St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-09
DEADLY DYNAMITE BOMB
CAUSES DEATH AND DESTRUCTION IN
4 SPANISH THEATER.
rHIRTY DEAD BODIES FoU ND.

the midst of q crowded theater is the
latest outrage and disaster 10 be record
ed in Spain. The Lyceo theater, OIL
the Rambla de Capuchins, the Italian
opera house, magnificent building
which is sometimes ciaSsed as the larg-
est theater in Europe, was filled last
night with a large aud distinguished
audience. and it is estimated TO have
numbered close on to 1000 people. The
opera William Tell'' was being per-
formed for the first time after long in
proceeding, and the enjoyment was at
its height, two dynamite bombs were
suddenly hurled from the topmost gal
lery into the midst of the stalls on the
floor of the house. One of the dynamite
bombs exploded with terrible
report, which shook the theater
TO its foundations. and which scat
tered death, wounds and destruc-
ton upon all sides. The second bomb,
happily, did not explode. having fallen
in the lap of lady. from whence it
rolled harmIessly to the floor. The eX-
plosiUn OF the bomb caused scene of
terror and confusion rarely witnessed
in theater. The whole audience rose
10 its feet with horror and diSmay,
hardly knowing what had happened,
the building ringing with sArieks of
fear. cries of pain and Explanations of
vengeance. For a moment the Lyceo
was filled with smoke and dust. falling
glass and plaster, which caused
HORRIBLE. ROARING DIN,
which added to the horrors of the situa-
ton and which frenzied the vast
audience. The terrified crowd, fearing
that at any moment another bomb
might be thrown into their midst, COM
pletely lost all sense Of control, all re-
gard Tor women and children seemed to
vanish in those moments of fearful
''sauve Qui peut," and there was fear
full, mad rush for the doors, men and
women fiercely fighting with each other
as they crushed weaker ones beneath
their feet in the effort to escape from
the dynamite-shaken theater, leav-
Ing the wounded and dying behind
them, tended only by few of the
Drawer heads who remained faithful TO
their dear ones. In this mad rush many
old people and children were severely
injured through beng trampled under
foot, while others were severely bruised
end crushed by the outpouring crowd.
Thus. in few minutes comparatively,
the theater was emptied, except of the
dead ard injured. The stalls presented
a terrible sight; the part where the
bomb exploded was mass of Splintered
Wreckage, amid which lay numbers OF
dead bodies, some of them so terribly
mangled as to be beyond recognition.
in al
cleared away there were found fifteen
head bodies, of which six were those of
men and nine of the corpSes of women.
The bodies Of the unfOrl innate ladies
lay close together, their bright-colored
evening dresses, laceS and jewelry,
gloves, hats and bOnnets and other
hnery drenched with blood and torn in
the most fearful manner. 1t is report
ed, soon after the examination of the
dead men, that large proportion of the
Killed belonged to one family, who had
taken a number of tickets, it is pre-
sumed, forming theater party in honor
Of the birthday of one Of those lying
there
SHATTERED TO DEATH
by the anarchist bomb. At some dis
lance from the fatal spot where the
fifteen dead bodies lay beneath tie
Wreckage were groaning in agony
many ladies and gentlemen who had
been wounded by splinters of wood.
pieces OF glass and fragments of iron
OF those wounded, several were so Sc
riously hurt that they may not recover
from the effects of the explosion. The
doctors. who had been hastily sum-
moned by the police, arrived in quick
succession, and Immediately commenced
careful examination of the victims
OF this latest horrible outrage on the
part OF the anarchists. Then the dead
were removed and laid together, and the
wounds OF those who were more Sc
rlously hurt were then attended to by
the physicians. The stairs and cor
rldorS were next searched for
dead and wounded people who fell
victims to that terrible rush
Tor the doors which followed the ex-
plosion. Upon the stairs and in the
corridors three persons were found
lying dead. and large number of
seriously injured people were picked
UP. Throughout the night the theater
was surrounded by dense crowd OF
people, who packed the Rambla de Ca
puchins to the utmost, and who were
with difficulty kept back by strong
body OF police. 1t seemed, from the
appearance of the streets, that the
was out of doors, and many were the
expressions of
BITTERNESS AND INDIGNATION
i ON all sides against anarchists. But
While the people are indignaut anC
madly lncenSed at the dynamite out
rage, Following so closely upon the at
tempt made 10y PallaS TO take the life OF
Capt. Gen. Martinez Campos, there is 6
universal feeling of CONSERVATION at the
helplessneSS of the government in this
emergency. All the houses inhabited
by suspects have been searched anC
several arrests have been made. Amons
the hrSt arrests were those OF
an Italian named Saldani and French
man named Aragon. 1t is presumed
that the actual bomb thrower escaped
anc that the police are simply roundin,
up the anarchists haunts with the hop
OF hiding some clue to the actual pei
petrator of the crime. kGen. Campos, a
soon as he was informed of the outrage
wired to Madrid, and government mes
SageS monOpOllZed the wires for the re
mainder of the night. There is sill
much uncertainty as to the number O
injured. Among the dead is an Amer
Jean named Figueras. His wife wa
badly wounded, but is now progressin
faVorably. Mrs. FigueraS has not We
Ueeu luIOIiHeu Oh nef husbands death
as her condition does not warrant tn
sad news being communicated to hel
The uneXploded bomb was found unde
seat, and is Identical with those use
by PallaS, the anarchist.
The second act of the opera had ju:
commenced when the bombs WEI
thrown, either from the fourth or til
fifth gallery. Fifteen persons wei
killed instantly and fifteen others hay
since succumbed. Eighty persons al
in a serious condition. some of the
from injuries and others from frigh
The interior of the opera house is bad
wrecked. The killed include Germa
named RoggenbIod, an Euglishma
named Ramm and Frenchman name
Herdon. Among the injured is &c
man named Wicke, who was the repr
sentative of a North American fri
There are no Americans or Englishme
among the injured.
The Italian Saldani, who was arreste
on suspicion of being responsible f
the outrage, declares his innocence, b