The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1893-11-11
BOMBS IN AN OPERA HOUSE
Fifteen People Killed and Many
Hurt in Barcelona.
Two Bombs Thrown From the Gallery Dur.
ing the Second Act of William TeIl''
Supposed to Be the Work Of
Anarchists..Foreig News.

BARCELONA, Nov. GA dastardly
outrage was committed in this city Tues
lay night that for tiendishness and crazy
lesire to murder has seldom been
squalled.
The Lyceum opera house, one of the
places of amusement much frequentcd
~ the elite Of Barcelonn society. was
;he scene of the outrage. The
opera season ut this house opened last
night, "William Tell" being billed for
production. There was a large audi
.nce present. In the second act two
bombs, presumably loaded with dyna-
mite, We're thrown from the gallery.
AS the bombs struck the floor below
one of them exploded with terrific
'eport
When tho smoke and dust caused by
:he explosion cleared away, the forms
If many persons We're seen writhing on
the floor in the vicinity of the place
where the bombs had fallen. The
seats thereabouts had been blown to
pieces and the flooring in places was
:orn up and the beams partly shat
!ered
1t is officially reported that fifteen
lost their lives. The number of in.
iured will be large, for it is certain
| that many besides those wounded by
the explosion We're hurt by being tram
oled upon by the panic stricken crowd
| aeeing to the streets. Several persons
were removed from the theater with
aearly every sshred of clothing torn
from their bodies.
Several suspicious looking characters
| we're placed under arrest and it was
found that two of them were anarchists
we'll known to the police. Six ladies
and nine men We're conveyed to the
hospital. each severely wounded.
Excited people insist that the police
| we're to blame for the explosion as they
should have known that the anarchists
are still active i'll the city.
Within the past six months several an
archist outrages have been perpetrat ted
in this city, including the attempt by
Pallas to kill General MARTINEZ Cam.
pos, for which the would be assassin
was shot. 1t is supposed that the rea.
son that one of the bombs did not ex'
plode was that it struck the back of u
man sitting in one of the seats, extn-
gushing the fuse.
There is great Indignation against
| buc uuTuefefS una Dlptcr threats are
made against them in the event of
speedy justice not being meted ont to
.hem.
Among the killed are an American
gentleman and Il wealthy German.
The wife of the American accompanied
him to the performance. She was in
iured. AS yet she is not aware of the
husbands death.
The uncXploded boInb is in the pos
ression of the police. 1t is fac silnile
of the bomb used by Pallas in his at.
;empt upon the life of General Marti.
nez Campos.
| There is q general feeling of panic in
:he city. Last nights explosion ls
believed to be but u prelude
to further outrnges by the anarchists.
The police were busy throughout the
night. They searched the houses of
suspected anarchists and arrested a
french,nan named Aragon, an Italian
ramed Soldni. and a number of others.
After the explosion the telegraph lines
We're occupied in the transmission Of
government messages nll night. No
private dispatches We're allowed to be
sent before this morning. Early last
evening General Martinez Campos sent
y long dispatch to Madrid informing
The government of the affair.