The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1905-01-26
ATTEMPT ON CARS LIFE
Load Of grape Shot Fired on I'm
periaI Party at St. Petersburg.
ARTILLERY GUNNERS SUSPECTED.
During the Ceremonial of the Rlesrine of
the Waters of -Neva, Cannon in
Firing Salute Discharges Loaded
ShelI-wintcr Palace HIt-Colnmand-
err OF Battery Arrested.

er of Battery Arrested.
st. Petersburg. Russia.-At the con-
clusion Of the blessing Of the waters
Of the Neva, when the salutes were
fired from the fortress of st. Peter and
st. Paul and from a battery on the
Place de la Bourse, opposite the Win
ter Palace, n rain of grape shot from
the latter fell ON the temporary chapel
III 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
n hurried investigation the police
reached the conclusion that q deIibpr-
ate attempt had been made to take the
Cars life. vr,Gt e..
Their examination showed that six
pieces of the shell entered the ground
floor of the palace, which stands be-
hind the pavilion. Six windows were
broken on the first floor.
\ later inspection established the
fact that the ammunition used in firing
NAAS NAANNG oF At NALhoC al - q rC1IOL
is only used in point blank firing at
close range, projecting the bullets di-
rect ct the objective, instead Of burst
ing over it, as in the case of %shrapnel.
y 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 AGO yards.
The missiles went high, entering win
Cows of the splendid row of salons
along the water front from which the
Empress. the ladies of the Court and
tie members of the Diplomatic Corps,
including the United States Ambassa-
dor, Mr.. Mccormick, and the Secretary,
Mr.. Eddy. and Second Secretary Bliss
and all the high d~ignitaries of the
State. army and navy were witnessing
the glittering spectacle below.
The first impression of those who
BEARD the crash was that it was due to
falling crystals from the glass chan
deliers. and caused by conclusion from
the booming guns: but everybody had
been laboring under 4 more or less ner-
yOrs strain because Of the strike Situa-
ton, and when the truth was realized
the windows were hastily vacated and
The greatest excitement rsiCned 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 CO the
shell h:d hit.
He returned to tila palace 1T the head
of his staff, shook hands with the Ia
dies Of the Court and tho diplomats,
and convcrscd briefly OH general mat
ters. To the French Ambassador he
expressed sympathy with President
Loubet in the loss of his mother.
The inquiry into the circumstances
attending the discharge, of the case
shot resulted in the arrest oe Captain
Davydof. of the ar -illeTy.
The officers on duty with the battery
in firing the salute were:
Capt. DavyGof. commanding. Capt.
KarZaff and Lieut Count Koutaissoff,
Pa"ebiEosoff and Miller. The battery
was composed OF old muzZlc-loading
SuGS.