The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-06-30
minutes they were convinced that the
report was true.

report was true.
Suddenly through the throng sped a
landau containing Ryan DuPuy,
brother of the prime minister, Deputy
Chaudy and Project Rivaud, the crowd
giving way before the carriage as 1t
dashed into the Rue de la Republique,
preceded by four mounted gendarmes.
The crowd, now thinking the report OF
the assassination untrue and that
the president was in the carriage:
shouted give Carnot! Vive lie repub-
licar The carriage was stopped and
Chaudy and Ravaud in tremendous
voices said: "Don't shout; the presi-
dent has been victim of an outrage"
The cheers were instantly turned to
curses, and many and loud were the
cries of vengeance. The landau pro-
ceeded to the theatre, and Chaudy
went to the presidents box. AS soon
as the party were seen the whole
audience arose, and amid profound
silence M. Rivaud said in voice broken
with sobs: "The president has just
been assassinated." This announce
ment was received with loud and ter.
rible expression of fierce curses. The
theatre resounded with shouts of IA
la mort; la assassin" and cries for
vengeance upon him. When silence
was restored, M. Rivaud' continued:
sIn Rue de la Republique, an assassin,
upon the pretext of presenting a petit
ton, stabbed M. Carnot with a dag
GER" M. Rivaud was again inter
rupted with shouts of "Death to the
murderer! Revenge! Waving his hands
for silence, M. Rivaud again spoke, say
ing: "Make my mission peaceful. We
left M. Carnot in the hands of the doc
tors. You understand that under these
conditions, filled with sorrow, the pro-
posed performance in the presidents
honor can not take place." The audi
ence then left the building, many Of the
people proceeding to the prefecture,
where they stood in the street waiting
for any report that might be vouch-
safed to them from the building and
discussing the crime they considered a
disgrace upon the fair name of their
city.
When the police party reached the
Palais des Cordiales they were obliged
to stop while the landau in which were
General Borius, the project, the mayor
and the wounded president, escorted by
detachment of mounted guards on
gallop, 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 Press
reporter entered third carriage, in
which we're NJ. Burdeau, 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 unbuttoncd and his shirt,
on which the bright red cord of the
Legion of Honor was conspicuous, was
covered on the left side, just over the
heart, by large blood stain which ex-
tended to the nip. 1twas impossible to
tell from his appearance whether he
was dead 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 was lying in. Many were the
expressions of pity for the president
and anger at his assassination.
General Borius, the project, and the
mayor, assisted by number of attend
ants, lifted M. Carnot from his carriage
and carried him as easily as possible to
a room on the first floor of the project
IRE and laid him on the bed. DR.. Gail
Teton then examined the wound. After
examining the presidents wound all
the physicians in attendance said an
operation was necessary, whereupon
DR.. oliver probed the wound. While
this was being done M. Garnet came to
his senses and said feebly but distinctly
CHOW you are hurting me-" The docto,
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 thai
internal hemorrhage had commenced
After Carnot had been taken from hi.
carriage and placed upon the bed in the
prefecture nobody but the doctors ani
the officers of the military household
we're allowed to enter the room tt
which he had been carried.
Shortly after midnight Archbishop
Lyons was summoned to the bedside o.
the dying president to minister to hin
the last rites of the church. He was il
the room but a short time when he re
tired to the adjoining room. He re
NAMED until 1890 O'Clock and he wa
again summoned to the PRESIDENT
room, where he administered the sacra
ment. Carnot RENAME conscious tt
the last. He realized that his life wa
rapidly ebbing away and twice said
"Where are my friends?" DR.. Ponce
leaned over the bed and said to him
| sIVour fr{or1o have MnneiAur I,