The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-06-25

tne many military officers present. All
we're waiting with impatienee the arrival
OF tae president. and were unable To
account for the delay.
Suddenly man entered the theater
CRYING at the top Of bis voice, ''The nresi-
dent has been assasSinasedrs The most
intense excitement followed this abrnnt
announcement Women screamed and
several tainted. Many men. without wait.
ing tor their hats. ran out OF the building
IN order 10 conhrm the news They found
al the streets leading to The palace flied
Win excited throngs, and in a few min
utes they were convinced the report OF the
attempt on the life Of the president was
true.
Suddenly through the throng sped
landau conveying Adrien Dupuy, a brother
OF the prime minister, Deputy Chandey
and Frefect Rivsud. the crowd giving
away before the carnage as ID dashed into
the Rue de ia Repubiique, preceded by
four mounted gendsrmes. The crowd,
thinking now that the report of the assas-
sinatien was untrue and that the presi-
dent was in the carriage. shouted: .'viye
Carnot Vive le repuhliquei' The car
rage was stopped and NJ. Chaudey and
Ksvaad in tremulous voices said: s.Don't
shout, the president has been the victim
OF an outrage" The cheers were in-
stantly turned to curses, aud many and
loud were the cries for vengeance. The
landau proceeded to the theater, and when
IL arrived the party went TO presidents
box. As soon as they were seen the wnols
audience arose, and amid profound silence
NJ. Rivaud said in voice broken with sohs;
The president has just been assassi-
mated"
This announcement was received with a
terrible explosion of fury. as the audience.
when the first report Of the assassination
reached them. had generally discredited
IL. The theater resounded with shouts of
death to the assassin ~ and cries Tor
Vengeance upon him. When silence was
in measure restored NJ Rivaud con-
tinued; "In the Rue de la Republicans
a miscreant. under the pretext Of present.
ing petition, stabbed NJ. Carnot with
dagger"
NJ. Rivaud was again interrupted with
shouts OF Death to the murderer Re-
venge, revengep Waving his hands for
silence NJ. Revaud again spoke. saving,
do not make my mission more painful.
We left NJ. Carnos In the hands of the
doctors. You understand that under
"-sNN~
sorrow and that the proposed perform
ance in the presidents honor cannot take
place" The audience then left the build.
ing. many of them proceeding at once to
the prefecture. where they stood in the
streets waiting for any report that might
be youchsafed to them from the building
and discussing the crime they considered
had cast disgrace upon the fair fame Of
their city.
Tho president was taken 10 the pre-
lecture Immediately after he was wounded
and physicians summoned. After ex-
amining the presidents wounds all the
physicians In attendance upon him agreed
that an operation was necessary, where
upon DR.. ollier probed the wound. While
this was being done NJ. Carnot came to
his senses and said feehly but distinctly:
"How you are hurting me-" The doctors.
however, continued to attend the wound,
the outflow of blood from which had
stopped. They knew that the presidents
condition was extremely grave, as they
more than suspected that internal
hemorrhage had commenced. After NJ.
Carnot had been taken from bis carriage
and placed upon bed in the prefecture.
nobody but tha doctors and the officers OF
bis military household who had accom-
panied him to Lyons were allowed 10 enter
the room to which he had been carried.
When the police party reached the
Palace des Cordialcs they were obliged to
stop while the landau In which Gen.
Borius. the project. the mayor and the
wounded president, escorted by detach-
ment of mounted guards on gallop, was
driven rapidly past in route to tha prefect.
A second carriage conveying the officers Of
the presidents military household fol-
lowed close behind. An Associated Press
representative entered third carriage. in
which wers NJ. Burdeau. ex-minister Of
finance, and Senator Milaud. On arriving
At the prefecture Gen. Borius and the
mayor alighted.
President Carnot lay unconscious upon
the cushions of the carriage Ills eyes
were closed. His waistcoat was unbnt-
toned and bis shirt. on which tho bright
red cord of the Legion of Honor was con-
spieuous. was covered on the left side.
just over the heart, by bloodstain which
extended to the hip. lt was impossible to
tell from his appearance whether he was
dead or alive. The crowd surged about in
the vicinity Of the carriage. but tho
mounted guards and the foot police
held them in check some distance
from the landau in which the prssi-
dent was lying. M any were the
expressions of pity for tho president and
anger at bis assassination. Gen. Borins.
the prefect. and the mayor. assisted by
number of attendants. lifted NJ. carnot
from the carriage and carried him as cas-
ily as possible TO q room on the first floor
of the prefecture and laid him ON bed.
Shortly after midnight the archbishop
OF Lyons WAS summoned 10 the bedside Of
the dying president TO administer to him
the last rites Of the church. lie was in
the room but a short time, when he retired
10 an adjoining room. lie remained until
~ 30 O'Clock. and was again summoned to
the presidents room, where be adminis-
tered the sacrament NJ. Carnot remained
conscious to the last. He realized that
his life was rapidly ebbing away, and
twice he said; III am going away"
Dr. Poncst leaned over the bed and said
10 him: "Your friends are here, Mr..
President" Carnot replied: "I am grate-
sul for their presence" and . minute later
he gaspsd for breath, there was convul.
siye shuddsring Of ths body, and tho
president Of France was dead.
The bed in which M. Carnot died was OF
iron. Ii was placed between two Windows
Of the palace. The incision made by ths
doctors In order 30 stop the internal
hemorrhAge measured about three inches
long by two inches wids.
NJ. Carnot's last speech vas delivered at
the banquet given in his honor. He dwslt
upon the success OF the exhibition and