Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-09
KILLED BY A BOMB
KILLING EIGHTEEN AUDITORS



the midst u crowded theatre is the
latest outrage and tiisaztcr 70 be recorded
in Spain. The Liceo theatre. q nlagnifi-
cent building which is sometimes classed
a. the largest theatre In Europe. was
filled last night with large and dissin-
guished audiener. estimated b, have
numbered eloss outo 400 people While
the performance was proceeding and the
enjoyment was at It's hight. two dynam.
ito bombs were suddenly hurled f,om the
topmost gallery into the midst Of the
stalls on the floor of fte house One OF
the dynamite bombs exploded with
terrible report which shook the theatre
10 it's foundations and which scattered
death. wounds and destruction upon all
sides. The second bomb. happily. did
not explode. having fallen in the lap Of
a lady, from whence IL splled harinlessly
10 the floor. The explosion OF thu bomb
caused scene ~ terror lnd confusion
rarely Witnessed ia theatre. The
whole audience rose to its feet with hor-
ror and dismsy. hardly knowing what
had happened. the building ringing with
shrieks OF fear. cries Of pain and exclam-
ations Of vengeance.
Audience Terror-stricken.
For a moment the Liceo was filed
with smoke and dust. falling glass and
plaster, which caused a horrible. rat
Ting din. which added to the horrors OF
the situation and which increased the
feeling Of terror aud wild panic which
animated the vast audience. The terri
fed crowd. fearing that AT any moment
another bomb might be thrown into
their midst completely lost all sense OF
control All regard for women and chill
dren seemed To vanish In, those moments
of fearful terror, and there was fierce.
mad, husfling rush for the doors. men
and women fiercely fighting with each
other as they crushed weaker ones be-
meath their feet in the effort 10 escape
from the dynamite shaken theatre. leav-
ing the wounded and dying behind
them. tended only by few OF the braver
heads who remained faithful to their
dear ones In this mad rush many old
persons and children were severely in
iured through being trampled under
foot while others were severely bruised
and crushed by the outpouring crowd.
Eighteen Persons Killed Outright.
When the wreckage was in some de-
gree cleared away. fifteen dead bodies
were found. Of which six were those OF
men and nine the corpses OF women.
The bodies OF the unfortunate women
lay close together. their bright coloeed
evening dresses. laces and jewelry.
gloves hats and bonnets and other fin
cry drcnched with blood and torn in the
most fearful manner. 1t is reported.
soon after the examination OF the dead
began, that large proportion OF the
killed belonged to one family who had
taken number OF tickets. il is presumed.
forming theater party in honor OF the
birthday OF one OF those lying there
shattered TO death by the anarchist
bomb. At some distance from the fatal
spot where the fifteen dead bodies lay
beneath the wreckage. were groaning in
agony many women and men who had
been wounded by splinters OF wood.
pieces OF glaes and fragments OF iron.
The stairs and corridors were next
searched for dead and wounded persons
who fell victims TO that terrible rush for
the doors which followed the explosion.
Upon the stairs and in the corridors
three persons were found lying dead,
and large number Of the seriously in
jured were picked up.
Several Anarchists Arrested.
All the houses inhabited by suspected
anarchists have been searched and sew
eral arrests have been made. Among
the first arrested were an Italian named
Saldani and a Frenchman named Ara
gon. Ii Is presumed that tho actual
bomb thrower escaped and that the po-
| lice are simply rounding up the an
archists' haunts with the hope of find
ing some clue to the actual perpetrator
of the crime. General Campos, soon as
he was informed of the outrage. imme-
/ diately wired 10 Madrid, and govern.
ment messages monopolized the wires
for the remainder OF the night. There
il stiIl much uncertainty a. TO the num-
Der of injured. Among the dead is an
/ American named Figuerss. His wife
was badly wounded. but il now progress
ing favorabiy. The unexploded bomb
was found under seat. and IL identical
with those used by Pallas. the anarchist
During the morning several OF the
persons wounded died from the effects
| of their injuries At noon. the time this
| dispatch is sent. tho dead number
! twenty three. IL is thought likely that
! others OF the wounded will dia All the
men arrested on suspicion Of being the
authors of the outrage have proved io
the satisfaction OF the police that they
/ had nothing To DO with IL IL is fearosl
I that the miscreante who committed the
dastaraly crlme made their escape he
+ fore the officials at the opera houss