The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-03

cushions, the blood gushing from many
wounds. The coachman brought his whip
across the fianks of his horses and with
a bound they dashed away, disappearing
into the arsenal quadrangle The panic
stricken people, who had fled on all sides,
could see the Queen leaning over tho
Crown Prince and her young son, Who
also was bleeding from wounds made by
the assassins' bullets. How many shots
were fired no one can say, but 1t was
a vertiable fusillade coming from the
right side of the street The effort of
the Crown Prince, who was sitting op7
posite to the King, to rise was pitiful
and without avail, for he just lifted him
self sufficiently to pitch forward and fall
over the PROSTATE body of his father.
Queens Heroism.
The Queen, uttering scream that could
: be heard by all who had been frenzed
by the attack, threw herself towards
her sons, shielding their bodies with her
own. She frantically struck at the mur-
derers with a bouquet of roses which she
had been carrying, but ever in the face
OF this, the men fired again and again.
When he saw his father and brother fall
Prince Manuel whipped out a REVOLVER
and discharged 1t at the men, but was
himself, struck on the right arm by d
bullet from a carbine. A footman in the
carriage also was wounded, and it was
stated that bullet grazed the Queens
shoulder, but did not do her harm.
Only mounted police accompanied the
carriage, as the King had refused mill
tary escort. The attack came from the
rear for it was found afterward that
the King had been shot in the back of tho
neck, and it was so entirely unexpected
that the murderers had emptied their car
bines and revolvers almost before the
police knew what was going on and had
turned to fee into the crowds that now,
panic-stricken, had dropped back before
their weapons. Then the guards charged
upon them, pursuing them down the
street and riddlinR three of them with
bullets. Hundreds of the people joined
in the pursuit and the others of the band
of assassins were made prisoners The
royal carriage had by this time been
driven into the quadrangle and the gates
of the arsenal were shut The grief OF
the Queen and Prince Manuel was heart
breaking. Within a few minutes. the
Queen mother the dowager Queen, Maria
Pia, the Duke of Oporto, the King s
brother, and the ministers of state, as
sembled, all weeping bitterly.
Terrified People.
The news of the assassination spread
like wild fire and thousands of peo-
pie, bewildered and terrified, poured into
the streets.
Soon the troops and the police oc
cupied all the prominent places and the
people hurried to their homes and bar
rcaded the doors and windows to await
iE fear the unknown future. The strictest
measures were taken by the officers In
charge of the troGIs to suppress the
slightest sign of disorder, but their work
was light There have been no disturb
ances in Lisbon in the last "a hours and
Sunday passed off only in the deepest
gloom, with the populace mourning on
every hand.
The bodies of the King and Crown
Prince rest in the royal palace and be-
side them the Queen sat throughout the
night, sometimes with her hand pressing
the forehead of King Carlos and some-
times stroking the face of the dead Crown
Prince The condition of the newly pro-
claimed King, Manuel, Is satisfactory to
the physicians in attendance. His wounds
are not severe and if there are no COM
plications, of which there are no signs
now, he is expected to make speedy
recovery. He carries his arm in a sling
and declares that he suffers no pain.
The bodies of King Carlos and Prince
Louis were embalmed today and will lie
in state, according to the custom of the
court The funeral. probably will be
held on February TO-
Having proclaimed the accession of
Manuel to the throne. Premier Franco
announced his intention to adopt the most
rigorous measures to crush any possible
insurrection. In the absence of the cham
ber of deputies the premier announced the
house of peoples will be convoked to rec