Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-07-03
Heir to Throne Of Austria and His
consort Are Murdered in
Bosnia.
BOMB AND PISTOL ARE USED
Anarchists Make Death Sure In TWO
Attacks In Capital Of Bosnia
Duke Slain While on Way TO
Visit Aid Injured In Earl
Ter Attempt.

Sarayeyo, June 29.-Archduke Fran
els Ferdinand. nephew of Emperor
Francis Joseph and heir to the Aus
trian throne, and the Duchess of Ho-
henberg, his morganistic wife, were
assassinated yesterday in this city, the
capital of Bosnia.
Two attempts were made on the
lives Of the royal party. A bomb was
thrown at their motor car, which was
warded off by the archduke, and Ms
car passed before it exploded under
the next car, which contained two OF
his aids, who were slightly injured.
Later ON a man, said to be young
Servian student, fired two shots at tina
royal car, and TIE urchduke and tbe
duchess we're killed.
With them at the time was the gov
srnor OF the city, who escaped injury.
The bodies Of his murdered compan-
ions collapsed across him and pro-
tected him.
Latest Of Many Murders.
This adds another sad chapter to
the life OF the aged emperor, Francis
Joseph. during whose reign. many grim
tragedies have occurred.
The Archduke Francis Ferdinand
and the Duchess OF Hohenberg started
out this morning in their automobile
to attend reception in their honor at
the town hall.
Suddenly man named Gabriono-
vics, who was standing among the
crowd on the sidewalk, threw a bomb
1T the royal car.
The archduke saw 1t coming and
warded 1t of with his arm, and the
bomb fell to the street. Il did not
explode untii after the archduke's car
had passed.
Colonel and Count Wounded.
When the explosion occurred 1t re-
suited in the wounding OF Col. Morizzi.
aid de camp to the archduke, and
Count Boss Waldeck, who occupied
the car Immediately behind that Of the
Rrchduke.
Six persons among the spectators
were more or less seriously injured.
The bomb was filled with nails and
lead filings. and the explosion was vio-
lent The iron shutters on many
shops were pierced by flying frag-
ments and iron ratings were shat
tered.
The archduke Immediately ordered
his chauffeur to stop the car. He
made inquiries as to what had hap
pened and gave orders to have the in
Jured attended to-
Gabrinovics sprang into the river
Miljachka in an effort to escape. but
witnesses OF his crime plunged after
him and seized him.
Duchess Pleads In Vain.
Following the explosion OF the bomb
the duchess tried to dissuade the arch
duke from yenturing In the motor car
pgain. To allay her fears NJ Potiorek,
governor of Bosnia, said:
TITS all over now. We have not
more than one murderer In Sarayevo. ("
Whereupon the archduke decided to
go on, and the procession to the town
hall was continued. Here the town
councillors, with the mayor at their
head, were awaiting the royal party
TO bid them welcome.
Rebuke TO Burgomaster.
The royal party entered the hall
and the mayor was about to begin his
address when Archduke Francis Fer
dinand interrupted him, and In an
angry manner said:
Herr Burgomaster, 1t is perfectly
scandalous. We have come 10 Sara
xeyo on visit and bomb is thrown
at us"
Here he paused a moment and then
said:
+ Now you may go on"
Assassin Good Marksman.
After making the rounds of the
town hall, which occupied half an
hour, the archduke and the duchess
started for the garrison hospital to
visit Colonel Morizzi. who had been
taken to the hospital in a carriage
after being wounded by the bomb.
AS the royal car reached the corner
or Rudolf street, man named Gavrio
Prtnzip, who was on the sidewalk.
fred two pistol shots at the archduke
and the duchess.
The man, who was only short dis.
lance from the car, was good marks
man. The first shot struck the Ouch
ess OF Hohenberg low down ON the
right side, while the second bullet hit
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