The sun., 1893-11-09
BOMBS IN AN OPERA HOUSE.
MANY PEOPLE MURDERED by An
ARCBISTJ Nv BARCELONA.

| Wounded Are Dying-Others Hurt In tho
| PanIc-Annrchists Avenge the Execution
| OF Paiins-The Criminals Escape, and the
Town Fears Other Outrages VIII Follow
BARCELONA. Nov S.-The Lyceunl Opera
| House. a place Of amusement much frequented
by Barcelona's society. opened the opera sea-
son last night William Tell" was billed for
| production. There was large audience.
| Everything went along well until the second
act. when. as the audience were listening in
teutly to the singers on the stage. two bombs.
| presumably loaded with dynamite. were thrown
| from the gallery.
AS the bombs struck the floor below one OF
| them exploded with terrific report. The au-
dience sprang to their feet in terror and dis
| may. Wild shrieks and cries OF agony rose
| from the lower part OF the house. and it was
| known that many persons had been injured.
| Many men. their faces pale with fright. aban-
| doned tho women they had escorted and made
| desperate rushes for the exits. knocking down
| and tranpling upon those in their way. with
out regard to age or Sex.
| VIII N the smoke and the dust caused by the
| explosion cleared away the forms OF many
| persons were seen writhing upon the floor
near the place where the bomb had fallen.
| The seats thcreabout had been blown o pieces
and the flooring in spots was torn up and the
| heams partly shattered.
| Fifteen parsons were instantly killed. and
| eight have since died. making n total OF twen-
| ty-three who lost their lives by the explosion.
| Several persons were removed from the build
| ing with nearly every shred OF clothing torn
| from their bodies. The only persons who re-
| tnined their presence OF mind were the police.
| Immediately after the bomb exploded aud the
singers rushed in terror from the stage the
| officers graspcd tho situation. They knew
| that tho outrage was the work OF Anarchists
| and endcavored to prevent the escape OF
| the mscreants. Some OF them ran to the
| gallery and surrounded that part of it
| from which the bombs had been thrown.
| Several suspicious-looking characters were
| placed under arrest. and 1t was found that two
| Of them wers Anarchists we'll known to the
police.
Some Of the police gave their attention to
, caring for the wounded Six women and nine
| mon were conveyed from the Opera House to
the hospital Each OF them was severely
wounded.
When the news OF tho outrage spread
through the city the Opera House was quickly
surrounded by q great crowd OF excited peo-
pie. who gave vent to their feeling by cursing
the Anarchists and the police. They insisted
that the latter were to blame for the explosion,
as they should have known thn. tho Anarchists
arc still active in the city. Within the past six
months several Anarchist out ages have been
perpetrated here. including the attempt by
Pallas to kill Con. Martinez amp IS. for which
Pallas was shot The poics wers very active
for time in hunting down Anarchists, and
their efforts were rewarded. many of the gang
falling into their hands. Much explosive ma
terial was captured and then. apparently. the
police rested content with their work leaving
tho Anarchists free to plan and execute other
outrageS.
The feeling against the Anarchists is very
bitter. the people believing that this Is but
the FIRST OF Il series OF outraGcs that will be at
tempted to avengo ths death Of Pallas who,
the night before his death. declared that some
of his follow Anarchists had sworn to wreak
revenge for his killing.
1t is supposed that tho reason one OF the
bombs did not explode was that it struck the
back OF man sitting in one OF tho seats ex-
tinguishin.. the fuse. The missile. its fall
being broken. and the burning fuse put out.
dropped harmless to the floor.
The scene in the Opera House begCared
description. Shrieks and curses were heard
on all sides. few OF the men sought to pro-
tect the women. but they were swept away
like chafI before the fear-crazed mob that
filed the asles. Men and women. seeing that
it was useless to attempt to force their wa y
through the lighting and bowling mob climbed
over tho backs OF seats and sought to roach
persons were more or less seriously hurt in
the struggle and it is considered wonderful
that many OF them were not killed outright.
Notwithstanding the friGhtful confusion. the
lower part OF the building was emptied in n
few minutes Of all but the police and tho dead
and injured. The stalls were completely
wrecked. There were many women occupy
ing these stalls. and great many Of them
were injured. some reports placing the num-
Der as high us 100.
Tho crowd that gathered outside the build
ing when the FIRST Intelligence OF the outrage |
spread swelied in numbers throughout the |
night. II seemed to embrace about half the |
population OF the city A strong detachm ent !
of tho civic guard was promptly at the scene. |
They had great difficulty In preventing the |
crowd from entering the building. There is q |
general feeling OF panic In the city. last nights |
explosion being believed to be but prelude |
to further outrages by the Anarchists.
The police were busy through out the night. |
They searched the houses OF susp eoted Anar- |
chists and arrested Frenchman named Ara |
ron an Italian OF the name Of Soldini. and a |
number OF others After tho explosion the |
telegraph lines were occupied in the transmits |
sion OF Government messages all night No |
nriyate dispatches were allowed to be sent be- |
fore this morning
Early last evening Gen. Martinez Campos |
sent q long ochpatcn 10 hhuTlu informing the |
Government OF tho affair. Among the killed |
are an American gentleman and wealthy |
German. The wife OF the American accom-
panied him to the performance. She was in
,ured. As yet she is not aware OF her hus-
bands death.
During the morning several OF the persons
wounded died from the effects OF their In
jurles. At noon the dead numbered twenty
three. 1t Is thought that others OF the
wounded will die. All the men arrested on
suspicion OF being the authors OF the outrage
proved to the satisfaction Of the police that
thsy had nothing to do with IT.
The nexploded bomb is in the posses sion OF
the police. IT is a fac -simile OF the bomb used
Campos
The men who threw the bombs are supposed
to have sat in the fourth or NTH gallery
Fifteen OF the wounded have died to-day
making thirty deaths thus far Eighty per-
sons are wounded or i'll from shock.
AfnD the Foreigners who were Killed |