The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-24
ASSAILANT MAKES
GOOD HIS ESCAPE
Powerful Bomb Narrowly Misses
Ruler, and He Is Wounded by
Flying Splinters, While One
of His Attendants Is Killed.
Missile Thrown From
Housetop.

/ roy OF India and his wife. Baron and
Baroness ltdfdingc. narrowly escapes
assassination today by 4 native fans-
tic while making their ceremonial en-
try into Delhi the new IMPERIAL capita
OF India. Three splinters OF the pow
erful bomb. which killed one native at
tendant and injured another. pcnetrat
ed the back and shoulders Of tho Vice
roy. and he WAS also wounded in tn.
neck by the screws with which Tn,
bomb was filed and which passed
: through his helmet.
The doctors who remo-ed the meta
splinters from the wounds declared u
marvellous that the Ficeroy escapea
fatal injuries The hOwdah in which
he and Lady Hardinge had been seated
was blown into matchwood.
The Viceroy Will soon be able t.
leave the hospital for the viceregaI
lodge
The bomb thrower's attempt to XIII
Lord Hardirge came within hairs
| breadth of being successful. The Vice
roy was making his entry in state into
/ Delhi as the last OF the ceremonies in
! connection with the transfer of the
.capital from Calcutta to Delhi. Thc
{ transfer was made in October last. but
Lord Hardinge was not to take formal
possession Of his new quarters until
4 to-day.
Bomb Hurled From . Roof.
! A large gathering of troops officials
and Puniab chiefs was present to well
{ come the viceregal party. It's splendid
! elephant procession had just left the
railway station, passing through Chan
/ oai Chowk. when the bomb was thrown
1t was hurled by man standing on a
housetop. and it struck the howdah. or
h1 Laf # ha oil IN
and Lady nardinge were riding. The
attendant. holding a large parssoI over
the viceregad pair, was instantly kill
ed as the bomb, a very powerful one.
exploded Lord Hardinge was wound
ed in the shoulder.
Baron Hardinge. on arriving at the
hospital. was at once examined by the
! surgeons. They found that the wound
in his shoulder was only a slight one
Lady Hardinge suffered severely from
shock. and il was found necessary 10
apply soothing remedies.
The Ntceroy's parasol bearer had
been killed outright and another at
tendant seriously wounded by frag-
ments OF the bomb. The ceremonies
were interrupted for only snort
period. while the Viceroy and Vicereine
We're being conveyed to the hospital
and viceregal residence. respectively.
Deed Arouses INDIGNATION.
Sir Guy Fleetwood Wilson. financial
member of the council of Governor
General Of India. took the viceroy's
place In the procession. which then
proceeded on its way through the new
imperial city to the durbar camp. where
| a great number of rajahs and other
Indian chieftains were gathered. Sir
Guy then took up his position IN front
Of the viceregal dais and read aloud
a dispatch from Baron HardingC. say
ing that he was only slightly injured
/ The reading of the message was re-
ceived with prolonged cheering The
attempt on Baron Hardinge's life rous-
ed feelings of intense indignation. both
I among the natives and the British OF
! ficials present. as he is one Of the most
popular Viceroys who has ever ruled
| in India.
For long period there had been a
hull In the native agitation in India
which had at various times lei to as
| sassinatiOns Of high officials The at
I tack on Baron Hardinge BY a fanatic.
therefore. came with great unex pect-
I -dness. Only a shOrt time ago the
I Viceroy himself wrote To the India
I Office in London. saying that the coun-
{ try was very quiet and that the pros
+ poets for his official entry into Delhi
were most favorable.
Threw Bomb But Few Feet.
, The bomb was thrown as the great
procession was passing through the
Chandal Chowk. which is h long. mar
Z row. typical Oriental street containing
. many stores selling various kinds Of
: merchandise. The houses are mostly
, one-stOry buildings. but some Of them
, rise - the height or two stories. a
line OF street care runs the whole
Z length OF The Chaidai Chcwk. but. ow-
7 inC TO the Importance Of the days
r event. the service had been suspended
The Nicerrys elephant was an cnor-
nous animal The driver sat between
his ears guiding him in me usual ns-
tive way BY tapping him ON the fore
head with n steel spike Behind tbs
driver Vas the great howdah. = bow
D. like construction fixed OF rhe ele-
phants saddle The hoWda vas COW
cred with imperial purple drapings
decorated with gold lace and tassels-
I'D f. we're seated the Niceroy and Vice
. refine and az their backs stood another
natir. attendant holding over their
heads the great parss0l which indt-
Gates the royal dignity. OWNS 70 tho
Iowncss OF the houses IN The Chandsi
! c'houk. the wogid-bc ASSASSIN. who
I stood on one % the roofs wh~l he
sfh-sw she bomb was only = fes feet
F f-o-l the Viceroy ard NIccrciuc.
Escape weII-NIEh Miraculous
tn. bomb. which vas evidently u
I tended 20 explode 81 coucus>ion. burst
/ uith terrible force. The native stand
I ,nr behind the Vicrroy and Niccrcino
! hoidina the imperial umbrella was
blown from his position o. the ground
.nd INSTANTLY killed. While the driver
sitting In front o. the howdsh vs-
wounded in no fc~cr than eisnt
1 nlasrr Thg escap~ 81 Baron and f.sfy
/ Fra~din-~ rzs weli-nieh ml~a~ulou<-
me missile fell oriy a foot or Two from
It's target
Ths great procession fnncdiatskx