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/ made clean holes, eaoh about TWO lnches
wide. through the double upper windows
| Of Nicholas Hall, Immediately over window
where some newspaper correspondents
and "A group Of officers were standing to
view the ceremony II Smashed some
electric lamps on the opposite side of the
hail. which fell to the floor with olatter.
An officer picked up and took possession
Of the bullet If it had struck twelve or
fifteen feet lower down it must have hit
some one in the crowded hall.
The diagonal holes in the window show
that the bullet passed over the pavilion in
which the Emperor was standing, while
the elevation was approximately that of a
window from which the Empress was
viewing the ceremonies.
LITTLE DOUBT THAT CRIME WAS PLANNED.
1t was at first thought that the occurrence
was an accident. but after hurried investi-
CATION the police reached the conclusion
that deliberate attempt had been made
TO take the Cars life.
Their examination showed that six pieces
of the shell entered the ground floor of the
palace. which stands behind the pavilion.
Six windows were broken on the first floor.
including the one in the Diplomatic Salon.
in which the Diplomatic Corps was gathered.
The diplomats at first thought the breatage
had been done by splinter from the rocket
which was used as IA signal for the saluting
to begin.
later inspection established the fact
that the ammunition used in firing the
salute was a case shell Case shot il only
used in point blank firing at close range
projecting the bullets direct at the objec-
tive, instead Of bursting over it, as in the
case OF shrapnel The policeman who was
killed was guarding the pavement twenty
PAGES to the right Of the imperial pavilion.
The distance from the pavilion TO the battery
was 400 yards.
BATTERY ONE or IMPERIAL GUARD.
1t is Of the most profound significance that
the battery belongs TO the innerrnOst circle
Of the imperial bodyguard, aud that its
officers are exclusively members Of families
that are regarded "a being animated by
loyalty 10 the very core
The Grand Duke Sergius Michaelovitch
Chief of the Russian Artillery. was present
as one OF the Cars staff in the ceremonial
pavilion. He at once began an inquiry
into the matter. With others he saw the
flash from the shot which was the third
fired, and instantly the policeman fell. 1t
was thought that he had been overcome
by the cold until blood was seen on his
head The Grand Duke crossed the palace
bridge and asked the inng captain what
he meant. The latter replied that the
presence OF the loaded shell was accidental.
czAR SHOWS SLIGHT EMOTION
The Gar was promptly informed OF
the occurrence, but showed slight emotion.
even when an officer pointed out 10 him.
az the imperial procession returned 10 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 stan shook hands with the ladies Of
the court and the diplomats and con-
yersed briefly on general matters To the
French Ambassador he expressed SYM
patty with President Loubet in the los4 Of
his mother
The populace massed behind the troops
and police. was wholly unaware of the
occurrence The white smoke caused by
the saluies and the hazy weather over
the river prevented them from seeing the
bursting Of the shell. The ceremony was
regarded as uneventful until the cause Of
Two bullets pierced window Of the room
in the palace in which the British and other
ArnbassH Iors we're sitting
Gun AIMED At CARS PAVILION
LONDON. Jan. 70 Tho St Petersburg
correspondent Of the Express says il is
now admitted that the occurrence was
the result of conspiracy. He adds that
the men OF the battery Of horse artillery
charged with firing the salute loaded the
third gun with case shot and pointed II
directly at the pavilion occupied by the
car. Its elevation was much lower than
that Of the other guns The whole battery
has been arrested pending an inquiry.
There was a great crowd on the ice at
the time Of the occurrence. but they sus-
pected nothing They pressed forward
to I'll bottles with the sanctifed water
from a hole in the ice that the Metropolitan
had broken with crucihx IN order to bless
the water with which the Gar was sprinkled.
There was confusion, however, at one
corner Of the quay. where the police ad-
mitted they had received warnings OF the
possibility Of violence happening They
searched for clues in vain. The quay was
watched for several DAYS. and divers were
oven sent down before the pavilion. Moth
ing suspicious was found Six windows
Of the palace we're broken. The bullets
used are obsolete but can he easily OBJ
tanned
p The ST. Petersburg correspondent Of
the Morning Post SAYS that il was notice
able that while the imperial and ecclesi-
astical procession was issuing from the
palace large number 81 the spectators did
moi remove their hats until officers Of the
gendarmere admonished them 20 uncover
This was an unusual attitude FOR Russians
during a public religious service.
ADsfRAL AyELIAN INJURED.
LONDON, Jan. ia St Petersburg
despatch 10 a news agency says that Ad-
mira Ayelian. Minister Of Marine. was
struck by splinter from the framework
OF a window.
The official account OF the occurrence
merely says that during the ceremony AN
accident happened. A charge Of shrapnel
instead Of a saluting charge was fired from
a gun Of one Of the batteries near the Bourse.
Some Of the bullets struck the facade of
the palace breaking four windows.
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