The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-26
U0H' THE CEaR DIED.
Euilor Particulars OF tho Recent Assassina.
tipn.

"cH TIE GEAR DIED.
Euiior Particulars of tho Recent Assassina
tion.
| From the New York Herald.
! LONDON, March 19.--Tho bost ac
; count OF the murder Of the Car that
any eyewitness has been able to give
ia that OF Captain Novikof, OF the
! imperial staff, who was present whe,
the second bomb was thrown, and who
helped 10 raise the diving EMPEROR
; This officer had attended tho insnrctiou
hrld ut one o'clock In the Great Micha.
cl Riding School. aud was on his way
home down tho Nevskv Prospect,
crossing the atherine Canal, when he
heard the first explosion. He arrived
within thirty yards OF the Emperor
when he saw Il cloud Of snow sudden.
~ blown into the air. The second
bomb had exploded. The ground was
sirewn with wounded men. Groaus
! were heard on all sides. On one heap
OF snow was dead boy, n wounded
soldier Of the body guard and Il wound
cd civilian. III tho road lay the Elm
pcror moionlcss. lie wore the uni.
form OF tic Sappcrs OF tho Guard,
whom he had just been reviewing. His
legs we've shattered. Blood flowed
from his wounds. Some sailors came
up and raised him from the ground
Captain Nnvikotf took him round the
body: Ihe sailors held by the legs.
They moved forward Il few PAGES when
The Emperor said twice, "Cold, cold"
aud cndeavored to raise his baud to his
forehead, on which there WAS blood.
Captain Novikotl, supporting the Car
with one arm. tried with the other to
get his handkerchief and bind the En-.
pcrors head.
TIE BROTHERS.
at that lEo!ucut the Grand Duke
Michael came up. and bending over
lhc Cars face said anXiously, "IIow
ir"lc>t thou?' To this the Enpcror
rel lied. Il was difficult to hear what
h" said. u" did not utter Il single
&,oan. The Grand Duke snaic'ei Al
cap Iro'a by>tAnlcr and placed it on
thr t"pcrur'S hCah. lie then babe the
sailors move forward with linn. The
lS'rl" had meanwhile been running
up from aii sides. Many fell on their
Knees; al! crossed themselves. and
wept. There seemed to be no convey
1ncc in which the wounded Car couid
be placed. The police officers had
driNcn up in SlcdEr, but the horses
had taken fright and had run away.
Il common s.rJEc was s,aniing not far
OIL. but II was too small to allow the
wor>ndrd n.an to lie supported in il.
Captain NovikuT asked the Grand
Dui;c MirIncl'> permission to carry
the Car IN Il nci ghboring house and
Gndoav@r to stanCh the fl)w Of blood.
The Emperor had evidently not lost
c 'ii>ri]u .n@$S, for when the Dropusal
Was made ne distinctly said. ";car me
{ the pelacr T. die" Another y j CO
.cI@'; new cam" up, an,l in this they
p':ccd HE Emperor, supporting him
o either S!,ir, Tor he was unable even
t, keep UP his head. At first the >lc,lue
III 'Nri forward at walk, but the
t,Iar& strength seemed TO fail 6, ran.
l"iT 'ha, o,drrs were given t. % al q
otIsM not 70 til" paIuc2. When they
a:i wed tbs Emperor was unconscious,
ANA III tIat condition he was carried
Trough t'c gates. l'hysicians wrle
G"!G"'t "nii'!n"ncl to his bed>i lc.
r:",;"oh i,r"HI!cySki, Dr.. Bottiiu. DR..
M"iruS HnI i)r. DTuriacllinC obcvcd
inc call. I!!c in:i named immediately
!e'c!!H" $Ucn Instruments ns were nee
cEsA!y Tor amputaling the legs. Ban
rl....,-. M, u..t.,t, .,,1.t,
How back to the heart. The Cznr re-
consciousness for brief mo-
lnrnI and received the sacrament from
NJ. Ba ialov, the chaplain. Then his
heart ceased to beat.
THE SON.
When the explosion took place the
CZarrvitch was AT lunch with his fami-
ly in the AmutcEkoT Palace. They
h"ard the noise with fearful iolrboi-
in.Zs. They waited with terrible
anxiety. and soon al inn crial cqcrrv
gnIiop"d up. The Czaruvitcl ami his
wife rushed out TO meet him. They
were told that tic Z nprror was friuht-
fnlly wounded. The heir apparent
jumped into Il sleigh and drove to the
Winter Palace. being the tir,t to ar
rive after the Grand Duke Michael.
C!hrr members Of the imperial family
followed. Then came many ilIustrious
persons. Among them were Prince
SnuuNron. Prince DunduknH Kursn-
koit, Count Miliutin, Count Adlcrbcry
and Count Loris Mcikoh. The En,-
rcror was not wholly unconscious
when they arrived. He opened his
eyes and gave slight tokens that he
recognized some members Of his tumi-
~: Hr mu!!crrd "SLa>ha," the dinin.
u;lve ct the hereditary princes name
At the moment when he blculhru his
last all who were present in the cham
per were ki!r'iing in silent PRAYER.
he events OF the irXt few hours were
ucrlly affecting. As the CZarcvitch
lett the palace he Was received with
rnihA.iaStir acclanatinn by the crowd.
lt,.,, II