Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-02-29
SHAH IS FEL|C|TATED|
Persian Ruler Congratulated on
Escape From Assassins.
TWO BOMBS THROWN AT HIM
Three outriders Are Killed and Twen-
ty Bystanders Hurt-sovereisn Out
wits Would Be Murderers by Riding
In Carriage Instead Of Auto.

wits Would Be Murderers by Riding
In Carriage Instead Of Auto.
Teheran, Persia, Feb. 20. = Cable
grams from all parts of the world con-
tinue to pour In upon the shah, Mo-
hammed Ali Mira, congratulating him
upon his escape from injury at the
hands of band Of assassins who
made an attempt upon his life as he
drove through the streets of this City.
Among the messages received was one
from the American government signed
by Secretary Root. 1t was addressed
to Minister Jackson and read:
Convey to his excellency the shah,
Mohammed Ali Mira, hearty congrat-
ulations on his fortunate escape"
Two bombs were thrown from the
roof of house, and three outriders
and two horses We're killed, but the
shah escaped injury owing to the ex-
treme precautions taken to guard his
life.
The startled ruler leaped from his
carriage and dashed into the house of
Dr. Hossein Khan, fearing that other
bombs would follow. He remained
there quietly while his attendants hur-
ried a detachment of troops to the
scene.
Soldiers formed solid line in front
of the house where the shah had taken
refuge, and soon he reappeared in the
street supported on either side by sir
dars. Surrounded by Baktiaris cav
airy and with bodyguard of troops
fully a thousand strong, the shah re-
turned unmolested to the palace.
Soldiers and police searched the
house from the roof of which the
bombs were thrown, but no arrest was
made.
, The shah was on his way to Fehra-
bad, nearby town, where he intended
to spend few days, when the bombs
were hurled at the royal procession.
The attempt was made in narrow
street, and the shah's escape was due
to the fact that he had taken the pre-
caution to send his own motor car on
ahead and had ridden in a carriage
farther toward the rear of the process
sion. The motor car the shah usually
used is closed one, and the assassins
evidently thought that the sovereign
was inside.
One Of the bombs. exploded in the
air. The other struck the ground near
the. automobile in which the shah was
supposed to be, and the vehicle was
completely wrecked, The chauffeur
was not killed, but was seriously in
jured, and score Of bystanders were
more or less hurt.
Continuing their investigation after
the shah had returned in safety to the
palace, the police searched all the
buildings in the neighborhood of the
house from which the bombs were
hurled. No statement as to what they
learned can be obtained, but the abb
sence Of arrests is taken TO Indicate
that the assassins completely covered
their trail.
Discomfort because of the shah's re-
fusal 10 institute various reforms de-
manded has resulted in several seri-
GUS disturbances within the last few
months. A report was circulated ON
Feb. IA that the shah had been assas-
sinated, but later the rumor was de-
clared to have been unfounded.
The present shah Of Persia, Moham-
med Ali Mira, followed his father to
the throne on Jan. o, 1907. He was
the first monarch of Persia to begin
his rule under constitution. A ma
tional council was eonvoked by him,
but 1t never has fulfilled the hopes and
aspirations of the people or brought
them the reforms they demanded.
The administration Of the country
has been in state Of chaos for sew
eral years, and the popular discomfort
has been extreme.