Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-05-11
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY
The New Secretary for Ire
land RuthIessIy Assas-
sinated at Dublin.
Under Secretary Burke Cut
Down at Lord Cayen-
dish's Side.
A Dark Deed Which Will
Shock the Whole Civil
lied World.
Terrible Tragedy.

ASSASSINATION OF LORD CAYENDISH.
DUBLIN, May 8.-Lord Frederick
Cavendish and Under Secretary Burke
w.re shot dead this evening in Phoenix
park.
LONDON, May 8.-A later telegram
from Dublin says it now appears that
Lord Cavendish and Under Secretary
Burke were stabbed and not shot. They
were both strollipg in the park, about a
half mile from the city gate and a
quarter of mile from the chief secre-
tary's lodge, when a Car drove up con-
tanning four men. two of whom Jumped
down from the car and attacked Lord
Frederick Cavendish and Mr.. Burke,
stabblng them both several times in the
throat and breast
THE VICTIMS STRUGGLED HARD
for life, and in the struggle became
some ten PAGES apart. The tragedy
occurred about ten minutes after seven
o'clock in the evening, and in broad
daylight. The bodies were first dis.
covered by two young gentlemen who
were riding bicycles through the park,
and who Immediately gave the alarm
to the police. Surgeons soon reached
the spot but the police were already
conveying Burke's body away
to the town, where the examination
showed that life was extinct. The up
per part of the body was perforated in
a shocking manner and presented q
CHASTITY sight. Proceeding further, the
medical men reached the body of Lord
Cavendish, which was being conveyed
away from the park on a stretcher.
The body of the chief secretary dis
played some dreadful wounds, in addi-
ton to which his left arm was also
broken and torn, as if he had put it up
to protect his breast. Lord CaYendish
was quite dead. The bodies were taken
to Stevens hospital, where they will re-
main until the inquest is held.
THE LOCALITY OF THE OUTRAGE
is terribly marked with blood. The
spot where Lord Cavendish was found
was absolutely deluged, while Burke's
body lay in a pool of blood. 1t is said
that Immediately after the act the
murderers drove off. There seems to
be no clue TO the assassins at present,
but the police are taking most extra
ordinary measures to discover the per-
petrators. A large quantity of notes
and gold coin, besides their gold
watches, we're found in the pock-
cts of the victims which showed that
the object of the crime was not rob.
berry.
GREAT EXCITEMENT PREVAILS
throughout Dublin, and widespread in
dignation is expressed over the event.
Telegraph offices are besieged for the
latest news. Owing to the lateness OF
the hour, the arrival of the news in
London, nothing of the outrage is as
yet known here among the general
public. At London clubs and west end
resorts, the news of the assassination
was received with feeling of stupifca-
ton, and followed by expression of the
bittereSt resentment.
THE FEELING IN CANADA.
OTTAWA, May 8.-The assassination
of Lord Cavendish and Undar Secre.
tary Burke, caused great excitement in
NEW YORK SUN COMMENTS.
New YORK, May 8.-The following
editorial appears in the Sun this morn
ing: "There is something appalling in
the folly of the crime which was COM
mitted last night in Dublin, and by
which the bearers of the message OF
peace and good will were UNANIMOUSLY
done to death. The effect which this
act will have, and perhaps was meant
to have, on the policy of Cancellation
will be incalculably harmful, nor should
we be surprised if it entailed the down
fall of the Gladstone ministry in the
very hour when it merited the high
est esteem and confidence. 1t is
probable the crime was the work ot
miscreants who saw in Gladstone's con
ciliatory policy the ruin of their clan.
destine scheme, and who determined to
paralyze Il at the cost of country the
scoundrels pretend to serve, and by the
butchery of the men who came on the
blessed errand of deliverance and pacifi.
cation. Never in the whole course o.
their history have the prospects OF the
Irish people been brighter than they
looked only twenty-four hours ago
That those prospects are very deeply
overcast by the detests BILE crime com
mitted yesterday, cannot be for a mo.
ment doubtful to those conversant with
the difficulties which already beset
Gladstone's path. The calamitous con
sequences of the tragedy we cannot as
yet begin to measure, but when we
think of the huge power for evil which
the circumstances have given the au.
thors of this bloody deed, it seems to
us that something like a curse has over.
shadowed Ireland.
WHAT CHICAGO IRIsHAfEN SAY.
CHICAGO, May S.-Interviews held
with prominent Irishmen, tonight, de,
velope the fact that they agree in re.
garding the assassination of Cavendish
and Burke as an uncalled for and az.
tonishing piece of folly. They would