Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-02
Prendergast followed

anu udDullet plOWeu through Nne stOllluCl
of the mayor. The first missile had passed
through the right breast and penetrated
the lungs. Retreating still before the mur-
derer, the mayor staggered into the dining
room, Prendergast sill following the now
dying man.
The mayors face was convulsed with
pain. Blood was flowing from the wound
in the stomach. The agony of death was
on the mayor, as he vainly tried to clutch
the wounded spot on his breast. With his
face atlame with hate and revenge and
insanity, Prendergast was still unsatislied
in his lust for blood. For the third time
he raised the revolver. The old man,
bleeding internally and dying, turned |
toward the murderer as the hammer came |
down again. The little strength left him |
impelled the mayor to throw up his left |
hand to stop the bullet. Death had already |
come to him. His life blood was ebbing |
away. Yet the instinct of self.preserva-
ton, the strong desire for life, made the
brave old man thrust out his weakened
arm.
His left hand almost grasped the barrel
of the revolver. Another flash "a loud re-
port and the bullet ploughed its way
| through his hand, almost shattering the
little finger. The missile buried itself in
the wall. As the last shot shattered Mr..
| Harrison's hand, terrible cry broke out.
The servants screamed and tried TO get out
of the back door.
Preston Harrison, who had been reading
in his room upstairs, caine bounding down
/ stairs, Before he could get near his father
the Coachman, Charles Parth, had dashed
from the servants dining room into the
private dining room. Prendergast fired at
the coachman, but missed. Then the mur-
derer turned and left the house. Parth
rushed to the barn, got his own revolver,
| and gave chase to the murderer. Premier
gast had gone towards Madison street, and
the coachman lost sight of him,
The assassin made his way to the Des-
PLANES statiorr Desk Sergeant Frank
Mcdonald was on duty there. He was
writing when young man feet inches
tall, 25 years old, wearing shabby clothes,
walked in and laid revolver upon the
desk. ~ have done it, he said briefly.
Done what?" asked the astonished SER
geant. "Why, shot the mayor" was the
startling reply. 'He promised to make me
corporation counsel and he didn't 40 IL:
He failed to keep his promise aud so shot
him. | couldn't have done anything else
after the way he treated me-"
HWhat's your nameP demanded the ser
geant.
Eugene Patrick Prendergast," was the
reply. =,
"pm newspaper carrier"
you'll swing for this" said Mcdonald,
as he hurried the fellow 10 the door lead
ing down to the cells in the basement.
At the house of death the mayor lay
breathing heavily and calling for his
future bride. Preston Harrison had heard
the reports of the shots, which he thought
were like explosions. lnstnctively he ran
to the patrol alarm and rang it. Hearing
his fathers groans, he ran into the dining
room.
Pm shot, Willie" murmured the dying
man. This is death; l feel it. Bring Il
, doctor, bring Annie bring Annie"
Away went the son flying for doctor.
Some neighbors, VINO had heard the shots,
rushed toward the house. w. j. Chalmers
was the first to arrive. He leaned over the
L murdered man and endeavOred to stanch
$ the wound.
"This is DEATH" said the mayor. II,
= recognized his neighbor. Uric King and
. DIR. Foster came in next, The doctor made
G an examination of the wounds, but Ia,
n Hardly had he ceased his examination
It when Preston Harrison ran in, FOLLOWED
n by Dr. Lyman and two other physicians
l. The mayor was carried gently into thu
l. kitchen and everything was done TO easI
e his pain.
= . "BR1NG ANNIE, BRING ANNIE"
Q ~ am dying" muttered the mayor
d turning toward his son. Bring Annie
But Miss Howard did not arrive unit
after the mayor had breathed his last
=, Bleeding internally from the wound il
a his breast, and bleeding externally from
y the other wounds, the mayor lay still il
y y his agony, occasionally glancing AT his sol
- and az those about him. lie retained con
! seriousness for 10 minutes and then re
y lapsed. Breathing became slower an
10 slower. The muscles quiyered as deat
!; gripped them. Within - minutes afte
"a The shots had been fired the rattle in hi
| 3 ha al
= mayor died.
u History of the shooting retold and state
% % ments of physicians occupied the after
!. r' ton of the coroner's jury at the Harriso
-, residence for an hour this morning. E'
10 10 cepting a technical description of tn
nf wounds, little was added to the inform'
u u ton already at the disposal OF the officer
- of the law.
The verdict recommended that Prende
gast be held for the murder until di
rs charged by due process OF law.
F. JOY TURNED TO DEEP SORROW.
Ii CHICAGO, ILL, Oct. 2s.-It was nearl
ne three hours after the tragedy before th
ed startling news reached the Worlds Fa
m Grounds. but when once the bare repo
e. had gained circulation the effect was aki
n to the shock of an electric battery. All II
re- evening, commencing with the setting
of the sun, high carnival had reigned snpren
on inside the gates of Jackson Park. A hui
H. dred thousand of the days visitors had r
np mained SO that on the last Saturday nigl
he of the Fair the parting guest might
speeded on his way.
BY o'clock the scene and the din {
ler Midway was a thousand Hallowee'el
as rolled into one. Men, women and CHI
ay dren, gray boards and stripplings, enterI
,li- into the carnival with Zest and enthusiasm
an No such scene had ever before been vi
iss messed on the North American continer
"A Professions of men, women and bo
raj blowing trumpets, playing mouth organ
er. footing ON tin whistles and in some cas-
In on brass instruments, swinging polio
annt mems rattleS and other ear-racking co
sh. triyances; more. lacking Sthe necessa
he toys, singing and shouting at the tops
liz their voices, marched and countermarch
en- on the broad avenue varying their pi
formances with rushes aud dances al
friendly sorties, en- masse, on the cal
-. and German gardens. Delirium al
IeIt frenzy running riot-no other descripti
NY will fit it.
oell These were the prevailing conditions
ing few minutes before 10 O'Clock, when m
the ,,aIe and excited rushed from the III
grounds proper, and under the viaduct
the eastern entrance of the Plaisan
!. shouted with all the strength of his pow
l to full lungs: mayor Harrison is dead, q
me ter Harrison has been shot down. Reven
~. ~ revengeW
the Like an electric spark the word flash
NV from group to group and crowd to CROW
ing away out the mile or more OF broad pro
keu enade. Throats, whistles, rattles, all a
lhs everything were suddenly stilled as thou
those so Hilarious a moment before b
I'M; been stricken dumb or numb by a pa
ef lytic stroke. In and out of the cafes q
'ay. rsordans the renort darted and out OF tn