The evening world., 1911-09-15
Russian Ruler Rushes 10 Aid
of Stolypin as He Falls
Wounded in Theatre.
DUETS THE AUDIENCE
Orders Band to Play and Peo-
pie Sing National Anthem
-Stolypin May Recover.

kIEN. Russia. Sept. appear
to be grounds for the hope to-day that
+. A. S~tolypin. Premier of Russia since
1905. and one OF the strongest officials
that the Government of the Empire has
developed in recent years. would for
the third time survive the attack Of an
assassin.
Fired upon at close range a. he sat
defenseless In his chair at the Municipal
Theatre last night, the Premier es-
capped with two wounds, neither Of
which, II Is said. Ia necessarily fatal.
a detailed statement from the ply
sicians was awaited with anxiety this
afternoon, but a despatch sent to the
Premier's brother. Alexander Stolypin.
at Sc. Petersburg in the early morning
stated that the patients condition was
very satisfactory" and the surgeons
had not deemed an operation necessary.
Their tentative judgment was that the
bullets had wounded the plevra and
sia4e,i the i;sei. 4 pulse vi 20 WAS
recorded.
At moor q bulletin was Issued signed
by Academician Rein. Profs. Volkovich.
Malkof. Jsnovsky and Dietrfchs n DR..
Afanassieff. all OF whom were In On
sultation. u read:
There were two wounds. one in the
right breast and the other in The wrist
Of the right hand. A bullet entered
under the sixth rib inside the line OF
the papillae. No exit was found. The
bullet was felt under the twelfth rib
near the vertebrae.
The ASSASSINATION was attempted un-
der circumstances that lent themselves
to q most dramatic scene. The would
be murderer. who described himself as
q Junior member Of a hrm' Of lawyers
and the son Of a well known attorney
and wealthy house owner. II. Bogroff.
chose a moment when attention had
been withdrawn from the stage.
CAR SEES THE ATTACK ON
THE PREMIER.
The imperial box was occupied by
Emperor Nicholas. the heir apparent
Grand Duke Alexis, . youth of seven
years. and the Emperor's daughters. the
Grand Duchesses Olga, Tatiana. Marie
and Ansstasia. In the front row OF the
pit. directly at the rear OF the orches-
ira. were seated Premier stolypip and
hiD VI tho
The curtain had fallen on the second
act and there was q buzz Of convsrsA.
don throughout the audience when Il
was suddenly thrown Into a panic.
The clock In the auditorium wa point.
ing to n.3O when . young man in eve.
ming dress moved down the centre aisle
quietly and attracting attention only be.
cause he approached the row OF Min.
Listers and appeared to accost NJ. Sto,y.
pin. There was a m nentary hush In
the immediate vicinity as curious eyes
were turned toward the intruder. ],
was but seconds later when. like Z
and emptied Il seemingly point-blank q,
NJ. Stolypin.
As the reports OF tho shots crashed
through the house there was q Wild CT,
from tho spectators. who rose to theil
feet simultaneously. many of the womes
Immediately again sinking into thst
chairs faintins. The vast crowd SCENE,
panic-strioksn
Emperor Nicholas ~ the SOUND Q,
tAs aSst explosion spsaa6 from hi
chair ana, stepping - the front Of III,
imperial boz, staseA N The direction 0,
the wounded yysnisr. Win Q quiol
rssiisstaoa Of wat hsA occurred III
MAJESTY With aimeulty oessrousA HI,
emotions. Turning 70 the osehssssa
The 1npsSor demanded that tie n
tional anthem b, played.
The coolest hEure In the tragedy wa
that OF the wounded stolypin. Witt
great courage he summoned his waninI