The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-07-02
ArChduke and Duchess Of Austria
Shot Down.
SIX ARE HURT BY BOMB
Pair Attacked While Attending a Fets
In Bosnia and Members Of Party
Are Wounded by In
fernaI Machine,

were assassinated in Sarajevo, Bosnia.
A journeyman printer named Cab.
rinovic hurled bomb at their car
riage, injuring sin persons. Then
young Servian student fred several
shots from a pistol at the archduke
and duchess, each bullet striking
vital spot.
The archduke and duchess died a
few minutes after being carried into
the palace.
Both assassins were captured and
lodged In Jail.
News Of the assassination OF Arch.
duke Francis Ferdinand and Duchess
Sophie created tremendous sensa'
ton throughout the city. ~
The aged emperor, whose health has
been rather feeble Of late, was pros
trated by the news of the tragedy.
Shall never be freed from pain
and anguish in this world" he eK'
claimed.
This latest addition to the long
series Of misfortunes which have
marked bis reign will, It Ia feared
have a grave effect on the health Of
the aged emperor.
The archduke and his wife we're as.
sassinated at 11:I5 O'Clock In the
morning while driving from the rail-
road station to the city hall, where
they were to attend celebration.
Printer Hurls a Bomb.
The royal pair had just started
away from the station when jour
neyman printer named Cabrinovic
hurled bomb at the carriage, injur-
ing six persons, all members Of the
royal party. A young Servian student
standing alongside of Cabrinovic
raised a revolver almost at the same
instant and fred several shots at the
archduke and, archduchess, each OF
the bullets striking vital spot. The
archduke was shot in the head and
the .archduchess in the abdomen
They we're carried into a palace
where they died within a few min
utes.
Those of the throng nearest to the
two assassins stood paralyzed for
a moment after the explosion and
shots, and then, before the smoke
cleared away, flung themselves upon
Cabrinovic and his accomplish, who
we're trying to make their escape un
der cover of the confusion.
The two we're thrown down and
men and women were fighting to gel
at them when the police and military
escort charged, dispensing the crowd
The two men, their clothes nearly
torn of, their faces and bodies
bruised and cut, were barely able &c
stand when they were dragged tC
their feet and started in the direction
of the police station. All the way tc
the station indignant Bosnian peas
ants tried to reach them and repeat
eddy were hurled back by the police.
Among those wounded by the boml
explosion were Count Booswaldecl
and Colonel Merizzi.
Time Well Chosen.
The time and place for the deer
were we'll chosen. The city was er
fete in honor OF the coming OF tn,
archduke and duchess. A huge throul
had gathered near the railroad station
where a small military detachmen
was on hand to keep the way clear fol
the passage of the royal carriage.
All the notables of the city an,
state we're waiting inside the station
for the arrival of the royal couple.
Many Family Tragedies.
List of tragedies which have mad,
Emperor Francis Joseph the saddles
OF rulers:
His wife. ''the good Elizabeth" wa
aBgassinated in Switzerland by an an
archist.
His brother, Macmillan. was exc
cuted In Mexico.
His only son. Rudolph, was a sui
eide.
con, was burned to death at a CHART.
bazar in Paris.
His fsvorite grandchild marie,
against his wishes and her love end
ed In the shooting of her rival.
His nephew and heir apparent
hTCuuuhc rIduCls rCIulHdhu' anu III
morganatic wife assassinated.
elimination Of Sorrows.
This final tragedy which has COM
TO the house of Hapsburg is the cul
mination of the personal sorrows taa
have overshadowed the life of the EN-
peror. In 1853 the list of tragic inc
dents began with an attempt upon hi
own life, Wren Hungarian wounde,
him with knife.
Fourteen years later his brother
the Archduke Macmillan, emperor o
Mexico, was condemned to death b.
court martial and executed. Then fol
lowed the burning to death of nice
in Vienna, a sister in Paris and tn
death by suicide in Strahenberg lax
of cousin.
In 1898 the emperor's wife. VIII
was the daughter of Macmillan JC
seph.s duke Of Bavaria, was Stable,
to death at Geneva by a mad Italiai
anarchist. Maa
Less than ten years before the EN-
peror's only son. the Grown Primo
RudoIpbs met death in a nyster
which ~ tails day has not besn clear