The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-06-12
THE WEDDING
DAY BOMB

MADRID, May 31.-The public re-
jolcinss over the marriage of King
Alfonso and Princess Victoria had a
terribly dramatic sequel at 2:30 o'clock
this afternoon. as bomb thrown from
an upper window exploded with deadly
effect near the coach occupied by the
King and Queen. Providentially King
Alfonso and Queen Victoria escaped
when an electric wire detected the
bomb. The exact casualties from the
bomb explosion are twenty dead and
seventy-six injured.
General Weyler was seriously wound.
ed. Five of the wounded are dying.
A jeweled decoration worn by King
Alfonso was shattered by a splinter OF
the bomb. Queen Victoria is irrecon.
cilable. declaring that she is respon.
sible for so many persons being killed
The explosion occurred just as the
royal couple We're about to enter the
royal palace. The route of the cortege
had been diverted from Arsenal street
to Mayor street owing to the popular
desires. The procession had jus;
passed through Mayor street and was
about to enter the esplanade leading
to the palace when an explosion shook
the buildings in the vicinity, stunning
large number of people and throw
ing the cortege into ineXtricable con.
fusion.
The royal coach was brought to a
sudden stop by the shock, officers and
soldiers of the escort falling to the
ground about the equerry and horses
that had been killed. The screams OF
the terrified multitude mingled with
the groans of the dying. 1t was i'm
mediately seen that the royal coach
was intact except as 1t had been dam
aged by flying splinters. King Alfonso
Immediately alighted and assisted
Queen Victoria out of the carriage
They then entered another coach and
were driven swiftly to the palace.
All this happened so quickly that
people away from the immediate vi
cinity We're not aware of the tragedy
and continued to acclaim their SOW
ereigns. Soon, however, there APP
peared the empty royal coach with the
horses missing, and others spattered
with blood.
The grooms and drivers looked
deathly pale in their spangled uni
forms. Then came boy shouting
that bomb had been thrown at the
King.
The appearance of the King and
Queen in a coach brought out de.irious
ovations.
The bomb, which was concealed I'm
bouquet, was of polished steel halt
centime thick II was thrown from
u third-iloor window. The house, ac-
cording to some reports. belongs to the
Queen-mother having been bequeath-
ed TO her by philanthropist, and being
the only house she owns in Madrid.
The house is opposite the Church
OF the Sacrament and the Captain
Generals residence, The royal process,
sion had come To a temporary stop
with the royal carriage exactly oppo-
site the house when the bomb was
thrown, The missile fell To the right
of the royal carriage, between the
hindmost pair OF horses and the FROM
pair of wheels
The explosion Killed two horses ant
"a groom. The Duke of Sotomnyor
who Was riding on the right of IN,
carriage. was slightly wounded, IN,
scene of the tragedy presented hor
rlhle spectacle, with dead men an,
horses lying about literally torn {,
pieces
Intense excitement prevailed, IN,
mob invading lhe streets while IN,
forces ol the guards sought lo main
tain order ana block the approaehin,
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n blpnkelH aud removed on littrrs
while lhe wounded Wrro taken Ca hos
pllaH in Ambulangrs, fhr paNrmrn
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mo uppur stories pf lhe buildings near
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