New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-09
MURDERED BY ANARCHISTS
4 BOMB KILLS THIRTY PEOPLE
DYNAMITE EXPLODED IN AN OPERA HOUSE
AT BARCELONA.
THE SPECTATORS FLY IN WILD OoNfCsioN'
THAMpLING MEN AND WOMEN UNDER fooT-
EIGHTY NOW SUFFERING FROM WOUNDS
OR sHOCK-THE OUTRAGE COMMITTED
IN REVENGE FOR THE EXEcU-
TfON OF PALLAS.

barcelona. Nov. S-A dastaidly outrage was
committed in this city last night which Tor It's
aendiehness ard crazy desire to murder has sell
dom been equalled. The Lyceum Opera House.
much frequented place Of amusement, was the
scene Of the outrage. The opera season opened
last night william Tell being produced and
a large audience being present. During the sec
ond act two bombs. presumably loaded with
dynamite were thrown from the gallery. AS
they struck the floor one OF them exploded with
a terrific report Wild shrieks and cries Of
agony rose from the lower part of the house.
and IL was known that many persons had been
killed The widest confusion prevailed, and
many men. their faces pale with fright, aban-
doned the women they had escorted and rushed
to the exits. knocking down and trampling upon
those in their way without regard to age or SEX
Fifteen persons were killed instantly by the
explosion. Fifteen others who were injured died
to-day. Eighty persons are seriously i'll from
wounds or shock. Among the foreigners who
were killed were Dr. Roggenbrod a Ge-man:
Guillaume du Canal-Verdon. Frenchman, and
Henry Ramm a local agent for an English firm
Their bodies are under the care Of the Govern
ment. Among the injured is Herr Wicke. repre-
sentative of English and North American mer-
camille firms No other persons having business
relations TO American or British firms were in
iured Senorita Mlury-Damerini. sister OF one
Of the actresses on the stage. succumbed to her
injuries this evening.
soldIni. the Italian Anarchist, who was ar
rested. made a confession tonight, but II Is
dsoredited owing to his many contradictory
statements At 9 o'clock this evening nine An
archists had been arrested on suspicion of COM
pcity in the crime. The Government has de-
cided to expe all foreign Anarchists from Spain
and 10 pass drastic bills as soon as possible
against Spanish Anarchists
When the smoke and dust caused by the ex-
plosion cleared away the forms of many per-
sons were seen writing upon the floor near
the place where the bomb fell. The seats had
been blown TO pieces. the flooring in spots was
torn m and the beams were partly shattered.
rhe only persons who retained their presence
Of mind were the officials When the bomb eX-
ploded and the singers rushed in terror from the
stage the officials knew that the outrage was the
work Of Anarchists and determined to prevent
the escape of the miscreants. Some Of them ran
To the gallery and surrounded the part of 1t
from which the bomb had been thrown. Several
suspicious looking characters were placed under
arrest and when closer examination was made
OF the prisoners it was found that two Of them
were Anarchists wellknown TO the police. Other
officials devoted their attention to caring for the
wounded. Six women and nine men were con-
veyed from the Opera House TO the hospital, all
Of them severely wounded.
When the news of the outrage spread through
the city the Opera House was quickly surrounded
by a great crowd of excited people. who gave
vent to their feeling Of indignation by cursing
the Anarchists and the police. They insisted
that the latter were to blame for the explosion
as they should have known that the Anarchists
are still active in the city. The feeling against
the Anarchists is intensely bitter, the people be-
lievng that this is only the first OF a series of
outragcs which will be attempted to avenge the
death Of Palas, who declared the night before
his death that some of his fellow Anarchists
were sworn to revenge.
Some persons say that the bombs were not
thrown from the gallery. but were placed be-
meath the seats before the performance began
Experts. however think otherwise. believing
that IL required shock to cause the bombs to
explode. This IL borne out by the fact that
one bomb. which first struck spectator and
fell To cushion, and thence to the floor. did
not explode.
The unexploded bomb is in the possession Of
the police. 1t is fac-simile of the used
by Pallas In his attempt upon the life Of Gem
eral Martinez Campos.