Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-06-01
SIXTEEN KILLED
BY An ASSASSIN
King Alfonso and Bride Have
Narrow ESCAPE 1rorp
Bomb
MISSILE THROWN IN PARADE
From Building Owned by thu Queen
Mother--Scores Of People Injured
Electric Wire DETECTED Cartridge.
Saving Rulers.

Madrid, June 1.-The public reJOlc'
ing over the marriage of King Alton.
so and Princess Victoria had a tsr.
ribly dramatic sequel at $3.50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon as a bomb throws
from an upper window exploded with
deadly effect near the coach occupied
by the king and queen. Providentially
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria es.
capped by an electric wire DETECTING
the bomb, but at least sixteen persons
most of them being of the personal
and military escort and the others
spectators, were killed. Many others
were injured.
The following are the killed:
CAPTAIN BARROSA, commanding
part of the kings escort.
LIEUTENANT REYSIENT.
LIEUTENANT PENDEaGAST.
SIX SOLDIERS.
THE MARQUISE OF COLOSA.
HER DAUGHTER.
DON ANTONIO CALVO.
HIS NIECE, aged years.
JOSE SOLO, 70 years of age.
LUIS FONSECA.
ONE ROYAL GROOM, who was
leading horse drawing the coach
carrying the king and queen.
Several Of those killed were stand
ing on the balcony of the house from
which the bomb was thrown.
The explosiL.' 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 the popular
desires. The procession had just
passed through Mayor street and was
about to turn into the esp,anade lead
ing to the palace when an explosion
shook the buildings in the vicinity,
stunning large number OF people
and throwing the cortege into mex
tricable confusion.
The bomb, which was concealed in
q bouquet, was of polished steel, half
a centimeter thick. 1t was thrown
from third floor window. The house.
according to some reports, belongs to
the queen mother, having been be-
queathed to her by philanthropist
and being the only house she owns in
Madrid. The house is opposite the
Church Of the Sacrament and the cap.
tain generals residence. The royai
procession had come to temporary
stop with the royal carriage exactly
opposite the house when the bomb
was thrown. The missile fell to the
right of the royal carriage behind the
hindmost pair of horses and the front
pair of wheels. The explosion killed
two horses and a groom. The duke
of Sotomayer, who was riding on the
right hand side of the carriage, was
slightly wounded, and four OF the sol
diers who lined the route followed by
the cortege, were killed, together with
a police bugler, whose head was sew
cred, and two women spectators.
whilst lieutenant standing at salute
was fatally injured. A great many
persons were seriously wounded. The
shock of the explosion was terrific.
1t is said that Immediately after the
explosion, Durant was seized and hur-
ried downstairs. AS he entered the
street men flung themselves upon him
shouting Kill the assassin" A
mounted guard pressed around ana
took him away under strong escort.
London, June IA dispatch from
Madrid to the Daily MAIL timed 1928
Thursday evening, says that 1t was
an Italian who threw the bomb at
the carriage of the king and queen OF
Spain, and that after the explosion no
committed suicide.