The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-25

llllng AWAY Oeiore II rs u dashed into
tho Run 90 10 lLepubliQue. The crowd
thinking now that tho report Of the
assassination was untrue and that tho
Proeldont was in tho carriago, shouted:
"Vivo Carnot," "Viyo Ia Ropubliquc."
Tho carriage waa stopped and MM.
Chaudcy aud Rivaud in trcnulous
voices said: Don't ahout; the Prcsl-
dent has boon the victim Of an outrage" "
TIE INDIGNANT popuLACE.
Tho cheers woro instantly turned TO
curse, and many and loud woro tho
cries Tor vengeance.
Tho landau proceeded to tho thoatre
where Nm. RivGud and Chaudcy went
TO tho Pgesidens's box
AS Boon as they were soon tho whole
audience arose and amid profound
silence d. Rivaud said in voice broken
with sob1:
"The president has just boon ass1ssi-
mated"
This announcement was received with
terrible explosion OF fury as the audi
euCc. whom the first report OF tho assas-
einaion was received had, though
greatly excited, generally discrcdi,ed it.
The theatre resoundod with shouts Of:
"A ulort Ia assassin" and cried for
Vengeance upon him.
when si!enCo was in measure re-.
stored, Mr.. Rivaud continued:
IN tho Rue de Ia RcpubliQue q
miscrOan.. under the pretoxt OF present.
ing petition, stabbed n. Carrot with
q dagger"
N. Rivaud wns again interrupted with
shouts OF Death to the murderer"
Revenge" Revenge"
Waving his hand for silence, II.
Rivaud again spoke, Saying:
'Do not make my mission more pain
iul. We left N. Carnot in tie hands of
doctors. You understand that under
these conditions our hearts arc fIlcd
with sorrow, and that the propooed per-
iorn2nce in the prcsidenrs honor can.
not take place"
The audience then Lett the building,
many OF them proceeding at once 10 the
prefecture. where they stood in the
streets waiting for any report that
might be vouchsafcd thom from the
building, and discussing among them
sclves the horrible crime that they con.
Ridered had cast disgrace upon the fair
fame OF their city.
The assassin is an Italian named CG.
sar Giovanni Santo.
On arrival at the prefecture, General
3orirs, the project. and tho mayor
alightcd. President Carnot lay motion.
loss and Unconscious upon the cushions
OF tho carriage. His eyos wore closed.
His waistcoat was unbuttonod and his
shirt, on which the bright red Gordon
Of tho Legion OF Honor vas conspicu-
ous, was covered on the left side just
above tho heart by largo blood stain.
which extended to the hip. II was i'm
possible to tell from his appearance
whether he was dead or alive.
General Bor!us and tho mayor, as-
sisted by number OF attendants, lifted
NJ. Carnot from tho carriage, and with
difficulty carried him rs tenGcrly aa
possible 10 o room on tho first floor OF
tho prefecture and laid him on bed.
Shortly after midnight tho archbishop
OF Lyons was summoned to tho bod.
side OF tho dying president to admins.
He was in tho room but short time,
when he emerged and retired to IN ad-
Joining room. Hero he remained until
hall past twelve o'clock, whcr no was
again summoned to the presidenc's
room, where ho administered to him
the sacrament.
MS LAST WORDS.
N. Carnot remained conscious 10 the
last. Hc realized that his life was rapid
ly cbbing. and twice he Hnid:
"Je men vais." ("I an going"
Doctor Poncct leaned over the bed on
which the President was lying and said
10 him: "Your friends arc hero, Mon.
sicur le President" N. Carnot replied:
~ am grateful for their presence" and
in less than minute ho gaspcd ior
breath, there WIS convulsive shud6cr.
ing OF his body aud the President oi
Franco was dead
Santo, who speaks Fronch badly,
when questioned by Prsiert Lepino. at
the police station in Rue bieliere, said
he had lived Mt CGtto department OF
EIcrault, for tho past six months. and
had only como to Lyons to-day. He
gave his age ut 90 yeara. His replica
were given coolly, but without any sign
OF bruyado. He refused, however, to
answer any o; the many questions put
10 him regarding his motive for stab
bing the President, declaring that on
this subject he weuld speak only before
tribunal.
Madame Caruot, accompanied by her
two daughters, left this city ut o'clock
this morning tor Lyons. The news OF
OF the assassination OF her husband
was brokon to her as tonGerly rs pos.
giblo. She was almost p.ostra.ed with
grief.
ITALIANS MoDDED.
Alter N. Carnot had beon taken to
tho prefecture, It became eunorally
known that his assassin was IN Italian,
and tho feeling of doep indignation
among the crowd foundvcnt in the form
OF attacks upon cafes kept by inofonaivc
natives OF Italy. Threo such places in
the vicinity OF tho Palace of Commerce
were totally wrecked by the infuriated
mob. Frcnch flags, which were in
abundance. wero then procured by the
crowd and with cries OF ''down with the
Foreigners" "out with them" hundreds
OF men md boys marched to tho Rue dc
Ia Barre, in which street the Italian con-
sulate is situated. There Is no doubt
that the consulate would have been
sacked had it rot bOeR tor.the prompt