The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-02-02
LISBON, PORTUGAL, THE
SCENE OF FOUL MURDER.
Royal Family Fired Upon by Anarchists While
En- Route to the Palace After Their
Return From Villa Vicasa.
Second Son Badly Wounded, but Queen Ameie Was Unhur
-PopuIace Wildly Excited Possibility of Republic.

Lisbon, Feb. king Carlos of Por-
tugal and the Crown Prince LUZ Phil
lippe were assassinated today, and the
city is in a state of uprOar.
4 The kings second son. the infant
+ Manuel, was slightly wounded, but
Queen Amelie, who strove to save the
crown princes life by throwing her
self upon him, was unhurt.
band OF men waiting at the cor
ner of the PracO de Commerce. and
the Rua de Arsenal suddenly sprang
toward the open carriage in which the
royal family were driving TO the pal
ace, and, leveling carbines which they
had concealed upon them, fired.
Each Shot Three Times.
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 10 the
marine arsenal near by, where they
expired.
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 jump
ed 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 as
sassins and killed three of them.
Murderers Lying in Wait.
The royal family were returning from
Villa vicosa, where they had been So
t1journing. and were on their way from
rhe railroad station to the palace.
strong guard was in attendance be-
cause of the recent uprising in the city
and the discovery of a plot to assas-
sinate Premier Franco and overthrow
the monarchy. But the band of muir
derers had selected the most advanta-
geous spot for the commission of their
crime. for they We're concealed from
the eyes of the party until the vehi-
Gle had come into the Praco de Com
mercio. a large square. 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 confu-
sion, the king and crown prince being
shot down without the slightest chance
to save themselves. Police guards
sprang upon the regicides. the number
of whom is somewhat uncertain. and
killed three of them and captured three
others One Of these committed sui
eide after being placed in prison. 1t
is charged that one of The murderers
was a Spaniard.
Bodies Removed to Palace.
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, and escorted by municipal guards
mounted.
An examination of the wounds of the
king, who was already dead when he
reached the arsenal, showed that three
bullets had found their mark One
wound was situated at the nape OF
the neck, a second 10 the shoulder, |
and the third, which was the fatal
wound, severed the carotid artery. The |
crown prince, who was still breathing, |
but who died almost Immediately after |
admission 10 the arsenal, had suffered !
three wounds in the head and chest. |
Two bullets had struck Prince Man |
uel.
Queen Marie Pia, the mother of King |
Carlos; the duke of Oporto, his broth |
er. a number of the ministers and /
court officers, FASTENED at once to the /
arsenal when the news reached them |
of the attack upon the royal family.
Populace Panic-Strieken.
The news of the assassination swept |
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 city CONSERVATION reigns and all
the houses and business places are bar
ricaded.
The cold-blooded murder has sent a
thrill of horror throughout the coun-
try. even among those VINO have been
working politically for the establish