Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-02-17
APPALLING CRIME
ADDS TO RUSSIA'S
CONSERVATION
Bomb Thrown Under the CARRIAGE
of Grand Duke Sergius, Uncle of
the Car, Blows Him to Atoms-..
Ten Thousand Laborers Deprived
of Bread.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 1.-THE ASS
ciated Press has received dispatc
from Moscow stating that Grand Duk
Sergius, while driving in carriag
was assassinated by bomb throw
beneath the carriage. The carriag
was blown to pieces. The assassin
were arrested. One is dangerousl
wounded. Several students in the v
cinity were wounded and some G
them were arrested.
The First Report.
London, Feb. ia dispatch to tn
Reuters Telegram Company from 81
Petersburg says that telephone mes
sage received there from Moscow an
nounces that an explosion occurre'
at Kremlin, where Grand Duke Sergiu
has been residing and that the gran'
duke was killed. The dispatch add
that no confirmation of the report ha
been received and that the population
Of Moscow is greatly excited. Accord
ing to another report bomb was
thrown beneath the grand dukes car
riage and the latter with the grand
duke was blown to pieces.
Another Confirmation.
London, Feb. 17.-Another dispatch
to the Reuters Telegram Company
from St. Petersburg says that later
telephone message from Moscow states
that Grand Duke Sergius was assassi
mated while driving towards Kremlin
and near the court of justice. His
carriage was followed by another con
tanning two men. The bomb was
thrown beneath the grand dukes car
riage. There was violent explosion
the carriage was shattered and the
grand duke killed. The assassins were
arrested. One of them is wounded
seriously. Several students are also
in custody.
Uncle of Nicholas.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 1.-THE Grand
Duke Sergius, uncle of the Russian
Emperor and formerly Governor Gen
eral Of Moscow, is understood to have
been condemned to death by the revo-
lutionary party in December last. The
governor generalship of Moscow was
abolished early in the year and the
grand duke, according to dispatches
from Moscow, kept closely to the
guarded Nickouski palace at the out
skirts of Moscow, retaining his posi-
tion as commander in chief of the mill
tary of that district Later in Janu
ary, however, it was announced that
the grand duke had sought refuge in
one of the palaces of Kremlin. He
has been classed as the most reaction
ary member of the imperial family, as
the head of the war party and has been
stigmatized by the liberals as Russia's
Evil Genius" He was born in 1857
and was married in 1884 to Princess
Elizabeth of Hesse-Darmstadt. They
have no children.
~ Don't Care; Have Done My Job"
Moscow, Feb. 17.-While the Grand
Duke Sergius was driving today from
Nicholas palace through the Senate
quarter his carriage was followed by
two cabs. At the Law Courts q sleigh
in which were two men, one of them
dressed as workman, went quickly
ahead Of the grand dukes carriage.
The sleigh then slowed up to allow
the carriage to pass and at that mo-
ment bomb was thrown beneath the
carriage. The force of the explosion
broke all the windows on the Law
Courts and the report was heard out
side the city. The carriage was blown
to pieces, nothing but the wheels re-
naming. Grand Duke Sergius was
instantly killed. His head was blown
of and his body fearfully mangled. His
coachman was also killed. On the ar.
rest Of the mnrderers, neither of whom
were known. to the police, one Of them
coolly said: Il don't care; l have done
my job" An immense crowd gathered
at the spot and made demonstration
against q number Of students who com.
scattering revolutionary proc
The assassination occurred
at p. m.
Great Sensation Created.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 17.--4:50 p. m.
The news Of the tragedy in which
Grand Duke Sergius was blown up Gre
ated tremendous sensation in st.
Petersburg where the announcement
by telephone from Moscow arrived
during the afternoon. Owing to the
intense excitement prevailing at Mos
COW few particulars are ascertainable. !
Three Others Marked.
Berlin, Feb. 17.-Travelers who ar.
rived here from st. Petersburg say
It was common talk there that the Ter
rorists marked four persons for as
sassination, the Emperor, Grand Duke
sergius. General Trepof and Interior
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