The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-12

the gates. They refused and short parley
snsued, during which Col. Maschin walked
away TO procure assistance from company
OF the Sixth Regiment, stationed close by
Capt. Panatovitch, IN charge Of the palace
guard, still refused to admit the party,
whereupon he was stabbed TO dsath by
soldier The rent Of the guard was then
overpowered. The noise OF the melee at
the gates brought together the palace
servants and attendants, who were i'm
mediately made prisoners.
At every door soldiers with fixed bayonets
were placed with orders to shoot down
any one Offering the slightest resistance
A number OF the palace guards who sought
to escape we're mercilessly bayoneted.
HOW QUEENS MOTHER WAS KILLED
In this way the Queens youngest brother,
who appeared in a passage In his night
clothes, met HE death at the hands Of
private.
He rushed out OF his room shouting:
what does this mean? How dare you
enter this palace?" An officer ordered him
to consider himself under arrest He re-
sisted and was killed
BOMB TO OPEN KINGS DOOR
Meanwhile Col. Naumovitch had burst
open the door leading TO the Kings apart
ment with bomb. Col. Naumovitch, Col
Maschn and Major Lazarovitch, the latter
an open enemy of the King. rushed into the
room with drawn revolvers
The King, in his nightdress, st God in the
middle OF the room, pale and excited. In
his hand he held revolver. He demanded
furio,sly the reason OF the intrusion. Col.
Naumovitch held toward him a paper,
saying:
-We demand your Majestys signature
to this paper II contains promise on
your part to break with the woman Draga.
this woman of III repute, who has brought
disgrace on your house and the nation.
Failing this. you must abdicate.'
KING SHOT LEADER DEAD.
The King stepped back toward his bed
and. aiming deliberately, fred his revolver
at Col. Naumovitch, who fell dead, shot
through the head.
At this moment Queen Draga appeared
at a door opposite, crying for help. The
King turned to her and begged her to b
calm and not to be frightened
QUEEN BEGGED FOB HER L1FE.
He oothed her with tender words. and
requested her TO return to her apartment
She refused to leave. and advancing toward
Col. Mischics begged him piteo,isly not to
murder them.
Col Misohics had In the meantime picked
IN thu .naunr. uhirh- M deaA comRada ha<
carried and held it up. shouting: Lot hin
sign this document and free Servia from
your miserable presence
Az this moment Col. Masohin, the Quesn''
brother in law, rushed into the room fresh
from his encounter with Capt. Lunsievitza
who had offered . most heroic resistance
in another part of the palace.
Capt. Lungievitza was wounded in q
dozen places with bayonet thrusts anc
bullets He had torn past the Kings enc
miee, sword in hand, fighting his way tc
the door, where. coming face to face will
Col. Maschin, he wa shot dead by that de
termined conspirator.
rLoHr TO PALACE ROOF.
AT the sight of Col. Maschin. inhamee
with passion and with the lust for blooe
in his eye. the King turned to the Quee.
and babe her fee for her life. They boil
| ran from the room, followed BY the Officers
Behind the latter came a stream Of shouting
soldiers.
The King and Queen ran through tn,
sleeping apartments, slammine the door
behind them. They were followed BY
| shots from the soldiers. They reached
the roof of the palace in safety, but here
they were overtaken.
KING AND QUEEN ovBRTAKEN.
The King stood in front Of his Censor
and faced the enemy unninchingly.. H
bore himself with royal courage fearlessl,
to the last
The final scene was over Ia a moment
Major Lasarovitch stopped up TO hi
Majesty and discharged his revolver full
in his face.
The King fell but raised himself asail
- II to speak. A second shot wa free
and Alexander fell back dead.
The Queen was fatally shot by soldier
Another man stabbed her in the neck will
a bayonet a. she fell over her husbandl
body.
The moon shone dimly upon the seem
Of the ghastly tragedy. The bodies OF TIL
King and Queen were rolled in sheets anc
lowered by soldiers through a window t
| the courtyard.
Here they were surrounded by a guart
until wagon appeared and carried then
to the chapel.
The Widest confusion reigned through
ont the palace. where the soldiers had thu
greatest difaculty IN padfyins the terror
stricken attendants. Many Of the At
PENDANTS were killed or wounded.
A GALLANT DEFENCE.