The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-03

BY an Eye witness OF the Bloody Detd.
The Ladies' About the President when
The SHOTS We're Fired,

BY an Eye WitnebS OF the blOOuy Detus
The Ladies' About the President when
The shots We're Fired.
WASHINGTON, July IA gentleman
who was an eye witness OF the attempted
assassination gives the following state.
ment OF the occurrence:
~ was coming down Pennsylvania av.
enue when | saw carriage coming up
the avenue. The horses were running 80
fast that thought they were running
away. Just as the carriage arrived In front OF
me q man put his head out OF the window
and said, "Faster faster damn III" AZ.
ter hearing this remark | thought there
was something wrong, and ran after the
carriage. When 1t reached the depot
man jumped out and entered the ladies'
room. lie had not been there more than
three minutes when the President arrived
and stepped out OF his carriage and enter.
ell the ladies' room. The President, after
passing through the door, was Just turning
the corner Of seat when the assassin. who
WAS standing on the left Of the door, fired.
The ball struck the President In the back
and he fell forward. ran into the depot
and lust then the man fred again, while
the President WAS falling. The moment
the President fell policeman who had
been standing at the depot door keeping
the way clear for the President and his
party, grabbed the assassin by the neck
and rs he pulled him out OF the depot
another policeman came to his assistance.
Just after firing the shot the assassin ex.
claimed: Il have killed Garfield Arthur Ia
President. am u stalwart." While ethe
President was lying on the floor in the
ladies' room he was surrounded by SeCre.
taries Window, James and Blaine. Mrs.
Hunt, Miss Window and Mira James were
also standing near the President. In
three or five minutes after the shooting
DR.. Bliss arrived The President wss then
put on a bed and carried up stairs, where
an examination was made by the
Doctors. General Sherman then
came and ordered an ambulance
TO carry the President to the White
House. A spectator thus described the
removal OF the President to the White
House: The President lay In an ambu.
lance propped up with pillows and his
right arm thrown over his head. His lace
was ashy white, but bore calm, placid
look. lie seemed perfectly conscious, atRl
opened his eyes frequently to view the
surroundings. While he was being car.
red up stairs he smiled sadly and waved
his hand in recognition OF friends who
were gathered in and about hin. His
sutTerings must have been intense, but he
gave no sign Of It, and WAS as gentle and
submissive AZ a child.
Secretary Blaine was met by a repre-.
sentative Of the press just as he was about
leaving the White House after the ply.
sicians had been called In for consultation.
lie said ~ ldOn't know what to make OF
it. 1t is too horrible
Soon after that Colonel Robert Ingsrsoll
WAS admitted TO the ROOM The President
stretChed out his hand and, in voice
not strong, said: II am glad yOu have
Come.' Colonel lngersol inQnifed "Ate
you in psiu?' The President answered
~ feel a priCkly sensation in my feet.
One Of the physicians said that the prick.
ly sensation wss not good symptom,