The historic times. [volume] (Lawrence, Kansas) 1891-1891, 1891-10-03
FRANCIS JOSEPH.
The Emperor Not Forgotten By
Bomb EXPLORERS.
ATTEMPT TO WRECK HIS TRAIN.
Approach of Bridge Damaged With No
One Hurt-A Loyal Demonstration
Searching For the Conspirators-
Their Motive.

/ VIENNA, Oct 2.-Emperor Franci
Joseph arrived in safctyat Reichenberg
near Prague, yesterday morning, an,
with his advent the news of an alleged
| attempt upon the life of the imperia
traveller spread all over Austria
During the night an attempt wa
made with a dynamite bomb to blow
up the railroad bridge at Roscnthal, ;
suburb of Reichenberg. This outrage
occurred shortly before the emperor!
train was to pass over the bridge.
The official investigation shows tina
two bombs charged with nitro-glycerint
were placed in the gutter, or draining
portion, of the tunnel of the bridge
Attached to these bombs was a fuse
evidently calculated to cause an ex
plosion 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 they were at fault as to the
length of life of the fuse used. In any
case. the fuse acted at about 1880
even drew near to the dangerous To-
cation. The explosion destroyed the
masonry above and about the bridge
tunnel, and disturbed the roadbed, but
did not affect the bridge structure.
The railroad officials who had been
attracted to the scene of the explosion,
after making a thorough examination
of both the bridge and the roadbed, set
a gang of men to work upon the latter
and soon had it in good state of re-
pair. Consequently, when the imperial
train passed at o'clock there was little
or no trace of the explosion
A dispatch from Reichen berg says
the commission of inquiry has discov-
cred thirteen bombs on the bridge-in-
telligence which has heightened the
sensation caused by the mornings
news
The emperor received an ovation at
Reichenburg when the people became
aware of the bomb explosion. He or
dered his carriage to be driven slowly
through the streets in order to be able
to acknowledge the reclamation with
which he was greeted on every side.
Replying to an address presented him
by the burgomaster he thanked the
latter for the proofs of loyal devotion
which he had received. He said that
he took the keenest interest in Bo-
hemia and that he would do all he could
to promote the prosperity of his be-
loved Bohemia.
The emperor has received n number
of inquiries by telegraph, notably one
from the German emperor, and another
from the king of Italy. Personally, he
is disposed to treat the whole matter
lightly, but there are people who do
not look upon the explosion in as OPP
timistic manner us he.
The officials who have charge of the
investigation profess to be of the opin-
ion that the explosion was intended as
a demonstration of Gisapproval with
some of the empcror's acts, and that
those engaged in the demonstration"
had no intention of taking the life of
the emperor
The general feeling is one of indigna-
ton against those engaged in the con-
spiracy and the emperor's loyal sub
iectS are unanimous in expressing the
nope that the bomb exploders may be
caught and severely punished, even if
heir act was only some kind of Il po-
itical demonstration
The police are actively engaged in
following up clews already obtained,
Ind further revelations and possible
arrests are expected at any moment