, 1881-03-30

drawn up, descended from his box, and the
Cossack escort, which was a few PAGES In
the rear, at once galloped up. At this
time there were not more than twenty
persons present. The Gar, on hearing
the crash, at once raised the window,
opened the door and jumped out, and
while be was drawing his fur cloak about
him q second bomb was thrown from the
knot of lookers.ou, exploding right at his
feet. The smoke of the first explosion was
still hanging about, and when the second
bomb struck the pavement o dense cloud
enveloped the carriage. There was a
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 lookers.o on fell also. This
crash brought a squad of police, who were
just going on duty at the imperial stables.
As the smoke lifted, the Gar was seen
lying on his back beside the wreck of the
carriage, his legs storm and shattered and
blood pouring from CHASTITY wounds in bis
thighs. His cloak and wearing apparel
were literally torn from his back. He was
deathly pale and bis cries 20 the officers OF
the household for help were scarcely audi
Bile. Colonel Diorjebky, of his suite, who
was badly injured by the second explosion.
which had shattered bis sleigh, raised the
Emperor from the ground and with the
aid ofCossack officers lifted bin intoa sleigh
and conveyed him to the Winter Palace.
The bombs Were simply thick glass balls
filled with dynamite.
All this did not occupy three minutes.
AS the prisoner was thrown into a sled and
driven off under a strong guard, Colonel
Djorjebky's sleigh, bearing the wounded
Emperor and two or three attendants drove
rapidly through the streets to the Winter
Palace, where a mounted messenger had
previously arrived with the news. BY
this time the story was known through
the neighbourhood Of the palace, and as
the sleigh drove through the main gate,
the people stood by uncovered, while hun
dreds ard thousands focked to the scene
of the tragedy. The alarm had been sounded
10 the military and Police barracks and In
a trice the guards on the Winter Palace
were doubled and the streets lined with
soldiery. The news soon reached the
churches and the congregations rushed into
the streets and made for the palace, where
squadrons Of Cossacks and regular cavalry
kept them at boy. General Melikoft, the
Military Governor, was on the spot ten
minutes after the Cars arrival, and he at
once called out large detachments OF cavsl-
ry and artillery, and ~telegraphed all the
commanders in the city and outlying posts
to hold themselves in readiness to move
with theil troops at q moments warning.
There is no doubt that the authorities half
feared q general rising of Nihilists, but if
such a thing had been contemplated it wal
quite out of the question, the whole city
being an armed camp before the clock
struck IL. The fremen and fire police
kept a sharp look out for fires, and the
principal government and municipal build
ings were put under close guard.
Meanwhile the Cossacks and the police
had charged upon the knot Of people from
which the two bombs where flung. Several
persons pointed to a mar 10 the rough
sheepskin garb of a peasant and declared
that he had thrown the first shell. This
was confirmed by the Cossacks who saw
him hurting it. Colonel of Police Archen-
aft seized him. The mar struggled des-
perately, and, as the now dismounted
escort closed upon him, drew a revolver as
though intending to shoot the Grand Duke
Michael (whose escape from death by the
second explosion was little short OF miracu-
lous) but bis hand was struck down. and
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