The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-03-24
The Czar's Assassination.
THE STORY OF AN EYE-wITNEss-THE LAST
AGONIEs ETC

THE STORY OF AN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES LAST
AGoNIEs, ETC
The London correspondent of the New
York Herald telegraphs as follows in regard
to the ASSASSINATION of the Gar of Russia
'The best account of the murder that any
eyewitness has been able to give is that O
Capt. Novikof, of the imperial staff, who was
present when the second bomb was thrown
and who helped to raise the dying Emperor
This officer had attended the inspection held
at one o'clock in the Great Michael Riding
School, and was on his way home down the
Neysky Prospect, crossing the Catherine ca
nal, when he heard the first explosion. He
arrived within thirty yards of the Emperor
when he saw cloud of snow suddenly blown
into the air. The second bomb had exploded
The ground was strewn with wounded men
Groans were heard on all sides. On one heap
of snow was dead boy, a wounded soldier o
the body-guard and wounded civilian. In
the road lay the Emperor, motionless. He
wore the uniform of the Sappers of the Guard,
whom he had just been reviewing His legs
were shattered blood flowed from his wounds.
Some sailors came up and raised him from the
ground, Capt. Novikoff took him round the
body; the sailors held by the legs. They NOV
ed forward few PAGES, when the Emperor
said twice, Cold, cold and endeavored to
raise his hand to his forehead, on which there
was blood. Capt. Novikoff, supporting the
Gar with one arm, tried with the other to
get his handkerchief and bind the Emperor's
head.
"At that moment the Grand Duke Michael
came up, and bending over the Cars face
said anxiously, How feelest thou?" To this
the Emperor replied 1t was difficult to hear
what he said He did not utter single groan
The Grand Duke snatched cap from by
stander and placed it on the Emperor's head.
He then babe the sailors move forward with
him. The people had meanwhile been run
ming up from all sides. Many fell on their
knees; al crossed themselves and wept.
There seemed to be no conveyance in which
the wounded Gar could be placed The DO
lice officers had driven up in sledge, but the
horses had taken fright and had run away A
common sledge was standing not far off, but
it was too small to allow the wounded man to
be supported in it, Capt. Novikotf asked the
Grand Duke MichaePs permission to carry the
Gar into neighboring house and endeavor
to staunch the flow of blood The Emperor
had evidently not lost consciousness, for when
the proposal was made he distinctly said,
"Bear me to the palace to die" Another
police sledge now came up, and in this they
placed the Emperor, supporting him on either
side, for he was unable even to keep up his
head. At first the sledge moved forward at
walk, but the Cars strength seemed to fail so
rapidly that orders were given to go at a brisk
trot to the palace. When they arrived the
Emperor was unconscious, and in that condi-
ton he was carried through the gates. Ply
sicians were quickly summoned to his bed
side. Surgeon Krouglevski, DR.. Botkin Dr.
Marcus and DIR. Dvorlachine obeyed the call
The last named Immediately fetched such in
struments as were necessary for amputating
the lprc Run6aupc ann1io1 Tho Vol,
were tied up in order that the blood might
flow back to the heart. The Gar recovered
consciousness for brief moment and received
the sacrament from M. Bajalov, the chaplain;
then his heart ceased to beat.
when the explosion took place the Care
vich was at lunch with his family in the
Amutchkof Palace They heard the noise
with fearful forebodings. They waited in ter
rible anxiety, and soon an imperial equerry
galloped up. The Czareyich aid his wife
rushed out to meet him. They were told that
the Emperor was frightfully wounded The
heir-apparent jumped into sleigh and drove
to the Winter Palace, being the first to arrive
after the Grand Duke Michael Other
members of the imperial family followed.
Then came many illustrious persons. Among
them were Prince Soumarof, Prince Dondu-
kof Korsakoff, Count Mlliutin, Count Adler
berg and Count Loris Melil1off The Emperor
was uot wholly UNCONSCIOUS Wnon Jney arrived.
He opened his eyes and gave slight tokens
that he recognized some members of his family.
He muttered 'Shasha,' the diminutive of the
hereditary princes name. At the moment
when he breathed his last all who were pres
ent in the chamber were kneeling in silent
prayer. The events of the next few hours
were deeply affecting. As the Czarevich left |
the palace he was received with enthusiastic |
reclamation by the crowd The Princess
tainted away when she heard the |
sad news, and remained unconcious for two
hours. The same evening" accompanied by |
her sister and Prince Albedirski, Governor of |
Warsaw, who is her sisters husband she left |
st. Petersburg, being taken To the railway
station in public conveyance. 1t is believed |
that she will remain in lifelong exile. 1t has
been noticed as strange coincidence that the
day Of the Cars death was the university
Of Orsini's execution, and that the spot on
which the Emperor was murdered was that on
which Gen. Mezentzoff chief of the third sec
ton. was stabbed by his assassin 1t is now
nclosed and covered with turf. Immortelles
have been planted upon it. Sentries of the old
regiment of the Emperor Paul, clad in pictur-
esque uniform of the last century, stand there
rs guard striving to keep back the people, who !
eagerly snatch at anything that can be carried |
of as a relic"