The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-03-15

Secre,ary Blaine, and was by him SUBJ
mitted TO the President. The records OF
the state department contain some very
earnest expressions Of sympathy on the
part Of the Russian government st the
ASSASSINATION of Abraham Lincoln, and
il is q remarkable coincidence that q
similar dispatch was o-dAy added, ten
dering the sympathy of our government
to the Russian imperial family because
1.-The chief Of the nation had fallen by an
lassassin's hand. The Russian minister
called at the residence OF Secretary
Blaine in the afternoon and received
from the secretary his frat information
OF the tragedy.
/ Upon the receipt of the neHs of the
death OF the Gar tie Russian consul
went to Washington.
Rev. Nicklas Blowing, head Of the
Greek Church here, said ne had dis
lpatch from Washington. For some
time past it was claimed that they had
been doing things In Russia in q sort OF
"bombshelI style" II was hard to tell
which way matters would go. It was
generally believed the views Of the Czaro-
1 witch were in opposition TO his father,
and it was q question now whether he
would seek vengeance for his fathers
death instead of carrying out his own
views. He said the general administra-
ton Of late was thought 10 be acceptable
to nihilists, but by the death Of the Gar
various reforms which he had projected
were cut of, and it was difficult for any
man to foretell the future. Father Blew
ing greatly deplored the death OF the
Emperor,
Referring TO the violent death of the
Car, Gen. Grant said he could not see
where the people Of Russia would gain by
it. Perhaps, he added, the fact that his
eldest son is more moral man may
have an influence for the better unon the
politics Of the country. The Gar had
been greatly harrassed by his subjects and
had indeed led q miserable life, yet be
seemed to have interest 10 his people, as
was evinced by his freeing the serfs. He
had for number OF years, as the general
knew, been willing 10 sbdicate in favor
Of his son. sit seems To me-" said the
general, "if had been in his place,
should have taken such step some time
ago, and retired altogether from the
management of affairs"
Berlin, 13.-News Of the death Of the
Car was a fearful shock to Emperor
William.
NEW 1OIhB 1t-JOdTuAi5 BoueIaliy
concede that nibilists, having destroyed
the Gar, have slso destroyed nihilism.
The assassination is universally deplored,
except by few obscure communists, who
have been interviewed by correspond
ents. The communists in question are
all foreign, who have been banished or
escaped from their own lands.
A London special gives the following
a, - A. -
The town was startled by the announce
ment that Gar Alexander had been NOR
tally wounded by the explosion of q
bomb, thrown by ASSESSING, while he was
out driving Ia the forenoon. At first it
vas supposed the report was q cansrd,
for the Emperor's assassination had often
been announced, and as often denied,
since the nihilists have begun to compass
mis- death. Lister on, however, came the
news of his desth, which was quickly fol-
lowed by full account of the tragedy.
Lord Dufferin, British am basssdor at
st Peters burg, had meantime informed
he foreign office of the affair, and his
Queen, Prince of Wales, Duke of Edin-
burgh, and other members Of the royal
family.
The Duchess Of Edinburgh was at the
dukes seat 10 Kent, with four children.
Pray ers were offered for the duchess at
the afternoon service in the churches, and
in the evening special reference was
made to the murder from the pulpits of
the principal churches. While there
was great excitement in court snd Off
cisl circles, there was comparatively
little on the streets. The fact is, the
people had long expected as much.
Great sympathy is expressed by all
classes for the Duchess of Edinburgh,
who is in q delicate condition. The
Russian embassy at Gresham House, Bel
grave Square, was kept busy answering
the questions Of Russian merchants and
others who hOcked there to hear the
news. The EN- bassy has no information
on the subject beyond the official notif-
cation of the Cars death and copies of
reports, which will be found below.
Special services were held in Green
street churches, tonight. All agree as
to the following facts: The Gar was re-
turning in q covered carriage rom
Michael Palace. at IL m , with his |
brother Grand Duke Michael. His escort |
Of a quarter troop of Cossscks, |
and several officers of the household |
accompanied him in sleighs. As the |
carriage Wss passing along the banks of |
The Eksterinopky Canal, Immediately |
opposite the imperial stables. a |
bomb was thrown by man who was |
standing behind knot Of pedestrians |
who had stopped to see the Emperor go |
by. It exploded with q crack right |
under the body Of the carriage, the |
.plinters flying across the street, but
1oing no injury beyond carrying away
he back part of the carriage The /
driver, who had drawn up, descended
rom his box, and the Cossack escort,
which was few PAGES in the rear, at
)nce gallOpe1 up. At this time there
we're not more than twenty persons pre-
ent. The Car, on hearing the crash,
It once raised The window, op ned the
ioor and jumped out. While he was
lrawing his fur cloak about him, q second
bomb was thrown from knot OF boxers
IN, exploding Mt bis feet. The smoke Of
he first explosion was still hanging
Ibout, and when the second bomb struck
be pavement q dense cloud enveloped
he carriage. There was howl Of pain
md anguish from the Cossacks, some of
whom were killed, and more wounded
y flying spllnters, and three or four of
he lockers on fell also. This crash
brought squad Of police who were just
DING on DUTY at the imperial stables.
rs the smoke lifted, the Car was
cen lying on his back beside /!
be wreck Of the csrrisse, his
sgs torn and shattered, and blood pour
lg from CHASTITY wounds in his thighs.
lis cloak and wearing apparel were
terally torn from his back. He was
eathly pale, and bis cries to officers Of
he household for help were scarcely
udible. Colonel Doribki, of his suite,
no was badly injured by the second ex- 7
losion, which had shattered his sleigh,
sised the Emperor from the ground, and
18th the aid of Cossack officers lifted him '
ito sleigh and conveyed him to the
Winter Palace. All this did net occupy z
Tree minutes. As the prisoner was I
lrown into the sled and driven off IN o
er q strong guard, Colonel Dcjibki's Il
eigh bearing the wounded Emperor, /,
Id two or three attendants, drove .
lpidly through the streets to the Winter e
alace where mounted messenger had 0
arrived with the news. By
is time, the story was known through s.
e neigaborhood of the palace, and as G
e sleigh drove through tue main gate, a
,Ople passed by uncovered, while hun y
eds and thousands focked to the scene q
the trsgedy. The alarm had been :
unded in military and police barracks,
ID IN q trice the guards on the Winter
alsee were doubled and the streets
led with soldiery. The news soon
ached the churches, and congregations
shed into the streets and made for the