Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-28
Bomb Thrown Under His Car
riage This Morning.
BODY WAS BADLY nANGLED
Horses Ran Away and Excitement Was
at a High Pitch The Minister'S
COachman Was Also Killed.

international complications and the
strain incident upon the hourly expec-
tation of an event so close ito the faith
er's heart. The emperor almost broke
down when he was informed of the
minister's murder.
Whatever may have been the motive
for the crime, nothing but the utmost
indignation and condemnation OF the
assassin's act is voiced anywhere.
Guarded by police the body re-
mained 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 for
mality had to be observed before the
remains could be removed. After this
official had viewed the body it was
placed in carriage covered by robe,
and was driven slowly to 9, little chap
Ell adjoining the railroad station and
then to the deceased's magnificent
town residence, adjoining the ministry
of the interior. The carriage, sur
rounded by mounted gendarmes,
passed through the crowded streets,
the sidewalks being solid mass of
people. Even the cross streets were
black with spectators for blocks. AS
It by magic everybody in the city
seemed to have suddenly become
aware that a frightful catastrophe had
occurred and to have hurried to the
scene. AS the carriage passed all
heads were uncovered.
May BE A CLUE.
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 13, in which Kazanoff. one of
the conspirators, was killed by the ac-
cidental explosion Of AN internal ma
chine, which at the time. it was said.
was intended for, M. Won Plehve.
On that occasion q companion Of
the conspirator who was killed es-
capped. Owing to the frightful force
of the explosion on that occasion.
which completely wrecked two rooms
blowing The body Of Kazanoff almost
to atoms, severing his head and arms
from the trunk, the heads of the Do
lice believe it is possible that the ex-
plosive was identical with that used
in to-day's tragedy, which was also
caused by bomb or Internal ma
chine of similar power with that of
the former plot anu I9sat the perpe-
traitor was the man who escaped at
that time
AS further indication of the identf-
ty 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
into little hotel adjoining the scene
of the assassination, the only one who
was wounded having been captured.
The hotel was surrounded by the po-
lice and all its inmates were arrested.
The wounded man, who is said to
be jew. was taken to the Alexander
hospital SO dazed as to be unable to
speak. His condition was accounted
for by he fact that he took poison i'm
mediately after throwing the bomb.
The deceased minister's carriage
WAS being followed by secret SER
vice men on bicycles and by a miracle
not (One of them was injured. The
force Of the explosive was so tremen-
duus that all the windows of Il hotel
facing the street were blown in and
even some of the large panes of The
Warsaw station a hundred steps
away, We're shattered. Some of the
drosky drivers at the cab stand in
front of the station were injured.
According to later account the
bomb was thrown from a window of
the Warsaw hotel Won PIehye's head
was torn off, the lower portion was
completely shattered but the upper
part was untouched. There were on
Ily two conspirators, according to this
version, one. of whom threw the bomb
from the window end then bolted.
When captured another bomb is said
to have been found in his pocket.
A heap of debris from the carriage.
a portion of the coachman's uniform.
mute and pitiable relics of the tragedy.
were still lying in Zabalansky street,
where the crime was committed, when
the correspondent of the Associated
Press again returned to the spot this
afternoon. For block either side of
the street was guarded by police and
no one was allowed to approach.
Even in the midst of the consterna-
ton produced by the tragedy every
body is talking of Won Plehye's proba-
Bile successor.
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED.
Won Plehye's assassination was Of
ficially announced at about 1 o'clock,
and was followed Immediately by the
issuance of extra editions of the pa