The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1881-03-22
THE DEAD CZAR.
New York World
THE DEATH-BED SCENE.


The Gar was carried up stairs on
litter. Besides the urgeons-in-ordinarv.
the most skilled men in the city were
present, but the case was hopeless. His
left leg was fearfully shattered, the great
er portion of the foot and ankle having
been torn off; and his right leg was
nearly torn from his body. lie was SEN
sible, with brief intervals of unconscious
ness, to the last. He had lost an enor-
nous quantity Of blood, and the shock
had utterly prostrated him. The doctors
efforts to rally him were fruitless. At 1.3o
P. NJ the Imperial family were summoned
to the bedside, where prayers were be-
ing said by the Greek Patriarch and
clergy. The leave-taking is said to have
been touching. The Gar kissed them
all and gave them his blessing. He bore
the agony of his wound with heroic for
titude, and said he trusted he was ready
to die, and that Russia would never for
get that he had been sacrificed for up
holding her institutions and maintaining
law and order within her borders To-
wards p. NJ. it was evident that the end
was near. The Emperor's strength was
waning, and every now and then the
blood streamed from the ragged wounds.
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his eyes and motioned them away. AT
$50 P. NJ. he breathed his last. A Coun-
Gil Of State was forthwith convened, and
as the Czarewitch, who, contrary to his
usual custom, was surrounded by an es-
cort, drove out of the palace yard, the
people hailed him as Emperor. The Grand
Duke Michael was slightly wounded.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF HIS DEATH.
The first announcement St. Petersburg
had that the work of the assassin was
complete was the freing of minute guns,
the tolling of the minute bells and the
hosting of the national flag at half-mast
upon the dome of the Winter Palace and
the turrets of the principal buildings. A
minute later and flags at half-mast and
inverted flags (the latter is the old Rus
sian custom) were dropped from the flag
stats on the houses of the nobility and,
gentry, court, government and municipal
officials, and the long roll OF kettle-drums
muttered the tale in every street. At 4.3O
p. NJ. an extra of the Official Messenger
was issued containing the following an
nouncement: Goods will has been done
At 1925 o'clock this Sunday afternoon
the Almighty called the Emperor to him
SELF A few minutes before his death the
Emperor received the sacrament" The
widest excitement prevailed in the neigh
borhood of the Palace, but the people on
the streets, as a rule, received the news
in sullen silence. There was no weeping
or lamentation except among the soldiers,
by whom he was much beloved. In the
lower quarters, where the Nihilists are
supposed to be numerous, crowds gath
cred at the corners and discussed the
tragedy, remarking as the police and mil
itary dispersed them, They have done
for him at last" All places of public
resort were closed, and will remain so for
some days. The police agents tonight
arrested several persons who were heard
denouncing the dead Emperor and ap-
plauding the murder.
THE ARREST OF THE SECOND ASSASSIN.
Ten minutes after the first assassin was
arrested his fellow-conspirator fell into
the hands Of the police. He had run
from the scene in the confusion that fol-
lowed the second explosion and concealed
himself in an old building standing in q
lane near the western wing of the Impe-
rial stables. A Gordon of police and Cos
sacks had been drawn around the stables
80 that escape was impossible. The po-
lice routed him out of his hiding-place,
and he was bound and sent off to the
dungeon in the Palace of Justice under
an escort of Cossacks. He admitted his
guilt, and, on being told that his accom-
plice had been arrested, said they were
ready to die at any moment. He inquired
il the Gar was dead, and on the police
refusing to answer the question, gleefully
exclaimed: "Ah, | know by that that W.
have succeeded. Long live the people !
The police refused to give the names o.
any particulars relating to the prisoners
and the reports current in the streets ar
mere guesswork. That they are Nihilists
is, however, beyond doubt. Both ar
young men and apparently of good brit
and education.