The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-02
Attempt on Francis Jo.eph,a Inc.

VIENNA, Oct, 1.-Emperor Francis
Joseph arrived, n safety at .Reichenburg,
7 this morning and WITH ms advent news of
OF the<&tampt upon his life spread an over
Austria. The general opinion is the news
circulating iAeitAer untrue or else exao-
gerated, but it caused great CONSERVATION
The story is that last night an ATTEMPT was
made with dynamite bomb to blow up the
railroad bridge at Rosenthal, a suburb OF
Relchenberg. This is said to have mr.
Cured shortly before the Emperoris train
passed over tle bridge. Some railroad
watchmen said they saw the would be
assasslns as they were upon the point of
attaching bomb to the bridge structure
and by appearing upon the scene frustrated
their design.
The official investigation shows two
bombs, charged with nitro glycerine. vera
placed on the bridge. Attached to rho
bombs was time fuse evidently calculated
TO cause an explosion at the moment the
imperial train was passing the spot. The
would De assassins seem, however to have
miscalculated the time the train was To
pass near the bombs or else they were al
fault as to the length of life of the fusa
used. In any case the fuse acted at about
II 80 pm. Wednesday before the imperia,
train even drew near to the dangerous To-
cation. The explosion destroyed the
and disturbed the road, but did not
affect the bridge structure. The railroad
officials Immediately set a gang of men to
work upon the structure and soon had il in
good repair. Consequently when the i'm
perial train passed this morning there was
little or no trace of the explosion. No ar
rests have been MADE in connection with
the attempt and the officials who have
charge of the investigation profess to be of
the opinion the explosion was intended as a
demonstration of disapproval with some of
the Emperor's acts and that those engaged
in the demonstration" had no intention of
taking his life. The general feeling is one
of indignation against those engaged in the
conspiracy and the Emperor's loval sinh
jects are unanimous in expressing the hone
the bomb exploders may be caught and
severely punished. The police are actively
engaged in following up clues already OBJ
tanned.
The Emperor received an ovation al
Reichenberg when the people became
aware OF the bomb explosions. The En-
peror ordered his carriage driven slowly
through the streets in order to be able to
acknowledge the acclamations with which
he was greeted on every hand. Replying to
an address presented to him bv
the burgomaster, the Emperor thanked
the latter for the proofs of loyal devotion
which he had received. He said he took
VIC heoH0SV LnIoi9aV Ill DOHeOla, ana would
do all he could to promote the prosperity OF
his beloved country
The Emperor has received number of
inquiries by telegraph, notably one from
the German Emperor and one from
the King of italy. Personally
the Emperor is disposed to treat the whole
matter lightly. There are people. how
ever. who do not look upon the explosion in
the optimistic. manner of the Emperor. A
dispatch from Richenberg says the com
ission of inquiry has discovered thirteen
bombs on the Rosehal railway bridge, in
telligence Of which has heightened the
situation caused by the mornings newA