trot to the palace. When they ar
rived the Emperor was unconscious, and
in that condition be was carried through
the gates. Physicians were quickly
summoned to his bedside. Surgeon
Krouglevski, DR.. Botkin, DR.. Marcus
and D7oriachine obeyed the call. The
last named Immediately fetched such in.
strhments as were necessary for amputat-
ing the legs. Bandages were applied.
The veins were tied up in order that the
blood might flow back to the heart. The
Czar recovered consciousness for a brief
moment and received the sacraments
from M. Bajaloy, the chaplain then his
heart ceased to beat.
"When the explosion took place the
Czareyitch was at lunch with his family
in the Amutchkoff Palace. They heard
the noise with fearful forebodings. They
waited in terrible anxiety, and soon an
imperial equerry galloped up. The
Czaryitch and his wife rushed out to
meet him. They were told that the EN-
peror was. frightfully wounded: The
heir.apparent Jumped into sleigh and
drove to the Winter Palace, being the
first to arrive after the Grand Duke
Micheal. Other members of the impe-
rial family followed. Then came many
illustrious persons-among them Prince
Soumaroff. Prince Dondukoff Korsakoff;
Count Miliutin, Count Adlerberg and
Count Loris Melikof. The Emperor
was not wholly unconscious when they
arrived. He oponed his eyes and gave
slight tokens that he recognized some
members of his family. He muttered
sShasha,' the diminutiye; of the heredi-
tary princes name. AT. the moment
when he breathed his last:a1l,. who were
present in the chamber were kneelings in
Silent prayer. The events Of THE next
few hours were deeply affecting. As the
Czaryitch left the pal: :e he was received
with enthusiastic acclamation by the
crowd. The Princess Dolgoroukl tainted
away when she heard the sad news, and
remained unconscious for two ..hours.
That same evening, accompanied by her
sister and. Prince Albedirski, Governor
ofWarsaw, who is her sisters husband,
she left ST. Petersburg, being taken to
the railway. station in a public conveys
ance; It is believed that she will remain
in lifelong exile. 1t has been noted AS
ssrange coincidence that the day OF the
;Czar's death was the anniversary of Orsi-
mis- execution, ,and'. that the spot on
wbich tho Emperor was murdered was
thai Oh whieEGeneral Mezedtzof, Chief
of the third. section, was stabbed byahis
assassin. 1t is now inclosed aud covered
with turf Iuimortelles have been.
.plantcdiupon it. Sentries of the old
regiment Of the Emperor Paul.! clad in
picturesque uniform of the last century;
stand there on guard, striving to keep
back the people, who: eagerly snatch at
anything that can be carried off as a
relic" :. =.
l-THE RICHEST MAN IN TIE WORLD!
MIR. Mackey is tall, with the exact air
of military man, being quick of
movement, mpt-ofspeech, and face
that shows wonderful concentration-S q
man who, if he stormed a fort, would
take it or die in the attempt; the kind
of a man who would not think Of fse1f
when others were in danger, but would BE
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