Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-07-29
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dence, this evening. to which only in
innate friends were invited by NJ. Won
Plehve's assistant, NJ. Durnovo, who is
temporarily in charge of the ministry
of the interior. The magnificent starr
case and the reception rooms were
drapped in black. The body Of the min
lister was completely covered by white
shroud which concealed the CHASTITY
mutilations 1t reposed in black and
silver casket in corner of the vast nail
surrounded by luxuriant palms. Cen
darmerie and non-cOmmissioned ofncers
stood sentinel at the head OF the cas-
ket while at it's foot were two high OH
cials of the ministry.
The hall and the adjoining rooms
which are decorated in the byzantine
style somewhat resembling a church,
chowded with distinguished person.
ages. including Duke Alexis, the hlsh
admiral: Admiral Avellan, chief of the
admiralty; Prince Hilkof. minister OF
railroads; Minister Won Plehve's asso-
ciates, NJ. Wahle, NJ. DurnOvo ana NJ.
ISeyastianoff, and the members OF the
ldiplomatic corps in full force, including
Spencer Eddy, American charge dal-
fairs; 81 Chales Hadinge. the Bitish
jambassado. and NJ. Bompad, the French
Ambassador.
| A special edition of the official Mes
senger. which was distributed. late TINS
afternoon, contained only brief an
nouncement of the death OF Won flen>e
and the intimatiOn that an omclal III
quest will be conducted. Minister OF
Justice Muravieff went to the feterhoi
palace this afternoon, to report the
assassination of Minister Won PlehVe 10
| Emperor Nicholas. His Majesty dld
not leave the palace during the entire
day although he had arranged TO go TO
| Orainbaum, 10 miles from st. Peters,
burg. to attend the conservation OF the
new harbor.
| The Empress has not been informed
of the tragedy in view of the hourly eX-
pectation of the birth of an heir to the
| throne.
ST. Petersburg, July 2S.-10.55 A. NJ.
Minister nf the Interior Won Plehve
WIS assassinated, Thursday morning.
while driving to the Baltic station to
| visit the PeterhOf.
A bomb was thrown under the minis
ter's carriage, completely shattering it.
NJ. Won Plehve was terribly mangled.
The crime was committed at 10
o'clock. The cOachman was killed and
the wounded and maddened horses
dashed wildly away with the front
wheels of the carriage the only portion
of the vehicle remaining intact. 1mme-
diately there enSued scene of the
widest confusion, police and gendarms
hurried up from every direction and
vast crowds gathered about the spot
where the mangled body Of the minister
Law weltering in his blood.
| The Associated Press correspondent
was at the scene of the tragedy within
| five minutes after 1T occurred. NJ. Won
Plehvcs body was lying in the middle
of the road. 1t had been partially COW
cred with police officers overcoat,
with the left arm, the bone of which
was broken off, projecting. police
man came up and raised the OvercOat
in order to rearrange it. revealing for
an instant the strong features of the
dead minister. whose head was battered
almost beyond recognition. The road
1 way was strewn for a hundred yards
with the wreckaGe of the carriage and
pieces of the red lining of the minister s
official overcOat. A few yards from NJ.
| Won Plehve's mody lay a shapeless heap
1 of the coachman's remains.
| The tragedy occurred on the Zalal-
konski Prospect, a broad thoroughfare
| leading up to the Warsaw depot,
whence the road turns sharply to the
/ left towards the Baltic railroad station.
The exact spot at which the outrage
occurred is just before the bridge SPAN
ming the circular canal, on the other
side of which both stations are situated.
The bomb thrOWer must have known
perfectly well that Minister Won Plehve
would pass the spot this morning. for
the minister makes his report to the
Emperor, every Thursday.
The Internal machine was thrown
with deadly accuracy and the assassin
was favored by the fact that the traf-
fic here is always of the heaviest. Ow-
ing to the crossing of lines of surface
cars and the continuous stream OF
heavy trucks. NJ. Won Plehve was al
ways apprehensive of attempts on his
life and usc'l to drive as rapidly as pos
sible. His coachman, however, was
compelled to go slow at this point.
The assassin i'll laying his plans evi-
| IDENTIFY fOreSaw this circumstance and
while the minister's coachman slowed
down. threw the bomb.
The explosion was terrific and practi-
cally annihilated the woodwork of the
carriage. The horses tore off, dragging
the axle and the front wheels. The ami
mails though infurlated by the wounds
they had sustained, had not gallOped
far before they fell, with pools of blood
under them.
The minister's servant. who was also
on the carriage box. was badly wound
ed and two officers who were driving by
in a cab were injured by flying splint-
erS.
| The assassin himself was wounded in
one eye. He took to flight, but accord
ing to the latest reports. was overtaken
and is now under arrest.
Passengers by the Peterhof train be-
gan to arrive on the scene. Among them
We're the Duke and Duchess of Olden-
burg. who stopped their motor car
within a couple of PAGES of NJ. Won
Plehve's remains and were told by a
policeman the terrible tidings. They
| We're much affected