Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1905-02-23
]. ASSASSIN'S BOMB.
TERRIBLE TRAGEDY AT
MOSCOW.
The UncIe and Brother-In-Law
of the Gar Has His Head
Blown From His ShOu1-
ders BY Dynamite.

moscow eD. 1o.-4:zU d. ILL.,
Within the walls of the far-famed
Kremlin 9asace and almost under
neatn the historical tower from which
Ivan the Terrible watched the heads
of his enemies falling beneath the
axe on the famous Red Square, and
within stones throw of the great
bell of Moscow, Grand Duke Ser
gius, uncle and brother-in-law of
Emperor Nicholas and chief of the
reactlonaries, met terrible death
shortly before 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
The deed Was committed by SIN
gle terrorist, who threw beneath the
carriage OF the Grand Duke bomb
charged with the same high power
explosive which wrought Minister
Won PIehVe's death. The missive
was packed with nails and fragments
of iron and its explosion tore the
imperial Victims body to CHASTITY
fragments, which streWei the snow
tor yards around. Every window in
the great, lofty facade of the Palace
of Justice was shattered, and bits of
iron were imbedded deeply in the
" s>lls of the Arsenal, hund red
yards away.
The assassin belongs to the noted
lighting group" OF the socialist rev.
9,utionary party which has removed
other prominent officials and long
SINCE passed sentence of death upon
Grand Duke Sergius. The Grand
Duke knew that he stood in the
shadow of death. He was the recip-
lent of repeated warning, and Ella
borate precautions were taken to in
sure his safety.
It was the irony of fate that Ser
gius, after taking refnge in his coun-
try villa during the strike troubles
of month ago and later seeking
ace withisssts sse Kremiin walls, should
be killed while proceeding to the
governor generals palace beyond
the walls and which he had aban-
doned to enable the police better to
protect him.
Grand Duchess Elizabeth, who
has been engaged daily in the task
of preparing comforts for the sick
and wounded Russian soldiers in
Manchuria, was about to drive to
the palace to join her husband.
When she heard of what had befal-
! len the Grand Duke she was driven
in haste to the scene of the tragedy
and knelt hatless and coatless on the
bloodstained snow and murmured
prayers for the welfare of the soul of
her slain consort.
| The scene of the crime was the
great open triangle within the Krem-
lin, bounded by the arsenal, treasury
and courts of Justice, in one angle OF
which is the Nicholas, or Little Pal.
ace where the Grand Duke dwelt
At the opposite corner is the Nikol
sky gate, the exit to the town be-
lyond the ramparts. A few minutes
before the bell of the gate sounded
the hour of thrg the equipage of tht
Grand Duke emerged from the gates
of the palace and proceeded, followed
by slejghs containing secret, police.
1t swept at a smart pace toward
the gate, passing the Choudef clois
ter, Ivan's Tower, the great Sza
bell and low rows of cannon capture,
from Napoleon in the winter retrea
of 1912.
In minute the carriage Was il
front of the courts of justice wher
the walls of the triangle approach
forming a narrow entrance to tn
Nikolsky gate. There a man cla
in workman's attire stepped forwar
from the sidewalk and threw a bonn
which he had concealed beneath hi
coat.
A terrible explosion followed an
hail of iron pelted the grim ston
walls of the arsenal and courts {
s Justice.
The murderer is under Arrest.