The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-06-06
OVERCAST WITH GLOOM.
THE TRAGEDY THURSDAY HAS
FILLED SPAIN WITH SORROW.
The Ten Days of Rejoicing Will Prob
ably be Abandoned as the People
Have No Hearts for Merry Making.

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ably be Abandoned as the People
Have No Hearts for Merry Making.
Special to The Daily Item.
Madrid, June This city, which
was only yesterday the scene Of happy
rejoicing in celebration of the wedding
of King Alfonso and Princess Ena i:
today overcast in gloom. This change
in feeling was caused by the attemp:
on the lives of the young monarchs,
The horror of the dastardly crime anc
the sorrow caused by the deaths of sc
many innocent victims has unnerve0
the populace.
The people have now no heart for
entering into the festivities which had
been planned for the next ten days,
and it is probable the feasts will be
cancelled.
The Publishers Press correspondent
is assured by high police officials that
the man who threw the bomb had
been arrested and is now confined in
the Medidia police station. 1t is
also stated on high authority that the
prisoner made a confession that he is
the wouId-be assassin.
It is accepted as a fact that King
Alfonso and Queen Victoria escaped
with their lives yesterday only by an
electric wire DETECTING the bomb, but
at least Is persons, most Of them be-
ing of the personal and military escort,
and the other spectators, were killed.
Many others are injured. The follow
ing are killed:
Capt. Barros, commanding part of
the kings escort.
Lieut.. Reysient.
Lieut.. Prendergast.
Six soldiers.
The Marquise of Colosa.
Her daughter.
Don Antonio Calvo.
His niece, aged 6 years.
Jose Sola, 70 years Of age.
Louise Fonseca.
One royal groom, who was leading
a horse drawing the coach carrying
the king and queen.
Several Of those killed were standing
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 cortege had
been diverted from Arsenal street to
Mayor street, owing to the popular de-
sires. The procession had just passed
through Mayor street and was about
to turn into 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.
From the investigation of the police
the following facts have been learned
of the assassin:
He is known variously by names Of
Mateo, Motan or Manuel Rurau. He
engaged the room at SO Gale Mayor
from which the bomb was thrown on
May oath, offering to pay SIS day for
it if its occupant would move out
temporarily. After securing it the an
archist refused to let any one enter al
leging that he was indisposed. Yes
terday he ordered a big boquet and in
it concealed the bomb which he
hurled at the kings carriage.
After throwing the missile he step
ped back into the room, quickly
changed mis- hat and escaped in the
confusion caused by the act.
There was a wild cry Of dismay and
dread from the crowd as the bomb ex-
ploded and they made a rush for the
house from which the bomb was
thrown.
The king himself, white with rage,
was one Of the first to engage in this
attempt to reach the murderer.
Soldiers barred HIS entrance to the
house and persuaded him to re-enter
the carriage, where the queen was in
almost a state of fainting.
From the royal carriage to another
conveyance the king and queen were
compelled to step over pools of blood
and the bodies of the dead.
1t is now known that more than so
were injured, five Of whom are in a
dying condition.