Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-06-05

Gar AIN bOhhO0A, COuiIuduUluS
part of the kings escort
LIEUTENANT REYSNEL
LIEUTENANT PENDERGAST.
THE MARQUIS OF COLOSA.
HER DAUGHTER.
DON ANTONIO CALVO.
HIS NIECE. aged six years.
JOSE SOFA, years old.
LOUIS FONSICA.
Sixteen soldiers.
One royal groom, who was leading
the horses 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 explosion occurred just as the
royal couple were about to enter the
palace. The route of the procession
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 esplande leading to the
palace when an explosion shook the
buildings in the vicinity. wounding
a number of persons and throwing the
cortege into confusion.
The royal coach was brought to
sudden stop by the shock, officers and
soldiers of the escort falling to the
ground. The screams of the terrified
multitude mingled with the groans of
the dying. 1t was Immediately seen
that the royal coach was intact ex.
cept that it had been damaged by fly.
ing splinters. King Alfonso immediate.
ly alighted and assisted Queen Vic
: toria out of the carriage. They then
/. entered another coach and were driv-
en- swiftly to the palace.
Given an ovation.
All this happened so quickly that
people away from the immediate vicin.
ity were not aware of the tragedy and
continued to acclaim their sovereigns,
}, Soon, however there appeared the EN-.
PITY royal coach, with two horses mis-.
sing and the others spattered with
blood.
The groom and drivers looked death
ly pale, in their spangled uniforms
Then came a boy, shouting that a
bomb had been thrown at the king.
The appearance of the king anc
| in T..
ious ovations.
The bomb. which was concealed in
a bouquet of flowers, was of polished
Steel 1t was thrown from a third-story
window. The house, according to some
reports. belongs to the queen mother
having been bequeathed to her by a
philanthropist, and is the only house
she owns in Madrid The house is op
posite the church of the Sacramen,
and the captain generals residence.
The royal procession had come t.
temporary stop, with the royal car
rage exactly opposite the house
when the bomb was thrown. The mis-
sile fell to the right of the royal ca,
riage. between the hindmost pair O
horses and the front pair of wheels
The explosion killed two horses and
groom. The duke of Solomayer, VIII
was riding on the right side of the ca,
riage. was slightly wounded.
The scene of the tragedy presente
horrible spectacle. with dead me
and horses lying about, literally tor
to pieces. Great excitement prevailed
the mob invading the streets, Will
the forces Of the guards sought I
maintain order and block the al
preaching streets. The bodies wei
wrapped up in blankets and remove
on litters, while the wounded wei
taken to the hospitals in ambulance
The pavement was literally covere
with blood and the upper stories {
It. the buildings nearest were spattere
as with it.
"a. The place from which the BON
h. was thrown is boarding house. III
chamber from which the missile WI
9,
VI from Barcelona, giving the name
u Moral. When the police surrounded tt
house, the man attempted to flee, b,
re, was captured. Another man escape
over the roofs of the houses.
, One Of the injured proved to be
son-in-law of Premier Moret's priva,
secretary.
Il According to an official statemen
it Is not known whether one or mo,
bombs were thrown. The statemel
We continues that it is impossible to a
I'll certain at present the author of til
outrage, although it is known that
Catalonian, named Manuel Duran, toe
an apartment in the house from whie
the bomb was thrown, May %, payin
in advance. He was we'll dressed.
10 elegant appearance and showed fon
ness for flowers.
Frederick w. Whiteridge, the Anne