Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-03-14
GODS WILL.
ASSASSINATION OF THE CAR OF
RUSSIA.
A khilist Hurls the Bomb Which Takes
the Often Threatened life-Ihe Gar
Dies Surrounded by the Imperial
Family A Scene Of
Wild Confusion.
ARREST OF ONE OF the ASSASSIhS.
THE FATAL BOMB.

The Gar Of Russia Assassinated While
Returning from Taking the Sacrament
One of the Assassins Captured.
WASHINGTON, March l3.-The follow.
ing telegram was received here this af
ternoon:
ST. PETERSBURG, March lS.
To J. G. Blaine, iSecrday, Washington:
The Emperor was wounded in his car
riage to day by bomb. The injury ID
not yet known.
[Signed.l FosrsB.
ST. PETERSBURG. March l3.
To Blaine, Secretary, Washington:
The Emperor is dead.
[Signed FOSTER.
Upon receipt OF the second dispatch
from Foster that the Emperor was dead
Secretary Blaine cabled the following
To Foster, american Minister. 81. Prt>rsburg
Express to the Minister OF Foreign
Affairs the sentiments OF sorrow
with which the President and people OF
the United States have heard OF the ter.
rible crime OF which the Emperor has
been victim, and their profound sym.
pathy with the Imperial family and the
Russian people in their great aiiliction
lSignedl BLAINE,
| Scrotdry.
ST. PETERSBURG, March l3.-As the
Emperor was returning from the parade
| in Michel Manege, about 2 O'Clock this
afternoon bomb was thrown and ex.
| ploded under the Cars carriage, doing
| considerable damage to the carriage.
| The Car alighted unhurt, but a second
| bomb exploded at his feet, shatterinR
| Moth legs below the kneas and infiictinp
other terrible injuries. The Gar was
Immediately conveyed in IN uncon.
1 scious state to the Winter Palace, where
ne died at 4 80 this afternoon. Two per.
SONS were concerned in the crime, one
OF whom was seized Immediately. The
explosion also killed the officer and two
Cossacks. Many policemen and others
were injured.
The st. Petersburg official messenger
makes the following announcement:
Goods will has been done. At 1928
| o'clock this Sunday afternoon the Al
mighty called the Emperor to himself
A few minutes before his death the
| Emperor received the sacrament.
A London st. Petersburg correspond.
ent says the Imperial carriage was at.
tackled on the Ekaterinoisky canal, OPP
posite the Imperial stables, while the
| Emperor was returning with the Grand
Duke Michel, from Michel palace, in .
| closed carriage escorted by eight Cos
sacks. The first bombshell fell near the
the carnage, destroying its back
part. The Car and his brother
aighted uninjured. The assassin, on
being seized by the Colonel OF the
Police, drew a revolver, but was pre-.
vented from firing it. A second bomb
WAS then thrown by another person and
fell close to the Czar's feet. It's explo.
sion shattered both legs OF the Gar and
he fell crying for help. Col. Dorjibky,
though himself much hurt, raised the
| Emperor, who was conveyed to the
Winter Palace in Col. Dorjibky's sleigh.
Large crowds assembled before the Pal
ace, but were kept back by troops OF
| the Cossacks. The Imperial family were
all assembled at the death.bed. The
Counsel Of State Immediately convened.
All the places ofpublic resort are closed.
ST. PETERSBURG, March l3.-The doc.
tors bulletin published at 3 o'clock in
the afternoon stated that both legs were
broken below the knee, the lower part
OF the body severely injured and the
left eve torn from its socket. Grand
Duke Michael was not hurt. The assas.
sins were disguised as peasants. One
report states that one OF them was 80
roughly handled that he has since died.
All the army officers have been ordered
to remain in the barracks. The Coun-
Gil OF the Empire under the presidency
of the Czarewitch was still sitting at mid.
night.
LONDON, March IA st. Peterburg
correspondent telcgraphs that the Cars
right leg was nearly torn from his body
and his left leg badly shattered. A Co.'S
sack and a pssser.by were killed on the
spot Grand Duke Michel was wounded,
an officer OF the escort and a Cossack
| have since died. The Gar fingered an
hour and a half All efforts TO rally
him failed. The only word be uttered
after being struck was the name OF the
Czarewitch. The latter on leaving the
Palace after the death OF the Czar was
hailed as the Emperor by the crowd.
He was surrounded contrary 10 his Gus
tom bv a strong mounted escort. The
people are intensely excited and
indignant, and the soldiery, who greatly
loved the Gar are furious. All the Off
cials hastened TO the palace 10 inquire
as 10 the condition OF the Gar. Tee.
grams announcing the death were sent
70 all the foreign courts and 10 every
part of the Empire. II is stated that
The bombs were made OF thick glass
filed with nitro. glycerine. The assas-
sins stood on the opposite sides OF the
road. The carriage was moving last
and the first shell struck the ground
behind il and the back OF the carriage
was blown ont. The coachman implored
the Car TO enter the carriage again but he
moved few PAGES from the carriage TO
ace 10 the wounded OF his escort. The
assassin Who threw the fret bomb tried
To point a revolver at the Czar, but the
pistol was struck from mis- hand. The
Gar seemed TO recover consciousness
before his death, as he motioned away
the doctors who wished to amputate his
legs. The CzErewitch and Czarevena
drove TO their palace after the death,
amid the sympathizing cries OF the peo-
pie. A company OF guards surround
the palace.
The Duke and Duchess Of Edinburg.
and Grand Duke Alexis have left Lon
don for St. Petersburg.
NEW YORK, March ia Tib'm.
Washington dispatch says: The news of
the death OF the Gar OF all the Rusias,
DIV the explosion OF An ikcendisrybomb,
reached here early in the afternoon
and created some excitement in the bo-
tel lobbies and among the Office seekers.
The information came in & special cable
dispatch from Minister Foster at 81 Pc
tersburg to Secretary B'aine and was by
him submitted TO the President. The
records Of the State department conta n
some very earnest expressions 81
sympathy on the part Of the Russian
government a. the assassination 1 Abrs'
ham Lincoln, and it il a renarksb