The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-06-26
CARNOFASSASSINATED
President Of France Struck Down by an
Italian.
STABBED WILHELM HIS CARRIAGE
Difficult Task of the Police to Prevent
the Mob from Wreaking its
Vengeance Upon the Murderer.

IXoSs. June 25.-President Carnot
was assassinated last Sunday evening
by an anarchist. He was stabbed to the
heart and died almost Immediately.
The president was visiting Lyons in con-
nection with the international exhlb-
ition. Uron his arrival he was rendered
a reception ~ the prefecture, after which
he visited tie exhibition, he proceeded
to the Palais de Commerce, where
BANQUET was given in his honor. About
9:25 o'clock the president started for the
theater, where a gala performance was
to be given because of his presence In
the city. Several carriages were in the
procession, the first one being occupied
by the president. Carnot's carriage was
driven slowly along in front of d''e
Palais de Commerce, and then turn, d
into Rue de la Republique, still follow
ing the facade of the Palais. When
half way down the street, which was
lined with enthusiastic crowds OF people
who were loudly cheering, a man rushed
out of the crowd and sprang upon the
step of the presidents landau.
Just at this moment M. Carnot was
waving his right hand and saluting
with his hat in his left hand in response
to the ovation that was being given him
by the crowd. The people close to the
carriage saw that the man standing on
the step had knife in his hand. By
the glare of the electric lights they saw
the 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. One
of his hands was pressed to his heart
where the steel had entered the body.
NJ Rivaud, prefect of Lyons, who was
seated at the side of President Carnot,
Immediately struck the assassin blow
full in the face and knocked him from
the step, thus preventing the man
from stabbing the president again,
which it was his evident intention to do.
Instantly cries of lie President est ass
assinI" Mort la assassin !" 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 upon killing the ass
ASSN. He was grasped by dozen
hands, and his life would have then and
there paid the penalty of his crime had
it not been for several sergeants de vile,
who seized him and attem pied to draw
him away from his captors. This was
found to be impossible, for the in
furiated populace was determined to
lynch the man: All efforts of the SER
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the man from instant death. Blows
were aimed at his face, and he was
raised to the shoulders of the police
who had by this time received reinforce
ments, and many of the blows landed
fairly. At length the police succeeded
in driving the bowling mob back a foot
or SO from the prisoner, but to get the
captive through the crowd was physi
cal impossibility.
In the meantime, the news had spread
with lightning-like rapidity, anc
mounted guards were sent to the aid O
the police, who were struggling to pre-
serve the life of the assassin. With
drawn sabers in their hands, the guards
rode down into the crowd, needless o
whom the horses trampled upon. Th,
crowd gave way before the horses, anC
at last the center of the mob wa
reached. Then Gordon was formed
around the almost exhausted policemen
and their captive and their march t,
the police station began. Even thu
surrounded, the prisoner was not safe
for men in the crowd made frantic effort
to reach him. The guards repelle,
these attacks with the fat sides of thei
swords, at the same time keeping watcl
of the crowd to prevent the prisone
from being shot. Maledictions wer
hurled upon the captive, and never be