Evening journal., 1892-08-13
DYNAMITE FOR OSTEND
Anarchy's Weapon in Use at
Royalty's Summer Resort.
FATALITY, DAMAGE AND DISORDER

A Dynamite Cartridge Explosion Wrecks
an Aristocratic Cafe, Fatally Injuries the
Inmates and Agitates the Ostend Popu-
laee-supposed TO be the Work of Re
vengeful Belgian Anarchists.
[By Telegraph to the Evening Journal.l
BaUssELs, Aug. 13-Great excitement
prevails to-day in Ostend over dyna-
mite outrage that has resulted in three
persons being fatally injured. Ostend is
the favorite resort for the Belgian aris-
tocracy The King of the Belgians has
summer palace, and the visitors to the
baths and other summer attractions in
clude the nobility from all parts of
Europe, and especially from Russia
whose leading families make Ostend
their favorite resort.
The old Khiser Wilhelm, of Germany,
was a frequent visitor to Ostend, and
although the present Kaiser does not
follow his grandfather's example, many
noble Germany families still make Os-
tend their summer habitation. At
present Ostend is thronged with visitors.
the Cafe du Prince Albert, called after
the late Prince Consort Of England, and
much frequented by English sojourners,
Russians and Germans.
To day, while a number of people We're
in the cafe, a dynamite cartridge ex-
ploded under one of the windows. The
force of the explosion was terrific. The
cafe was wrecked, the windows shattered
the tables broken and plates and glasses
smashed and hurled about the ROOM
Three persons in the cafe were fatally
injured by the flying missiles, and many
were wounded.
The spectacle was the most horrible
ever seen in Ostend. People came run
ming out from the cafe, their faces
streaming with blood, adding to the dis
may and terror of the fashionable throng
that had gathered at the sound of the ex-
plosiOn.
The police rushed in and found several
persons lying in the wreck with serious
wounds, one of them unconscious and
another almost dead owing TO the copious
flow of blood from a cash in his temple.
The wounded were at once conveyed to
the hospital or to their hotels and efforts
were made TO ascertain who was guilty
of the crime.
mite cartridge, but the police where able
to locate where it had been placed. Sc
far, however, they are without any re-
liable clew as to the criminal Two per
sons Of suspicious appearance arrived in
Ostend from Paris in the early part Of
the week and were shadowed by tn,
police who suspected them of being
thieves or swindlers. They paid their
way and as they did nothing to justify
arrest, they were not molested They arr
now missing. It is thought that per
haps they were anarchists and perpe
trated the outrage in revenge for thl
severe penalties recently imposed OF
Belgian anarchists
The outrage has caused such disma,
among the visitors at Ostend that a mum
Der of them have given notice of thei
intention to go elsewhere, as they fea
that this is but the beginning of a serie
Of outrages aimed at the wealthy clas
who frequent the resort. The guard a
the palace Of the King of Belgium Ia
been increased and sentinels on the fort
fications have been directed TO
specially vigilant in OBTAINING suspicion
persons The Hotel des Bains, it
said, has applied for additional prote'
tiOn.