The semi-weekly messenger., 1908-02-04
attendant horrors and bloodahed

An examination Of the wounds ol
the king who was already dead whan
be reached the ars-nel. showed thar
three bullets had found their mark
One wound was situated at the nape ot
the neck, n second in the shoulder and
the third. which was the natal woond
severed the carotid artery.
The crown prince who was s,iIl
breathing. but who died almost imme-
diateiy after admission To the nrsenel.
had suffered three wounds In the head
and chest.
Two bullets had struck Prince Nan
uel, one in the lowe Jaw and the Other
in the arm.
QH.ren Maria Pia, tAs aothc- o4
King Carlos. the Duke OF Oporto. his
brother. number OF the ministers and
court officials hastencd at once 20 the
arsenel when the news reached them
The cold blooded murder has sent 4
thrill OF horror throughout the ooun-
try.
AT the first blush IL would seem AZ
though the assassination was the work
OF anarchists. Nevertheless the stir
ring events of the last few weeks has
prepared the people for some startling
elimination. The discovery OF plot
after plot. as well as the dIsco7cty Of
many secret stores OF weapons aud
ammunition. had demonstrated the OK
istence OF a determination on tho part
OF large body OF Portuguese TO over
claim republic.
The tragedy occurred at $50 in the
afternoon. but the panic which I'm
stantly gripped the city and all It's
activities prostrated tho lines of com
n"c-!cation, and 1t was not for some
hours that the news OF tho assasslna-
tion was permitted TO be sent ortad-
cast
Lisbon tonight wears an air ui ut
ter desOlation. The theatres and
cafes are closed, the streets are al-
most deserted and the electric cars
are moving without passengers.
The minds of all the faithful mon
archists have turned TO the thought
that the wounded Infant Manuel il
now king Of Portugal and COT ;.eTs
thundered through tho streets sum
moning to the bedside OF the wounLed
youth all the skilled physIc.ans that
could be found in Lisbon
The latest bulletin from the BE Side
Of Prince Manuel states that at pres-
ent there is no danger of complications
from the wound. The greatest fear Is
Of the possibility OF blood poisoning
later.
Premier Franco, the dictator Of the
kingdom was carried To the palace
protected by a squadron OF cavalrymen
and there he conferred with the queen
and high officials of state on what i'm
mediate action should be taken.
1t is announced that Queen Amelie
Will be regent during the minority oe
Prince Emanuel, who is now in his
year
The only striking sequence to the
tragedy was the complete and bewil-
dering silence in which Lisbon il en-
The details OF the murders shows
that they were cuuningly ARRANGED.
The fact that the royal family were
returning from villa Vocosa had been
made public in advance and the au-
thorities had arranged what they con-
sidered an effective guard along the
route which the royal carriage was TO
take. The trip from villa Vocasa was
without incident
The king and his family return"o
at the end Of day OF the g'eatest
excitement in the city on account Of
he wholesale arrests AMI the contln-
lal discovery Of new depols OF arms
and bombs.
4 great throng was grouped about
The Barrerio railroad station and the
streets when the mem
Jers of the royal. family disenbarked
for the purpose Of driving across the
Tagus in reaching the actual liInIts
Of Lisbon.
The court carriages awaited them
before the landing stage and The king
and queen and the two princes en-
,ered the leading carriage which start
I'd Immediately. wheeling into the Paco
de Com nercio.
Suddenly the sharp crack OF carbjEes
startled the assemblage. Then the air
vas filled with a succession o. sharp
reDOTts and the king Was seAn 10 iumn
up and reach for his throat. then TO
drop back on the cushions. The crown
prince almost simultaneously was
seen to collapse ana fall toward the
side OF the carriage. while the queen.
driven TO frenzy was seeking TO save
the crown prince and the Infanta Man
uel by shielding them with her body.
Francisco Figueira. an orderly who
was walking near the royal carriage at
the time Of the outrage drew his re-
yoIyer and kiltad ono Of fha raD7r N -