TRAGIC WEDDING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXII, Issue 1764, 2 June 1906, Page 2

TRAGIC WEDDING.

UNION OF ALFONSO AND ENA.

BOMB THROWN WITH BOUQUET

NINE PEOPLE KILLED AND MANY INJURED.

By, Elcclvic Telegraph—Per Press Aeaociafeient— Copyright. Madrid, May 31. There arc one hundred thousand visitors in Madrid for the Royal wedding. Received 11.26 p.m., June 1. Madrid, June 1. The Archbishop of Toledo and Brindlc, Archbishop of Westminster, and other prelates officiated. Thcro was a marvellous pageant, there being brilliant sunshine. There wero vast and tumultously enthu.iastic crowds. Returning to the Palace from San Geronimo Church, the procession halted temporarily in Guile Mayor. Bouquets were showered from the balconies of the houses. They included one concealing a steel bomb, which exploded towards the right and between the hindormost liorsei and front wheels of the Royal carriage. The explosion killed the groom and two horses, and damaged the carriage. It slightly wounded the Marquis of Sottomayor and an equerry riding on the right, and killed a lieutenant standing at salute and Jour soldiers lining the route. Tho bomb also decapitated a police bugler, besides killing two female spectators and injuring numbers, The Duke of Cormachuelos, rushing forward, opened the door of the carriage and dragged out Alfonso and Ena, who exhibited great emotion. Both reached the Palace uninjured.

BOMB THROWN FROM QUEEN’S MOTHER’S HOUSE.

ANNIVERSARY OF PARIS ATTEMPT ON KING.

By telegraph, Press Aas'n, Copyright

Received 11.40 p.m., June 1. Madrid, June 1. A strange feature of the occurrence is that the bomb was thrown from the only house owned by the Queen’s mother, and which was bequeathed to her by a philanthropist. The building was let as a grocery shop on the ground lloor, with a boarding establishment above.

The attempt which marred the wedding was on the anniversary of the attempt in Paris on the life of King Alfonso. It is supposed that the bomb thrower is Mamie! Duran, a well dressed Catalonian. Many others have been arrested. Messages of sympathy and congratulations have been received at the Palace from all countries.

The populace was furious, and nearly lynched several foreigners, including a French detective, suspected during the confusion, of authorship of the outrage.

THE YOUNG QUEEN BREAKS DOWN. ALFONSO TENDERLY SUPPORTS HIS WEEPING WIFE. PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES ESCAPE. t- -j u By .telegraph, Presn Asa’n t Copyright Rrc.-ived 1,5 a m., June 2, Madrid, Jane 1.

At the moment of the oxplofioD, recovering himself immsdfately,. Ktog Alfonsa spoke tbrongh the broken windows of the carriage. Ho inquired wbat damage was done, and forthwith sent an orJerly ts reassure Princesses Beatrice and Christina, and raising his voioe he ord red the prroeeaion to prooeed. Qifen Eoa was deathly pale, but smiled ooutßgeously. Soon King Alfonso and Victoria helped her out, and they continued their journey in another ooaoh. . Q lecn Ena broke down on reaobiog the Paiaoe.

Courtiers pressed forward, but King Alfonso waved them baok, and tenderly supported his weeping wife. The carriage containing the PriDoe and Prinoess of Wales was some distanoe ahead of King Alfonso.