The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-06-25

lUot0Qb Q6atus DiOWe W0Eo hiiucQ at
his face and he was raised over the
shoulders OF the police who had by this
time received reinforcements, and many
of the blows landed fairly. At length
the police succeeded in driving The
bowling mob back foot or 80 from
their prisoner, but to get the captive
through the crowd WAS a physical i'm
possibility.
POPULAR FURY.
In the meantime the news OF the at
tempted murder had spread with light
nine-like rapidity, aud mounted guards
were sent to the aid of the police who
were struggling to preserve the lie of
the assassin. With drawn sabres in
their hands the guards rode down into
the crowd, needless of whom the horses
trampe6 upon. The crowd gave way be-
fore the horses and at last the center Of
the mob was reached. Then Gordon
was formed around the almost exhausted
policemen and their captive and their
march to the police station began, Even
thus surrounded the prisoner was not
safe, for men in the crowd made frantic
efforts to reach him. The guards re-
PEELED these attacks with the fiat sides
of their ssbres at the same time keeping
watch OF the crowd to prevent the pria.
cner from being shot. Msledictions
were hurled upon the captive and never
before has such a wild indignation
against human being been seen in the
city.
CARNoT's CONDITION HOPELESS.
Meantimed physicians were subpe
naed to the president, who had been
immediately conveyed to the prefecture.
A careful examination was made of the
wound and the doctor declared the con-
dition of M. Oarnot hopeless.
NEWS OF THE TRAGEDY.
The news Of the assassination caused
a great sensation at the Grand theater,
which was filed to the walls by the
elite OF Lyons. The theater presented
o brilliant scene, the handsome toilets
of the ladies being Offset by the gay uni
forms of the military officers present.
All were awaiting with impatience the
arrival of the president, aad all were
unable to understand the delay.
Suddenly man entered the theater
crying at the top of his voice. 1.-THE
president has been assassinatedl"
The most intense excitement followed
shis abrupt announcement. Women
screamed and several tainted. Many
men, without waiting for their hats, ran
put of the building to confirm the news.
They found all the streets leading to the
palace filled with excited throngs, and
in few minutes they were convinced
the report of the attempt on the life OF
the president was true.
Suddenly through the throng sped
landau conveying Andrian Dupuy, a
brother OF the prime minister, Deputy |
Chaudey 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 thinking now the report of |
the assassination WAS untrue, and that |
the president was in the carriage, |
shouted: "Vive Carnot Vive la Re-
publique!"
The carriage was stopped and Chau-
dey and Rivaud, in tremulous voices.
said: Don't shout; the president has
been the victim o! an outrage"
CHEERS CHANGED TO CURSES.
The cheers were instantly turned to
curses and many and loud were the
cries for vengeance. The landau proceed.
ed to tbs theatre, where it arrived and
M. Chaudey and Rivaud went to the
presidents box. Al soon as they were
seen the whole audience aroHe and amid I
profound silence M. Rivaud said in
voice broken with aobs: THE pres. |
dent has just been assassinated." |
This announcement wne received with
q terrible explosion of fury, as the audi
ence, when the first report OF the assas-
eination reached them, lad generally
discredited it. The thestre reHounded
with shouts OF "a la morte Passass
in" and cries of vengeance upon him
When silence WAS in a measure re-
stored NJ. Rivaud continued: I'm the
Rue de la Republlqe miscreant, under
the pretext OF presenting petition,
stabbed M. Carnot with q dagger"
M. Rivaud was again interrupted with
shouts of death to the murderer; re-
Vengs, revenge!"
Waving his hands for silence, M.
Rivaud again spoke eaying:
s'Do not make my mission more pain
full. We left NJ. Carnot in the hands OF |
doctors. You understand that under |
these conditions our hearts are filled |
with sorrow, and that the proposed per-
formance in the presidents honor can
not take place."
The audience then left the building,
many of them proceeding at once to the
prefecture, where they stood in the
streets waiting for any report that might
be vouchsafed to them from the build |
ing and discussing the crime they con-
eidered had cast Disgrace upon the fair
fame of their city.
THE WOUND PRoBED.
After examining the presidents
wounds all the physicians in attendance
upon him agreed that an operation was
necessary, whereupon DR.. Ollyer probed
the wound. While this was being done,
III. Carnot came to his senses and said
feebly but distinctly:
How you are hurting me
The doctor, however, continued to at
tend the wound, the outflow of blood of
which had stopped. They knew though
that the Presidents condition was ex-
tremely grave, as they more then sus-
pected that internal hemorrhage had
commenced.
After M. Carnot had been taken from
his carriage and placed upon bed in
the prefecture, nobody but the doctors
and the officers OF his military house
hold, who had accompanied him to
Lyons, were allowed to enter the room
to which he had been carried.
THE BEARDLEss ASSASSIN.
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