The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-01
ESCAPE OF THE CAR.
THE TOP OF HIS WRECKED CAR
FORMED A SHIELD.

The Accident Not the Result of an
Anarchist Plot-ConflictIng Accounts
as to Whether There Were Fatalities
His Majesty Braves the Storm to
Comfort the Injured.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 31.-An official
statement regarding the accident which
happened to the czar's train Monday has
been issued. 1t is as follows:
The train containing the car and czarina and
suite left Taranoveka az noon Monday. While
passing through deep-gorge near Berkie, the
train lett the rails. At the time OF the accident
riaga at breakfast. When the first carriage
left the track the rest of the train oscillated,
and the succeeding carriage keeled over. The
saloon carriage, although remaining on the
track, was badly shattered.
MIRAoULoUsLY SHIELDED.
The roof fell in but rested on a portion Of the
side, thus forming a shield for the occupants.
It seems incredible that with such havoc any OF
the occupants of the train should have escaped
unhuTt. But God protested the car and his
family, who were taKen from the debris unin,
jured. Some of the other occupants of the
train received slight contusons The only per-
son seriously injured was Gen. Scheremetieff,
an aide -de-camp of the car.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
The Grdshddnin states that the train was
drawn by two engines and consisted II
several carriages beside the saloon carriage.
The latter was of massive construction.
The train was running at the rate of sixty
five versts an hour. When the hIst
engine left the track, it plowed up tbs
road bed, and embedded itself in the earth.
The second engine ran on top of the first
and was wrecked. They were occupied by
the court servants and railway officials,
among whom was Baron st. Jernval, chief
inspector of railways. He was badly in-
iured Gems. Van Noydki and Threrevinj,
who were in the saloon carriage with the
imperial family, received contusions.
ROYAL coMFoRTERs.
The czar and czarina remained at the
scene for some time giving attention TO the
injured. Toward evening they returned
to Zeozoweskie, the last station they had
left.
Religious services have been held through
out the empire giving thanks for the es-
cape of the imperial family. The Crash
DAMN contradicts the official report of the
accident in regard to the casualties. 1t
affirms that twenty persons were killed,
including Capt. Bresch, a staff courier,
three couriers and eight soldiers of the
railway battalion. 1t also says that eighteen
Others were injured.
The imperial family passed over the
Charkof and Nicolaietf railway last even
ing on their way to Gatzchina- All were
well.
A HEAVY STORM.
| The weather was very stormy at the time
Of the accident, but despite the fact that
heavy rain was falling, and that the ground
was slippery, the cZar stayed on the spot
and assisted in the removal of the dead and
| injured He did not enter the reserve train
until the last of the injured had
been placed in the ambulance. On his
| arrival at Zosowoje, the czar ordered the
clergy to conduct a requiem for the VIC
Tins After the religious services, he in
vited all OF the occupants of the train who
had escaped to partake of dinner, which he
had served in the railway station. An
examination will explain the cause Of the
accident, but the idea that 1t was due to
malicious design upon the emperor's life
may be considered quite out of the ques-
tion