The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-11-09
4 SCENE Oh TERROR
AND CONFUSION.
Dynamite Bombs Thrown Into
a Spanish Theatre.
MANY MANGLED B0DIESss
In the Mad Rush to Escape Numbers
of People Are Killed.
One Bomb Falls HarmIessIy Into a Lady's
Lap-Members of Happy Theatre
Party Included in the
Death Lists.

Barcelona, Nov. 8.-A dynamite
bomb thrown by some anarchists into
the midst of a crowded theatre is the
latest outrage and disaster in Spain.
The Liceo theatre, a magnificent build
ing, the largest of its kind in Europe,
was filled last night with a disting-
uished audience estimated to number
1000. The opera of William Telp'
was being given. While the perform
ance was in progress two dynamite
bombs were hurled from the topmost
gallery into the midst of the stalls.
One exploded with a detonation
which shook the building to its foun-
dations and scattered death and de-
struction on every side.
A second bomb fell into the lap of a
lady and rolled thence harmlessly to
the floor.
A scene of confusion and terror fol-
lowed. The audience rose to their feet
in a panic, scarcely realizing what
had happened while the building rang
with the cries of pain and shrieks of
fear and of vengence. The terror and
panic increased as the audience room
filled with the smoke and dust from
raining pldStSl anu Will lllc plOhCll
glass falling on the panic-stricken
audience adding to the number
wounded.
After a moment of paralyzing terror,
the fears of other bombs being thrown
overcome all reason and the audience
made a mad rush for the exits, women
and children receiving no considera-
ton in the fierce struggle and were
trampled under foot and crushed and
left with other wounded and dying
behind as they sought the open air
Only a few of the drawer ones re-
manned behind to care for their loved
ones who were lying helpless and
bleeding on the floor.
When the gorged exits were finally
cleared a horrible sight was presented
to those who mustered enough cour-
age to return to the rescue of those
unable to help themselves.
The stalls where the bomb exploded
was a mass of splintered wreckage,
amid which lay a large number of
dead bodies, some mangled beyond re-
cognition.
When the wreckage was finally
cleared away fifteen bodies, six men
and nine women, all frightfully torn
and disflgured, were taken out Most
of them were members of one family
who, it is supposed, formed a gay
theatre party in honor of the birth
day of one of their number In the
stalls adjoining, groaning with pain
Hay many ladies and gentlemen
wounded by fragments of the bomb
spEnters of wood, pieces of glass and
bits Of iron. Several of them were SC
seriously hurt that they cannot re-
cover
Attention was next turned to the
exits and stairways where the terrible
crush, following the explosion, occur
red.
Here three dead and large number
of seriously wounded were picked up
Physicians were hastily summoned tc
care for the wounded, while the bodies
of the dead were tenderly raised and
removed from the building.
| Among the dead is an American
named Figuras and his wife, who were
wounded. Great crowds surrounded
the theatre all night and the utmost
CONSERVATION prevails over the evident
inability Of the government to cope
with the situation.
| The bomb thrower escaped.
| The police are making a genera
round up of the anarchists in the hone
of getting some clue to the bastard
who threw the bomb. The missile
which did not explode. is an exact
counterpart of those used by the Pale
mas anarchist who tried to assassina te
General Martini Campos.
The second act of the opera was ius
commenced when the bombs v-er,
thrown either from the fourth or firth
lgallery- Fifteen persons were killer
INSTANTLY and fifteen Others have since
ldled. Eighty persons are in d seriou:
condition.
Several were trampled to death anc
scores were injured during the panic
latter the explosion. The interior O.
1.-THE opera house was badly wrecked
IIhe killed include German NAMED
lRoggenbrod and an Englishmar
manned Ramm and a Frenchman named
Verdon. Among the injured is a. Ger
man named Wicke, who was rep
Preventative of North American firm
There are no Americans or English
men among the injured. The authors
lof the terrible disaster are not arrest
led and are apparently unknown.
An Italian named Saldini was ar
rested on suspicion of being responsi
bic for the outrage. He declares hi
Innocence, but the statements are con
Trajectory. When he was taken befor
the judge, he gave vague replies to tn.
Questions put to him. The only def
mite information that could be go
from him was he was a leader of tn,
lrecent strike of the marble workers
A search was made of his house. bu
inothing Of a eliminating nature wa.
discovered.
At the council of ministry tonigh
Especial powers were granted to the DO
Ilice to pursue the persons connecte,
with last nights crime. The new pow
lers conferred are equivalent to a sus
lpension of the habeas corpus.
The authorities of Barcelona ar,
lcensured for permitting the perpetra
ton of frequent outrages by anarchist
Tor other lawless persons. Several vel
known Spanish anarchists have beel
larrested on suspicion that they hay
knowledge of the crime
Marie Damerini sister of the prim;
ldonno of the opera, is reported to hav
been killed by the explosion
Later-It has just been learned tina
lSaldini has confessed. His full nam
lis Maurice Saldini.
CURTIS Is IN BOSTON.