New-York tribune., 1907-10-02
CZAR'SS CHARMED LIFE.
miraculous Escapes of Nicholas IL
from Vi0Ient Death.

1--,neror Nicholas may be saIu ~ -, D +i,,az O.
life and tlcce il no lnoLaIci "a u .,,,,,, hair
nor nrince OF the blood, who mas ia" ~ -. -. t,
,1tr os,,.1,as For it now turns OUT lA'.1 a.o
80 =. '-,.r, Yacht StaadaTJ was the result
- = ,,c54e,t hut Cf deliberate deSlsN' -
., 10 ,re rnislap occurred Is iio'o' 'o'9''
da,e,e-.,.s So much that inc - .,,a 80,
e.-.-,er. running from g. PetersDaIs " ~ t;n5
t,-i-s FINNISH ports ahI Ci ne , +r,o+,,, TO-
- it. as i1e imperial yacht are s'I'c'Iy ioI
- -, - il tbs prohibition Is known 10
I--..,,,.7. - Finland and IS a matter WIN winch
60, -evtgatiag cf1ceT Of Inc -
accuaniei . .,-,,-i.,cn7 FDf,ris,
-. - +,.e huge imperial yacht into the channe
p. ,'oN - 81 course ripping UP her bottom on
-, which in spite a. what has been
"a - the contrary, Agure on every chart .hus-
,.an as well as foreign The boat was going al
=. -,+o of fifteen knots when she struck and the
- .e so great as 10 give her heel Of "a
- - fortunately the sea was absolutely and
,o.-,aII,- calm If the ordinary fresh Finnish
30, had prcyaied II would have been a mat
&C. Of the utmost difficulty have taken off the
,,orccn and especially the children. in boats
The commodore in command of the yacht was
81 aptain Of that solitary cruiser of the i'll fated
17,1tsr gcot which managed after the victory Of
Admiral Togo 10 escape northward and to convey
T. yIadivostok the first of the destruction Of
The Russian armada in the Sea OF Tsushima The
arrival Of that one battle SCARED, storm beaten
N Int nay AT ldulNOSloh III view ti 'ilS
crowds assembled on the neishborlng heights TO
witness The advent of the great Muscovte fleet
which they had hoped would break the naval power
n japan turn the tide Of the and transform
defeat into victory. but which proved 10 be such
4 messenger of evil. has furnished the inspiration
Ct several striking marine paintings
The cars escapes. so far they known 10
;hs public. have been. say the least, dramatic
arl wellnigh miraculous and there are many
others which from motives Of policy have remained
slrouded in mystery. one Of the most sensational
was the wreck OF the imperial special train at
Borki in October. 1855 when the destruction was
f complete that it seemed inconceivable that any
one could have escaped alive. Twenty-one were
killed outright. including several Of the servants
who were in the act Of serving dishes to the late
Gar. seated with his wife and his children at
dinner Grand Duchess Olga's nurse was found,
with her skull shattered. holding tightly clasped
IN her arms child. whose only injury beyond the
terrible shock to her nervous system was caused
by a dinner fork the prongs of which had penetrated
deenly into ner arm Alexander III also sustained
some slight injuries. but the present Emperor
then 4 lad Of twenty suffered no harm at all
need hardly add that the destruction of the I'M
rerial train Bord nothing more nor less
than a carefully organized attempt to wipe out
of existence at one blow the late Emperor and
all his children for more deadly spot could
have been selected for the purpose than that where
the wreck took place
Then there was that attempt upon the life of
the present Gar IN japan Wnen n CEdZeu iiiil
fanatic japanese ex-1obe struck at him with one
If these terrible old two-handed japanese swords.
the blades Of which keen and finely tenn
pered that they will slice without effort siken
handkerchief thrown up into the air, and cut
through and bone. inflicting the most fright
fu wounds Nicholas. thanks TO the Intervention
Of his cousin. Prince George of Greece who hit
the wouId-be assassin q terrific blow on the head
with his heavy walking stick, escaped with a
gancing wound on the head. Had the sword
struck true. and had il not been for Prince
Georges interference. It must have cleft the head
Of Nicholas to the chin.
Then, two years ago, when the Emperor. the km-
press and his other relatives were presiding at
he ceremony Of the blessing Of the waters OF the
Neva, tie guns used in firing the salutes across
fhe stream from the opposite bank were found
10 be loaded with shrapnel instead OF blank car
fridge, and several members Of the imperial entour
age standing ia the immediate vicinity Of the Car
and czarina struck. while many of the win
d0ws OF the Winter Palace, including the two at
which the imperial children standing TO wit
ness the ceremony, were shattered. Now we have
the wreck of the yacht STANDARD Truly the es-
Capes Of the present Emperor Of Russia from Vio-
lent death may be described as miraculous