The San Francisco call., 1905-06-01

Special Cable to La Presna of Buenos Ayres
Inan Iyransmisted n1lsl e The ,sall and the New
PARIS, May 31.--President Loubet of
France and King Alfonso of Spain, who
is ---y the guest of the French repub-
lie, had narrow escape from death
Tonight. As they were leaving the
opera In the Presidents carriage a
bomb was hurled { the corte1e.
The Place de fe1era was packed
with dense crowd as the King and
his escort rode, surrounded by their
guard. Son arriving at the corner of
the Rue de Hosan and the Rue de Rfy-
oil, Just before crossing the Seine to
return to the palace on the Quai DOR
say, some one threw bomb Mt the
carriage. 1t exploded Just as the ye-
hicIe was passing about ave feet away,
Mart OF the 10 ,scffle damaxfng the
reNr wheel OF the carrfaEe sut1 killing
one of the horses OF guard. EJSnt
persoSs werre wounded by pieces Of the
missile.
In spite of the great excitement
among the crowd. the police closed in
and the carriage continued on its way.
TO the Palace d'Orsay. There it was
found that many other horses of the
guards had been injured
M. Lepine, Prefect of Police, person
ally made three arrests. One Of the
arrested men is ..an1ed Arnould, an en-
ploye at a laboratory. Domiciliary vis-
its are being made at the lodgings of
the persons arrested.
The explosion of the bomb was
very loud one, being heard at a dis
tance of nearly three-qdarters of a
mile. The person who is believed to
have thrown the bonb is among those
under arrest.
BOMB HITS A SOLDIER.
That President Isoubet and the young
King escaped death was due solely to
the fact that the bomb struck the
shoulder of soldier Of the cuirassier
escort and fell to the ground before IT
exploded. Fragments of the bomb In
jured a number OF, persons far dis
tant from the carriage.
King Alfonso and President Loubet had
been cheered along the entire route to
the opera by enthusiastic crowds the
young monarch having completely wonJ
the hearts Of Parisians since his arrival
here.
The gala performance in the opera COM
prised Samson and Delilah" and "Mala-
detta.'' When. the King and President
Loubet entered the building surrounded
by brilliant staff and followed by near
ly the entire diplomatic corps and supe-
rior officials, the audience, which was
composed of the elite of French society.
arose and cheered while the orchestra
played the Spanish and French national
anthems
The performance went without a hitch.
His Majesty chatted gayly with Presi-
dent Loubet during the intermissions and
at the close of the performance the or
chestra again played the national hymns
of the two countries and the King and
President arose to leave.
ENTER THE ROYAL CARRIAGE.
They proceeded down the grand stair
case and arrived at the gayly illuminated
and decorated Place de POpera, where the
royal carriage awaited them The King
and President took seats side by side and
the vehicles started off, surrounded by
several squadrons of cqirrassiers, toward
the Avenue de IOpera.
cleared for two hundred yards, but the
avenue was packed by a dense throng,
which, while awaiting the passage of the
royal and Presidential party, admired the /
Charming scene, the decorations extending
as far as the Palais Royal.
When the Kings carriage passed at a. 1
gallop, followed by others containing the
diplomatic corps an. 1s aI the Ministers. the
crowd cheered itself hoarse, shouting |
Long live the King.', and Long lives the
President z
The procession arrived at the end ofsthe |
Avenue .de II Opera and: crossed the Place
T,heater Francais, where were assembled
at least LOO persons In the Rue de Rohan, /
a short street forming practically a con-
tinuat ION Of the Avenue de u Opera, right
opposite the arched gateway of thel
Louvre LEADING TO; the Place Caroussel.
AN IARCHIsTT THROWS BOMB.
There just q few yards before reaching
the Rue Rivoli, man sprang forWard;I
With his arm raised III the all, and, be-
fores the Gordon .i .of police could prevent
him; with hout :uttering a. wore: threw the:
carriage. u
The police imme ediat ately rushed toward:
nirn. AT that moment q deafenirlg ex--
Dlosion occurred. Cries from the crowd |:
we're heard and there was intense ex-:
,itement, the crowd surging to and fro.
Soldiers were seen to fall, but q : 8; the
lash from the bomb died out it was OBJ |:
served that the King and the President
nad not been struck and their carriage: |.
proceeded on its way.
The bomb. thrown with great force, had
struck the shoulder of cuirassier and /