St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-10-02
LUCK OF KAISER FRANZ.
Deadly Bombs Meant for Him Ex-
plode Too Soon.

DlOuc LOO SOOns
VIENNA, Oct. EMPEROR Francis
Joseph arrived in safety at Reichen-
berg, near Prague, this morning, and
with his advent the report of an alleged
attempt upon the life of the imperial
traveller spread all over Austria. The
story in brief is about as follows: Dur
ing the night, it appears, all attempt
was made with a dynamite bomb TO
blow up the railroad bridge at RoSen-
thai, suburb of Reichenberg. Th is
outrage is said to have occurred shortly
before the emperOr'S train was to pass
over the bridge. Some railroad watch.
men, it is said, saw the wOuid-be assas-
sins as they were upon the point of at
taching the bomb to the bridge stru ct
ure. and by appearing upon the see ne
frustrated their design.
The official investigation shows that
two bombs. charged with nitro-glycer-
inc, were placed in the gutter, or drain
ing portion of the tunnel of the bridge.
Attached to these bombs was q time
fuse, evidently calculated to act so as to
cause their explosion at the moment the
imperial train was passing the mined
spot. The Would-be aSSasSinS seem,
however, to have miscalculated the
time the train was to pass near the
bombs, or else they were at fault as to
the length of life of the fuse used. In
any case, the fuse acted at about II 80
p. M. Wednesday, before the imperial
train even drew near to the dangerous
location.
The explosion destroyed the masonry
above and about the bridge tunnel, and
disturbed the road bed, but did not affect
the bridge structure. No arrests have
been made in connection with this at
tempt and the officials who have charge
OF the investigation profess to be of the
opinion that the explosion was intended
as demonstration of disapproval with
some OF the emperor's acts, and that
those engaged in the demonstration"
had no intention OF taking the life of the
emperor.
Now that it is officially admitted that
explosive bombs have been used in some
manner along the line of the emperor's
journey, the utmost excitement prevails.
The general feeling is one of indigna-
ton against those engaged in the con
splracy, and the emperor's loyal sub
jectS are unanimous in expressing the
hope that the bomb eXploders may be
caught and severely punished even if
their act was only some kind Of pOlit-
zeal demonstration"
The police are actively engaged in
following up clues already obtained and
further revelations and possible arrests
are expected at any moment.
The emperor received an ovation at
Reichenberg when the people became
aware of the bomb explosions. The
emperor ordered his carriage to be
driven slowly through the streets in
order to be able to acknowledge the ac-
CARNATIONS with which he was greeted
OH every side. Personally the emperor
is disposed to treat the whole matter
lightly. There are people, however,
who do not look upon the explosion in
such an optimistic manner.
A dispatch from Reichenberg says the
commission of inquiry has discovered
thirteen bombs on the Rosenthal rail
way bridge = intelligence which has
heightened the sensation caused by this
mornings news. The Viennese are
preparing to give the emperor a mag
nifcent reception on his return.