The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-20

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CT. PETERSBURG. Jan 19.-The ees-
y tivaI of the Epiphany. the blessing
of the waters, had Just concluded
at / q clock this afternoon Wpeu Sipeul-
taneously with the salute fired from
the st. Peter and st. Paul fortress
rain of bullets swept over the little
chapel built over the frozen NeHa in
front of the winter Talace, where / m
peror Nicholas and every memh@r of
the ROmanOn family We're partIcipat-
ing in the service The missiles went
high, entering windows of the splendid
row of salons along the water front
from which the empress, the ladies of
the court and the members of the dip
lomatic corps. including Ambassador
Mccormick. Secretary Eddy and Sec
ond Secretary Bliss, and all the high
dignitaries of the state, army and navy
were witnessing the glittering specta-
Gle below. Fortunately the bullets
passed over the heads of all present,
striking the opposite wall and clatter-
ing down on the parquetted floor of the
white salon.
Almost a Panic.
The first impression of those who
heard the crash was that it was due to
falling crystals from the glass chande-
liers and caused by cOncussion from
the booming of the guns. Everybody
nervous strain because Of the strike
situation, and when the truth was re-
allied the windows were hastily va
Gated and the greatest excitement
reigned within the palace. Lieutenant
General Fulton, chief Of police OF st.
Petersburg, himself picked up a missile
i'm the white salon. 1t was the size of
a birds egg. The police chief was i'm
mediately surrounded by officers of the
guards. who examined the bullet and
expressed the opinion that it might
have been fired from the battery 10
Gated on the Bourse Esplanade, and
which replied to the salute of the st.
Peter and St Paul fortress. explaining
that a gun might have been charged
with a loaded cartridge by mistake.
Such thing, however, it was admitted.
was hard TO conceive without a DELHI
crate plot. From the holes passing
through the double windows Il is GER
tain that the bullets came from the d.
rection of the Bourse.
Crowd in Ignorance.
In the meantime there was no evil
dence outside of what occurred The
lines along the quayS, the palace bridge,
the steps of the Bourse and every other
point Of vantage in the white Arctic
landscape did not betray the slightest
excitement Neither did the imperial
party in the chapel below. Although
emperor remained and accompanied
the metropolitan and clergy as they
circled the pavilion around the chapel
TO bless the gorgeous standards of the
famous guard regiments Assem- bled
there. Then the procession moved back
TO the palace and the original pro
gramme was carried out. The emperor
displayed splendid nerve. He did not
show trace of excitement. He re
ceived the diplomats in his usual cor
dial. gentle manner, reviewed the guard
regiments on the square behind the
palace and subsequently had luncheon
served i'm the state dining room.
When the correspondent of the AssO-
Ciated Press, who was about TO go
down to the white salon CyVhen one of
the missiles flew right over his head.
left the palace he saw hole in the
window Of another salon and holes out
side I'm the stucco Of the massive red
building.
Activity Of Police.
The police are actively at work try
ing to clear up the mystery as to where
the shots came from.
The strike situation has not been
changed by this holiday. The men are
herding themselves in various parts OF
the city and a. test is expected tomor-
row when the employers will make a
final answer to their demands While
no collisions have yet been reported
high tension. The news that an attempt
had been made on the emperor's life
spread like wild-fire during the after
noon. leading to all sorts of versions
and generally increasing the tension.
Cars Miraculous Escape.
Additional particulars show that the
emperor had miraculous escape.
There is no longer any doubt that the
missiles came from a gun on the Bourse
battery which was loaded with grape.
Some Of the bullets actually struck the
little Open chapel In which the emperc-
was standing. cut the staff OF one OF the
standards and fairly riddled the base
ment windows of the palace, killing "A
policeman outright and wOunding an
officer and three marines. Had the gun
been aimed a little lower the charge Of
grape might have wiped out the whole
ROmanOf dynasty. No official state
ment has as yet been issued but the
suggestion offered that the gun was
loaded with grape as a precaution in
meets the fact that it was aimed with
such accuracy at the chapel.
Deep Laid Plot.
Everything on the surface seems to
indicate the existence of a deadly and
deep laid plot against the emperor. in
" hich artillerymen were enlisted It
is understood that all the men and the
officers of the battery We're immediately
placed under arrest for examination.
The police took charge of the spot
where the battery still stands and drew
a double Gordon across the river,
searching out everything in the line OF
fire. An old barge frozen in the ice