The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-02

vate room in the officers quarters of the
Baltimore & Potomac depot.
Dr. Bliss, Surgeon General Barnes and
DR.. Parvis (colored) are in the atten-
dance.
THE SHOOTER.
The shooting was done by a slender
man and about five feet, seven inches in
height. He refused to give his name but
it is said by persons who profess to know
him that his name is Doty. The prisoner
was arrested Immediately after
the firing by the officers in the depot. He
was first taken to the police headquarters,
and subsequently removed to the District
/ jail. The shooting occurred in the ladies'
i room OF the depot, Immediately after the
President had entered The President was
walking arm in arm with Secretary Blaine
on their way to the express train which
was about ready to leave. Secretary
Blaine, on hearing the pistol shots,
two in number rushed in the dir
ection from which they came
with view of arresting the would-be as
sassin. Before reaching the man however,
the Secretary returned to the President and
found him prostrated
BOTH SHOTS TOOK EFFECT,
the first in the right arm and the second
| just above the right hip and near the kid
ney. The physicians have probed for the
| balls unsuccessfully.
! 1920 a. m.-The President is now be-
ing conveyed to the executive mansion un-
der strong escort of Metropolitan police,
Two companies of regulars from the Wash
ington barracks have been ordered out to
| preserve quiet. Great excitement prevail
| orn6
ious enquirers eager to learn the condition
of the President. The shooting occurred
in the presence of some fifty or sixty
ladies.
There is a rumor now that the shooting
was done by the
EX-CoNsUI. TO MARsEILLEs.
The assassin was removed from the of
flee The pistol with which the firing was
done, is a California weapon, with an ex-
tremely heavy calibre, better known as a
''bulldozsr.
WASHINGTON, 1870 a. m.-The presi-
dent has been made as comfortable as pos
sible in his chamber at the white house.
| All persons are excluded from the grounds
bordering the mansion. Immense crowds
swarm the grounds.
The physicians attending the president
are now holding consultation.
RUMoRs.
Various rumors are affoat One is that
the president is dangerously and another
that he has been mortally wounded.
| DEAD.
CHICAGo.-Later despatch from Wash
ington says the President is dead
BETTER OUTLOOK.
11.30 a. m.-The condition of the presi-
dent is very much improved. Immediate
ly after the shooting his pulse fell to SO,
and his face, as he was removed to the
White House, was an ashen color. His
pulse has now recovered to So and the col
or is returning somewhat to his face. His
/ general symptoms, moreover denote very
considerable improvement. 1t is not thought
wise to make any attempt to withdraw the
bullets, and it is difficult to determine un-
til a thorough examination is made how
serious the internal injuries may be. Suffi-
cient indications however, give good
grounds for hoping that the President will
rally.
THE ASSASSIN.
Charles Guiteau, the would-be assassin,
is foreigner by birth; has been a very
persistent applicant for a consular position
He has haunted the executive mansion for
several weeks, and his disappointment in
not getting what he wanted led
| to temporary abberratioR of mind
| Upon his return in rs he professed to
have been converted and delivered several
| lectures under the auspices of the 7. NJ. G.
A. He next appeared at the head of
scheme to buy the Chicago Inter Ocean and
run it ON the plan of the New York Herald,
but as he had never any capital or backing
the matter was soon dropped by him. He
| left tor Washington several months ago.
STILL IMPROVING.
The president continues to improve.
IN NEW YORK.
New York news of the shooting of Pres
ident Garfield reached police head quarters
this morning with report that the Pres
dent was dead. Amid the utmost excite
ment the story fled from mouth to mouth,
and was listened to at first with incredulity
but as fresh confirmation of the rumor
| arrived indignation took its place.
MRS. GARFIELD.
The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad locomotive
and car at jersey City, to carry Mrs Gar
field to Washington. She had arranged to
meet him her husband at Jersey City
| o-day and left Long Branch this morning
on the Central road for Jersey City.
The message informing her of the at
tempted aSSaSSlDdLlO0 Is Unwilling HtT III
rival at the latter place. There is much
excitement there. -
BULLETIN.
The president has been removed to the
White House His pulse is strong and he
is conscious. One wound is in the should
er and the other in the other in the back
and the ball has lodged in the abdomen
and has not yet been extracted 1t is not
necessarily fatal. The assassin was Ghas
Guiteau.
LITTLE HOPE.
The president was shot twice; one ball
entered from the rear to one side and is
believed to have passed through the kid
n9ys. The doctors hold out some hope of
possible recovery, but it is plain that they
feel little hope. One shot went
through the arm The president talked to
a Western associated press reporter just
now and said he felt pretty strong, consid
ering his wounds, but complained of
tingling sensation on his feet,
annoying him more than any
thing else. The man who shot him
wrote his name on a card as Charles
Guyteau, attorney at law, Chicago. Wash
ington Is wild with excitement, and the