Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1906-08-29
THREW DEADLY BOMB fRISCOCARS TIEDU
THIB1Y.1WO PERSONS Are dead
and 81 ARE WOUNDED.
Fearful Destruction Follows Attempt
to Assassinate Premier of Russia
At His Country House - Dead In.
clude His Daughter-PromInsnt Of.
ficiaIs and Society People Wounded.


st. Petersburg, Aug. 26.-Twenty-
seven persons are dead and 80 wound
ed as the result of dastardly at
tempt Saturday afternoon to assas-
sinate Premier Stolypin with a bomb
while he was holding a public recep-
ton at his country house on Apten-
tassy island. The premier was
slightly wounded on the face and
neck by flying splinters.
| Among the dead are the premier's
| 15-year-old daughter, who had both
legs broken by the explosion and SUBJ
sequently succumbed to her injuries;
| General Zamatin, the premier's per-
sonal secretary; M. Khosvoff, former
governor Of the province Of Pensa;
Colonel Fodoroff, chief Of the pre-
mier's personal guard; Count Cham
berlain Davidoff, Court Chamberlain
Veronin and Aide Doubasoff, Prince
Nakashidge, Police Officer Konun-
Jeff and four women and two chill
dren.
The wounded include M. Stolypins'
3-year-old son, who is seriously II not
fatally injured, and several persons
prominent in the society and official
world.
Of the four conspirators who en-
gineered the outrage, two were killed
with their victims, while the third,
who acted as coachman for the party,
and the fourth, who remained inside
the carriage, were badly wounded and
are now in the st. Peter and st. Paul
| fortress.
| The authors Of the outrage drove
up to the premiers residence after
the list of visitors had been closed.
The servants refused them admis-
sion, at which they attempted to
struggle ensued at the entrance to
the anteroom adjoining the reception
room, during the course Of which
the terrorist, disguised as gendarme,
dropped a bomb, which exploded, de-
stroying the anteroom, the adjoining
guardroom, part of the reception room
and also the balcony Of the first
floor. The tremendous force of the
explosion absolutely blew out the
front of the premier's residence and
carried away the ceilings above and
the floor beneath and the walls Of
the adjoining rooms.
People were literally blown to
pieces. Those who were not killed
instantly were horribly mangled or
lacerated, and all the others present
were Frustrated by the shock.
The premier's escape was miracu-
lous, for only moment before the
explosion took place he had stepped
inside his study at the rear of the
salon to speak to Prince Shakovsky.
Although he is but slightly injured, he
is completely Frustrated by the ca
lamity.
The havoc wrought by the explosion
is indescribable. Bodies were so torn
or mangled as to make Identification
impossible, some of them headless,
armless, legless, lying among the
blood dripping wreckage. Pieces of
flesh and clothing hung to the shat
tered rafters overhead and some lodg-
ed in branches of the elm trees which
border the roadway separating the
premier's residence from the river.
The terrorist who carried the ex.
plosive into the house was literally
converted into pulp by the force Of
the explosion.
Inside The gendarme coat which
he had on was found the death SEN
tence Of Premier Stolypip that he
tried to execute. The police refus
make public the contents Of the {
ment.
Reds Came From Moscow.
| AS a result Of an inquiry 1t
| learned that the man who threw
bomb came from Moscow via Wa
They took lodgings in Morskaia
and hired a carriage, in whic
visited one of the open air
theatres prior to going to I
Stolypin's house. The chief
assassins, whose body is now qua. -
by troops, is apparently about rs years
Of age. He wore brand new uniform
beneath which he had a civilian vest
Of very dirty linen
Later Report.
The daughter of Premier Stolypin,
who was injured by the explosion and
who was enormously reported to have
| died, is still alive. The premier's son,
who also was hurt, is better
Two more persons injured by the
explosion died during Sunday night.
bringing the total number of dead up
to 80. Twenty-six persons were in
stantly killed.
Posse and Negroes Battle.