The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1894-06-30


which was filed to the walls by the
elite OF Lyons. The theatre presented
brilliant scene. All were waiting
with Impotence the arrival of the pres.
ident and all were unable to understand
the delay. Suddenly a man entered
the theatre crying at the top of his
voice: THE president has been assas-
sinated." Most intense excitement
followed the abrupt announcement.
Women screamed and several tainted
many men, without waiting for their
hats, ran out of the building in order
to confirm the news. They found all
the streets leading to the palace filed
with excited throngs, and in a few
MINUTES they were convinced that the
report was true.
Suddenly through the throng sped a
landau containing Ryan Dupuy a
brother of the prime minister, Deputy
Chaudy and Project Rivaud, the crowd
giving way before the carriage as it
dashed into the Rue de la Republique,
preceded by four mounted gendarmes.
The crowd, now thinking the report of
the dissatisfaction untrue and that
the president was in the carriage,
shouted give Carnot! Vive lie repub-
lica" The carriage was stopped and
Chaudy and Ravaud in tremendous
voices said: Don't shout; the presi-
dent has been a 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. Riyaud said in a voice broken
with sobs: "The president has just
been assassinated." This announce
ment was received with a loud and ter
rible expression of fierce curses. The
theatre resounded with shouts of "a
la mort; la assassin!n and cries for
vengeance upon him. When silence
was restored, M. Rivaud continued:
''In Rue de la Republique, an assassin,
upon the pretext of presenting a petit
ton, stabbed M. Carnot with a dag
ger" M. Riyaud was again inter
rlpted 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, filed 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
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 |
a detachment of mounted guards on |
a gallop, was driven rapidly past en-
route to the prefecture, another car.
rage conveying the officers of the pres
ient's military household followed
aosely behind. An Associated Press
reporter entered a third carriage, in
which were M. Burdeau, ex-minister of
inance, and Senator Milaud.
Arriving at the prefecture Borius and
he mayor alighted. President Carnot
ay unconscious on the cushions of the
carriage. His eyes were closed. His
vaistcoat was unbuttoned and his shirt,
N which the bright red cord of the
legion of Honor was conspicuous, was
covered on the left side, just over the
leart, by large blood stain which ex-
ended to the nip. 1t was impossible to
ell from his appearance whether he
vas dead or alive. A crowd surrounded
he carriage, but the mounted guards
nd foot police held them in check some
istance from the landau which the
resident was lying in. Many were the
expressions Of pity for the president
nd anger at his assassination.
General Borius, the project, and the
mayor, assisted by number of attend
nts, lifted M. Carnot from his carriage {