New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-24
BOMB THROWN At
V|CER0Y OF INDIA
Lord Hardinge Dangerously
Wounded by Missile Hurled
at Delhi by Fanatic.
MAN NEAR HIM KILLED
Projectile Filled with Screws
Lady Hardinge, Seated on
Elephant Beside Her
Husband, Uninjured.

Husband, Uninjured.
Delhi, India Dec 2S-Thc Viceroy ana
| Nicereine of India. Baron and Baroness
| Hardinge. narrowly escaped assassination
to-day at the hands of native fanatic
| while making their ceremonial entry into
| Delhi. the new imperial capital Of India.
Three splinters of a powerful bomb
which killed one native attendant and in
iurcd another. penetrated the back and
shoulders of the ViCeroy. and he was also
| wounded in the neck by the screws with
which the bomb was filed these passing
through his helmet.
At the hospital to which he was at once
removed the doctors who took the metal
splinters from the wounds declared It was
marvellous that the Viceroy escaped more
serious and even fatal injuries.
The worst of Lord Hardinges wounds
was found to he deep one, four inches
in length, exposing the shoulder blade.
His other injuries were said TO be super
! fetal
The umbrella bearer. VINO was killed.
was the same man as had acted in that
car acity for Lord Curzon.
The thrower Of the bomb has not We,
been caught A reward Of 10000 rupees
| approximately 5000 has been offered Tor
his arrest
Lady Hardnge Immediately after the
explosion asked her husband If he was
hurt. The Nlceroy replied: IAN right; go
on.
Lady Hardinge then said: we cannot.
There is a dead man behind. The ele-
plant on which they were riding then
| halted.
The Niceroy tried TO stand up. but reeled
and tainted and the officials who gath
cred around had much difficulty in remov-
ing him from the elephants back.
Lady Hardinge suffered severely from
shock, and it was found necessary to
apply soothing remedies.
Entering Delhi in State.
The Viceroy was making his entry In
state into Delhi as the last of the cere-
monies In connection with the transfer
of the capital from Calcutta TO Delhi.
| The transfer was made In October last.
hut Lord Hardinge was not TO take for
I NAL possession OF mis- new quarters until
; to-day. \ large gathering Of troops. Of
hcals and Punjab chiefs was present To
welcome the vlceregal party.
Its splendid elephant procession had
Just LEFT the railway station. passing
through Chandai Chowk. when the bomb
was thrown. II was hurled by a man
standing on a housetop. and II struck
the howdah. or basket. Of the Niceroy's
elephant. in which he and Lady Hardinse
were riding The attendant holding a
large parasol over Lord and Lady Har-
dinge was instantly killed as the bomb
/ exploded.
! Is sooL a. Lord Ilardinse was on lis
way 10 the hospital Sir Guy Fleetwood
| Wilson. financial member of the Council
Of tho Governor General OF India. took the
| Viceroy's place in the procession, which
then proceeded on It's way through the
new imperial city to the Durbar camp,
where a great number OF rajahs and other
Indian chieitains were gathered.
Reads Viceroy's Message.
Sir CIV then took up his position in
| mont OF the viceIcfal dais and read aloud
dispatch from Lord Hardinge saying
that he was only slightly injured by the
missile thrown by n fanatic. The reading
Of the message was received with pro-
| longcd cheering.
Tho attempt on Lord Hardilgcs IN"
aroused feelings OF intense indignation
both among the natives and the British
officials present. as he has proved one
Of India's most popular viceroys
For long period there had been lull
in the native agitation in India which mad
at various times led 10 assassinations Of
high officials. The attack on Lord Har-
| dinge, therefore. came with greater I'M
| eXpectedness.
| Only a short time ago the Viceroy him
self wrote TO the India Office in London,
saying that the country was very quiet
and that the prospects for his official
| entry into Delhi were most favorable.
! The bomb was thrown as the great pro-
cession, in which large number of gaily
caparisoned elephants took part. bearing
native princes and high British officials,
! was passing through the Chandai Chowk,
which is a long, narrow Oriental street
! containing many stores retailing various
! kinds OF merchandise. The houses are
mostly one story buildings. but some of
| them rise to the height of two stories. a
| line of streetcars runs the whole length
| Of the Chandai Chowk, but owing to the
importance Of to-day's procession the
| service had been suspended.
Four on Elephant.
The Viceroy's elephant was an enormous
| animal The driver sat between his ears
guiding him In the usual native way by
tapping him on the forehead with steel
spike. Behind the driver was the great
| howdah, a box-like construction. fixed on
the elephants saddle. The howdah was
covered with imperial purple drapings
decorated with gold lace and tassels. In
! IL were seated the ViCeroy and Vcereine,
and at their backs stood another native
| attendant holding over their heads the
great parasol which indicates the royal
dignity.
owing to the lowncss OF the houses In
the Chandal Chowk the would-be assassin.
who stood on one Of the roofs when he
threw the bomb, was only few feet from
the Viceroy and Niccreine.
| The bomb which was evidently in
| tended 10 explode by conclusion, hurst
with terrific force. The native standing
| behind the Viceroy and Nicereine hold
ing the imperial umbrella was blown
/ from, his positiOn to the ground and in