The Poole Telegram. — 1881-03-18 (Poole, Dorset, England)

PETERSBURG, TUESDAY.—An Imperial Ukase, accompanying yesterday's Manifesto, calls upon the peasants to join the rest of the Czar's faithful subjects in giving their allegiance to the new Emperor. The mortal remains of the Emperor Alexander IL will be removed at eight o'clock this evening from the Cabinet adjoining the reception hall to the chapel of the Palace in the presence of the Imperial Family, and all the high Court dignitaries and officials. The body is clad in the uniform of the Preobraschenski Regiment, agreeably to the wish of the deceased Monarch. A re9uiem mass was chanted at nine o'clock yesterday evening, and at midnight the doctors performed a dissection, which proved all the internal organs to be in a normal state, thus refuting the unfavourable rumour lately current respecting the health of his late Majesty. The body was subsequently embalmed. The Emperor Alexandra 111., and the Czarina, on driving to the Palace Tuesday afternoon, were surrounded by an immense and deeply sympathetic crowd, the people pressing so thickly round the carriage as to compel it to move only at a walking pace. Fervent exclamations of sympathy in their bereavement, and expressions of deep veneration for the murdered Emperor were showered upon their Majesties as the carriage passed along. The only member of the Imperial family who was with the late Emperor at the time of the explosion was the Grand Duke Michael, as the Czarewitch had returned direct from the parade of the Aritschkoff Palace. The name of the individual now in custody who threw the first bomb is officially declared to be Rousakoff. The prisoner, who is a native of Tikhvin, aged 19, belonging to the bourgeois class, began his education at the Vuitegerek district school, proceeding subsequently to the Tcherepovets school. In 1879 he entered the Mining Institute. Of the eighteen persons who were wounded by the explosion of the bombs, two have since died. The six Cossacks funning part of the Imperial escort were all wounded, and one has since died. Three peasants, a marine subaltern, Colonel Dvorjetsky, one policeman, the orderly officer of the Emperor, a cavalry captain, and a soldier's wife were also wounded. The remains of the late Emperor will lie in State for fifteen days. An officer named Nourkoff, who witnessed the terrible scene of Sunday, states that returning from the riding school, he heard an explosion, and saw a group of people and snow and splinters thrown in all directions. A second explosion followed, and then he saw a boy killed, a Cossack severely wounded, and the Emperor's legs shattered, his blood staining the snow. He assisted to raise the Emperor, who twice murmured the word "Cold." The Grand Michael came up and asked him "How do you feel?" but the answer could not be heard. Noorkoff proposed to carry the Emperor to the nearest house, but he whispered, "Carry to Palace, there die ;" and he was conveyed there on the sledge. One of the chief organisers of the attack on the Czar, who was arrested on March 11th, has denouncea Russakoff, who fired the first bomb, as the prime author. Russakoff recognises the body of the man who died in prison as his accomplice. The home whence the bombs were obtained was discovered Tuesday night. The male occupant shot himself, but a woman was arrested. A proclamation was found, stating that the assassination had been accomplished by two persons. A young man was arrested entering the house Tuesday morning. He fired and wounded three policemen.  d+" A