The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1906-06-08
We're Killed and Many Injured, Machine
Hurled Prom a Boarding House late
the Cortege, Throwing Process.
sion Into Utter Confusion.
Royal Carriage Hit.

eho huiH anu queen vi SPAIN SCarted
to the palace amid scenes OF the Wild
est enthusiasm, the throngs shouting
Long live Queen Victoria"
Tne public r,joicings over the
marriage had terribly dramatic
sequel at 2.30 O'Clock, when q bomb
thrown from an upper window ex
ploded with deadly effect near the
coach occup pied by the King and
q Qleen. Providentially King Alfonso
and Queen Victoria escaped by an
electric wire deiisciing the bomb, but
at least 10 persons, most Of them be
Ing of the personal and military es
corG and the other spectators, were
killed Many Others were injured
The following are tho killed.
Capt. BarrOs, commanding part OF
the Kings escort.
Lieut.. Reysient.
Lieut. Prendergast.
Six soldiers.
The marquise of Coloss.
Her daughter.
Don Antonio Calvo.
Ills niece, aged years.
jose Sola, 70 years OF age.
Luis Fonseea.
Oae royal groom, who was leading
q 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.
'Ineexplosion occurred just as the
royal qouple were about to enter the
palace The route OF the cortege had
been diverted from Arsenal street to
MaYt treet, owing to the popular
desl The procession had just
pass rough Mayor street and was
. re., ~ le,SrnS into the Esplepade,
leading 9'the palace, when an ezplo-
sSan sheuk the building in the vicini-
ty, stpanlng large number of people
and throwing the cortege into inex-
tricabe confusion.
The royal coach was brought to
sudden stop by the shock, officers and
soldiers OF the escort falling to the
ground about the query and horses
that had been killed. The &c cams
Of the terrified multitude Mingled
with the gro&ns of the dying. 1t was
Immediately seen that the royal coach
was i1tact except 81 1T had been
damaged by nging splinters. KING
Alfonso Immediately alighted and
issisted Qieen Victoria out Of the
carriage. They then entered an
other coach and were driven swiftly
70 the palaca.
All this happened so quickly that
people away from the Immediate
Vicinity we're not aware Of the tragedy
that had been enacted and continued
to acclaim their sovereigns. Soon,
however, there appeared the empty
royal coach with two horses missing
ana the ot!e spattered witch blood
several Of them bleeding from
Wounds. The grooms and drivers
looked deathly pale In their spanglad
uniforms. Then came q boy shouting
that the bomb had been thrown al
tue King. The appearance of the
King and y leen In q coach brought
out d9lirlOus ovatiOns as the fact was
recognized that the sovcrcigns had
been spared.
In the meantime the scene OF the
tragedy presented horrible spectacle
Hltu dead men and horses lying about
literally torn to pieces lntense ex
citement PREVAILED the mob Invading
che streets while the forces Of The
guards sought to maintain order and
oiook the approaching streets. Tie
bodies we're wrapped up In blankets
and removed on litters, while the
wounded were carried to hospitals in
ambulances. The pavement was GOV.
nh N ut, ,rtn
OF the buildings nearest were spattcr.
cd with 1t.
The place from which the bomb wa
| thrown IS q boarding house. The chan
ber from which the missile was hu:l
ed was taken May % by man from
| barcelona gtvilg the name If Moral.
| When the police surrounded the house
the man attempted to ll3e but was
captured. Another man e+caped over
the roofs OF houses.
According TO an OH cial statement Ii
Is not known whether one OF moro
bombs were thrown The statemen
continues tIat it Ia impossible 10 as
certain at present the author OF tile
outrage, though ID is known that 1
CstalOnian named Manuel Duran took
an apartment In the house from which
Cne bomb was thrown May %, paying
In advance with 500 peseta bin. lie
was we'll dressed, Of elegant appear
ance and showed fondness for flow
erg.
Frederick w. Whitridge, the Amer
lean special envoy, went to the roya
palace, where he was assured that tht
king and queen were reasonably tran
gull considering the circumstances
Mr.. WhttridRe also called at the for
eiRn onloe and on behalf of the Uni
ted States expressed profound sympa
thy with the Spanish sovereign an(
people.
|
ABsaasinated.
a special from Washington, Ga.
says. hU o'oiook Thursday L. orn!n;
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