Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-06-01

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relations with the society.
proximity of the coach of Grand Duke
Vladimir of Russia TO the royal coach
| at the time of the explosion led many
| spectators to believe the attempt had
been made against his life, but later it
was generally accepted it was directed
against the king and queen.
Queen Showed Courage.
The courage of the latter was great
ly admired. She was somewhat over
come with emotion at first, but the king
calmed her, saying it was nothing Sc
rious. Later she recovered her self
possession and bore herself well
throughout the trying ordeal. Some
of those who saw the young queen
alight from the royal coach just after
the explosion say her bridal veil touch
ed the bloody pools on the pavement
and that it bore the impress of the
terrible scene as she returned TO the
palace yesterday.
Was Man of Wealth.
Searching by the police disclosed the
fact that the author of the bomb out
rage was a man of luxury and wealth.
He left many valuableS and fine clothes
behind him in his hurried flight. He
bought bouquet of flowers before the
attempt and concealed the bomb with
in it. This bouquet was thrown amidst
the strewing of flowers which fell upon
the coach as greeting to their majes-
ties.
Paid Big Price.
The would-be assassin rented the
overlooking balcony at fabulous price.
An individual arrested this morning
closely corresponds with the descrip-
tion with the author of the explosion
Detected by Wire.
Madrid. June 1.-The royal pair es
capped the bomb thrown yesterday af-
ternoon by freak of chance an cleo
trio wire DETECTING the bomb but at |
least 1G persons, most of them being of
the personal and military escort. and |
the others sspectatersaz were Killed. |
Many others were injured. their bodies |
being terribly torn by the explosion. |
The following are the killed:
CAPTAIN BARROSA. commanding |
part of the kings escort.
LIEUTENANT REYSIENT
LIEUTENANT PRENDERGAST. 4
MARQUISE OF GOLOSA and her
daughter
DON ANTONIO CALVO and his |
niece, aged 6 years.
JOSE SOLA, 20 years of age.
LUIS FONSECA.
SIX SOLDIERS.
ONE ROYAL GROOM.
Scene Is Near Palace.
Several of those killed were stand
ing on the balcony of the house from
which the bomb was thrown. The
groom who lost his life was leading d
horse drawing the coach of the king
and queen.
The explosion 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 de-
sires. The procession had just passed
Mayor street and was about
to turn into the Esplanade leading to
he palace when an explosion shook
the buildings in the vicinity. stunning
a large number of people and throwing
The cortege into inextricable confusion.
Concealed I'm Bouquet.
The bomb, which was concealed i'll
A bouquet. was of polished steel, half
a centimeter thick. 1t was thrown
from a third floor window The house,
according to some reports, belong to
the queen mother, having been be-
1ueathed 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
ain generals residence.
The cortege had come to a Temporal
y stop with the royal carriage exactly
opposite the house, when the bomb was
thrown. The missile fell to the right
Of the royal carriage between the hind
most pair of horses and the front pair
If wheels.
Escaped In Another Carriage.
Following the shock there was a
rush to the royal coach. officers and
soldiers of the escort falling to the
ground about the equerry and horses
hat had been killed. The screams of
he terrified multitude mingled with
the groans of the dying. 1t was i'm
nediately seen that the royal coach
was intact, except as it had been dam
aged by flying splinters. King Alfonso
alighted, and assisted
Queen Victoria out of the carriage.
They then tenered another coach, and
we're driven swiftly to the palace.
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