The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-01
Scene of Horror Follows the Explosion. Officer of Alfonso's Escort and Two Soldiers Are Slain. One of the Horses Drawing the Royal Coach is Killed. Bomb Comes from Above and Fails Near the Bridal Party's
 Carriage. Bodies of Many Persons rerribiy Torn By the Force of the 1nxplosion. King and His Bride are Not In- tured-Fourteen-Ye
 Boy Arrested By the
 PoIice--Anntyerssry
 of the Paris
 Outrage.

Madrid. May s1.-The public rejoic-
 ings over the marriage of King Alfonso and Princess Victoria had "a terribly
 dramatic sequel at 2:30 o'clock this af-
 ternoon. A bomb thrown from an up- per window exploded with deadly effect near the coach occupied by the King and Queen. Providentially, King AL
 fonso and Queen Victoria escaped by an electric wire defiecting the bomb, but at least sixteen persons, most of them of the personal and military es- cort and the others spectators. were killed. Many others were injured.
 The following were killed: Captain Parrosa, commanding part of the King s escort; Lieutenant Seysient, Lteuten- ant Pendergast, rix soldiers. the Mar quise of Colosa, her daughter Don An tonic Calvo, his niece. aged 6 years: Jose Soia, military; Luis Fonseca, one royal groom who was leading q horse draWAag the coach carrying the King and Queen.
 Several of those killed were stand
 ing on the balcony Of the House from which the bombwa thrown.
 The explosion occurred just as the royal couple were about to enter the palace. The route of the cortege had been diverted from Arsenal Street to Mayor Street. owing to popular desires. The procession had just passed through Mayor Street and was about to turn into the Esplanade leading to the palace when the explosion shook the buildings in the vicinity, stunning a large num- Der of persons and throwing the cor tege into inextricable confusion. Equerry and Horses Killed. The royal coach was brought to a sudden stop by the shock, officers and soldiers. of the ascort falling to the ground about the equerry and horses \ that had been killed. The screams of X the terrified multitude mingled with \ the groans of the dying. l \ It was immediately seen that the royal coach vas intact. except as 1t | had been damaged by flying splinters. King Alfonso aiighted and assisted Queen Victoria out of the carriage. E Then then entered another coach and were driven swiftly to the palace. All this happened so quickly that E the people away from the immediate vicinity were not aware of the trag- edy Soon. however, there appeared the empty royal coach with two horses missing and the others spattered with blood. several of them bleeding from Ewounds. The grooms and drivers look l ed deathly pale in their spangled uni Horns. Then came boy, shouting that ! Ia bomb had been thrown at the King. The appearance of the king and n rious ovation. The fact was recog- nlzed that the sovereigns had been Lspared
 In the meantime the scene of the |tragedy presented a horrible spectacle |with dead men and horses lying about Literally torn to pieces. Intense ex- |cftement prevailed. the mob invading the street while the guards sought to |maintain order and block the approach |bng streets. The bodies were wrapped I'm in hl nn Zwhile the wounded were taken to hos &pitals in ambulances. The pavement Twas covered with blood and the up- ! per stories of the buildings nearest l was spattered with 1t.
 Thrown from Boarding House.
 The place from which the bomb was ehrown is a boarding house. The &thamber from which the missile was hurled was taken May 22 by man &Rrom Barcelona giving the name of
 Moral. When the police surrounded
 he house the man attempted to flee but was captured. Another man ss- Mapped over the roofs of the houses.
 According to an official statement 1t
 s not known whether one or more &bombs were thrown. The statement
 continues that it is impossible to as
 certain at present the author Of the xbutrage, although it is known that a
 catalonian named Manuel Duran took Xhn apartment from which the bohlb
 vas thrown May 22, paying in advance ' with a 50 peseta bill He was well Y dressed, of elegant appearance and Il howed a fondness for flowers.
 # Frederick w. whitridge, the Ameri- r an special envoy. cabled to President # aoosevelt at o'clock this afternoon
 living details of the attempt on the
 gfe of King Alfonso and Queen Vie # oria Later ins the day Mir Whit r idge went to tle royal palace where
 e was assured that the king and # ueen were reasonably tranquil con #iderinK the circumstances.
 The Duke of Sotomayer was enter
 hg the palace at the time MT. Whit #hdee was there, thus showing that VI is wounds are not serious. MT. Whit # dge also called at the foreign oftice # nd on behalf of the United States ex-
 ressed profound sympathy with the E panish sovereigns and people.
 Bomb From Above.
 The bomb was thrown from above, # rlking the ground and exploding not % ar from the royal carriage. One of
 he officers of the Kings escort and
 wo soldiers were killed and one of the
 orses drawing the royal coach was ' filed, while the injured numbered