Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1894-07-21

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ie'cnt was received with loud and ter
rlblc expression Of fierce curses The
theatre resounded with shouts Of "a
la mort; a Ia assassin" ard cries fo;
vengeance upon him. When silence
was restored, M. Rivaud continued
'in Rue de Ia hepubIijue, an assassin
upon the pretext OF presenting a petit
t;cn, stabbed NJ. CarDot with a dar
ger. NJ. Rivaud was again inter.
r1ptcd with shouts of ''hcath to the
murderer Revenge Waving his hands
for silence, N, Rivaud again spoke, say.
in5 MAKE my mission peaceful. We
left NJ. Carnot in the hands Of the doc.
tors. You understand that under these
conditions, filed with sorrow, the pro
posed performance in the PRESIDENT 5
honor can not take place. The audi
cncc then left the building, many of the
people proceeding TO the prefecture,
where they stood in the street waiting
Tor any report that might be vouch-
safcd to them from the building and
discussing the crime they considered d
disgrace upon the fair name cf their
Citv
When the pclice party reached the
Palais der Cordialcs they were obliged
to stop while the landau in which were
General Borius, the rrecect, the mayor
and the wounded president, escorted BY
q detaGt2f71-ctlt Of mounted guards on
y 6asop, was driven rapidly past en-
route to the prefecture, another car
riage conveying the officers Of the pres
dents military household followed
closely behind An Associated i'ress
reporter entered third carriage, in
which were NJ. 1urdeau, ex-minister Of
finance. and Senator Milaud.
Arriving at the prefecture Borius and
The mayor alighted, President Carnot
lay unconscious on the cushions of the
carriage. His eyes were closed. His
waistcoat was unbuttoned and his shirt,
on which the bright red cord Of the
Legion Of Honor was conspicuous, was
covered on the left side, lust oecr 1tc
heart, by large blood stain Nh:oh cs-
tended to the nit. t was impossible to
tell fToTs rs appearance whether he
r7aG Gead or alive. A crowd surrounded
the carriage, but the mounted guards
and foot police held them in check some
distance from the landau which the
president wa9 lring IN. Many were the
expressions of pity for the president
and anger at his assassination.
General Borius, the project, and the
mayor, assisted by a number Of attend |
ants, lifted NJ. Carnol from his carriage
and carried him as easily as possible 10 .
room on the first oor Of the rrefc1t
ure and laid him on the bel. t>r. call \
Teton then examined the wound. After
examining the presidents wound all
the physicians Il attendance said an
operation waa necessary, whereupon
0r. GllYcr probcd the wound. While
this was being done NJ. Carnot came to
his senses and said fecb.y but distinctly: 4
How you are hurting me-" The doctor
continued to work at the wound, the
outside flow Of the wound having
stopped. They knew though, that the
presidents condition was extremely
grave, as they more than suspected that
internal nemorrhage had commenced
After Carnot had been taken from his
carriage and placed upon the bed IN the
prefecture nobody but the doctors and
the officers Of the military household
were allowed to enter the room TO
which he had been carried.
Shortly after midnight Archbishop
Lyons was summoned to the bedside of
the dying president to minister to him
the last rites Of the church. He was in
the room but short time when he re-
tired TO the adjoining room. lie re-
NAMED until 15:30 O'Clock and he was
again summoned to the presidents
room, where he administered the sacra-
ment. Cdrnot remained conscious TO
The last. He realized that bis life was
fapldiy cbnlnS away and twice said
. Where are my lrieuds!N Dr. poucct
eaned over the bed and said to him:
. our friends are here Monsieur le
President" Carnot replied 1T am
grateful for their presence. A minute
ater he gasped for breath, there was a
'onNulsivc shuddering Of his body and
he president of France was dead.
Immediately after the death of PIcsi-
lent Carnot, Prime Minister Dupuv I
tarted on his return to Paris to onicial-
Y announce the news to the senate and
nc chamber Of deputies. After Nj.
'arnot had been taken TO the prefecture J
became generally known that his as. T
ASSN was an Italian and this fact q
ccpened the indignation among the $
rowe, and found vent in the form OF $
ttacks on cafes kept by inofTensive
atives ofltaly. All such places in the
icinitv Of the l'alais dc Commerce were E
otally wrecked by the mob French =
aSs, which were III abundance, were :
rocured by the crowd and with cries I,
f "Down With Forcisners," tOut =
With Them" hundreds OF people :.
larched TO Rue dc IA Barre, in which Il
treet the Italian consulate is situated. !
here is no doubt that the consulate !,
'ould have been attacked had it not !,
cen for prompt action Of the police, /
no stepped the crowd and compelled \
s members to disperse. Excitement +
ontinues at fever heat and it would ],
Ike very little to precipitate bloody Y
ots. Threats are made to take sum
ary vengeance upon the countrymen
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