Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-01
: Bomb Hurled at Russian Representative While Re-
turning From Church Kills Several
Deadly Missile Not Meant for Alfonso or His Brde---
Thrown Just After Royal Carriage Passed.

| TO hospitals in ambulanees The nave
ment was literally covered with hood
and ;hc upper stories Of The BUILDINGS
nearest were spattered with il.
The place from which the bomb was
| thloWn IS boarding house. The ,ham-
Der from which tbs. ilissilr was hurIc
was taken May - by Il man from
| barcelona giving the name of Moral
Whtn the police surrounded The house
| me man attempted to nee but Was cal.-
| turtd. Another man escaped over the,
| roofs of houses
one ni the injured proved to he q sor.-
in-law of Premier Moret's private sec
feiary. According TO an official state
inent it is not known whether on or
more bombs were thrown. The state-
| hielt 1t Is not known VIII ether one or
ascertain al present the author of the
outrage. though IL is known that q
tat2!o!iian named Manuel Duran took
an apartment in the house from which
IN" bomb was thrown May 20. paying
IL advance with n 800 peseta bill. He
was well dressed, or elegant appear
ancc and showed Il fondness for flowers
Frederick w. Whitridge. thu Ameri-
can special envoy. cabied to President
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| giving details On the attempt If the
| if" Of King Alfonso AID queen Vic
toria. Later in the day Mr.. WhitrIice
went t. the Royal palace ana was as
Surtd that the King and Queen were
reasonably tranquil conaidering the cir-
rlnnStances. The Duke Of .;otomiyor
was entering the palace at the time
Mr.. WhilridS" WAS thee thus show
|
Mr.. WhItridge also callri IL the FOR
eien ofiicc 81 and on behalf of the Unit
I'd states expressed profound sympathy
With The Spanish sOyereigns and peo-
pie.
Thu explosion occurred just after
King Alf"nso's carriage had passed and
ev:d, ntly the bomb was intended for
som" one Of the royal nersonages fol-
loving. The Duke Of Sotomayor was
wounded in the face by splinter.
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria got
out of their carriage and entered an
other one. The queen was trembling.
bnt gay" no indication Of fainting.
I'nr casualties :Ir greatly in excess
"i the numbers officially given out. An
officer ct infantry was am"ne those
| killed.
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| piuSiOn was horrible A The municipal
Guards hastily improviSed Filters to
| beer off the mangied cOrpses dense
| crowds pressed in upon Them causing
| Understandable confusion. Soldiers occu-
pied al the streets leading to the To-
cllity. making 1t almOs, impossible to
| reach the spot from a distance How
eyer. The Associated Press corresponds
mt was on the scene within fvc min
| utes after the explosion ana received an
| account of the affair fro.n the Duke
Of N"ragua. who was one OF the
grdndrcs participating In the cortage,
ana Colonel Rafael De Chague. the Off
cri who assisted Queen Victoria as che
alEhted from her damaged coach to
take another.
The bomb was thrown from above,
striking the ground and exploding not
far from the royal carriage. One Of the
officers of the guard and two soldiers
were killed and one OF the horses
drawing the royal coach was killed.
while the injured numbered scores. The
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