The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-06-08
BOMB HURLED AT
KING AND QUEEN
Alfonso and Bride Unhurt, But Seven
teen Persons Are Killed.
Tragedy After the Magnificent Wed
ding--Engine of Death Secreted
in a Cluster Of Roses

The wedding of King Alfonso of Spain
and Princess Ena of England nearly
resulted in their death.
The magnificent church ceremonial
was over, bells were ringing, guns boom
ing and the crowds cheering the King
and his bride, when bomb was hurled
into the gorgeous cortege.
The bomb exploded near the royal
carriage. An officer of the Kings escort
and a number of soldiers were killed.
One of the horses to the royal coach
was blown to pieces.
The King and his bride suffered from
shock, but were uninjured. AS the fair
young Queen was helped from the dam
aged carriage to another she trernbled
violently. The King bore up calmly.
The Duke of Sotomayor was wounded.
The splendid pageant was turned into
scene of panic and horror. The wild
est excitement prevailed.
At first it was thought the assassin
meant to kill the Grand Duke Vladimir
of Russia, who was in the procession.
Just year ago Wednesday bomb
was thrown at King Alfonso in Paris
as, in company with President Loubet,
he was driving from the opera house.
The wedding ceremony in the historic
Church of San Jeronino el Real was
magnificent spectacle.
The aggregate value of the wedding
gifts is over $I,2oo,ooo, the crowns and
other jewels given the bride by the
King being worth $4,000.
Under the marriage contract the new
Queen receives 10000 year.
Madrid, (By e).-Alfonso and
his bride had come from the altar and
were receiving an ovation from their
myriad of subjects such as even this
proud capital had never seen before,
when suddenly they were brought face
to face with the peril of assassination in
its deadliest form. Roses thrown from
every side were falling in a soft cascade
upon the royal chariot.
The young Queen, in unfeigned de-
light, was bowling right and left in ac-
acknowledgement of the deafening unend-
ing GLORIOUS of welcome and congratu-
lations, and the King, ignoring the null
titude, was feasting his eyes upon the
face of his bride, when a bouquet of
roses, flung from balcony, fell with
rush, as though made of lead, IN front
of the royal coach and just behind the
horses drawing it There was terrible
crash and little smoke rose in the air.
The flowers concealed bomb. Death
and destruction in an instant supplanted
the mirth and rejoicing. A score of
men and women, including officers and
members of the nobility, lay dead or mu-
tilated. Had not an electric wire de-
fected the bomb the ning and Queen
would have been killed
The following are the dead:
Captain Barros, commanding part of
the Kings escort.
Lieutenant Reysient.
Lieutenant Prendegast.
Six soldiers.
The Marquise of Colosa.
Her daughter.
Don Antonio Calvo.
His niece, aged six years.
Jose Sofa, 70 years of age.
Luis Fonseca.
The Duke of Sotomayo, who was
riding on the righthand side of the
royal carriage, was wounded by a splin-
ter. One of the royal grooms, leading
horse, was killed.
There was moment of paralysis and
horror following the explosion. All
eyes turned instinctively toward the
bridal couple and saw their pale faces
gazing pitifully at the terrifying scene
around them. The first man to regain
his self-possession was the Duke of
Cornachuelos. He rushed forward open
ed the door of the royal coach and
fairly dragged the King and Queen to
the ground. Others of the royal escort
instantly surrounded them, and they were
led to another carriage The young
King speedily mastered his emotion and
Z gave all his attention to his terrified
and trembling bride.
The broken line of march was hurried
ly taken up to the palace. Neither the
King nor Queen was hurt. The bride
made brave effort to control her feel
ings, but the fearful transition from joy
TO horror was too much for human
nerves to endure, and presently she burst
into tears. If the truth must be told,
the King himself wept in sympathy.
Meantime at the scene of the outrage
the first paralysis was succeeded by great
confuson The crowd, when it realized
what had happened, became Infatuated
and surged towards the spot, intent upon
wreaking vengeance upon the supposed
author of the crime
The news of the attempted assassina-
ton spread throughout the city with
great rapidity, turning the rejoicing of
the populace to awe. The telegraph off
ces were invaded by struggling masses,
but rigid censorship was instituted.
The explosion would probably not
have occurred if the cortege lad followed
the route originally planned; but return
ing it was determined to retrace part of
Mayor street and give the people a
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