The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-01
ATTEMPT ON
 SPANISH KING Bomb ThrOWer Tries to ASSaSSinate Alfonso. YOUNG RULER UNINJURED Riding With LOubet, Who Also Escapes. Five Persons Injured and Several Horses Killed or sIaimed--slan Suspected of Deed Taken
 Into Custody.
 

Paris, June Ian utAeHipe " '"o sinate King Alfonso was made at mid night.
 As his majesty drove with President Loubet from gala performance ae the Grand opera House oomp thrown by an anarchist exploded Win oeaais effect near the royal carriage.
 As if by a miracle both the King ana nresiJent escaped uninjured, but frag- ments of the missile seriously inJureo five persons, killed or maimed num- Der of cavalry horses forming the es- cort and knocked out child's eye.
 Intense excitement followed the in- c,dent, The king and president re- tained their presence of mind, ms majesty sending back member or his suite to make inquiries as to thescondi- ton of the wounded. The person wno is believed to have thrown the oomo has been arrested with two others who are thought to have been implicated in the plot. dent Loubet drove aay from a perform ance of the opera the anarchist threw a bomb in the direction of the royal carriage The projectile struck soldier belonging to the Cuirassier es- cort on the shoulder and then fell 10 the ground and exploded without lnJur- ing his majesty or the president. who con ntfnued their drive to the Paiais d'Orsay. Several soldiers of the es- cort were thrown from their horses and injured, whilst fragments of the bomb struck number of persons in the crowd.
 Won Heart of Paris.
 King Alfonso apA President Loubet had been cReered along the entire route to the opera by enthusiastic crowds, the young monarch having completely gained the hearts of Pa- risians since his arrival here. The gala performance comprised l samson and Delilah" and "Maladetta. When King Alfonso and President Loubet entered the building surround | e dby a brilliant staff and followed by nearly the entire diplomatic corps and | superior officials of the housns which | was conposed of the elite As French f society. rose and cheered. while the | orchestra played the Spanish and French national anthems. The per | formance went without a hitch. His majesty chatted gaily with President Loul~~ during the intermissions and | at the close of the performance and the orchestra again played the na- tional anthems of the two countries and the king and president rose to | leave.
 They proceeded down the grand | staircase and arrived at the gaily H. luminated and decorated Place de FOpera where the royal carriage | awaited them. The king and president 1 took seats side by side and the vehicle started off surrouneded by several sauadrons of Cuirasseurs towards the | Avenue Opera.
 The space around the opera house was cleared for two hundred yards, but avenue was packed with a dense thropg which, while waiting tho passage of the royal and presidential parties, admired the charming scene. the decorations extending as far as the Palais Royal. When the kings car riage passed at a gallop followed by others containing the diplomatic corps and ministers the crowd cheered itself lhoarse, shouting Long live the King" and Long live the President"
 Man Acted Quickly.
 The procession arrived at the end of the Avenue de fOpera and crossed the Palace Theatre Francais. whero were assembled at least 1,500 persons in the Rue de Rohan, a short street forming practically a continuation of the Ave- nue de POpera, right opposite the arched gateway of the Louvre leading to the Place Caroussel. There, just a few yards before reaching the Rue Ri- volI. q man sprang forward with his hand raised in the air and before the cordon of police could reach him, threw | a proJectile in the direction of the royal carriage The police immediate ly rushed for him. At that moment a deafening explosion occurred. Cries were heard from the crowd and scene of excitment began, the crowd surging to and fro. The soldiers were seen to fall but as the flash of the bomb died out it was observed that the king and the president had not been struck and their carriage proceeded on it's way
 The bomb had been thrown with too | great force and passed over the royal | carriage and struck the shoulder of cuirassier and then fell to the ground where 1t exploded, fragments of 1t striking the horse of the soldiers caus- ing them to bolt and throw their riders. | Captain Schnider. who was riding at the right side of the carriage, and Cap tain Garnier, who was on the left, were both thrown. Fragments of the bomb also struck five persons-a sergeant two policemen, woman who was se- riously injured, and a child who was struck in the eye. One horse of the escort was killed outright and six oth- l CTS lay about maimed and bleeding.
 Force Was Terrific.
 The force of the explosion was terri hc and caused a derangement of the electric lights, which were all extin- Quighed, adding udTknesS 10 the scene of confusion. Women and children screamed and a panic was for a time threatened in the vast throng until the police succeeded in restoring order In | the meantime the remainder of the es- cort to the royal carriage had closed around the vehicle, which disappeared under the archway of the Louvre.
 The young king was to be seen sit- ting beside the President. He was pale, but apparently calm. Just before the carriages disappeared the king called to one of the attaches of the Spanish Embassy and sent him back to make inuuiries concerning the wounded. Then the carriage drove off to the Palais d'Orsay, hemme din by troops and cav airy.
 The police immediately gathered in a strong force and cleared the surround ing streets and began attending the wounded, who were carried to a nearby hotel
 Immediately following the explosion an Individual was seen to dash into the crowd, but men seized him before he