Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-08
BOMBS ON THE STAGE
Dynamite Outrage in an Opera
House.
EXPLOSION CAUSING DEATH AND PANIC.
Excitement in Barcelona Over the
Tragedy.
ARREST OF SUSPECTED ONES.

BARCELONA, Nov. s.-A dastardly out
rage was committed in this city last night
that for tiendishness and crazy desire to
murder has seldom been equaled.
The Lyceum Opera House, one of the
places of amusement much frequented by
the elite of Barcelona society, was the
scene of the outrage. The opera season
at this house opened last night, William
Tell being billed for production. There
was large audience present. Everything
went along without hitch until the sec
ond act, when the audience was listening in
tently 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 a terrific report. Almost every per-
son in the house sprang to his feet in ter
ror and dismay.
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 confusion prevailed,
and many men, their faces pale with fright
abandoned the ladies they had escorted,
and made desperate rushes for the exits.
Knocking down and trampling upon those
In their way without regard to age sex.
How Many Were Killed.
When the smoke and dust caused by the
explosion cleared away the forms of many
persons were seen writhing upon the floor
In the vicinity of the place where the
bomb had fallen. The seats whereabouts
had been blown to pieces and the flooring
in places was torn up and the beams part
iy shattered.
As yet it has been impossible to discover
how many, if any, were killed. but one re-
port has it that fifteen lost their lives The
number of injured will be large for IL is
certain that many besides those wounded
by the exploding bomb We're hurt by being
trampled upon by the panic-stricken crowd
neeing 10 the streets.
several persons were removed from the
building with nearly every shred of cloth
ing torn from their bodies. The only per
sons who retained their presence of mind
were the officials present
Immediately the bomb exploded and the
singers rushed in terror from the stage the
oincials grasped the situation. They knew
that the outrage was the work of an
arcnists' ana determined to prevent the es-
cape Oh the miscreantS. Some of them IAN
10 the gallery and surrounded that part of
1t from which the bombs had been thrown
several suspicious looking characters were
p,aceu unoer arrest and when closer ex-
amlhatlon was made of the prisoners it
was found that two of them were an
archists well known to the police
otner ofncials devoted their attention to
lOI the WOunQeu. SIX ladies' and
nine nine men were seen being conveyed from
the opera house to the hospital Each of
them was severely wounded.
Arresting Suspects.
When the news of the outrage spread
through the city the opera house was quick
ly surrounded by a great crowd of excited
people. who gave vent to their feeling of
Indignation by cursing the anarchists and
the police. They insisted that the latter
were to blame for the explosion, as they
should have known that the anarchists are
still active in the city. Within the past six
months several anarchist outrages have
been perpetrated in this city, including the
attempted by Pallas to kill Gen. Martinez
Campos for which the would-be assassin
was shot. The police were very active for
a time in hunting down anarchists. and
their efforts were rewarded with great sue
cess. many of the gang falling into their
hands. Much explosive material was cap
tured. and then. apparently. the police
rested. content with their work. leaving the
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 series of outrages that will
be attempted to avenge the death of Pal
las. who, the night before his death de-
clared that some of his fellow anarchists
We're sworn to wreak vengeance for his
killing. 1t is supposed that the reason that
one of the bombs did not explode was that
1t struck the back of man sitting in one
OF the seats, extinguishing the fuse and
dropped harmless to the floor.
1t has now been officially stated that the
dead number fifteen. The announcement
has caused the indignation against the
murderers to increase and bitter threats
are made against them in the event of
speedy Justice not being melted out to them
No official statement has yet been made as
to the mum Der of persons in iured, but IL is
believed that II will be large.
An American Killed.
Among the killed are an American gentle
man and a wealthy German. The wife of
the American accompanied him to the per-
Torrance. She was injured. As yet she is
not aware of her husbands Death
The unexploded bomb is in the possession
of the police 1t is facsimile of the bomb
used by Pallas in his attempt upon the life
of Gen. Martinez Campos.
Some people say that the bombs were not
thrown from the gallery. bat were placed
beneath the seats before the performance
began. Experts, however, think otherwise
believing that 1t required 4 shock to cause
the bombs to explode This is borne out by
the fact that the bomb that first struck a
spectator and then fell to a cushion and
thence to the floor. did not explode
Spectators Foueht Like Beasts.
Alter the explosion occurred there was a
terrible scene in the opera house. all those
who were not injured or were only slightly
injured fighting like wild beasts to escape
They expected every moment that other
bombs would be thrown, ana in their ter
ror they respected neither age nor
sex. Shrieks and curses were heard
on all sides and pandemoniuIn reigneI
Some of the bravest of the men sought to
protect the women, but they were swept
away like chaff before the fear-crazed mob
that filed the aisles.
Men and women, seeing that it was use
less to attempt to force their way through
the fighting and bowling mob climbed over
the backs of seats and sought to reach the
doors in this manner. a great number
OF people We're more or less seriously hurt
IN the struggle. but it is considered wonder
full that many of them were not killed out
right.
Notwithstanding the frightful confusion,
the lower part of the building was emptied
in few minutes of all but the officials
and the dead and injured.
Inc stalls were completely wrecked by
the explosion. There were many ladies'
occupying these stalls, and a great many
OF them were injured. some reports plac-
ing the number high as 100
1hey presented a most pitiabe sight
All were atttred In full dress, and as they
were carried out many of them We're in
q dead f.4in hi,