The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-18

kW Within the walls OF the tar~Idneu
KrenIin palace. almost under
meath the historical tower from which
Ivan the Terrible watched the heads OF
his enemies falling beneath the ak on
ne famous red square, and within d
Zones throw Of the great bell of Mos |
COW. Grand Duke Sergius, uncle and !
lrOther-iu-laW of Emperor Nicholas
and the chief Of the reactiOnaries. met
a terrible death shortly before O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. The deed vas
committed by single terrorist, VINO
threw beneath the carriage of the grand
duke a bomb charged with the same
high powder explosive which wrought
Minister Won Plehve's death. The mis-
rilc was packed with nails and frag-
1nents of iron. and its explosion tore
the imperial victims body to CHASTITY
fragments. which strewed the snow for
yards around. Every window in the
great lofty facade Of the palace OF
Justice was shattered and bits of iron
were imbedded deeply in the walls OF
the arsenal 100 yards away.
No Safety For sergius.
The assassin belongs to the noted
fighting group" of the socialist reVo-
1utionary party, which has removed
other prominent officials and long since
passed a sentence of death upon Grand
Duke Sergius. The grand duke knew
that he stood in the shadow of death
He was the recipient of repeated warn
dngs and elaborate precautions were
taken to ensure his safety: but all the
resources of the gendarmerie. secret po-
dice and soldiers proved unaVaiiinS
against an attempt almost exactly du-
pliCating the procedure that caused the
death of Minister of the. Interior Won
Plehve last July.
1t was the irony of fate that Sergius,
after taking refuge in his country villa
during the strike troubles of a month
ago and later seeking. even more Sc
cure shelter in the palace within the
[remlin walls, should be killed while
proceeding to the governor. general
palace beyond the walls, and which he
had abandoned to enable the police to
better protect him.
Grand Duchess Elizabeth. who has
been engaged daily in the task of pre-
pairing comforts for the sick and
wounded Russian. soldiers in Manchu-
ria was about TO drive tO-the palace TO
Join her -lIusba MI &c When she heard
what had befaIlen the grand duke she
was driven in haste 20 the scene OF the
tragedy and kuelt. hatless and cOat1ess,
on the faood-stained snow and muir.
INJURED prayers for the welfare of the
soul Of her slain consort.
Air FILLED by Hail Of Iron.
The scene of the crime was the great
open triangle within the Kremlin.
bounded by the arsenal treasury and
courts of justice, in one angle of which
Is the Nicholas or little palace, where
the grand duke dwelt- At the opposite
corner is the NikOlslIy- gate, the exit
10 the town beyond the ramparts. A
few minutes before the bell of the gate
sounded the hour of the equippage of
the grand duke emerged from the gates
of the palace and proceeded, followed
10y Sleighs containing secret police II
swept at a smart pace toward the gate,
passing the Choudoff clOister- VANS
tower. the great car bell and long rows
OF cannon captured from Napoleon IN
the winter retreat of 1872. In few
moments the carriage was in front OF
the courts of justice, where the walls
of the triangle approach, forming
narrow entrance to the Nikolsky gate.
There a man clad in wOrkman's attire
stepped forward from the sidewalk ana
threw bomb which he had concealed
beneath his coat. a terrible explosion
Followed and a hail of iron pelted the
grim stone wallis of the arsenals courts
of Justice. A thick cloud of smoke,
snow and debris arose. When it had
cleared a CHASTITY sight was presented.
Body in Fragments.
on the snow lay fragments OF the
body OF Grand Duke Sergius, mingled
with the wreck of the carriage. The
grand dukes head had been torn from
his body and, reduced TO a shapeless
pulp and the trunk and limbs were
frightfhiiy mangled- A finger bearing
Il rich seal ring was found lying sew
praI Yards away. The crimson tint
and the smell of blood were everywhere.
Only few fragments OF clothing indi-
Gated that the body had been clothed
The coachnlan lay moaning with pain
beside a deep hole in the pavement.
The horses dragging the front wheels
of the carriage, had dashed off mad
dened with pain, TO sink dying before
they reached the gate.
Widow Hastens to Scene.
The sound of the explosion was heard
throughout the city and even beyond
the river. A crowd began TO assemble
and TO handle grim evidences of the
tragedy. while they discussed the affair."
in awe-stricken, voices. Officials rapid
" gathered. but before anything could
be done toward collecting the scattered
fragments of the body Grand Duchess
Elizabeth drove up in an open carriage.
She had dropped her work at the head
quarters of the Red Cross and sped to
the scene Of the crime without waiting
TO don her outer WRAPS. She broke
down at the sight, and dropped
30 her knees sobbing. After few
minutes she was led away. Then a
etretcher was brought and, covered with
a plain soldiers cloak the remains of
Sergius were borne to the Choudaf
cloister, where officers and members OF
the grand dukes suite had assembled.
Murderer GIories in Deed.
The assassin was thrown to the
ground and stunned by the force OF
the explosion. but he Immediately rose
and ran toward the gate. attempting to
escape. His haste and the blood
streaming from his face. where he had
been wounded by fragments OF the
bomb attracted the attention OF a ser
geant OF police, who seized him before
he could draw a revolver.
The man did not deny his crime but
on the contrary, gloried in its success.
He expressed his satisfaction that he
had been able to kill the grand duke
without involving the duchess. He
avowed his membership in the Social
revolutionary organization. but refused
70 give his name, and az the jail his
papers were found to be forged.
The revolver with which the ASA ssin
was armed was an automatic magazine
pistol OF the same type as rhe weapon
employed by Hohenthal. the assassin
NJ Eofnfueu rrOcurator general Of Fin