The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-06-06
WEDD|NG ENDS IN TRAGEDY
Bomb Thrown at King Alfonso
and His Bride in Street.
MISSILE HIDDEN IN BOUQUET
An Electric Wire DETECTED the
Course of the Bomb and Royal
Couple Escaped Injury.

King Alfonso and his bride, Princess
Ena of Battenberg, had narrow es-
cape from death, on the return from
the church where they had just been
made man and wife. A bomb con-
cealed in a bouquet was thrown from
balcony and exploded in front of the
coach occupied by Grand Duke Viadi-
mir, of Russia, which followed that of
the royal couple.
Probably, King Alfonso and Queen
Victoria escaped by an electric wire
DETECTING the bomb, but at least It
persons, most of them being of the
personal and military escort, and the
other spectators, were killed. Many
others were injured. The following
are the killed. Captain BarTos, com
manding part of the kings escort;
Lieutenant Reysient, Lieutenant Prem
dergast, six soldiers, the Marquise of
COlosa, her daughter Don Antonio Cal
vo, his niece, aged 6 years; Jose Sola,
70 years of age; Luis Eonsesa. One
royal groom was killed who was lead
ing horse drawing the coach carry
ing the king and queen. Several of
those killed were standing on the bal
cony of the house from which the
bomb was thrown.
The explosion occurred just as the
royal couple was about to enter the
palace. The route of the cortege had
been diverted from Arsenal street to
Mayor street, owing to the popular de-
sires. The procession had just passed
through Mayor street and was about
to turn into the esplanade leading to
the palace when an explosion shook
the buildings in the vicinity, stunning
a large number of people and throw.
ing the cortege into ineXtrlcable CON
fusion.
The royal coach was brought to a
sudden stop by the shock, officers and
soldiers of the escort falling to the
ground about the equerry and horses
that had been killed. The screams OF
the terrified multitude mingled with
the groans of the dying. 1t was i'm
mediately seen that the royal coach
was intact except as it had been dam
aged by flying splinters. King Al
fonso Immediately alighted and assist
ed Queen Victoria out of the carriage.
They then entered another coach and
were driven swiftly to the palace.
The Madrid police had received a
warning from London to be on the
outlook for anarchists, plot having
been discovered in that city to assass-
mate the king and queen on their
leaving the church.
1t was just year ago that a bomb
was thrown at King Alfonso in Paris.
As the king, accompanied by Presi-
dent Loubet, was driving away from
a gala performance in the opera, an
anarchist threw a bomb at the roya
carriage.
The wedding of Alfonso and Ena
was celebrated in the historic church
of San JerOnimo. The gathering in
the church was the most brilliant one
that has ever graced similar occa-
sion in any capital in the world
Princes, dukes generals, admirals and
ambassadors from every nation were
there in glittering array
His majesty entered the church un-
der a pallium held over him by high
church and palace dignitaries He
was attired in the uniform of a cap
tain general and wore among his deco
ratons the Order of the Golden Fleece
and the English Order of the Garter
The blonde bride, in her wonderful
robes of white and silver, seemed a
fitting figure in this fairy pageant
wedding. Her gown was a gift from
the king and cost $1,000, 1t was OF
white brOcade oyerlaid with silver
embroidery and Spanish lace. The
latter was valued at $50 yard. The
lace was caught up with orange bios
SONS.
Monsignore Sancha, archbishop of
Toeldo, and primate of Spain, per-
formed the ceremony, assisted by 20
bishops and priests, all in gorgeous
vestment of white and gold, scarlet
and old lace.
At the words, with all my worldly
goods, / thee endow," the king pre-
sented to his bride 13 golden "arad.'
The ceremony was long, alomst al
hour being required for its observ-
ance. and concluded with the nuncio
pronouncing the Pope's benediction on
the newly married couple, and the
chanting of the TIE Deum.
After the ceremony the bride and
bridegroom knelt before the altar,
their sponsors holding lighted tapers
on either side. Then they heard the
nuptial mass, one of the most impress
sive services in the Catholic Church,
with its musically chanted invocations
opd rocppncec from the organ