The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-02-14
DETAILS Of THE
LISBON TRAGEDY


and the city is in a state of uproar.
The Kings second son, Manuel, age Is,
was slightly wounded, Queen Amelie,
who strove to save the Crown Prince s
life by throwing herself upon him, was
unhurt.
A band of men waiting at the cor
ner of the Praca do Commercio and the
Rua do Arsenal suddenly sprang to-
ward the open carriage in which the
royal family were driving to the pal
ace. and leveling carbines, which they
had concealed, fired. The King and
Crown Prince, upon whom the attack
was directed, were each shot three
times and they lived only long enough
to be carried to the marine arsenal near
by, where they expired.
KILLED AT THE FIRST SHOT.
Almost at the first shot the King fell
back on the cushions dying, and at the
same moment the Crown Prince was
seen to half rise and then sink back
on the seat Queen Amelie jumped
up and threw herself toward the Crown
Prince, in an apparent effort to save
his life at the cost of her own, but the
Prince already had received his death
wound. The police guard fired upon
the assassins and killed three of them.
The royal family were returning
from Villa Vieosa, where they had been
sojourning, and were on their way from
the railroad station to the palace. A
strong guard was in attendance because
of the recent uprising in the city AMI
the discovery of a plot to assassinate
Premier Franco and overthrow the
monarchy But the band of murGerers
had selected the most advantageous
spot for the commission of their crime,
for they were concealed from the. eyes
of the party until the vehicle had come
into the Praca do Commercio, large
square.
KINGS GUARDS SURPRISED.
Before any of the guard were aware
of what was happening the assassins
leaped to the carriage and instantly
a fusillade of shots rang out. In a
moment all was terrible confusion, the
King and Crown Prince being shot
down without the slightest chance to
save themselves. Police guards sprang |
upon the regiciues, the number of whom |
is uncertain, and killed three of them
and captured three others. One of !
these committed suicide after being |
placed in prison. 1t is charged that one |
of the murderers was a Spaniard.
The bodies of the King and Crown |
Prince were removed from the marine |
arsenal in two closed carriages to the
royal palace, the late residence of the |
King, escorted by municipal guards,
THREE SHOTS FOR EACH VICTIM.
An examination of the Kings
who was already dead when he
reached the arsenal, showed that three
bullets had found their mark. One
was situated at the back of the |
neck, a second in the shoulder, and the |
third, which was the fatal wound, sew
cred the carotid artery. The Crown
Prince, who was still breathing, but |
who died almost Immediately after adj
mission to the arsenal, had suffered |
three wounds in the head and chest.
Two bullets had struck Prince Manuel. |
Queen Marie Pia, the mother of King
Carlos; the Duke of Oporto, his broth
er; number of Ministers and court
officers fastened at once to the arsenal
when the news reached them of the
attack upon the royal family.
The news of the assassination spread
through the city like fire through dry
grass, and tonight half the populace
IS panic stricken, not knowing where
The next blow may fall. There is the
greatest dread for the future of the
country, which seems on the verge of
being plunged into the awful throes of
a revolution, with all the attendant
horrors and bloodshed. Throughout the
,ity CONSERVATION reigns and all the
houses and business places are barri-
,aded.
MURDERED BY REPUBLICANS.
The cold-blooded murder has sent
brill of horror throughout the coun-
-ry, even among those who have been
politically for the establish
nent of republic and SORROW is ex-
pressed on every hand at the dreadful
md of the King and the Crown Prince.
At the first blush it would seem as
hough the assassination was the work
If anarchists and not of republican
Nevertheless, the stir
ing events of the last few weeks has
the people for some startling
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fter plot, as well as the discovery of !
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