SHOCKING OUTRAGE MADRID.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13193, 2 June 1906, Page 5

SHOCKING OUTRAGE MADRID.

A BOMB THROWN AT THE ROYAL CARRIAGE. " KINO .AND PRINCESS ESOAPE, MANY KILLED AND INJURED. J3.V Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. (Received May 1. 11.35 p.m.} Madrid. June 1. IviNG Alfonso and Princess Ena of England were married this morning, in Madrid. It was a brilliant' wedding. At the ceremony the, Archbishop of Toledo, the Archbishop of Westminster (Dr. Bourne), the Bishop of - Nottingham (Dr. Brinclle). and'other prelates officiated. There was a marvellous pageant in the streets from the church to the palace, many princes and princesses being present, including the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Princess Victoria. The Queen Dowager of Spain, mother of the King, also was present. : , ■ The sun shone brilliantly, unci there were vast ana tumultuousiy enthusiastic crowds, in .the streets. When the Royal procession was returning to the palace from San Geronimo Church, there was a .temporary halt in the Calle dc Mayor. 1 ' Bouquets were showered from the' balconies of the houses at this point, and one of them included a steel bomb, which exploded towards the right of the Royal carriage, and between the hindermost horses and the front wheels. The postillion who was riding nearest the carriage was killed,, and also both the horses. The Royal carriage was damaged slightly. The Marquis Sottomayor, an equerry, who was riding on the right, was wounded, and a lieutenant who was standing at the salute, and four soldiers who were lining the route, were killed. A police bugler was decapitated. Two women spectators were killed and a large number were injured. 1 The Duke of Cornmichaelos ran instantly to the door of the Royal carriage and dragged out King Alfonso, and then the Princess Ena. The Princess exhibited great emotion. Both reached the palace without injury. - A strange feature of the occurrence is that the bomb was .'thrown from the only house that is owned by the Queen Mother, and which was bequeathed to her by a philanthropist. The building is let. There is a grocery shop on the ground floor, and a boarding establishment above. ~ The attempt, which has marred the wedding, was made on the anniversary of the attempt made on the life of King Alfonso in Paris. It is supposed the bomb-thrower was Manuel Duran, a welldressed man, and a native of Catalonia. He and many others have , been arrested. , , ~ The people were furious because of the outrage, and during the confusion following the explosion nearly lynched several foreigners they suspected, including a French detective. After the explosion, recovering . himself immediately, King Alfonso spoke through the broken; windows of the carriage, and inquired what was the damage.. He forthwith sent an orderly to reassure the Princess Beatrice, and 'Queen Christina, and, raising his voice, ordered the procession : to; proceed. ' Princess Ena "was deathly' pfejje,. but smiled . courageously, 'and soon King Alfonso and the Princess Victoria helped her out, and ' she continued the journey in another coach. The Princess broke down on reaching the palace.-* Courtiers pressed forward., but Alfonso waved them back, and tenderly supported his weeping wife into her new home. The carriage of the Prince and' Princess of Wales was some distance ahead of that of the King. 'flic Ciilie dc Mayor is probably a ' street near to. or an error for Plaza Mayor, the iinest square in Madrid, and formerly the scene of bull fights and autos-dc-fe. The date of the wedding; was originally June ■2, but it was altered to June 1.