Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-07-29
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rolice notified the Emperor Of the
tragedy Immediately upon its occur
renee. His Majesty. who was at the vii
la Alexandria, at Peterhof, was greatly
affected by the news coming as it did,
atop of the bad tldings from the seat
of war; fears of international complica-
tions and the strain incident upon the
hourly expectation of an event so close
to the fathers heart. The Emperor al
most broke down when he was inform
ed Of the minister's murder.
Whatever may have been the motive
for the crime. nothing but the utmost
indignation and condemnation of the
assassins act is voiced anywhere.
Guarded by police the body remained
in the street until the arrival of the
official corresponding with an American
coroner. even in the case of the most
powerful minister of the empire the
law requiring that this formality had
to be observed before the remains could
be removed. After this official had
viewed the body it was placed in a
carriage. covered by a robe and was
driven slowly to little chapel adjoin-
ing the railroad station and then to
the deceaseds magnificent town resi-
denCe. adjoining the ministry of the
interior. The carriage surrounded by
mounted gendarmes, passed through
the crowded streets. the sidewalks be-
ing Il solid mass of people. Even the
cross streets were black with specta-
tors for blocks. AS if by magic every
hpI IA, - a.
denly become aware that frightful
catastrophe had occurred and to have
hurried to this spot. AS carriages pass
ed all heads We're uncovered.
The first hurried investigation of the
police seems to connect the crime with
the plot which was frustrated by the
explosion at the Hotel Du Nord. April
IL. in which KaZanOff. one of the con-
spira Tors. was killed by the accidental
explosion of an Internal machine which
at the time it was said. was intended
for Won Plehve.
On that occasion a companion of the
conspirator who was killed escaped
Owing to the frightful force of the ex-
plosion on that occasion which COM
pfetly wrecked two rooms. blowing the
Douy VI NdZdIplt stiuI'Sl to dloIlS,
severing his head and arms from the
trunk. the heads of the police believe
it is possible that the explosive was
identical with that used in Thursdays
tragedy: which was also caused by "A
bomb or Internal machine of similar
power with that of the former plot
and that the perpetrator was the man
who escaDed at that time.
AS further indication of the identity
of the tragedy with the Hotel Du Nord
affair there were in each case explosive
bullets in the bomb. +
1t is reported that six men are i'm
plicated and that five of them fed in
to hotel adjoining the scene of the
assassination, the only one who was
injured having been captured. The
hotel was surrounded by the police and
all it's inmates arrested.
The wounded man who is said to be
a Jew was taken to the Alexander
hospital so dazed as to be unable to
speak. His condition was accounted for
by the fact that he took poison immedi-
ately after taking the bomb.
The deceased minister's carriage was
being followed by secret service men
on bicycles. but by a miracle, not one
of them was injured.
The force of the explosion was so
tremendous that all the windows of a
hotel facing the street were blown in
and even some of the large pans of the
Warsaw station. a hundred steps away.
were shattered. Some of the drosky
drivers at the cab-stand in frorN of the
station were injured.