Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-06-30

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theater presented brilliant scene, the
handsome toilets of the ladies being
Offset by the gay uniforms of the many
military officers present. All were
awaiting with impatience the arrival
of the president and were unable to
understand the delay. Suddenly a
man entered the theater, crying at
the top of his voice: 1.-THE president
has been assasinated"
The most intense excitement fol-
lowed this abrupt announcement.
Women screamed and several tainted.
Many men, without waiting to secure
their hats, ran out of the building in
order to confirm the news. They
found all the streets leading to the
palace filled with excited throngs, and
in a few minutes they were convinced
that the report of the cowardly at
tempt upon the life of the president
was true.
Suddenly through the throng sped
landau conveying Adrien Dupuy,
brother of the prime minister, Deputy
Chaudy and Prefect Rivaud, the crowd
falling away before it as it dashed into
the Rue de la Republique, preceded by
four mounted gendarmes. The crowd
thinking now that the report of the
assassination was untrue and that the
president was in the carriage shouted:
"Vive Carnot," "Vive la Republique."
Cheers Turned to Curses.
The carriage was stopped and M.
Chaudy and NJ. Rivaud, in tremulous
voices, said: Don't shout; the presi-
dent has been the victim of an out
rage"
The cheers were instantly turned to
curses, and many and loud were the
cries for vengeance.
The landau proceeded to the thea
| ter, where Rivaud and NJ. Chaudy went
| to the presidents box. AS soon as
they were seen the whole audience
arose and amid profound silence M.
Rivaud said, in a voice broken with
sobs: 1.-THE president has just been
assassinated."
death to the Assassin"
This announcement was received
with a terrible explosion of fury as the
audience on the first report of the as
sassination had, though greatly ex-
cited, generally discredited it. The
theater resounded with shouts of "a
mort la assassin" and cries for ven
gence upon him.
| When silence was in a measure re-
stored NJ. Rivaud continued:
I'm the Rue de la Republique a mis-
creant, under the pretext of present
ing a petition, stabbed NJ. Carnot with
dagger"
NJ. Rivaud was again interrupted
with shouts of Death to the murder
er" "Revenge!" "Revenge!"
Waving his hand for silence NJ. Ri
vaud again spoke, saying:
do not make my mission more pain
of doctors. You understand that un-
der these conditions our hearts are
filed with sorrow, and that the pro.
posed 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 any report tina,
might be given out and discussing the
crime that they considered had cast
disgrace upon the fair fame of theil
city.
The assassin is an Italian named
Cesare Giovanni Santo.
The Assassin n Beardless Youth.
Santo, the assassin, is a beardless
young man of 20 or % years old Wher
arrested he was attired in brown sui
and wore peaked cap that matched
the suit in color. AS he marched, un
der his police guard, from tn,
Rue de la Republique to the
station, he held his head down
but his eyes glanced furtively
around as though he was seeking al
J opportunity to escape from his cap
tors. To have made such an attempt
however, would have been the heigh
of foolhardiness unless he desired t.
commit suicide, for there is not th
slightest doubt that had he got ava,
from the protection of the police HI
would have been torn limb from
limb by the crowd, whose every actor
showed that they were thirsting 70
his blood.
When the police party reached tn
Place des Cordeliers they were oblige,
5 to stop, while the landau in whicl
! We're Gen. Borius, the prefect, tn
I mayor and the wounded president, es
l corted by detachment of mounte
/. guards on gallop, was driven raI
> idly past them en- route to the pre-
D lecture. A second carriage conveying
: the officers of the presidents militar
1 household followed close behind. A.
4 Associated Press reporter entered
t third carriage, in which were NJ. Blu,
e deau, ex-minister of finance, and Sen
: ator Millaud. On arrival at the pre-
lecture Gen. Borius, the protect, an
the mayor alighted.
The Wounded Mans Removal.
President Carnot lay motionless an
+" unconscious upon the cushions of tn
= carriage. His eyes were closed. Hi
: waistcoat was unbuttoned and HI
. shirt, on which the bright red cordo
L of the Legion of Honor was eonspic,
= Gus, was covered on the left side, jus
= over the heart, by large blood stair
which extended to the hip. 1t was in