The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-06-12
THE WEDDING
DAY BOMB
Details OF the Attempt
to Kill King
Alfonso.

MADRID, May 31-The public re-
( joicings over the marriage of King
/ Alfonso and Princess Victoria had a
terribly dramatic sequel at 2:30 O'Clock
/ this afternoon. as d bomb thrown from
! an upner window exploded with deadly
! effect near the coach occupied by the
! King and Queen. ProvidentiaIly 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 Wcyler was seriously wound
ed. Five OF the wounded are dying.
! a jeweled decoration worn by King
Alfonso was shattered by splinter of
| the bomb. Queen Victoria is frrecon-
cilable declaring that she is respon-
sible for so many persons being killed.
The explosion occurred just as the
royal couple were 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 just
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
a 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
mediateIy seen that the royal coach
was intact except as it 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
entity 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 a boy shouting
that a bomb had been thrown at the
King.
The appearance of the King and
Queen in coach brought out de.irious
OvatiOnS.
The bomb, which was concealed in
a bouquet, was of polished steel, half
a centtme thick. 1t was thrown from
Il third-tloor window. The house, ac
cording to some reports, belongs to the
Queen mother, having been bequeath |
ed to her by a 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 front |
pair of wheels.
The explosion killed two horses and |
a groom. The Duke of Sotomayor, |
who was riding on the right of the |
carriage. was slightly wounded. The |
scene of the tragedy presented hor-
rible spectacle. with dead men and |
horses lying about. literally torn to
pieces.
Intense excitement prevailed, the
mob invading the streets. While the
forces of the guards sought to MAIN
tain order and block the approaching
streets The bodies We're wrapped up
1
while the wounded were taken to hos
pitfalls in ambuiances. The pavement
was literally covered with blood, and
the upper stories of the buildings near
by We're spattered with it.
The place from which the bomb was
thrown is clearinghouse. The
chamber from which the missile was
hurled was taken May 22d by man
from Barcelona giving the name of
Moral When the police surrounded
the house the man attempted to flee
but was captured. Another man es-
raped over the roofs of houses.
one of the injured proved to be a
of Premier Morets private
secretary.
According to an official statement it
is not known whether one or more
bombs were thrown. The statement
continues that il is impossible 10 as
certain at present the authority of the
although it is known that
Californian named Manuel Duran took
IN apartment in the house from which
The bomb was thrown May 22d. paying
in advance with a 500-pesta bill. He
was well dressed. of elegant appear
ance and showed fOndness for
lowers.
Frederick Whitridge. the American
special envoy. went to the royal palace
ate this evening. where he was as
sured the King and Queen were rea-
sonably tranquil, considering the cir
,un1stance. The Duke of SOtomayOr
was entering the palace at the time
Mr. Whitridge was there. thus show
ng that his wounds were not serious.
Mr. Whitridge also called at the For