Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1881-03-19 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

ASSASSINATION OF THE EMPEROR OF RUSSIA.  The Times St. Petersburg correspondent, under date Marcia 13th, says: To-day, about one o'clock, while the Emperor. accompanki by his brother, the Grand Duke Michael, was being driven in a closed C Triage from the Winter Palace. a terrible and fatal attack on the Imperial equipage was made with explosive bombs. His Imperial Majesty had got no far as Catherine Canal, near the Stable-bridge, and close to the wall of the garden attached to the Michael Palace, when an explosion took place behind the carriage, wounding two homes, 000 of the six Cossacks forming the escort, and killing a Moujick standing near. The c ,rriage was immediately brought to a standstill, and the Emperor, apparently thus far uninjured, stepped out before his brother in the road. Colonel Dvorketsky, who, as usual, was following behind in a sledge, at once dashed by, and seized the assassin, who drew a revolver. This was struck out of his hand. At this moment a second bomb was thrown between the colonel and the Einperor, and both fell to the ground. Although severely injured in the arms, legs, and back, the colonel rose and rushed to the rescue of the Emperor. The Imperial carriage being smashed to pieces by this second explosion, the wcunded colonel tools the Emperor into his sledge, and drove him to the Winter Palace. Dee. Botkin, Golovin, and two others were at ones summoned, and they stated in a belletia published about three o'clock that both has Maiesty'e legs were broken below the knees; the lower part of the body was severely injured; and the left eve fenced from its socket. They, therefore, added that there was no hope. The Grand Duke Michael, fortunately, was not hurt. One man who threw the bomb was captured on the spot; and the other, it is said, is also in the hands of the police. One or two other persona are believed to have been injured. The force of the two explosions broke numerous win:lows at the other side of the canal, and the reports were heard at a considerable distance from the spot. The physicians having declared the Emperor's condition hopeless, the whole Imperial family immediately gathered at the Winter Palace. The Emperor's chaplain was soon called, end from his hands his Imperial Majesty took the last Communion, and quietly expired shortly afterwards, at abou, a quarter to four. The Imperial standard over the palace was then lowered half - mast before a vast silent, and anxiously inquiring crowd. All hats were removed, and general sorrow seemed to prevail. While driving up to the palace the Grand Duke Czarevitch was cheered by the masses. Streams of people move up and down the streets, passing from one to the other the official bulletins. According to another bulletin, one officer and two Corneds were killed outright, while several others were severely wounded. Reports vary as to the exact hour of the murder, but all were agreed that the revolutionary assassins have this time matured these plans only too well. A Council of State was immediately summoned, and is still sitting at the Palace of the Czarewitch. Tomorrow the troops in the vicinity of the capital will swear allegiance. Great excitement prevails, and the streets are thronged, while all restaurants and places of amusement are closed, and even the outgoing trains on the various lines have been stopped. The two assassins appear to have been disguised as pensanta, and one report states that one of them was no roughly handled that he has since died.