Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-20
Warsaw Workman Falls
and His Bomb Exp|odes.
Nan and Two Detectives Watch
Ing Blown Into Fragments.
aasb Thought 10 Have Been Intended for
Gov. Gen. Maximovitch.

r,orsaw Russian Poland. May ia
u.o,Lman who was trying to avoid the
.,,o,.,ation of two detectives on Mo-
,a,,a street. at noon Friday. stumbled
,t. curb of the sidewalk and a bomb
,'h;ch he was carrying, in his pocket ex-
a,oded killing the workman and both
the detectives.
Tvo rassersby were severely injured
and others slightly hurt by fragments
o. the bomb.
7. is believed the bomb was intended
.or CIV. Maximovitcn who was expect
Cd to pass the spot on his way TO the
ao,hciral TO attend .be service in hon.
or Of the Cars birthday.
The bodies of the victims were liter
.1v blown to pieces. A cafe near the
scene of the explosion was entirely de-
roolishcd. all the windows in the neigh
horhcod were smashed and lamp post
was tern out of the ground.
The first report was to the effect that
bomb had been thrown among local
officers who were on their way to or re-
turninc from the cathedral and caused
intense excitement.
(, Whom a correspondent Of The Assoc
dated Press reached the scene. the
mu,ilated remains werr still lying in
tho roadway. portions of them being or
IN. sidewalks % yards distant The
roadway was covered with debris.
The authorities ara convinced tina,
thc bomb was intended for the governor
general, who it was learned later was
attending tn" service at the Cathedral.
few yards from the scene of the ex-
pIosion.
Al the high officials and members of
Russian society here We're also present.
As the governor general had recently
ncen threatened with 4 bomb attack,
the police exercise the greatest vigilance
when yer he leaves the cast e. After thJ
officials had entered the Cathedral de-
tcctivcs saw a poorly dressed man lott
erng near When the man saw the de-
tcctiycS he ran towards a confectionery
str-e.
lie either tripped or threw the bomt
backwards at the detective. The eXplo-
sinn occurred a minute before the peo-
pic began to pour out of the Cathedral
Thro,, minutes later the governor gen.
eral would have passed the spot. Cos
sacks who were hastily summoned soor
cleared the streets and governor gener-
Al went by another route to the castle
In all eight persons were wounded.
Tit number injured by the explosion
is %, including three women. one stu.
dent ana two school boys. One of the
latter is detained at the police station
having been noticed warning people
AGAINST going into Miodowa street
Many rerOrtS are in circulation d
strangers having stopped rOorly dress
e1 persons going in that direction. Sho,
Keepers assert that the street was un'
usually empty at tn" time of the OK
pnsion.
TndaE's; outrage is the sixth of SINH
lar character in Warsaw since the Jan.
uary disturbances. The editors of POliSi
rapors here have decided tn publish, to-
morroW if the censor will permit it
strong articles dcnouncirg such at
tacks
The nan carrying the bomb has nov
been ilentifie d as u Polish shoemake
named robrowolski. a member of th'
violent section of the Socialists. Lates
reports that the detectives were in tn
act Of arrcsting DobrOwplski when tn.
bomb exploded and all three We're kill
ed. revolver and 4 bundle of paper.
Wcr" found i'm DobrOwoskIs pocket.
Many arrests have been made sine,
the explosion and the police are nov
busy making dOmiciliary searches.
1t is stated that Governor Genera
MaXimovitCh recently received al
anonymous letter threatening. that a
h, hid aliow",. men. women and chill
drcn to he shot down on May day. s.
h" would b" killed with his wife an
children. tn" writer adding that eve!
remaining within the castle would no
save him from that fate.