Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-06-29
ARCHDUKEIAND 8.
/. DUCHESS KILLED
Shot to Death While in Au-
tomobile in Capital of
Bohemia.
HAD AVOIDED A BOMB
Sorrow Throughout Europe at Dual
Horror-Emperqr Francis Joseph
About TO Suffer Collapse.

Vienna, June 29.-While the flags
at half-mast float from public nulla-
ines and many homes here, reports
reach Vienna that scores of arrests
are being made today in SaraJevo and
that virtual martial law prevails as
an aftermath of the assassination
Yesterday of the heir to the throne
of Austria Hungary mad his wife.
Mixed with the feeling of anger
and sorrow which sweeps the empire
! today is solicitude for the aged En-
reror Franz Joseph. The Emperor,
! careworn and feeble, a great sorrow
| adding to the weight of his years,
! arrived here at II o'clock this morn
ing. The populace massed at the
station, gave him wonderful greet
Ling tinged as it was by sympathy.
! Ministers Berchtold and Tisza met
[ the venerable monarch and immedl-
ately upon his arrival at the palace
| he called a ministerial conference.
The greatest anxiety is felt that the
Emperor may not survive this latest
tragedy III his life. The heat is ter
Ijf. AMI debflitating to one of the
Emperor's age
Saravevo, Bosnia, June 29.-> Arch
duke Francis Ferdinand, heir to the
Austria hungarian throne, and the
Duchess of Hohenberg, his morgana-
| tic wife, were shot dead yesterday by
! n student in the main street of the
i.Bos,;i4n capita, ! short time attef
! they had escaped death from a bomb
hurled at the royal automobile.
They were slain while passing
through the city on their annual visit
to the annexed provinces of Bosnia
| and Herzegovina.
The first attempt aainst the Arch
duke occurred just outside the Girls
| Hin School. His car had restarted al
! ter brief pause for aniinspectlon
| of the building, when; GabrihoEics
hurled, the bomb. This was so sue
cecssfully warded off by the Archduke
that it fell fercely beneath the fol
lowin car, the occupants of which
Count Won Boos-Waldeck and Colonel
! Merizzo-were struck by slivers ol
iron.
| Archduke Francis Ferdiand stopped
his car and after making inquiries
and lending what aid he could, con
tinued his journey to the Town Han
| There the Burgomaster began th'
customary address, but the Arehdukf
sharply interrupted and snapped OUT
"Here Burgomaster, we have come
here to pay you a visit and bombs
have been thrown at US. This is al
: topetber an amazing indignity."
After a pause the Archduke SAID
: "Now you may speak"
On leaving the hall the ArchduK
and his wife announced their Hnten
tion Of visiting the wounded member
of their suite at the hospital on thei
wav back to the palace. They wer
! actually bound on their mission o
mercy when, at the corner of Rudolf
> strasse and Franz Josef strasse, Prln
zip opened fire.
A bullet struck the Archduke !
the face. The Duchess was wounde
: in the abdomen and another bul'f
= struck her in the throat, seve1'lnf a
!. artery. She fell unconscious acros
c her husbands knee. At the same me
ment the Archduke sank to the floc
of the car.
The assassins were interrogated b
the police, mad both seemed to glo1
= in their exploit. Prinzip said he ha
studied for time at Belgrade.
He declared he had long intended
kill some eminent person from n;
tionalist motives. He was awaitir
the Archduke at point where
knew the automobile would slacke
speed, turning into Franz JOS
i strasse. The presence of the Duche
J. in the car caused him to hesitate, Dr
. only for a moment. Then his ner7
= returned and he emptied his pistol
), the imperial pair. He denied tn
he had any accomplices.
Prinzip. is IS years Of age. Nedel