The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-01
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occupied by ne King and Queen
Providenia1l. King Alfonso and
Queen Victoria escaped by an electric
wire DETECTING the bomb. but at least
sixteen persons. most of them being Of
tie personal and military escort and
the others spectators. We're killed
Many Others We're injured Tae fol-
lowing are the killed:
CAPTAIN BARRoS. conmardins
part Of the Kings escort
LIEUTENANT REISINEL
LIEUTENANT PRENDERGAST
SIN SOLDIERS:
MARoUIsE OF coLosA and her
daughter
DoS, ALToSo cALvEo AMI
niece.
Jos. SOFA
LOUIS FoRESA.
ONE ROYAL GROOM, who was
leading a horse drawing the coach
earring the King and Queen
Several of those killed We're stand
ing on the balcony Of The house from
which the bomb was thrown
The explosion occurred just as the
royal couple We're about to enter the
palace. The route Of the corteSe had
been diverted from Arsenal street TO
Mayor street owing to the popular de-
sires. The procession had just pass
ed through Mayor street and was
about to turn into the Esplanade lead
ing TO- the palace when the explosion
SHOOK the buildings in the vicinity.
stunning a large number. of people
and throwing the corteSe into eXcita,
Bile confusion
The grooms and drivers looked
deathly pale in their spansled uni
forms.
The appearance of tie King and
Queen in a coach brought out deliri-
Gus ovation as the fact was recognized
that the sove-eiSns had been spared
In the meantime the scene of the
tragedy presented horrible specta>
Gle with dead men and horses lying
about. literally torn to pieces Intense
excitement prevailed. the mob inrad-
ing the streets while the forces OF the
guards sought to maintain order and
block the approaching streets The
bodies were wrapped up in blankets
and removed on filters. wlile the
wounded were carried to hospitals IN
;ambulances. The pavement was LITERAL
" covered with blood and the upper
stories of the buildings nearest were
spattered with it.
The place from which the bomb was
thrown is a boarding house. The
chamber from which the missile was
hurled was taken May - by man
from Barcelona giving the name OF
Moral When the police surrounded
the house the man attempted to fee,
but was captured. Another man es-
caped over the roofs of houses One
of the injured proved TO be son-io-
law of Premier Moras' private secre-
tary.
According to an official statement
it is not known whether one or more
bombs We're thrown. The statement
continues that it is impossible to as
certain at present the author of the
outrage though ii is known that a
californian named Manuel Duran took
an apartment in the house from which
the bomb was thrown. Mayo. paying
in advance. He was well dressed. OF
elegant appearance and showed a
fondnesS for flowers
Frederick ". WhitridSe. the Amer
;can special envoy, cabled to President
Roosevelt at o'clock giving details
concerning the attempt on the life OF
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria. La
ter in the day Mr.. WhirridSe went to
tie royal palace. where he was as
s,red that the King and Queen were
reasonably tranquil considering the
circumstances The Duke OF Soto
mayor was entering the palace at the
time NJ Whit-idge was there. thus
showing that his wounds are not se-i.
Gus. NJ WhitridSe also called at the
foreign Office and on behalf of the Uni
ted States expressed profound sym,
pathy with the Spanish sorereisns
and people.