Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-03
THE ASSASSINATION.

LiSoon, Feb. liking Carlos of POr
tusal ana the Crown Prince, LUZ
PHILIPPE. were assasSinated Saturday,
and the city is i'll 4 state of uproar.
The Kings second son, the infant
Manuel, was slightly wounded, but
Qneea Emile, who strove TO save the
Crown Princes life by throwing her
self uron him, was unhurt.
A band of men, waiting at the cor
ner Of the Praco Do Commerce. and
Rua Do Arsenal. suddenly sprang to-
ward the open carriage in which the
royal family were driving to the pal
ace, and levelling carbines which they
had concealed upon them. fired. The
King AMI the Crown Prince. upon
wliom tho attack was directed, We're
each shot three times and they lived
only long enough TO he carried to the
marine arsenal nearby. 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 tire seat Queen Emile jumped up
and threw herself toward the crown
prince in an apparent effort to say"
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 NicOsa. where they had
been sojourning and were on their
way from the railroad station t" the
palace A strong guard was in attend
ance because of the recent uprising In
the CITY, and the discovery of a plot
to assassinate Premier Franco ana
oyerthroy the monarchy. But the
band of murdcrers had selected the
most advanta geous point for the COM
| mission of their crime, for they were
concealed from the eyes of the police
until the carriage had wheeled into
the Praco Do Commercio, a large
| square.
Before any Of the guard were aware
of what was happening, the assassins
leaned toward the carriage and in
stantly a fusilade of shots rang out. In
a moment all was confusion. the King
and crown prince being shot down
| without the slightest chance to save
| themselves Police guards SpranS upon
| tie murderers, the number of whom is
somewhat uncertain, and Killed three
of them ard captured three others
One of these committed suicide after
being placed in prison.
II is charged that one of the muir
derers was a Spaniard named Iordova
/ The bodies of the King and the
crown rrince were removed from the
| marine arsenal in two closed carriages
to the royal palace. the Paco Das
Necessidades. the late residence Of the
King. escorted by municipal guards
mounted.
The news of the assassination swept
I throughout the city like fire through
/ dry grass, and tonight half the popu-
| lace is nanic-stricken, not knowing
where the next blow may fall There
* the greatest dread for the future Of
| the country, which seems on the verge
of being plunged into the awful throes
of revolution, with all the attendant
horrors. and bloodshed. Throughout
the city CONSERVATION reigns and ali
the houses and business places arc
barricaded
An examination of the wounds of the
King. who was already dead when he
reached the arsenal, showed that three
bullets lad found their mark. One OF
the wounds was situated at the nape
of the reck and a second at the shoui-
der. and n third, which was the fatal
one, severed the carotid artery. The
Crown Prince. who was still breathing.
but VINO died almost Immediately alter
admission to the arsenal, had suffered
three wounds, in the head and chest
Two bullets had struck Prince Enanu-
el. one on the lower jaw and the other
| in the arm.
Queen Maria Pia, the mother OF King
Carlos, the duke of Oporto, his brother,
n number of the ministers and court
officials FASTENED at once to the arsenal
when the news reached them of the
attack on the royal family.
The cold-blooded murder has sent q
thrill Of horror throughout the country.
even among these who have been work.
ing politically for the establishment,
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