St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-01
Car Alexander Narrowly Es-
capes the Fate Of His
Father.
Nihilists Wreck a Train on
Which Is the Imperial
Family.
Providence Preserves the EN-
peror, Twenty Of His Suite
Being Killed.
Albert Edward Pays a High
Compliment to an Ameri-
can Feauty.

ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 31.-An official
statement regarding the accident which
happened to the czar's train on Monday
has been issued. 1t is as follows: The
train containing the car and czarina
left Taran0vka at noon on Monday.
While passing through a deep gorge
near BOrki the train left the rails. AT
the time of the accident the car and
cZarina were in the saloon carriage at
breakfast. When the first carriage left
the track the rest of the train Oscillated
and the succeeding carriage heefed
over. The saloon carriage, al
though remaining OH the track,
was badly shattered. The roof fell in,
but rested on portion of the side, thus
forming shield for the occupants. 1t
seems incredible that with such havoc
any of the occupants Of the train should
have escaped unhurt. But God pro-
tected the ear and his family, who were
taken from the debris uninjured. Some
ceived slight Commissions. The only
person severely injured was Gen. Scher-
emitoff, an aide-de-camp of the car.
The GraShdanin states that the train
was drawn by two engines, and consist
ed OF several carriages besides the sa
loon carriage. The latter was of mas
sive construction. The train was run
ming at the rate of siXty-five verStS an
hour. When the first engine left the
track it
PLOWED UP THE ROADBED
and embedded itself in the earth. The
second engine ran Oh top OF the first
anu was wrecked. The first and sec
Ond carriages were also wrecked. They
were occupied by court servants and
railway officials, among whom Baron
st. Jernval, chief inspector of railways,
was badly injured. Generals Vanhov-
ski and Tcherevin, who were in the sa-
loon carriage with the imperial family,
received Commissions. The car and
cZarina remained at the scene for some
time, giving attention to the injured.
Towards evening they returned to Zoso-
WoJe, the last station they had left. Re-
ligiOus serviOus have been held
throughout the empire, giving thanks
for the escape OF the imperial family.
The Grashdanin cOntradicts the official
report of the accident in regard to the
casualties. 1t affirms that
TWENTY PERSONS WE'RE KILLED.
including Capt. Dresch, staff courier,
three couriers and eight soldiers of the
railway battalion. 1t also says that
eighteen others were injured. The i'm
perial family passed over. the Charkoff
L Nicolaief railway last evening on
their way to Gatschina. All were well.
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 car
stayed Oh 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 ZosO-
wOje the cZar ordered the clergy to con-
duct a requiem for the victims. After
the religious services he invited all of
the occupants of the train who had es-
capped to partake of dinner, which he
had served ill the railway station. The
official report says the mishap to the
trainwas beyond question due to ma
ljciOus designs upon the emperor's life.
A NIHILISTIC PLOT.
Special to the Clone.
BERLIN, Oct. Sit is believed here
and in most of the other European capt.
tails that the accident to the ears train
was the result of a nihilist plot.