The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-20
Rain, of Bullets, 7,

Rain 81 Bullets.
Pic festival had just concluded S4ut.ll lS y
n clock this aftcr1loon when "a
ana S ~ Paul rain oIF puI..5
" Iats ! s,Yo,5 over little chap built over
II Neya III front Of y met
!; Ioai i. - yvl, nre5 Enlperor N 0nsnnd cYeFs
$t,,, m bcrf q a tho Romnnofl fninil We're
N nartIc hating In the sclYi
The missiles went shig
dows Of the splendid O sa s,o..s
nc water from, from Il Y, Il. sa
Snress. the lad thc ana
s. i,,e l,ers 81 the diplomat corps ana h,sh
,iipnitarIes or he state, ARM ands ID navy
d ,vere wi messing 4 te glt ectaascle
MAJ a, 8 For tuna he bul lfts pnssAeeu Ae
lls oI al l,rGsIn
1,c onpositc wa il and CID ttering Coy 81
HI i,e paraucf ed floor of ne sa!opn.
s1sycryboily yS had beer ~ Nlu
"a Of less nervous strain beca use " a oli
strike stuatlon and ne y
hastily vaca ted and the gregt est ex te-
U ,nent I rel gncd within I be paluco.
IS 5 Emp've.iror's 'v 7 Splendid Nerve.
dent eenant-G & eneral Fulton. chief ofEpos7 ps
S IN n 81 Eetc 1.sburg, himself picked mp
Il \ miss,ie III tho white salon. Twas the
q ,Izc a birds egg. . The POI clllsl
was immed tel ly surr undcd oIA.lSe,ss
n of tho guards who examined hhe wv .9ll
let and expressed the opinion that y nnu I1
Il como from d shrnpncl shell w ich. nisht
K, ~ " l,ccr,i fired from tho battery located
tho Boursc esplanade, and which en- gre;
snllcd to&tho salute Of the st. Peter# . Ut und z
st paul fortress. xplain!ng that Sas ~ sun
might have been charged with loaded
3 cartridge by mist kc,
5tnBi the meantime there wa n no II CYL
S dence outside aof what had occurred . IN M g
crowds OF people who formed plack iinas @
along tile quays. tho 5palac bridgf ~ Z.
Il tops Of Tho Bourse and every 9 tller spolluie pu
ofvantagc the white Arctic lanassape
u ala mot betr;ly tho 81 htcst 7 excl itcmcnt. NJ
= NeitherBdid sthc Imperial party IN 81 Il. he
81 chanel below. Althoug tho ACTUAL cere. .r,s.
\. .rlony was ended tile Emperor rem cd M
d ala h accompanied the nietropoli an 4 and
clergy, assthcY ciroled tho pavilion around
tho 5chnpelsto$ bless the gorgeo us IS ia ndard
sEofs fstl,o famous guard eEimcnt assem- bled
q there. " Then tho; procession moved buck
IL to tho palace and the original programm
was carried out Il, T. he Emperor dis yeJ ~
splendid nerve. IIe did not show; y tra GO
y 81 excitement. Iin received tho diplomats
n in his usual cordial, gentle manner. 8rer
Il viewed the guard oglments on the 50 re
behind tho place and subsequently, " had
Luncheon served I'll tho state dining room
VI i Dur Ing tho reccpt ION Elpp peror n n cholas
& received Amba ssadorS Nc Cormick With his
4 accustomed cordial ty, aud tho AMbass'l- s
dor conveyed to His Majesty president.
Roosevelt g pers sonal gree tingaSsahd Wishes
" FOR u happy now year syYhtc x tho l1nl
pcrorl said lie was happy TO- trccciv vc, 5sEI4
Miraculous Escape
syhcnstho correspondent Spf the Assa.
u cihaited Press, who was about to 50 down
{, ID tho whlto salon, when one Of tho mis-
siles flew ri ght over his hpnd eft tlly,
palace, 8l,o s,tW a hole IN tho Wlnfdo " of !o
another salon and holes outside In tlle
s Btuccn Of ho nlassl vesred bull ldinE
E Additional particulars u show that fle
4 emperor slialSa miraculous ascap ne H There
!; is ne, doubt that tile missiles came from
FFs3;l giln or tho Bourse battery, whlGl, Wa
loaded with grape, not wit n shrnpncl.
Il of tho bullets a ctua lly 4 struc uck, the
4 little open chapel, ,5ill which the Enlperor
was standing. cut y to staff of Bonesqf tlic
Il standards, nd airly rddle the basemallt
Il. windows Of tho palace. killing. IA pollc
man outright /. and Woundlng 7un " tlcel
nnsl three marines, Had he gun been
might haYe wiped out tho entire Roman
q off dynasty, n x 3s y, b
An Accident? 4.
}5Ite AOIllCldl AacCOulll VI losuaS p sitASosss
Ing affair Is as fol Ws t rs at IA u li
n During the cerenonyIfpf the blcssi)is
y of tho waters of the Neva to- day, ~
Z the presence Of the Emp peror, as eluslaa
TSsalute was being fired an saccid llal,'
II lpened, + 81 a charge Of Crane instead 5of
saluting charge was fired from ~ gun te.
u longing to ono of the bAtterles sta tfon'
4 Cd near the Bougse. Some bull ets strun'
I 1ho facade OF the iwint palace near tlle
Z, Quay gardens from the four, windows a
A 0olicenlan belonging to the 81. 4 re tershAss
orce was wou undcd i9t n according to a lle
l,formation to hand at present, no other
\ drcldent occurred. i. Il inquiry ontinues, y, q
3sg, Is nov stated III fficial circles tia
n 4 he grape was fired rom one of tho guns
or tlie Seventh sEnttery Of tho First iorst
,3 Artllery of Y lie guard llet most .rlsto-
II GRAFT corps IN tho Russian army. \
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(Contl tlnNed on trhird 81 Iag ge.