Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-28

man was killed and the wounded and
maddened horses dashed wildly away with
the front of the carriage, the only por-
tion of the vehicle remaining intact.
Immediately there ensued a scene of Wild
est confusion Police and gendarmes hur-
ried up from every direction and vast
crowds gathered about the spot where the
mangled body of the minister lay.
The Associated Press correspondent was
at the scene of the tragedy within five min
utes after IT occurred. NJ. Won Plehve's
shockingly mangled body was lying in the
middle of the road. 1t had been partially
covered with a police officers overcoat,
with the left arm. the bone of which was
broken off, projecting.
Battered Beyond Recognition.
policeman came up and raised the over
coat in order to rearrange 1t. revealing for
an instant the strong features of the dead
minister. whose head was battered almost
beyond recognition. The roadway was
strewr for a hundred yards with the
wreckage of the carriage and pieces of the
red lining of the minister's official over
coat \ few yards from NJ. Won Plehve's
body lay shapeless heap of the coach
mans remains.
Nj. Won Plehve was on his way to visit
the emperor when the tragedy occurred
The tragedy occurred on the Zalalkonski
prospect, a broad thoroughfare leading up
to the Warsaw depot. whence the road
turns sharply to the left toward the Baltic
railroad station. The exact spot at which
the outrage occurred is just before the
bridge spanning the circular canal on the
other side of which both stations are situ-
ated.
The bomb-thrower must have known per-
fectly well that Minister Won Plehve would
pass the spot this morning for the minister
made his report to the emperor every
Thursday
Thrown With Deadly Accuracy.
The Internal machine was thrown with
deadly accuracy, and the assassin was
favored by the fact that traffic here is al
ways OF the heaviest. owing to the crossing
oi lines OF surface cars and the continuous
stream of heavy trucks NJ Won Plehve
was always apprehensive of attempts upon
his life and used to drive as rapidly as
possible. The coachman. however, was
compelled to go slow at this point
The assassin in laying his plans evidently
foresaw this circumstance. and, while the
minister's coaChman slowed down threw
the bomb. The explosion was terrific and
practically annihilated the woodwork of the
carriage. The horses tore Off dragging the
axle and the front wheels. The animals
though infuriated by the wounds they had
sustained, had not galloped far before the y
fell, with pools of blood under them.
The minister's servant, who was also or
the carriage box, was badly wounded, and
two officers who were driving by in a cal
were injured by flying splinters The as.
sassin himself wounded in one eye
He took to flight. but. according to the
latest reports, was overtaken and is now
under arrest
Police Reserves Out.
Passengers by the Peterhof train began
to- arrive upon the scene. Among then,
Were the Duke and Duchess of Oldenber1
who stopped their motor car within a con
pie of PAGES of NJ. Won Piehves remains
and were told by policeman the terrible
tidings. They were much affected
The news of the tragedy spread like wild
fire throughout the city, causing consterna.
tion everywhere. Police reserves were hur.
ried to the scene from all parts of the cit,
and the various departments were instantI,
notified.
When the Associated Press correspondent