The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-04-26
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The Official Statement of the Cars As
sassination-The Two Bombs.
tLondon Standard. I

lhonuon STANDARD.
The act of accusation drawn up by the Pro-
cureur Mouravieff, is directed against Nicho
las Ivanoff Rysakoff, 10. workman; Nicholas
Andrew Ivanoff Sheliaboff, 30, peasant; Sophia
Loofa Perovsky, q, gentlewoman; Gabriel
Timothy Michaeloff. 81, peasant, and Hesss
MiroH Helfmann, 26, ouUrisre. After briefly
stating the nature of the crime of which the
prisoners are accused, namely. the assassina-
tion OF the Emperor Alexander H., the act
goes on to relate the circumstances in which it
took place, as verified by official inquiry. As
this is the first exact account Of an event which
excited such deep and universal feeling, it
Will be as well to summarize it, at the risk of
repeating what has been said already.
Shortly after o'clock on March 1-13 the
Emperor left the Michael Palace in his car
riage, accompanied by the usual escort, and,
passing down Engineer street, turned to the
right, along the bank of the Catherine Canal.
Behind, in sledge, came Col. Dvoritsky, no.
lice master, and behind him again Capt. Koch
and Major Koolibiakin. The carriage had
gone only fifty fathoms from the corner of En-
gineer street, when, quarter past two o'clock
precisely, terrible explosion took place be-
meath the carriage. Jumping from his sledge.
and seeing that by the canal ratings some SOL
dlers were holding man, Dvoriitsky rushed
10 the imperial carriage, opened the door, and
informed his Majesty, who stepped out anhurt,
that the assassin was caught. By order of the
Emperor the witness accompanied him to the
spot where the man Rysakoff was held amid
gathering crowd OF people. Lieut. Rudikoff,
not recognizing the Emperor at once, ex-
claimed: "How is his Majesty" to which the
Emperor, standing ter PAGES from Rysakoff,
and glancing around, said: "ThGnk God,
am unhurt-but see!" pointing to a wounded
Cossack lying near the carriage, and then to a
boy crying with pain. Rysakoff, hearing the
words of the Emperor, said: sis it thanks to
God YETI" Meantime, Dvorjitsky took from
the soldiers revolver and knife found in the
prisoners pockets. The Emperor, stepping up
to RysakoH, asked If he indeed had fired, and
receiving reply in the affirmative. dem ,nded
his name and occupation. The prisoner an
swered: "Glazoff, workman
AS the Emperor turned and stepped few
PAGES toward the spot where the OK plosion took
place, keeping to the ratings of the canal, a
second explosion occurred behind him close to
his feet. For few seconds cloud of smoke,
powdered snow, fragments of CLOTH &C.. hid
everything from sight, but when it cleared off
fearful picture presented itself The Empe-
ror leaned with his back against the buttress
OF the canal, holding on to the railing with
both hands, without cloak or cap, covered with
blood and breathing with difficulty. His barred
legs were shattered, blood poured from theIh
on his face. On the ground were the bloody
fragments of his military cloak. Dvorjitsky,
also wounded, raised himself from the ground
as the Emperor said, scarce audibly, "HeIpr"
and ran up, together with several others Some
one gave handkerchief. The Emperor nut
it to his face, saying, with faint voice, at is
cold-cold.' Then those around him took up
the sufferer, who was already losing con-
seriousness, and, assisted by the Grand Duke
Michael. who came dashing up, laid him
on the sledge of Col. Dvorjtsky Lieutenant
Count Hendrikoff placing his own forage cap
on the Emperors head The Grand Duke
Michael, leaning over his brother, asked him
If he could hear. The Emperor replied quiet
ly, II hear" To further questions how he felt
he only answered, "Quicker-to the palace
aud then, as if in answer to the proposal of
Staff Capt. Franks to carry him into the near
est house to procure help, the Emperor said,
Take me to the palace-there-to die" Those
were the last words of the dying monarch
heard by the witnesses. The sledge was chos-
on because the carriage was seriously dam
aged Major Koolbiakin sat with the Emper-
or in it, and with the the help of two Cossacks
OF the escort. conveyed him to the Winter Pal
ace.
The Emperor died at 1856. OF his personal
following, nine were wounded more or less
seriously, of whom one has since died; and of
the police and others eleven were wounded,
two, including the boy bel re mentioned, sue
cumbing within a few houis.