New-York tribune., 1894-06-25
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1or lne Presllents carriage clleu' 'Ne Sdrioe'
Vve la Republlquer'
Chaudey on the right and Rivaud on the left
called from the carriage, in torres full OF emo
ton: DO not snout; attempt has just been
made upon the life of the President"
The words had immediate effect upon the
crowd On every side expressions Of execration
and vengeance filled the air.
The landau was driven to the Grand Theatre.
Arriving there NM. Rivaud and Chaudey pro-
ceeied to the Presidents bcx. Seeing them
enter, the audience rose from their seats in a
body NJ Rivaud advanced to the front Of the
box and said. in a voice broken with sobs:
The President Of the Republic has been as
sassinated"
The announcement caused the greatest horror
among the audience. and cries Of "A mort "A
mort" and "vengeance! were heard in all parts
Of the building.
NJ Rivaud continuing said that in the Rue
de la Republique a wretch who had approached
NJ Carnot under the pretext Of presenting peti-
ton stabbed the President with a dagger. Here
NJ Rivaud was again Interrupted with shouts Of
Indignation. and was heard with difficulty when
he added:
"Do not make my task more painful We have
left NJ Carnot in the hands Of doctors. You will
understand that under these circumstances. all
hearts being filed with sorrow, the performance
cannot take place"
The Prefect then left the theatre.
A dispatch received at mi1nght from Lyons
gives this account Of the assassination:
president Carnot had already entered his car
riage when the attack was made upon him by
Santo. RE had partaken Of refreshments at the
Chamber Of Commerce. ard the procession which
had escorted him from the exhibition had been
reformed in the place des Cordeliers and had
started for the Grand Theatre. where a gala per-
formance had been arranged in his honor The
carriage had hardly more than started along the
Rue de la Republique. amid the acclamations OF
the thousands Of specta tors. and President Car
NOT was acknowledging the enthusiastic greet
ings OF the people.
I'm front Of the Credit Lyonnais man suddenly
ran forward to the carriage, jumped 10 the step
and stabbed the President to the heart with
dagger which he had concealed under his coat
An eyewitness. who was walking abreast OF the
Presidents carriage with Adren Dupuy. the
Premier's brother. says that as the Presidents
carriage approao he'd the Credit Lyonnais his own
attention was attracted by a slight disturbance
in the front line of the crowd. He then saw the
carriage STOP The President had fallen back
against the cushions and his face had become
livid An outcry was raised at once. Hun
dreds shouted that an attempt upon the Presi-
dents life had been made and the crowd seemed
suddenly to 60 mad with excitement.
Meanwhile the assassin had been feed to the
ground with a blow by NJ Rivaud Prefect OF the
Rhone He was surrounded by angry crowd.
and cries If Lynch him were heard on all sides.
1t was only with the greatest difficulty that the
police were able to protect him from the fury Of
the people. In fact had not mob of mounted
guards surrounded and protected the police on
their way to the station. the prisoner would have
been taken from them and beaten TO death"
At 11:SO o'clock last evening the surgeons at
the Prefecture issued this bulletins:
The Presidents condition is alarming. but not
hopeless The wound is in the region Of the liver.
The hen orrhage. which was at first very copi-
Gus. has now ceased"
A little more than an hour later the President
was dead.
London. June 25-"The Standards Paris cor.
respondent says:
"rhe authorities made every effort to prevent
the murder from becoming known TO the public.
The EIysee Palace officials refused to give any
Information. and telephone communication be-
tween Paris and Lyons stopped. The news
of the murder threw political men into a state OF
CONSERVATION. workmans book found IN
Santos pocket shows that he was born In Moule-
vesconu Province Of Milan.
after Dr. GailIeton's examination Of the Presi-
dents wound II was decided that an operation
was necessary Dr. Ollier proceeded to probe
the wound. The President thereupon regained
consciousness and exclaimed in clear voice:
How you are hurting mer'
The Paris CORRESPONDENT Of a London newspaper
agency telegraphs:
The Presidents procession left the Hotel de
Vile at 9:l5 o'clock. after the banquet, ana
passed through the illumlned streets leading tc
the Prefecture AS it passed the Bourse,
Young man Of the appearance Of jockey and
wearing a gray cap rushed up to the landau
with large package wrapped in paper IN MS
hanA
He was allowed to mount the steps OF the
carriage those on guard thinking that he wished
to nresent a petition to the President. AS soon
as he got on the steps he raised the packet ABOVE
his head and struck the President In the side.