Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-13
INITIATING RAVACH0L
Dynamiters Try to Wreck q Cafe at
0stend.
REACTION IN FAVOR OF MRS. BORDEN
A Coney Island Steamer Springs a
Leak.
STRIKE OF MEN
C40N IN FAVOR OF MRS. BORDEN
STRIKE OF swITCHMEN
DYNAMITERs AT OsTEND.
Explosion OF . Cartridge Wrecks . Cafe and
Iniuree Many Patrons.

explosion OF cartridge wrecks Q Cafe and
Injuries Many Patrons.
BRussEIs, Aug. 13-Great excitement pre-
walls today in Ostend over asAynamite outrag,
that has resulted in three persons being fatally
injured and several seriously.
Ostend Ii the fsvorite summer resort for tn,
Belgian aristocracy. The King Of the Belgium
has q summer residence and visits the baths
and other summer attractions include nobility
from all parts Of Europe, and especially Russia
whose leading families make Ostend their favor
lite resort on the western shores Of Europe.
The old Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany also wal
q frequent visitor to Ostend, and although tn,
present kaiser does not follow his grandfather
example many noble German families still
make Ostend their summer habitation.
AT present Ostend is thronged with visitors
One Of the most aristOcratic resorts Is the Cafe
du Prince, called after the late Prince Consort
Of England, and much frequented by English
sojourners as well as by Russians and Germans
Today, while a number of people we're in the
cafe, dynamite cartridge exploded under one
Of the windows. The force of the explosion
was terrific. The cafe was wrecked, the win
down shattered, the tables broken and plates
room. Several persons in the cafe wer'
wounded by the flying missiles and three vert
fatally injured.
The spectacle was the most horrible ever seer
in Ostend. People came running out from th.
cafe, their faces streaming with blood, addinf
to the dismay and terror Of the fashionabi,
throng that had gathered At the sound of tn,
explosion.
The police rushed in and found several per
sons lying In the wreck with serious wounds
one OF them unconscious and another almos
dead. owing to the cOpious flow Of blood from
cash in his temple. The wounded were Al
once conveyed to the hospital or their stopping
places and efforts were made to ascertain who
was guilty of the crime.
There was very little left of the dynamite
cartridge, but the police we're able TO locate
where 1t had been placed. SO far, however
they are without any reliable clue as to thu
criminal Two persons OF suspicious ap
pearance arrived in Ostend from Parii
In the early part Of the weel
and were Swallowed by the police. who
suspected them Of being thieves or swindlers
They paid their way, and ss they did nothing Il
justify arrest they were not molested. They
are now missing. 1t is thought that perhaps
they were anarchists and perpetrated the out
rage in revenge for the severe penalties recently
imposed on Belgian anarchists.
The outrage has caused such dismay among
the visitors at Ostend that number of them
have given notice of their intention to 10 else
where, as they fear this is but the beginning OF
series OF ontrages aimed at the wealthy class who
frequent the resort. The guards at the palace Of
the King Of the Belgians has been Increased
and sentinels on the fortifcations have beer
directed to be specially vigilant in detecting
and OBTAINING suspicious persons. The Hote
des Bains, it is said, has applied for additional
police protection.