The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-27
BOMB THROWN
AIT STOLYPIN
Twenty-seyen Killed at His
Residence Saturday
PREMlERSLIGHTL YINJURED
His Daughter Among victims--Also His
Personal Secretary, General zam-
eatin, and Other OFF,
GERS.
PREMlERSLIGHTL YINJURED

ST. Petersburg, Aug. 27.--Twenty-
seven persons are dead and DO wounded
al the result Of an attempt Saturday
afternoon, to assassinate Premier Sicily
pin Of Russia with bomb while be
was holding d public reception 1T his
country house on Aptekarsky island,
near st. Petersburg. The premier was
receiving visitors in private room and
was not injured. Among the dead are
the premier's 15.year-old daughter, who
had both legs broken by the explosion
and subsequently succumbed 60 her in
jtries; General zameatin, the premier's
personal secretary; NJ. Khoyostoff, for
mer governor Of the province of Penza;
Col. FederotF, chief Of the pfemier's per-
sonal guard; Court Chamberlain David
off, Court Chamberlain yoronin, Aid Dou-
bassof, four women and two children.
The wounded Include NJ. Stolypiu's
three year.old son, who Is seriously, all
though not fatally, injured, and num-
Der of persons prominent in the official
and social world. OF the four conspira.
tors VINO engineered the assassination,
two were killed with their victims.
while the third, who acted IA coachman
for the patty, and the fourth, who re-.
manned inside the carriage. Mere badly
wounded, and are now in the ST. Peter
and ST. Paul fortress. ta@
Whether the assassins who entered
the crowded reception hall threw the
bomb or accidentally dropped 1t prob
ably never viii be known, as all the
immediate eye witnesses were killed.
The tremendous force of the explosion
blew out the front Of the premier's resi-.
dence, and carried away the ceilings
above and the floors beneath, and the
walls Of the adjoining rooms. People
were literally blown to pieces. Those
who were not killed Instantly were hor-
ribly MANNED or lacerated, and all the
Others present were Frustrated by the
shock. The preniier's escape was mirac-
ulous, for only moment before the
explosion took place he had stepped in
side his study at the rear of the salon
70 speak TO Prince Shakoysky Al
though he was hut slightly injured he
is completely Frustrated BY the calam-
ity. The havoc wrought BIZ the expIo-
sion is indcscribable. Bodies were 40
torn or rnangled a. to make identifca-
tion impossible. The terrorist who carr
ried the explosive into the house was
literally converted into pulp By the force
of the explosion. Inside the gendarme
officers coat which he had on was found
the death sentence Of Premier Stolypin
which he had tried 70 execute. The po-
lice refuse TO make public the contents
of this document
Later details show that the assassins
drove mp to the prelnier's residence after
the list Of visitors had been closed THE
servants refused them admission, at
which they attempted to force an entry
10 the house. a struggle ensued at
the entrance TO the anteroom adjoining
the reception room, during the course
Of which the terrorist disguised as
gendarme dropped bomb. which ex-
ploded, destroying the ante-room. the
adjoining guard room, part OF the re-
ception room. and also the balcony Of
the first floor. The principal loss Of
life occurred in the ante-room.