Year: 1879

DETAILS OF THE ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP THE


IMPERIAL TRAIN-NARRATIvE OF PAssEN-


GER-sEARcHING THE HOUSE.


The narrative of person who actually in the
luggage train. part of which destroyed by the
explosion near Moscow. is published in tho London
papers OF the 4th inst. According to this account.
the train conveying the Emperor left the station
at Simferopol at midnight the time appointed
for its departure. The luggage train. consisting Of
fourteen carriages and two locomotives had been
despatched half an hour previously. but by o
fortunate chance the train in which the Gear
travelled overlook the luggage train. and.
passing 1t. left 1t some distance behind. In the
luggage train altogether fifty persons When it
still about two and half versts from the Mos
COW station loud report was suddenly heard. The
carriage in which the narrator seated osc-
lated violently and then came to q standstl with
sharp jerk. The writer immediately left
the carriage and. looking round, perceived
clear traces Of explosion. The first engine
detached from the train, and the othcr had left
the rails together with some of the carriages while
the OF the latter standing right
the line. The fourth luggage wagon lay with its
wheels upward. At the side of the line was visible
the explosion had attracted the police and crowd
OF people, who loudly expressed their horror at the
The narrator hastened to the nearest telegraph
station in order to forward despatch, but found
that communication was interrupted in consequence
OF the telegraph posts having been thrown down by
the explosion. pointsman and another railway
official, who were in the immediate vicinity. ap-
peared to be badly injured. but al! the oc-
cupants OF the train ESCAPED with nothing
more serious than the fright. The perpetrators
of the CRIME doubtless thought that the Emperor
In the second train. The Public Prosecutor and
q magistrate arrived at two O'Clock this morning
at the scene Of the catastrophe. and. led by the
traces of LETT by the explosion proceeded
to the nearest house, which empty.


UNDER THE SNOW.


The magistrate discovered in the court yard. con.
cealed under the snow some wires, connected with
battery placed in an clubhouse. from which the
ing trains could easily be From inquiries
made, it appeared that tho house bought
in september last by young man, who
stated that he citizen of Tamara. He had been
observed digging in the cellar by the neighbors. de-
claring as his reason for dong that he wished to
obtain somo sand In this way passage for the
train of powder connected with the mine followed
wires were found behind the wall papers. From
the wearing apparel LETT in the house 1t Is supposed
that several persons had been engaged in the work.
The remnants of supper, which had only been par
taken of recently, also found in of the
The Paris National which is kind of way semi
official. supplies in its editorial remarks some in
formation that throws light this crime 1t points
out that St. Petersburg telegram, received on
Tuesday stated that the police had arrested at Elisa
bethgrad, station on the Moscow-Odessa Rail-
way, young man on whose person explosive mate
rias were found concealed. 1t adds that since the
description has been frequent that 1t passes
almost unperceived in Western Europe. But it
are fearful symptom Of tho political and social con-
dtion of the Russian Empire. and that the latest at
tempt on the Emperor's life proves that the
members of secret societies have not been dimin-
ished in number. nor awed into inaction by
the severity Of the punishment meted out to such
have been found out 1t adds that III 1t be
borne in mind that In the city OF Moscow alone
the service Of the municipal police entails an
annual outlay Of over l.5so7o2 rubles. some
idea may be formed Of the gigantic proper
tons Of the protective network which the govern
ments. the administration and the sovereign ind
necessary. Yet the active members OF this new
Carbonarism continue without any visible diminu-
ton of power their work Of violent destruction.
Nothing appears able to check movement which
has numbers OF accomplices even in the highest
classes Of society" Tho National fears that "this
latest outrage cannot but affect very deeply the Gar
and materially increase The morbid melancholy
which has settled upon him for the last few years"