The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-11-09
BOMBS AT THE OPERA.
An Anarchist Blows Up q Great
Barcelona Theater.
FIFTEEN ARE KILLED OUTRIGHT.
Dynamite shells Throws From thu Gall
isry Iato . RralEant Asdssnee BY
IA italian Labor Leader.


disaster in Spain. The Liceo fheascr. .
magnificent bnilding. the largest Of ats
kind in Europe. vas filed last night with
8 distinguished audience, estimated TO
have numbered 1000 and the opera
of William Teli'' was being given.
The second act had Just CON-
menced when two bombs were
thrown either from the fourth or nth
gallery into the midst OF the stalls One
exploded with defamation which shock
the building TO its foundations and scat
tered death and destruction on every side.
The second bomb fell into the lap of q
lady and rolled thence harmlessly to the
floor.
A scene of confusion aud terror followed
The audience rose 60 IT'S feet in . panic.
scarcely realizing what had happened.
while the building rang with cries of pain,
shrieks OF fear and ordinations Of ven
geance. The terror and panic in
creased as the audience room filed
with smoke and dust from the fall
Ing plaster. Broken glass falling on the
panicstricken audience added 20 the num-
Der Of wounded. After moment of par
alyzing terror the fear OF other bombs
being thrown overcame all reason. and the
Women and children receiving no consid-
Grafton in the fierce struggle. and were
trampled under foot and crushed and left
with the other wounded ana dying. Only
few of the Drawer persons remained be-
hind to care for loved ones lying helpless
and bleeding on the floor.
When the gorged exits were finally
cleared horrible sight was presented to
x1sh ~aA II. a.
return to the rescue of those unable to
help themselves. The stalls where the
bomb exploded were mass of splintered
wreckage, amid which lay a number of
dead bodies, some mangled beyond
recognition. When the wreckage
was finally cleared away fifteen
bodies were revealed, six men and nine
women. all frightfully torn and diafigured
Most of them were members of one family,
who ii is supposed formed gay theater
party in honor of the birthday of one Of
their number. In the stalls adjoining,
groaning with pain. were many gentlemen
and ladies wounded by fragments of the
bomb. splinters of wood. pieces of glass and
bits ofiron. Several were seriously hurt and
cannot recover. Attention was next
turned to the exits aad stairways, where
the terrible crnsh following the explosion
occurred. Here three dead and large
number of seriously wounded were picked
up. Physicians were hastily summoned
to care for the wounded, while the bodies
of the dead were tenderly removed from
the building. Great crowds surrounded
the theater all night.
Besides the fifteen persons killed In
stantly fifteen others have since died and
eighty persons are in serious condition.
Several we're trampled 10 death and scores
were injured during the panic after the ex-
plosion. The interior of the opera-house
was badly wrecked The killed include
German named Roggenbrod. an English
man named Ramm, Frenchman named
Verdon. Among the injured is German
named Wicke. who represents q North
American firm. There were no Americans
or Englishmen among the injured. A
man named Figueras was killed and his
wife injured. Marie Damerini, sister of
the prima donna Of the opera. Ii reported
to have been killed by the explosion.
An italian named Maurice Saldani was
arrested on suspicion of being responsible
for the outrage He declared his inno-
cence, but his statements were contradic-
tory. When no was taken before q
Judge he gave vague replies TO
questions put TO him. The only definite
bit of information that could be got from
him was that he was the leader of recent
strike of marble workers. Search
was made of his house. but MOTH
ing of eliminating nature was discov-
cred. Subsequently he confessed. The
missile which did not explode is an exact
counterpart of those used BY Palias, the
anarchist who tried to assasslnate Gen.
Martinez Campos.
At a council of the ministry tonight
special powers were granted to the police
10 pursue persons connected with last
nights crime. The new powers
conferred. are equivalent to suspen-
sion of habeas corpus. The author
titles of Barcelona are censured for
permitting the preparation of frequent
oatrages by anarchists or other lawless
persons. Several weil-known Spanish
anarchists have been arrested on sus-
picion that they have knowledge of the
crime.