The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1905-02-23
by THE BOMB OF A
REvOLUT|ON|ST
Grand Duke Sergius, the Russian
Tyrant, Laid Low in Moscow.
LITERALLY BLOWN TO PIECES

The Assassin, Watching His OppoP-
tunity, Hurled His Bomb d.
rectly Beneath the Grand
Dukes Carriage.
Moscow, Feb. 1S.-Within the walls
Of the far-famed Kremlin palace, and
almost underneath the historical tow
er from which Ivan the Terrible
watched the heads of his enemies fall
ing beneath the axe ON the famous red
square, and within stones throw of
the great bell of Moscow, Grand Duke
Sergius, uncle and brother-in-law Of
Emperor Nicholas and the chief of the
reactionaries, met a terrible death
shortly before three o'clock Friday
afternoon. The deed was committed
by single terrorist, who threw be-
meath the carriage of the grand duke
bomb charged with the same high
power explosive which wrought Min
lister Won Plehve's death. The missile
was packed with nails and fragments
Of iron, and its explosion tore the inn
perial victims body to CHASTITY frag-
ments, which strewed the snow for
yards around. Every window in the
great lofty facade of the palace of JUS
tice was shattered and bits of iron
were imbedded deeply in the walls OF
the arsenal.
Grand Duke Sergius died under a
formal sentence passed by the Mos
COW terrorists, December IL, 1904.
BY the same decree of death Car
Nicholas, the Dowager Czarina, Ma
ria Feodor0vna, Grand Duke Alexis,
Procurator of the Holy synod Po-
bicdonostse6. GOv.-Gen. TrepOn, Of
st. Petersburx, and Minister of the
Interior Boligan arc condemned.
The murderer Of Grand Duke Sergius
was badly injured by the same explo-
sion which killed his victim. He and
q companion we're arrested.
what does it matter?' said thu
wounded man, lightly. 1--WE done m!
work"
Assassin Follows Victim.
The Grand Duke Sergius was fol
lowed by his assassin for some time be
fore q favorable opportunity offered fo
the hurting Of the fatal bomb.
Sergius was driving, at the time Q
his death, from the Nicholas palace t.
the Kremlin. where he has lived fol
several weeks past. Behind his car
risge, as it passed through the senat
quarter, were two cabs.
Just in front of the law courts
sleigh suddenly drew across the roa
in front OF the grand duke, forcing hi
coachman to pull up.
L AS he did so one OF the cabs sno
forward and = man. jumping to his fee
and leaning well forward, hurled tn
bomb directly under the grand duke
carriage.
The explosion broke every windo'
| in the law courts. The carriage wa
torn to fragments. The grand duk
was thrown high in the air. hi
coachman was so badly injured that b
died ON the way to the hospital.
widow Hastens to Scene.
The instant she was told of her hus
hands death, the Grand Duches
Elizabeth hastened to the scene OF n
| assassination, not even stopping to pt
on q hat or cloak.
| Unlike her husband, who was anon
| the most bitterly hated OF the Russia
| aristocrats, the grand duchess is fall
| " worshipped by the people.
She has recently received sever'
warnings never to appear with u
grand duke, proving conclusively, II
authorities say, that his murder WI
planned weeks ahead.
1t is = significant fact that Sergiu
assassination was carried out In
most the same manner as that Of Il
late Minister Of the Interior Ve
! Plehve.
Following the murder the CROW
made 4 demonstration against nun
her Of students, who instantly begs
to scatter Revolutionary literature.
large number Of students were
rested.
One of the assassins was arrested
! policeman, who overlook him as
was running from the scene OF the q
sassination. The man carried . reve
YER but made no attempt to use
He expressed gratincation that q
| Grand Duchess Elizabeth was not .
comnanying her husband, Grand Du
Icarciua vhen the duke was kilie