The record-union., 1891-07-23
ATTACK ON THE CZAR0WITZ.
PRINCE GEORGE RECOUNTS THE
FACTS TO HIS FATHER.
The Timely Interference of the Prince
Saves the Czarowitz From
Being Decapitated.
snecial to the REcoRn.nNrox.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
COPENHAGEN, July ga newspaper
in this city publishes what purports to be
the text OF a letter from Prince George of
Greece, to his father, King George, Civ
ing an account of the attack made upon
the Czarowitz in Japan. He tells about
| their visit at Kioto, and how they started
for 0tsie. In the afternoon, as they were
going through a narrow street, Prince
George heard a shrek, and saw police
man hitting the Czarowitz on the head
with sword.
He continues: "Nicky (the CZarowitz)
jumped out of the cart, and the man ran
after Nicky, whose blood was streaming
down his face. I, too, jumped out, stick
in hand, and ran after Nicky. Nicky ran
into shop and came out again immedi-
ately, which enabled the man to overtake
him, but / arrived there at the same mo-
ment. and while the man had his sword
high in the air | gave him blow straight
on the head, and SO hard that he proba-
bly, never experienced a similar one. He
now turned against me, but tainted and
fell 10 the ground. Then two of our lin
rikshan pullers appeared. One of them
caught hold of the mans legs and the
other caught up the sword, which he
dropped, and gave the Carowitz' assail-
ant wound on the back of the head.
1T was God who placed me there at
that moment and gave me strength to
deal the blow. Had | been little later,
the policeman would perhaps have cut off
Nicky's head. Had my blow missed nv
assailant's head, he would have cut off
mine. The whole thing was so quick
that others behind us had seen nothing of
it. Nicky sat down, and a doctor ban
daged his wound as well as be could, and
we drove, escorted by soldiers to the
| Governors house.
Il must say | admired Nicky's pluck
He did not faint a single time, nor did he
! lose his good spirits for a moment, yet he
1 had two large wounds on his head above
the ear, one OF them five centimeters long
and the other six.
zi"Both wounds had penetrated to the
skull, but luckily no further. The regri-
lar bandaging of his head was done at
our house at kioto, and lasted. an hour
and half. Nic6y stood il splendidly
When this was over he was quite well,
and had neither pain nor headac che
" hen we had finished dinner he turned
in and slept nine hours without awaken
ing. lie had no further pain and not
even a headache.
During the day kilograms were simply
showered in upon us from all parts of the
world. That afternoon we receivedi
telegram saying that Aunt Minn the
Czarina) would feel more reassured if
Nicky went on board as soon as possible.
Consequently we left Kioto that after
neon, going by rail to Kobe. OF course
we had n grand reception on board. All
the officers OF the squadron assembled
and shouted 'Hurrah!' Nicky shook
hands with ali, and went below. l had
gone to the cabin to don my uniform,
when the commanding officer came be-
low and said the officers wanted to see me
x1o Ny r l,.l1 =.
took hold of me and played ball ian ex-
ceptionai Russian honor, signifying ex-
cesslve joy with me, afterward carrying
me in triumph around the deck"