The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-24
ATTEMPT ON CARS LIFE
Load Of Grape Shot Fired Oh In
perial Party at St. Petersburg.
ARTILLERY GUNNERS SUSPECTED

y n-AAS s"e NeEemonAaA OF th0 BLESSING OF
the Waters OF the News, Cannon In
Firing salute Discharges Loaded
shelI-winter Palace HIs--Command-
or Of Battery Arrested.
st. Petersburg, Russia AT the con
clusion of the blessing of the waters
Of the Neva, when the salutes were
fred from the fortress Of st. Peter and
St Paul and from battery on the
Place de Ia Bourse. opposite the Win
ter Palace, rain Of grape shot from
the latter fell on the temporary chapel
on the ice Of the Neva and many bull
lets entered the Winter Palace, the
Gar and his party narrowly escaping
death.
1t was at first thought that the
occurrence was an accident, but after
hurried investigation the police
reached the conclusion that a deiiber-
ate attempt had been made to take the
Cars life.
Their examination showed that six
pieces of the shell entered the ground
Iioor of the palace, which stands be-
hind the pavilion Six windows were
broken on the first floor.
A later inspection established the
fact that the ammunition used in firing
the salute was a case she'll. Case shot
Is only used in point blank firing at
close range, projecting the bullets di-
rect at the objective, instead of burst
ing over it, as in the case of shrapnel
/ A. Itf,ot.
guarding the pavement twenty PAGES
to the right of the imperial pavilion
The distance from the pavilion to the
/ battery was AGO yards.
! The missiles went high, entering win
dows of the splendid row of salons
along the water front from which the
Empress, the ladies of the Court and
the members of the Diplomatic Corps,
including the United States Ambassa-
dor, Mr.. Mccormick, and the Secretary,
4 Mr. Eddy, and Second Secretary Bliss
and all the high dignitaries Of the
State, army and navy were witnessing
the glittering spectacle below.
The first impression of those who
heard the crash was that it was due to
falling crystals from the glass chan
deliers, and caused by concussion from
the booming guns: but everybody had
Y been laboring under more or less ner-
vOus strain because of the strike situa-
ton, and when the truth was realized
the windows were hastily vacated and
the greatest excitement reigned within
the Palace.
The Gar was promptly informed of
| the occurrence, but showed slight emo
ton, even when an officer pointed out
to him, as the imperial procession re-
turned to the palace, the places where
the bullets and the fragments of the
/ shell had hit
He returned to the palace at the head
Of his staff, shook hands with the la
( dies Of the Court and the diplomats.
and conversed briefly on general mat
Tiers. To the French Ambassador he
expressed sympathy with President
L0ubet in the loss of his mother.
The inquiry into the circumstances
attending the discharge of the case
ashot resulted inN the arrest of Captain
asDavydoff of the artillery.
The officers on duty with the battery
In firing the salute were;
Capt Davydoff, commanding; Capt.
Karzeff and Lieuts. Count Koutaissoff,
Perebinosoff and Miller. The battery
was composed Of old muzzle-loading
guns.