Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-11-08
DYNAMIIERS In SPAI N
A Bomb Exploded in a Crowded
ThealeE
scenes OF Terror Death aud Dcstruc.
tion'- 4 second nomh Trii IIarm-
icssiJ IA Ladi'. Lap.

BARcELoNiA, Nov. s.--A dynamite
bomb thrown by some anarchists
Into the midst " o crowded tncater IL
tho latest outrage snd disasiorin spain.
the Licoo thoascr, magnificent
building tho largest OF 10 kind In
Europe was filed last night with a
distinguished audience estimated to
number 1000. The opera OF William
Tell was being givon, While tho
performance was Ia progress two dyna.
miic bombs wurc hurled from tae tls.
moot gallery into the midi. OF the stalls.
OIc exploded with n det1nati0n which
lhook the building to is foundations
AMI scattered Death aud destruction on
every side.
a second bomb foil into the lap OF
lady and rolled thence harmlessly to
to nlOL A scene OF confusion and
Terror followed. The audience rose 20
,heir feet ia u panic, scarCnly realizing
what had happened while the building
rang with the orius OF pain anu
shueks % fear anu OF vengeance.
tnu terror anu panic Increased as the
audience room fillcd with the smoke
aud duet from la,ling plaster aud with
the broken glass falling on the panic
stricken audience adding 10 the mum.
DER wounded. Alter "A moment OF para
lyzing terror, the fears OF other bombs
being thrown overcome all reason aud
NE audience male "a mao rush for the
exits, women aud children receiving
no consideration la the fletc0 struggle
ani were trampled under foot ana
crushed ana lett with other wounded
aud dying behind as they sought the
open air, Only "A lew Of the drawer
ones remained behind 10 care for their
loved ones who were lying helpless
and bleeding on the door.
When the gorgci exits were finally
clesrei horrible sight was presented
90 those who musteroh enough courage
TO return 10 tho ruscue OF those unable
90 help themselves. lhB stalls where
thu bomb exploded was a mass OF splint.
o'rd wTeckHgC, amid which lay large
uumber Of dead bodies, some mauglrI
hey Ond recognition. When tbs wreck.
age was finally cleared away fliieen
bodies, ak men anu nine women, all
irghtiully torn and disngurei, were
taken out MOst OF them were
uembofs OF ono family who, IL
10 supposed, formed gay
tueatcf party In honor OF the birthday
Of one OF their number. In the stalls
adjoining, groaning with pain, lay
many ladies and gentlemen, wounded
~ fragments OF tile bomb, splinters Of
wood, pieces Of glass anu biIs OF iron.
several OF them were 90 seriously hunt
tust they cannot recover.
Attention was next turned 10 the
exits and Htaifways where tho terrible
crush, following the explosion, oc.
CURED. Here three dead And large
number Of seriously wounded were
picked up. Physicians were hastily
.ummonud 10 care for the wounded,
while the bodies OF tho dead were ten.
itriy raised AMI removed from the
buil ing. Among the dead Ia an Amer
.cau named Flguras aud his " lie, VINO
TeIo wouudol. Great crowds sur.
rounded the theatre all night and the
ultaost CONSERVATION prevails over the
evident inability Of the government To
cope with thB situation. The bomb
thrower escaled. The police are mas.
ing general round up OF the anarchists
in the hope u getting some clue 20 the
bastard who threw the bomb. The
missile which did not explode Is an
exact counterpart Of those used by
The Pnlemas anarchist who tried to
sssassinate Gcueral MARTINEZ COmpos.