The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-19
BOMBSIN TWOCAPITALS
Offices of the Grand Vizier
Wrecked at the Porte.
AN EXPLOSION IN PARIS
Near a Railroad Station Just AT.
ter Faure Had Left on q Train.

At Constantinople Two Rooms In the Grand
virier'n Omco wero Completely Wrecked
A Turkish Messenger Killed ana -Four 9th.
ern Wounded-An Armenian seised while
in tho Act OF hrowinE . Bomb at the OF
toman Bank-Unsucccssrul Attempt 70 Rx.
piode . Bomb nt the Central Police Staten
In the Fora District or Constantinople-The
City Greatly Exoited-shopk eepers Close
Their stores for . whiie-A Military Gordon
Thrown Around tho CapitaI-rhe Bonb
Thrown in Paris Was Mado by an Expert,
but No Ono Was H~urt-Twenty Polish stu.
dents Arrested in st. PetersburE-Beusf
That They Were Plotting Against tho C.av.
Special Cable De.patoh TO THE Sun.
LONDON, Aug. 1s.-A despatch to tho Central
News from Constantinople says that an OF
plosion took place to-day within the preoinots Of
the Porte. Tho despatch also says that almost
simultaneously with the explosion an Armenian
was arrested while trying to explode o bomb In
the Ottoman Bank.
A later despatch from Constantinople says
that the explosion occurred in the department.
of tho Grand vizier. Two rooms were com.
pletely wrecked and q Turkish messenger was
killed. Four others who were in the rooms were
wounded.
When the news Of the outrage became Rener.
ally known there was much excitement. The
authorities quickly attempted to discover the
author of the outrage. but their efforts were nm.
successful. Several persons have been arrested
on suspicion.
The Armenian who attempted to cause an or.
plosion at the Ottoman Bank is named Garabet.
He would in all likelihood have succeeded in his
object had It not been for the vigilance of one Of
the guards. who saw him as he was about to
throw a parcel which was afterward found TO
contain a bomb. The guard sprang toward Gar.
abes and, seizing him. prevented him from
throwing the missile.
Another unsuccessful attempt was made dur.
ing the afternoon to throw q bomb outside Of
the central police station In Pera, known a. the
Galata serai. the object apparently being to do
stroy the guard. Tho man who made tho at-
tempt saw that he was observed and took to
his heels. The guards started in pursuit Of him,
whereupon he drew Q revolver and fired four
Intellectual shots at them. He was finally ar
rested. and upon being questioned said that no
was an Armenian.
The: incidents caused q temporary panic
throughout the city, 1t being feared that there
was going to DO q renewal of tho recent disor.
ders. The shopkeepers hurrledly closed their
places of business, barring and barricading
them TO guard against assault.
Tho infantry and cavalry patrols were Inn
mediately increased and a military Gordon
surrounded Constantinople proper. The ex-
element did not last long, however, the people
aoon learning the truth. whereupon the shops
were reopened and business was transacted a.
usual. The patrols through the city are con.
tInued, though no disorder is anticipated.
1t is noteworthy that the foregoing reports
were allowed to leave Constantinople without
being subjected to any delay. This is probably
due to the fact that the outrages are ascribed to
Armenians. Tho greater part OF the news tele.
grams from Constantinople occupy forty-eighb
hours in transit. 1t Is possible that the Incl.
dents will take on an altogether different COM.
plexion eventually.