The Delta independent., 1906-08-31
DYNAMITE BOMB
DEALS. DEATH At RECEPTION OF
RUSSIAN PREMIER.
MANY KILLED AND MANNED

Reported Dead-Son Badly Injured
Private Secretary kiIIed-Pre-
mier Wounded-Fearfu Scenes
of Blood and Terror.
ST. urg.-Twenty-eight per-
sons are dead and twenty-four wounded
as the result of a dastardly attempt
Saturday afternoon to assassinate Pre-.
mier Stolypin with bomb while he
was holding a public reception at his
country house on Aptekassy island.
The premier was slightly wounded on
the face and neck by flying splinters.
Among the dead are the premier's
fifteen-year-old daughter. who had both
legs broken by the explosion and sub
seQuently succumbed to her injuries:
General Zamatin. the premier's per-
sonal secretary; Mr.. khovostoff. for
mer governor of the province OF
Penza; Colonel Fodoroff, chief OF the
premier's personal guard; Court Cham.
berlain Davidoff, Court Chamberlain
Noronin and Aide Doubassoff and four
women and two children.
People were literally blown to pieces.
Those who were not killed instantly
were horrible MANNED or lacerated,
and all the others present were pros
trated by the shock.
The premier's escape was miracu.
lous.
The havoc wrought by the explosion
is indescribable. Bodies were SO torn
OF mangled as to make Identification
impossible. some Of them headless,
arnless or legless lying among the
b!ood-dripping wreakage. Pieces OF
flesh and clothing clung to the shat
tered rafters overhead and some
lodged In the branches of the elm tree
which border the roadway separating
the premier's residence from the river.
The terrorist who carried the e1plos-
i've into the house was literally con-
verted into pulp by the force OF the
explosion.
The tragedy created a tremendous
sensation here.
Emperor Nicholas. when apprised OF
the disaster. sent his personal congrat-
ulations to Premier Stolypin on his es.
cape.
According to the Official account OF
the attempt on NJ. Stolypin's life. 1t ap-
pears that at O'Clock Saturday after
noon carriage containing four per-
sons. two dressed in civilian clothes,
and two in foreign military uniforms.
tered tht ante-chamber. one of them
holding his helmet In his hand as
though concealing a bomb. which acci-
dcntally fell in the ante-chamber. with
the terrible results already detailed.
General Zameatin was instantly
killed and NJ. Voronin. a court cham
hsriain. who was attending the pre-
mier's Official reception. was decapi-
tated. while all the other persons in
the ante-chamber, including three
men accompanying the individual who
carried the bomb. were killed.
The legs of NJ. Stolypin's daughter,
the Official account adds. were SO Sc
verely injured that they had to be am
putated, and death ensued. His son
had a leg broken. Prince Shachowsko
who was in an apartment ADJOINING
the anti-chamber. was injured. The
CoCchman OF the carriage which
brought the terrorists to the villa W.
killed and the vehicle was destroy, d .
but the horses were not much in
iured.
NJ. Stolypin himself was in the re-
ccpion room. talking to his visitors
In his office. which was still farther
to the left, were three of his secrc-
taries and n footman. The violence OF
the explosion was such that II tore out
the wall between the reception room
and the premier's Office, in addition TO
doing the other damage mentioned.
killing ono Of the secretaries and the
footman and wounding another secre-
tary. 1t was from the latter that the
correspondent Of the Associated Press
obtained these details. The fourth
man who was in the office escaped un-
wounded
NJ. KnovostofY, former governor OF
the province of Penza. and Court Cham
berlain Davidoff were among those
killed.
The fact that two OF the assassins
were disguised as gendarmes doubtless
was due to an effort on their part to
make 1t appear that they were escort
ing a political prisoner, the third man
of the group being attirsd in the
clothes OF civilian.
The police authorities this afternoon
declared that the assassins carried
portfolios. which, 1t is believed, con
tanned bombs.
1t has later developed that the
daughter of Stolypin. who was injured
BY the bomb explosion in the premicr's
summer home Saturday. and who was
enormously reported to have died. is
still alive and passed quiet night un,
der the effects Of an opiate. The pre-
m:er's son. who also was hurt, is bet
ter.
The telegram sent by Emperor Mich
olas to NJ. Stolypin after the explosion
was as follows:
Il cannot find words to express my
indignation. l hope with all my heart
that the health Of your son and daugh,
ter will soon be restored and likewise
that Of the other persons injured"
The Dowager Empress this morning
made inquiries as to the condition OF
the premier's children.
Two more persons injured by the ex.
plosion died during the night bringing
the total number Of deaths up to thir.