The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-03
FOULEST BLOT
And BIOOdiest History in the
Book of Time,
The Hand of the Cruel As.
SaSsin
Lifted Against the Chosen
Ruler of fifty Mil
lions of People.
"Oh, What a Fall Was There,
My COuLtrymen!
"There You and | and All of
Us Fell Down"
And a Feeling Of Sorrow as
for the Loss of a Father
Thrilled the Whole Nation as
the Heart of One Man.

WAsuINGroN, D. O., SATURDAY, July
2, lSSl-l0;30 A. M.-The President OF
the United States was shot this morn
ing by au assassin at the depot oil
the Baltimore 4 Potomac Railroad, just
as he had eptered tue depot to take the
limited express for the North, on the way
TO attend the commencement exercises at
Williams College, Mass, where he was
educated.
Two shots were fred by the murderer,
one passing through his arm, the other
through his kidneys.
He is now lying in the officers room at
the depot, where the doctors are in at
tendance on him. The doctors hold ont
some hope that the wound may not prove
mortal, but 1t is plain that they have but
little hope.
Washington City is wild with excite.
ment. The greatest horror prevails
among the people, and thousands are
Corgregated about the railroad depot
anxious to gain the latest intelligence as
TO the Presidents condition.
TnR PRESIDENTS CONDITION.
The President has talked TO an AssoCla-
ted Press reporter. lie complains Of
tingling In his feet, but says that his
strength Ia not yet failing him. The doc.
tors do not hold out much hope There Ia
hardly chance that he will survive.
The opinion is, that the Preslde dent will
die. Tue wound through the kidneys is
OF a character to almost preclude his re-
Covery. Doctor Lincoln says that he
cannot live two hours. He is not ye.
reported insensble.
PARTICULARS OF THR SHOOTING.
There Is 90 much confusion that 1t Is
almost impossible to gather correct par
ticulars Of the shooting The latest
particulars indicate that it WAS
done by a man named Getteau, ex Consul
TO Marseillas. II occurred In the presence
Of some fifty or sixty ladies at the
depot. The man had been removed from
office. The pistol was a California weapon
nt large Calibre, aud known as q "buIl'
doaer" The assassin has been arrested
hut refuses to give any particulars In re-
BhIu W HllHselI'
IL AM A srALwART, AND ARTHUR is
PRESIDENT"
The Presidents friends rushed to him
as he fell. The murderer was arrested
by Station Agent Carney. The
murderer said 81 am Stal.
wart and Arthur Is now President.
Take letter have to General Sherman
and he will tell you all about It,"
THE PRESIDENT REMOVED TO THE WHITE
HOUSE.
The President has been removed 10 the
White House and is made rs comfortable
as possible. lie was conveyed under es.
Cort OF strong body Of police.
Two companies IT regular soldiers
nave been called out To pre-
serve qnict. The excitement is very
great. All pN"sons are excluded from tho
executive mansion except those n at.
tendance Upon the President, and the
grounds are closed by the police
At noon the Presidents wounds are
pronounced not to be necessarily mortal.
rELRdRAM TO Mns. GARFIELD.
The President is conscious, and has dc.
tated the following dispatch to his vile:
"The President Wishes mo to Bay TO you
from here lha, he has been seriously hurt
how BerionRly he cannot tell. He Ia
himself, and hopes you will come to him
soon lie cpnds his love TO YOU.
fSigned1 A. F. ROCKWELL"