Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-25

proceeded 10 the EdldlS Nt Olul4eLNe'
where banquet was given i'm his honor.
Atq-25 o'clock tonight President Car
not started for the theatre, where a gala
pegfo-mauce was to be given because OF
his presence io the city, Several car
r.r-as were fn the process ION, the first one
being occupied ur the President. NJ. Car
.p0ts carriage was driven slowly along I'D
tr.uUFyIus tug -5.J- 81 'rIg. .T-Iace When
Ea.f e-y-t iowa the street, which was lined
s{riaV Iou5iv bstic crowds OF people, who
-. ecroJyd -.lo.I2-, 2 man rushed out of
the D. " and sprarg upon the step
uE the residents landau. Just at this
moment d. CaruOt was waving his right
hand and saluting with his hat In his left
hand. iu response 70 the ovation that was
being given 90 him by the crowd. The
people close 20 tine carriage saw that the
man standing on the step had "a knife iu his
hand. by the glare OF the electric lights
they
SAW TIE BRIGHT CLEAN
I'm the air as the assassiu's arm descended,
and then President CaruOt was seen 10 fatl
back la bis seat, his face deatblv pale
One or his hands was pressed over his
heart where the steel had entered .tue
body
AI Bivaud, Prefect of Lyons, who was
T. =
-truc the assassin a full blow in she face
I'D knocked hIm from the step, thus pre-
sentng the wlu from again S-a0ong the
Pres. dent, which 10 was his evident iuteu-
ton ro DO.
Instantly cries Of "fr President est 1ss1s-
grr ''Hgr. 10 .r 0sSJSsiU' We're beard on
every side. aud the crowd i'm the vicinity
of the carrIuEe sweied 90 enormous pro-
portions, every member of 10 seemingly
rr.r H grn
gr8-Utd by q dozen lalds,au his life would
then and there have paid the forfeit
of his crime had il not been for several
serEeauts de vile. who seized him and at
tempted Co draw him awav from his CJur0rs.
This was found % oe impossible as the lu-
furiared pOpu.aCg were determined 90 lynch
the man and the efforts of tho serEeauts
avaiIej nothing beyond saving the man
from instant death. Blows were aimed az
his face and head, over the shoulders OF
the police, who had Oy this time received
reiuirTCeWGuts and many of the blows
landed fairly Az last the police succeeded
I'm driving the bowling MOB back a foot or
So from tue prisoner but t) Eet the captive
through the crowd was physical impos-
SIuIlfF.
Tin fae meantime the news of the at
tempted murder had spread with Lights
uiu--.ke rau.JItv, and mounted guards
we've sent 90 tua aid of the police, who
were srlIl struggling TO preserve the life of
the assassin. With drawn Salers iu their
hands the guards rode down into the
crowd The crowd gave way before the
horses and az last the center of
the mob was reached. Then a Gordon
was formed around the ten almost eX-
hlgstal policemen and their captive and
the march -o the police station began.
Iu the meantime physicians were hastily
summoned 20 attend the President who
had almost immediately been conveyed 10
the Prefecture. A careful examination
was made of the wound and the doctors de-
clared that the condition OF NJ. Caruot was
hopeless
The receipt ofthenews Of the assassina-
tiOn caused "a great sensation az the Grand
theatre which was filed 90 the walls by
the elite of Paris. The theatre presented
q brilliant scene, the handsome oiLettes of
the ladies being OFT set by the Eay uniforms
of the many military officers present. All
were awaiting with iupaUeucs the arrival
Of the President, and al. were unable 10
understand the delay. Suddenly man
entered the theatre crying at the top Of his
voice: The President mas been aSsasSi-
mated"
The most intense excitement followed
this abrupt announcement.
WOMEN SCREAMED,
and several tainted Many men, without
waiting 20 secure their hats, ran out of the
building iu order % confirm the news
Suddenly through tle thrOug sped a
landau, conveying Adrian DUpuy, a broth
er of the Prime Minister, Deputy Chau-
dev and PrcfCct Rivaut, tue crowd falling
away before it as 10 dashedriDtO the Rue
de Ia RtpuOigUe. The crowd. thinking
now THAI the report of the assassination /
was untrue, aud that the President was in
the carriage, shouted: "Nive Car
not, "Niv5 Ia RepuJ.igue'
The carriage was stopped and NeSsrs. /
Chaudey and Riya1d in tremulous tones
said "DoC shout; the President has /
been the victim Of an outrage
The cheers were instantly turned 10 !
curses and many and loud were the cries /
for vengeance.
s The landau proceeded to the theatre. I
Wnere Messrs PivaUd and Chaudey went I
10 The Presidents box.
AS soon as they were ses1 the wholeA