Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-19
Missiles Went High, Entering salou
Where Empress aud Ladies' Of
Court We're.
AMBASSADOR MCCORMICK THERE.
Also Diplomatic Corps No Rxplaua-
ton of the Incident Has
Been Given.

vi the EplpHanyi the ultAnlls OF tho
waters, had just concluded at 1 o'clock
this afternoon when simultaneously
with the salute fired from the ST, Peter
and ST. Paul fortress either a rain of
bullets or a shrapneI she'll swept over
the little chapel built over the frozen
Neya in front Of the Winter palace,
whore Emperor Nicholas and every
member Of the Romanoff family were
participating In the service. The mis-
slles went hlgh, entering windows OF
the splendid row OF salons along the
water front from which the empress,
the ladies OF the court and the mem
beers Of the diplomatic corps includ-
ing Ambassador Mccormick, Secy
Eddy and Second Secy. Bliss, and all
the high dignitaries OF the state, army
and navy We're witnessing the glittering
spectacle below. Fortunately the bull
let's passed over the heads OF all pres
ent, striking the opposite wall and clat-
tering down on the parquetted floor OF
the white salon.
The first impression Of those who
heard the crash was that 1t was due
To falling crystals from the glass
chandeliers and caused by conclusion
from the booming OF the guns. Every
body had been laboring under a more
or less nervous strain because Of the
strike situation. and when the truth
was realized, the windows were hastily
vacated and the greatest excitement
relgned within the palace Lieut.. Gen.
Fulton, chief Of police Of St. Peters
burg picked up a missile IN the white
salon. II was the size OF birds egg.
The chief was Immediately surround
ed by officers Of the guards Xh0 exam
ined the bullet ana expressed the opln-
ion that II had come from shrapncl
shell which might have been fired from
the battery located on tho hourse es-
planade, and which replied 60 the sa-
lutte OF the St. Peter and ST. Paul fort
ress, explaining that q gun might have
been charged with a loaded cartridge
by mistake Such a thing, however,
II was admitted, was hard 10 conceive
without deliberate plot From the
holes passing through the double win
dows II is certain that the bullets came
from the direction of the bourse
In the meantime there was no evil
dence outside Of what occurred The
crowds OF people who formed black
lines along the quays the palace bridge,
the steps Of the bourse and every 9TH
er point Of vantage In the white Arctic
landscape did not betray the slightest
excitement Neither did the imperial
party In the chapel below. Although
the actual ceremony was ended, the
emperor remained and accompanied
the metropolitan and clergy as they
circled the pavilion around the chapel
10 bless the gorgeous standards of the
famous guard regiments assembled
there Then the procession
moved back to the palace and
the original program was carried out.
The emperor displayed splendid nerve.
He did not show a trace OF excitement.
lie received the diplomats In his usual
cordial, gentle manner, reviewed tho
guard regiments on the square behind
the palace and subsequently had lunch
con served IN the state dining room.
When the correspondent OF the Asso-
ciated Press who was about to 20 down
TO the white salon. (when one OF tho
missiles few right over HIS head left
the palace he saw hole IN the window
NJ another salon and holes outside in
the stucco Of the massive red building.
The police are actively az work trying
to clear up the mystery as to where tho
shots camo from.
The strike situation has not been
changed by this holiday. The men are
herdlng themselves I'm various parts Of
the city and test Is expected tomor-
row when the employees win mako
final answer TO their demands. While
no collisions have yet been reported
there is q feeling among all classes OF
high tension. Tho news that an at
tempt had been made on the emperoi's
life spread like wild-fre during tho
afternoon, leading 70 all sorts OF vct-
sions and generally increasing the ten
sion
Additional particulars show that the
emperor had n miraculous escape. There
rs no longer any doubt that the missiles
came from gun on the bolrse battery
which was loaded with grape. not with
shrapnel. Some OF the bullets actually
struck the little open chapel IN which
tho emperor was standing, cut tho stan
Of one OF tho standards and fairly rid
died the basement windows 81 the pal-
ace, killing a policeman outright and
vounding an officer and three marines
Had the gun been aimed u little lower
tho charge Of grape might have wiped
out the whole Romanitt dynasty. No
Official statement has as Yet boon is
sued but the suggestion offered that
tho gun was loaded with grape as
prccautiou IN view OF possible strike
rioting hardly meets tho fact that It
was aimed with such accuracy nj the
chapel. Everything on the eurfsrs
seems 10 indicate the existence n %
deadly and deep lpid plot against tho
emperor in which artillery men Movo
enlisted. IL Ia understood that M the
men and the officers Of the battery were
Immediately placed under arrest for
examination. The police took charge
OF the SPOT where the battery attn
stands and drew double Gordon across
the river. searching out everything ln
the line Of fro An old barge frozen
IN the lee Wns thoroughly examined 10
ascertain whether the bullets could
POSSIBLY have come from Il, hut 80
evidence wga discovered tending 10
suhstantintc such q theory
II develops thar one o. the bullets
which entered tho Nlchclgs hell where
the diplomats were gathered, struck
down golden plate from tie wait.
Many OF the diplomats. however. "a
not suspect the cause OF the fall ~ -
Llate until Afterwards. although they
noticed that something unusual hNd
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