Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-26
IUCU Of CTCCIHIUnO
Sunday Nights Tragedy Described
by Witnesses.
GARNET SHRANK FROM THE TRIP
Santos Boast on Reading O..
Heny's Death.
VARIOUS BITS OF GOSSIP


Paris to the Daily News states that in an
interview Deputy Chaudey, whose father
was shot during the commune, who has
just arrived from Lyons, said that he was
driving in the official procession at the
time NJ. Carnot was stabbed. His carriage
vas directly behind the presidents. The
officer. who was riding beside NJ. Carnot's
carriage. was asked by the president to
stand aside in order to let the good peo
ple" as NJ. Carnot termed them, who want
ed to shake hands with him.. come near.
The next minute the assassin jumped upon
the step of the carriage The president held
out his right hand to shake the hand of the
stranger. Santo gripped 1t with his left
hand. and raising NJ. CARROTS arm, thrust
knife perpendicularly and with tremen-
dous force into the presidents body. NJ.
Chaudcy saw the presidents carriage turn
round suddenly, and by the light of the IL
Nominations, saw NJ. Carnot lying uncon-
sciOus.
Here NJ Chaudey described the scene of
dire confusion. the shrieks and the anger
raised by the act of the assassin.
1t was awful" he added, Ito see poor
Carnot suffering for three hours. 1 shall
never forget that cruel night"
Following Is a graphic account given by
an eyewitness of the tragedy: Il saw the
crime committed. helped to carry the
wounded man. and witnessed the efforts of
the surgeons. l saw them exchange that
awful look Wnlch means hope
AFTER detailing the appearance of Santo
upon the scene he continues: Another De-
tition. thought /, this sort of thing having
happened five or six times previously. But
| saw Gen. Borius and the mayor of Lyons
stand up In the carriage. Stop him. cried
the latter; Back to The prefecture said the
former. l rushed forwerd as President Car
not Tell back 1 am wounded the president
exclaimed in faint voice, putting his hand
to his side. and he tainted His eyes were
closed and his face appeared to be con-
torted. We thought the president had been
killed on the spot. DR.. Poncet. surgeon -in-
chief at the Hotel Dieu, was fortunately
close by. He ordered the driver to turn
around There was 4 copious flow of blood
ana IL was necessary that the wound be
dressed without delay, and Dr. Poncet or
dered the driver to go at full gallop to
the prefecture. This was done, a squadron
or troopers surrounding the carriage The
crowd at this time was In ignorance OF
what had occurred and cried gaily .Viye
Carnot Many persons ran after the car
riage and reached the prefecture abreast Of
II. DR.. Poncet lifted the unconscious pres
ident by the shoulders. another man took
his waist, Gen. Borus his head and l his
legs. Our eyes filled with tears. AS gently
as possible We took him upstairs and
through corridors which seemed endless
Finally we reached his bed room. He was
still unconscious.
When We laid him upon the bed the doc
tor pulled open his shirt cut the grand cor
don OF the Legion of Honor and laid bare
the wound, which was clotted with blood
The wound was an inch wide. The liver
was wounded. and this made the case al
most hopeless. Somebody came from the
Hotel Dieu with antiseptic wadding haemo-
static pincers. Van Swieten's liquor and ice.
The Presidents pulse was scarcely percep-
tible. In the room We're DR.. Ollier. the lead
ing physician of Lyons: NJ. Mason and
Burdeau Gen. Borus. DIR. Gailleton the
mayor, Col Chamoin, Col. Dalstein and
Capt. Marindarbel. The last three were
members of the presidents household. The
wound was probed only after a quarter of
an hour. There came rush of black eff
fused blood during the operation. The pa
tient murmured You hurt me; l suffer; you
had better leave me- When the bleeding
was stopped the wound was washed ana
antiseptic cotton inserted -
During these cruel moments lard ire
noise of fireworks on the IL :e s,ere nor
having been time to stop them The doc
tors were hoping against hope and dismiss
ed everybody except the officers. Cordials
we're sent for. and caffeine was injected
oxygen was tried but nothing could ar
rest the increasing weakness.
The murderous weapon was found In the
| Presidents carriage. 1t was Catalan dag
| ger. six inches long and nearly an inch
| wide at Its widest part. The handle was
| Of hard wood at the end Of which was an
iron knob. making a formidable weapon.
| When extreme JUNCTION had been admin
| istered to Nj. Carnot by the Archbishop OF
| Lyons, the president. who had recovered
| full consciousness during his last moments
said: L see l am done for His voice was
low. but without the slightest trace OF
! fear of death.
Monsieur lie President replied DR.
Ponchet, your friends are here beside you
| Oh. L am very, very happy that they
are present. said the dying man. Those
were his last words.
m. Tranchau. the presidents secretary
came outside crying and told the news
He was followed by Gen. Borius his eyes
| Drumming with tears The doctors account
Of the autopsy says that the wound was one
or the most horrible they had ever seen
| The liver was completely pierced. The
rita was cut in two places and a rib
| broken"