Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-03-21
Tie Death Of the Car


1865.
Thc Death Of the Gear
The best account OF Tho murder of the Car
that any eye witness has been able to give is
that OF Captain NovikcfT of the imperial stnff
who was present when the second bomb Sas
thrown. and who helped 10 riso the dying En-.
paror. This officer had attended tho iusptc ion
held ct ono o'clock 10 the Gtoat Michael Rid
Ing SHOOK and was on bis way homo down the
NeV:ky Prospect, crossing The Catharine Canal
wheo he heard The first cx DosioD Ho arrived
within thirty yards Of tho Emperor when he
saw cloud of snow suddenly blown into the
air. The second bomb had exploded. Tho
ground was strewn with wounded men. Groans
were heard en- all Sides o. ono heap of snow
was dead boy, wounded soldier of the body
guard and wounded civilian. 10 tho road lay
the Emperor motonless. Ho wore tho uniform
Of the Sappers Of the Guard, whom he had Just
been reviewing. His legs were shattered.
Blood flowed from bis wounds. Some sailors
camo up and raised him from the erouod.
Captain Novikcff took him round tho body; the
sailors held by the legs, They moved forward
few PAGES when tho Emperor said twioo.
Gold cold" and cndeayored to raisc his hand
to his forehead, on which there was blood.
Captain Novikof, supporting Tho Gar with
ono arm, tried with tho other to get his hard.
kerchlef AID bind tho Emperor'5 head.
At that moment the Grand Duke Michael
came up, and bending over the Cars lace said
anxlcusy, How leelest thou?" 70 this the
Emperor replied. It Sa7 diEcalt to hear what
he said lie did not utter single groan. Tho
Grand Duke snRtchcd q cap from q bystanIer
and placed it On tn, Empcror's head. He lhcu
bade the sailors novo forward with him. Tho
people had mcanwhil, been RAINING ~ from
all sides.
Ma1g foil On ihnir knees; o crossed them.
selves eJd wept. There seemed to b, 10 Goa
veyanco in which the wCundtd Gar could BE-
placed. The polico ofEiucrs had driven up in y
sctgo, but tho horses bad taken fright a!lj hal
run away. A Common sndgc was standing rot
far oft. bu. It WAS too small 10 allow tho Wound-
cd man to bo supported 10 il. Captain N0vi-
koff asked the Grand Duke Micbael's pesmiss
| scu to oairy tho Czr into neighboyiug hcus,
| and ordsavor to s!auach the ilDw of bocd. The
emperor rad evidently not lost consei0useesR,
ter When thu PROPOSE was made ne distinctly
said. "B ,ar mo to lhn na!Eco tn die. Another
police hled@n nov cAmn NJ, cid In tha they
placed tho Emperor, Supporting him N either
hond. Al frs ,hn totgo moved forward at o
walk. but tho Cars strength seemed 10 fail so
| rapidly That orders wCrn eivJn to 20 ut brisk
rot to tho paiaoo. Whom they arrived the
Emp2rcr was unconscious, ard in thbt o)ndi-
| nuu ho was carried through tho gates Physi.
oisrs wcro quickly summoned 10 his BEDSIDE.
Surgeon krUugleWk, DR.. Blthkin, DR.. Marcus
| and DR.. DVoriaohiue obeyed the call. Tho last
| named Immediately fetched such Instruments
as were necessary for aupusaliug tho legs
| Bandages we're applied. Tho veins were tied
| mp 10 order that tho blood might flow back to
tho hoart. Tho Gar recovered consciousness
for brief moment AID received tho sacrament
| from Nj. Bal sIvo, the chaplain. Then his heart
cepsid to beat.
When tho explosion took place tho Cz,reViich
was at lunch with his family 10 tho Amutchkoff
Pslsc,. They board tho nose with fearful fore.
bodiDgs. They waited in terrible anxiety, and
| soon 90 imperial equorry gslloppad up. The
| CZarevltch and his wife rushed out to meet him.
| They were told that the Emperor was fright
| fully wounded. The heir apparent jumped into
sleigh and drove to tho Winter Palace, being
the first to arrive after tho Grand Duke
Michael. O;her members Of tho imperial
family allowed. Then camo many illusricu,
persons. Among them were Prince Souuaroif
Prince Dondukotf KorSakoff. Count Miliutu,
Count Adlcrbcrg and Count LoriS Melikotf
The Emperor was not wholly unconscious when
thsy arrived. Ho opened his eyes and give
slight takers that ho rccogn;z,d some members
OF bis family. lie muttered "Shasha," tho
dimiou!iVe OF tho hereditary prinoo's nsmo.
At tho moment when ho breathed his last all
Who were present il 10 the chamber Wero kaesl.
rg in silent prayer.
Airport published in the New York Finan.
cill Chronicle on Saturday that Jsy Gould was
seeking to obtain controlling interest in tho B.
q o. K 4. is extremely improbable, the stock
OF the road being held in such way that it
would be almost an impossibiity for Mr.. Gould
to secure majority of it. The Sun says
Some of Mr.. Gould's party may indeed bs
buying, shares Of the Baltimore and Ohio K. b.
stock, but not with the notion Of securing
controlling interest," however desirable they or
any others may deem the holding OF SO respect.
able an Investment"
A LAND SLIDE occurred in Baltimore yester-
day morning, by which the retaining wall of the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad between Gill
NOR and Mount streets, which held up the tun.
mel opening. fell in. Both tracks vera covered
with the heavy mass OF earth and masonry.
Dwellings were damaged and the yards oftwo
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