Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-25

intense pain. Frick maintained his self
possession, and was in fact as cool as if
nothing had happened. The surgeons
were anxious that he should be put under
the influence of chloroform, but he sturdily
protested, and while they were probing for
the balls he gave many hints and sugges.
tions as to where they would be likely TO
find them. Hundreds of his business and
personal friends called at the office while
the doctors were at work, and more than .
score were admitted by his orders. To one
of them, James b. Scott, of Johnstown
fame, he said that he did not propose that
his w ounds should bother him much; that
he expected to be at the Office on Monday.
Had His Mail Attended To.
Just after the ball had been dug out of
his shoulder blade he suddenly recollected
that he had left several letters on his desk
that it was important should go out in the
night mail, and calling clerk. he in
structed that he should bring them in.
Persuading the doctors to prop him up,
although this accelerated the flow of
blood, he attached his signature to the
various sheets. Then he was placed on a
couch and soon fell into sound sleep.
Awakening shortly before 9 O'Clock, he
summoned all the heads of the various de-
partments and gave them full and explicit
instructions regarding matters that should
be attended to on Monday.
The Wounded Man Taken Home.
About p. IN. Frick at his own request
was placed in ambulance and taken
home Mrs. Frick is in delicate health,
and much care was taken to prevent Civ
ing her a shock. Her sister was informed
went to the Office, saw Frick and then
went home and prepared the wife for hen
husbands arrival. Mrs. Frick was ill
enough to be in bed, and her husband
was carried by her door, which was open,
be cheerily told her that. he was all right
and asked, "How's the bahyi" The news
of the event spread rapidly, and Prick
was carried to the ambulance the street
in front of his office was packed, and there
was no one there who did not express de
testalion of the cowardly attempt at as
sassination.
What the Public Thinks.
When the would-be assassin was led out
of the building with the officers there were
the to-be-eNpected cries of Lynch him."
etc, and there was some difficulty in get
ting him to the patrol wagon and to the
station; but the policemen did their duty
and landed him safely in prison. There
were rumors AT night that 1000 strikers
from Homestead were coming to lynch
the fiend to demonstrate that they had no
sympathy with the desperate deed. While
the report was not credited precautions
were taken, and Chief Brown said ne
prisoner was SAFE, AIDING very SenslDly:
"One crime has already been commltted;
two will not better it."
Some Discordant Notes
The advisory committee at Homestead
made haste to disown all sympathy for the
crime and its perpetrator, and other labor
organizations expressed themselves in the
same manner. But at Homestead among
the workmen such expressions as Served
him right "What else could he expect"
he frPnnentlv heard
and Burgess McLuckie, in speech to a
mass meeting at Youngstown, o., said: IL
can't say that i am sorry that he was
shot" Hugh O'Donnell, when told of the
event, WAS greatly shocked, and hoped it
was not true. President Weihe denounced
the deed cowardly one. One st, 81
worker at Homestead fell on his knees and
ing.