The herald., 1893-11-09
AN ANARCHISTS BOMBS.
Exploded in a Crowded
Theater.
A Terrible Dynamite Outrage
in Barcelona.
Death and Destruction Replaces a
Scene of Gaiety.
A Dozen People Killed and Scores OF
Others Ipjured-The Panic That
Followed the Explosion Is
Indescribable.

BARCELONA, NOV. S.-Dynamlto Dom Db
we're thrown by an anarchist into the
midst of crowded theater, inagnif.
cent building, the largest of it's kind in
Europe, filed last night with distin-
guished audience, estimated to number
1000. The opera William Tell was being
given. While the performance was in
progress two dynamite bombs were
hurled from the topmost gallery into
the midst of the stage. One exploded
with a detonation which shook the
building to the foundations and scat
tered death and destruction on every
side. The second bomb fell into the lap
of lady and rolled thence harmlessly
to the floor. A scene OF confusion and
terror followed. The audience rose to
their feet in a panic. scarcely realizing
what had happened, while the
building rang with cries OF
pain. shrieks of fear and exclama-
tions OF vengeance. The terror and
panic increased as the audience room
filed with smoke and dust from falling
plaster, and broken glaes falling on the
panic-stricken audience added to the
number of wounded.
After moment of paralyzing terror,
fears OF other bombs being thrown over
came all reason, and the audience made
mad rush for the exits. Women and
children received no consideration in
the fierce struggle and were trampled
upon and crushed aud left with the
wounded and dying. Only few Of the
braver ones remained behind to cere for
the loved ones lying helpless and bleed
ing on the floor.
When the gorged exits were finally
cleared, horrible sight was presented
10 those who mustered enough couraq Q
to return to rescue those unable to help
thamsalyes The stalls where the bomb
Der Of dead bodies, some maneled be.
yond recognition. When the wreckape
was finally cleared away, Is bodies were
revealed, six men and nine women. ali
frightfully torn and disigured. Most of
them were members OF one family. who.
it is supposed. formed q gay theste
party in honor of the birthday of one OF
their number. In the stalls adjoining.
groaning with pain, lay many ladies and
gentlemen. wounded by fragments Of
the bomb, splinters of wood, pieces of
glass and bits OF iron. Several are 40
seriously hurt that they cannot recover.
Attention was next turned to the ex-
its and stairwsys where the terrible
crush following the explosion occurred.
Here three dead and q large number
'serionsly wounded were picked M.
Physicians were hastily summoned to
care for the wounded, while the bodies
OF the dead were tenderly raised and re-
moved from the building. Among the
dead is an American named Figueras.
and his wife is wounded.
Great crowds surrounded the theater
all night. The utmost CONSERVATION
prevails over the evident inability of
the government to cope with the situa-
ton. The bomb thrower escaped. but
the police are making general round
up OF anarchists in the hope of getting
some clue to the bastard who threw the
bomb. The missile which did not ex-
plode ia an exact counterpart of those
used by Palmas, the anarchist who tried
to assassinste General Martinez Campos.
The second act of the opera had lust
commenced when bomb was thrown
either from the fourth or fifth pallerv
persons were killed instantly
and many others badly Injured. Eighty
persons are in serious condition. Sew
eral were trampled to death and scores
injured during the panic after the ex-
plosion. The interior of the opera |
house was badly wrecked.
The killed include German named
an Englishman named |
Ramm and a Frenchman named Yer
don. Among the injured is German
named Wicke, who is the representative /
,f North American firm. There are
40 Americans or Englishmen among
he injured.
The authors Of the terrible disaster
nave not been arrested and are appar-
'ntly unknown. An Italian, Saldini.
Irrested on suspicion of being responsi.
lie for the outrage, declares his inno-
ence. but his statements are contradic-
ory. When ne was taken before the
udge he gave evaeive replies to the
uestions put to him. The only definite
lit OF information that could be GOT
rom was that he was the leader of the
ecent strike OF marble workers. Search
'as made OF his house but nothing of
nature was discovered.
At the council Of the ministry tonight.
pecial power was granted the police to
ursue the persons connected with last
ight's crime. The new powers con.
,rred Sre equivalent to the suspension
habeas corpus. The authorities Of
arcelona are censured for permitting
le perpetrstion of frequent ou TRACES by
narchists and other lswless persons.
Several we'll known Spanish Anarch-
ts have been arrested on suspicion
lat they have knowledge of the crime.
Marie Damerini. sister of the prims I
,nna of the opera, is reported to have !
sen killed by the explosion. {
Later.--It has just been learned that |
aldini has confessed. His full name ia
aurice Saldini. {