Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-05-23
Bodies Blown TO Pieces,

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day.
Bodies Blown to Pieces.
The bodies Of the victims ware liter
ally blown to pieces. A cafe near the
scene Of the explosion was entirely de-
molished, all the windows In the neigh
borhood were smashed and lamp post
was torn out Of the ground.
The first report was to the effect that
Q bomb had been thrown among local
officials who were on their way to or re-
turning from the cathedral and caused
intense excitement Later It was stated
that only the workman and two detec-
tives were killed, though two passers-
by were severely injured and others
slightly hurt py the fragments Of the
bomb. When correspondent Of the
press reached the scene the mutllatsA
remains were still lying In tbs roadway,
portions Of them being on the sidewalk
90 yards distant The roadway was GOV.
cred with debris.
Intended for Governor General.
The authorities are convinced that the
bomb was intended for the governor
general. Il now develops that he was
attending the services at the cathedral
which is situated at the corner Of Dluga
and Miodowa streets, few yards from
the scene Of the explosion. All the high
officials and members Of Russian soci-
ETY. here also were present. The gov
ernor general had racentlY been threat
ened with a bomb attack. particularly
since the May-day disturbances. Thu
police accordingly exercise the great
est vigilance whenever he leaves the
castle. After the officials had entered
the cathedral detectives observed q
poorly dresssd man lettering on Mode
wa street. When the man saw ths AZ.
tectives he ran toward the entrance o.
confectioner's store, when he either
tripped or threw the bomb backward
at the detectives. The explosion oc.
Cured only q minute before the people
commenced to pour out Of the cathedral.
Three minutes later the governor gen.
eral would have passed the spot. Cos
sacks, who were hastily summoned, soon
cleared the streets, and the governor
general drove by another route to thu
castls.
Over Score Injured.
The number injured by the explosion
is %, including three women, one stu
dent and two sohoolboys. One Of the
LATTER Is detained at the police sta
ton, having been noticed warning
people against going into Miodows
street Many reports are in circula.
ton Of strangers having stopped poor.
ly-dressed persons going in that d.
rection. Shop keepers assert that the
street was unusually empty ct the
time Of the explosion.
fridays outrage is the sixth Of sim
liar character ia Warsaw since the
January disturbances. The editors q,
Polish papers here have decided ts
publish tomorrow, If the censor will
permit it, strong articles denouncinl
such attacks.
The man who was carrying the bomt
has now been identified as q Polist
shoemaker named Dobrowolski,
member Of the violent section Of the
socialists. Latest reports state thai
the detectives were in the act OF O..
resting Dobrowolski when the bomb
exploded and all three were killed. A
revolver end a bundle Of papers were
found In Dobrowolski's pocket. Many
arrests have been made since the ex.
ploeion and the police are now busy
making domiciliagy searches. It Il
stated that Gov. Gen. Maximoyitch
recently received an anonymous lettei
threatening that as he had allowed
men, women and children to be sho,
down on May day, so he would bl
Killed WITH his wife end children, thu
writer adding that even remaining
within the castle would not ave then
from that fate.