The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-06-27
ASSASSINATED! |!
President Carnot, of France, Stabbed to
Death at LYons.

LYONS, June 25.-The most extreme
and intense excitement has been caused
in France by the assassination of Presi-
dent Garnet. To describe the intense ex-
element will be almost impossible.
The president was visiting Lyons IN con-
nection with the international exhibition.
Upon his arrival here he was rendered q
reception at the prefecture, after which
he visited the exhibition. After spend
ing some time at the exhibition he pro-
ceeded to the PaIAis de Commerce, where
O banquet was given in his honor.
At 9:45 o'clock tonight President Car
not started for the theatre, where gala
performance was to .be given because OF
his presence in the city. Several carria-
ges wero in the procession, the first one
being occupied by President Carnot
The carriage was driven slowly along in
front of the palace of commerce and then
turned into Rue de la Republicue, still
following the facade of the palace.
When halfway down the street, which
was lined with enthusiastic crowds OF
people who were loudly cheering, man
rushed out of the crowd and sprang upon
the step of the presidents landau. Just
at this moment President Carnot was
waving his right hand saluting with his
hat in his left hand in response to the
ovation that was being given to him by
the crowd. The people close to the car
rage saw that the man standing on the
step had knife in his hand.
BY the glare of the electric lights they
saw tho bright blade cleaning in the air
as the assassin's arm descended, and then
President Carnot was seen to fall back in
his seat, his face deathly pale. Que Of
his hands was pressed over his heart
where the steel had entered his body.
M. Rivaud, prefect of Lyons, who was
seated beside President Carnot, immed-
lately struck the assassin q blow full in
the face and knocked him from the step,
thus preventing the man from again
stabbing the President, which it was his
evident intention to do.
Instantly cries of ''le presidente est
assassine,' snort la assassine" were
heard on every side, and the crowd in the
vicinity of the carriage swelled to enor-
nous proportions, every member Of it
seemingly intent on killing the assassin.
He was grasped by dozen hands and
his life would have then and there paid
the forfeit of his crime had 1t not been
for several sergeants de Vile who seized
him and attempted to draw him away
from his captors. This was found to be
impossible, as the infuriated populace
were determined to lynch the man, and
the efforts of the sergeants availed moth
ing beyond saying the man from instant
death.
Blows were aimed at his face and head
over the shoulders of the police, VINO had
by this time arrived, and many OF the
blows landed fairly. At last the police
succeeded in driving the bowling mob
back foot or so from their prisoner
but to get the captive was physical i'm
! possibility.
In the meantime the news of the
attempted murder had spread with light
ning-like rapiditv, and mounted guards
were sent to the aid of the policemen,
who were still struggling to preserve the
! life of the assassin. With drawn sabers
in their hands the guards rode down into
the swirling crowd which slowly gave
way before the horses, and at last the
center of the mob was reached. Then a
Gordon was formed around the then
almost exhausted policemen, and their
captive was marched to the police station.
Even thus surrounded the prisoner was
not safe, as the men In the crowd made
| frantic endeavors To reach him. The
guards repelled these attacks with the
| flat sides of their swords, while at the
same time keeping watchful eyes upon
the crowd to prevent the prisoner from
being shot. Maledictions were poured
upon the captive and never before has
such wild indignation against human
| being been seen in this city.
In the meantime physicians were hastl-
ly summoned to attend the President,
| who had almost i'm mediately been con-
| yeyed to the prefecture. A careful e1-
animation was made Of the wound, and
the doctors declared that the condition OF
President Carnot was hopeless.
The receipt of the news of the assassina-
| ton caused great sensation at the Grand
theater. which was filled to the walls by
| the elite of Lyons. All were waiting
with impatiencs the arrival of the Presi-
dent, and were all unable to understand
the delay.
Suddenly a man entered the theater
crying at the top of his voice:
"The president has been assassinated "
The most intense excitement followed
| this abrupt announcement. In the midst
| of it Prefect Rivaud appeared in the
Presidents box and amid profound
silence said in voice broken with sobs,
1.-THE President has just been assassina-
ted"
This announcement was received with
q terrible explosion of fury, as the audi
! ence, when the first report Of the assassi-
nation was received, had, though greatly
excited, generally discredited It. The
theater resounded with shouts of "mort a
Ia assassine," land cries for vengeance
upon him.
When silence was in measure restor-
ed, Prefect Rivaud continued: 'In the
Rue de Ia Republique, a miscreant, under
| the pretext of presenting petition, stab
bed President Carnot with dagger"
Prefect Rivaud was again interrupted
with shouts of "Death to the murderer ~
.ReveugeW RevengeW
Waving his hand for silence, Prefect
Rivaud spoke again, saying:
"Do not make my mission more pain
| full. We left President Carnor in the
hands of doctors. You understand that
| under these conditions our hearts are
filled with sorrow, and that the proposed
performance in the Presidents honor
cannot 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 reports from the building. d,
PARIS, June 25.-President Carnot died
at l2:45 o'clock this morning.
The assassin Is an Italian named Cesare
| Giovanni Santo.
Butler and T1lIman.