Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-02
and before midnight the Midway was de-
serted village.
Tnr MAYon,s rrAvcrn.

serted village.
THE MAYoR's FfANcEE.
Miss Annie Howard who first became |
widely known as the iiancee of Carter Har-
rison, was New Orleans girl and the |
daughter of the late Charles L. Howard, |
who was at one time one of the lottery |
kings of New Orleans and who died about
eight years ago supposed to be worth
more than $4,000, 600
There were several children and Miss
Howards share Of the estate was estimated
at $3O00,000 She is 20 years old, and in
spite of the luxury in which she was
brought up is quiet and stlldious in her
tastes and extremely averse to ostentation
and not particularly partial to society. As
hostess, however Miss Howard charmed
all those who were fortunate enough to
meet her within her own home circle.
Miss Howards engagement to Carter
Harrison was not long one. They met
last spring when she came from New
Orleans to visit Carter II. Harrison, Jr.,
who was an old school friend of hers.
THE SONS STORY.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 31.-William
Preston Harrison last night made u
statement in regard to what occurred
Just before and Immediately after the
shooting of Mayor Harrison. He was
so completely prostrated by the terrible
death of his father that it was not until
last night he was able to speak of the
affair in any way.
81 came home at I o'clock Saturday
evening"" he said, "very anxious to see
father, as l had an article for the Times
that | wished to read 10 him before
publication. Dinner was just being
| served at the time, and while he and my
sister Sophie were eating, read this
article TO him. 1t took me about 25
minutes, as he frequently interrupted
Inc, making suggestions as to words and
expressions that were used. Having
finished reading we began TO discuss the
| political situation in Illinois. The con-
versation Jagged for a few minutes,
when looking up, / saw my father doz-
ing in his chuir. then went to my
room on the second floor. My sister had
already gone up stairs.
"As near as can remember IL was 7.45
o'clock when left father doing in his
chair. had been in my room about ID
minutes when heard terrific sound
1t greatly startled me. My first thought
was that something had fallen and that
the repetition or constant succession oi
sounds was due to the reverberation
through the house. j rushed down stairs
and as | did, l heard pistol shot ap.
parently in my fathers bedroom.
found the hall full of smoke, the front
door opened and our coachman stand
ing in the middle of the hall with u re
volver in his hand pointing directly a
me, and heard my fathers voice cry
ing: oh, am shot
"Never stopping running, and know
ing instinctively that murder had beei
attempted, called to the coachman Il
chase and shoot the murderer, and thei
ran into the parlor, the dining room ant
the library, looking for my father. No
finding him, feeling of dread cam
over me. l rushed into the kitchen AM
, found the servants shrieking at the tol
| of their voices. / entered a passage
way which connects the dining roor
and the kitchen and found my fathe
! living on his back IN the pussagewa
! with his feet toward the dining room.
was alone by his side, raised him an
l holding his head in my arms asked hir
! what had happened. 'Oh, Willie
Willie, he exclaimed, 4 am shot, l al
! shot, am dying
II tried my best to reassure hin
honestly thinking from the calm eS
preston of his face that he could not b
:, seriously hurt. He repeated his asset
, ton, saying: No, I'm dying
"'Father, I'll go for u DOCTOR said.
I, "'Its no use, he replied, get Ami
a Miss Howard) over at once
a II ran to the front door and seeing
n man pass on bicycle, called out to hi
/ to go and get DIR. Lyman.
J, Meantime Mr.. and Mrs. Chalmer
: coming out of their home opposit
n n having heard the shots, were lookin
d across the street, when l called out
q them that my father had been she
Mr.. Chalmers and ran back to faith,
p together. Mr.. Chalmers said: go for
l. doctor
n without hat, think, ! ran dow
y Jackson Boulevard, hoping to find ID
4. Washburne. / saw him and hurre
Il back to my father and found Mr.. Cha
mers and some doctors and several pc
r. sons surrounding him. heard NJ
s. Chalmers say to him, Mr.. Harriso
you are only shot in the stomach
"My father replied, "No, I'm dying;
y am shot through the heart
le ~ think father was conscious abo
ir 10 or 10 minutes and lived altogether
rt or % minutes after being shot. AS lor
n as he was conscious am certain he d
~ not suffer, but it seemed to me durii
,e the last few minutes, from his expire
n sion, that he did suffer, but, thank Go
e. he was unconscious"
at THE PRESIDENT SHOCKED.
DC WAsHINGToS, Oct. 29.-President Gle,
land received the news of Mayor Har
III sons assassination shortly after o'clo
" last night. The first United Press bullet
u, briefly telling that the mayor had be
~ shot and killed by an unknown man, W
~ ~ Immediately sent to the White House a
" from there was dispatched tot the Preside
M ~. at "Woodley," his country place.
vs. Mr.. Cleveland was first disposed
y, question the whole truth of the ney
20 asking several times ii it was certain IL
70 Mr. Harrison had been killed. There is
~ doubt that the President was greai
X shocked at the terrible occurrence.