The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-08
THE WORK OF FIENDS
Anarchists Throw Dynamite
Bombs Into the Audi
forum of a Theatre.
EXCITING SCENES FOLLOW
Fifteen Persons Killed and Many
More %Trampled on-The Peo-
pie Demand Revenge.
BIZ Cable to the United Press.

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T BIZ Gable to the United Press.
BARCELONA, Nov. 8, .1893.-A dastardly
outrage WAS committed In this city last
night that for tiendishness aud crazy de-
sire to murder mas seldom been equaled,
The Lyceum Opera House. one of the
places of amusement much frequepted
by the elite of BarceIopa's society. was
the scene of the outrage. The opera sea
son at this house opened last night, "Wil-
liam Tell" being billed for production.
There was a large audience present. Ev-
erything went along without a hitch
until the second act. when. as the audi
ence was listening intently to the singe rs
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 a
terrific report. Almost avery person in the
house sprang to his 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 The widest kind of con-
faces pale with fright, Abandoned the
ladies' they had escorted and made
PUSHES for the exits, knocking down and
trampllng on those IN their wal without
regard to age or sex.
MANY wRITHED IN AGONY.
When the smoke and dust caused by
the explosion cleared away. the forms Of
the floor in the vicinity OF the place where
the bomb had fallen. The seats there.
abcnts had been blown to pieces, aud the
flooring in spots was torn up and the
beams partly shattered.
As yet IL has been impossible to dis
cover how many, IL any people, were
killed, but one report has IL that fifteen
lost their lives. The number Of fnjursd
will be large, for il Is certain that mani
besides those wounded by the exploding
bomb were hurt by being tramplsd upon
by the panic stricken crowd t1aeiuR to the
street. Several persons were removes
from the building with nearly every
shred OF clothing torn from their bodies.
POLICE ARREST ANARCHISTS.
The only persons who retained their
presence OF mind were the officials pres.
eDt. Immediately the bomb exploded,
and the singers rushed in terror from, the
stage, the officials grasped the situation.
They knew that the outrage vas the
work of anarchists. and determined to
prevent the escsps OF the miscreants.
Some of them ran to the gallery aud
surrounded that part OF it FROM which
the bomb had been thrown. Several
suspicious looking characters were
placed unde arrest, and when q closer
examination was made Of the prisoners 1t
WAS found that two of them were anar-
chists well known to the police.
Other officials devoted their attention
to caring for the wounded. Six ladies
and nine men were seen being conveyed
from the opera house TO the hospital.
Each nf tham WAC Gawaratv vUnunhad sT.ff
H POPULACE EXCITED.
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 cnrsing the
anarchists aud the police. They insisted
that the latter We're to blame Tor the
explosion, as they should have known
that the anarchists are still active in the
city. Within the past six months several
anarchist outrage nave been pe%rpetrated
in this city, including the attempt by
Pallas to kill General Martinez Campos.
for which the would-bs assassin WAS
shot. The police were very active
tor a time in hunting down anar-
chists, and their efforts were
rewarded with great success, many oil
the gang falling into their hands. Much
explosive material was captured, and
then, apparently, the police rested,
content with their work. leaving the
anarchists free to plan aud executs other
outrages. The feeling against the auar
chlsts is very bitter. the people believing
outrazes that will be attempted te
avenge the death Of Psiias, who, the
night before his death, declared thai
some of his fellow anarchists were sworn
to wreak revenue for his killing.
ONE BON DIDN'T EXPLODE.
1t is supposed 5a,at The reason one oil
the bombs did not explode was that II
Of the seats, extingulshing this fuse. Tns
missile. its fall having bssn broken and
the burning fuse put out. dropped harm.
less TO the floor.
LATER INFORMATION.
1t has now been officially stated that
the dead number fifteen. The announce.
ment has caused the indignation against
the murderers TO Increase, and bite,
threats arc made against. them In the
| event of speedy justice not being metel
out to them. No official statement ha,
yet been made as to the number of per
sons injured, but it Is believed that II
will be large. 4f z
AMONG H KILLED. Az
Among the killed are an American
gentleman and a wealthy German. The
| wife of the American accompanied him
AS yet she Is not aware of her husbands
death. Fl.
The unexploded bomb is iu the posses
sion of the police. 1t Is a fac smile of he
bomb used by Pallas 10 his attempt npou
the life of Gen. Martinez CamDos.
Some people say that The bombs were
nor thrown from the gallery, but were
placed beneath tn Q seats before the per
Torrance began. Experts. however
think. otherwise. believing that 1t re-
| quired q shock to cause the bombs to
piode. This is borne out by the fact that
the bomb that a sc struck a spectator
and then fell to a cushion aud thence tc
the floor did not explode.