Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-07-25
BASTARD ANARCHY
Tries Its Hand on the Home.
stead Trouble.
THE ATTEMPT TO MURDER FRlcK
Probability That the Would-Be Homi.
cide's Bullets Will Fail of
Their Purpose.

hSAA ~ PSSS.
Details of the Effort XIII the Carnegie
Manager-Two Bullets in the Neck and
Two Knife wounds-Not Out of Dam
ger, but Symptoms ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
able Goodness and Bravery of the As
saulted Mantle Act Generally De.
nounced, with Few Exceptfons-Talk
with the Assailant-Severe Punish m e N
of Miiitiaman Who Gioried i'm the
Crime - Situation at Homestead -
O'DonnelI's Case.
PITTsBURG, July 25.- Henry c. Tricks
splendid constitution is standing him in
good stead. Very few men, say the
doctors, could have survived for many
hours the terrible injuries which he re-
ceived at the hands of the Russian an
archist, to say nothing of the loss of blood
and the shock to the nervous system. Yet
he passed a good day yesterday, notwith-
standing the fact that it was the most
sweltering one of the season and last night
he was reported resting easy. There were
many callers at the family mansion every
hour during the day, but only few close
intimates were admitted, owing to the de-
sire of the family to be left alone in their
affiiction as much as possible. For the
same reason the telephone was disconnec-
ted, and very little information was given
out by those who had charge of the door
Believe That He VIII Pull Through.
One or another of the physicians was in
constant attendance during the day, and
the injured mans wounds We're frequently
dressed. The medical men were gratified
yesterday morning to find that there were
no indications of inflammation or bl God
poisoning and the same conditions pre-
vailed throughout the day. At no time
since the shooting has the wounded man
lost consciousness from pain; and when
not DOING yesterday he talked freely and
apparently with no effort to those about
him. The surgeons will not say that he
is absolutely out of danger, as il will be
several days before the crisis will be re-
regarded rs being safely passed; but at
the same time they are free to express the
opinion that if the indications OF the past
twenty-four hours count for anything he
will not only pull through, but that in
half the time usually accorded TO such
cases by medical experience.
Medical Aspect of the Case
Mr.. Murdoch gave the following descrip-
ton of the wounds Mr.. Frick received:
@Oue of the balls entered the left side OF
the neck and was taken out on the right
the skull. The other ball entered the
right side of the neck near the base Of the
skull, took downward course and was
lodged under the left shoulder blade.
Both of these balls have been extracted.
He also received two knife wounds, one in
the left side of the stomach and another in
the left hip. The wounds in the neck are
the most serious, but L do not think any
of them will prove fatal
Fact. of the SIurderOus Attempt.
The shooting of Henry Clay Frick, man
ager of the Carnegie interests, was one of
those sensational occurrences for which
the teachings of Johann Most and others of
his kind are responsible. The would-be
assassin is young Russian named Alex
ander BerkmaDn, compositor OF New
York city. who has been in this country
five or six years. He had called at Tricks
office on Friday, but could not obtain an
interview with Frick as the latter was too
busy. He called again Saturday at 1:3O p.
m, and after waiting a moment walked
into Tricks private Office and began shoot
ing at once, without Il word. Frick was
alone at the time.
Help Arrives just in Time.
Vice Chairman J. G. A. Leishman,
Frick's right-hand man, was in a neigh
boring room and heard the reports and at
once rushed into the office and seized
Berkmann just as he was about to fire the
third time. Grasping the murderer by the
right arm, he turned the pistol upward
and The bullet went into the ceiling. The
assassin at once turned his attention to
Leishman and attempted to stab him with
a knife made of a file. Prick having re-
covered from the temporary panic he had
felt mt the sudden attack upon him, and
despite two wounds in the neck which
were bleeding profusely, sprang to the
assistance of his friend.
Twice Stabbed by the Fiend.
Berkmann struck twice at Frick as the
latter seized him, infiicting two wounds AS
described above. Frick did not let go,
but bore his assailant to the floor. A
fierce struggle ensued during which Berk-
mann tore himself loose. just at this mo-
ment others came rushing in. one placing
a pistol to the head of Berkmann was
about to fire. when Prick saw the act aud
exclaimed in his peremptory manner:
81 et that man aloner adding that tho
law would deal with him. This undoubt-
edly saved the assassins LIE, while
Frick's prompt action when Leishman
was struggling with Berkmann probably
saved LIeishman's life
THE INTENDED VICTIMS GOODNESS
RndIy Wounded He Was He Attends
to business Right Along.
The sang froid exhibited by Frick during
and after his hand-to-hand struggle with
the man who sought his life bordered on
the incredible. While the surgeons were