The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-25


were still struggling TO preserve the life
of the ASSASSIN With drawn sabres in
their hands, the guards rode down into
the swirling crowd, needless Of whom
their horses trampled upon.
The crowd slowly gave way before the
horses, and at last the center of the crowd
was reached. Then Gordon was formed
around the 10 almost exhausted police
men and their captive. and the march 10
the police station began.
Even thus surrounded the prisoner was
not safe, for men in the crowd made
frantic endeayOrs TO reach him. The
guards repelled those attacks with the
hat sides of their swords, while at the
same time keeping watchful eyes upon
the mob TO prevent the prisoner from
being shot Maledictlons were hurled
upon the captive, and never before has
such wild indignation against a human
being been seen in this city.
a Terrible Shock.
The receipt OF the news of the assas-
sination caused great sensation at the
Grand theater, which was filled 10 the
walls by the elite OF Lyons All were
awaiting with impatience the arrival of
the president. and all we're unable TO un-
derstand the delay. Suddenly man en-
tered the theater, crying at the top OF his
voice: "The president has been assas-
sinated."
The most intense excitement followed
this abrupt announcement. Women
screamed aud several tainted. Many
men, without waiting 20 secure their
hats. ran ont OF the building in order TO
confirm the news. They found all the
streets leading to the Palais filled with
excited throngs and i'm few minutes
they were convinced that the report Of the
cowardly attempt upon the life of the
president was true.
In the Death Chamber.
The landau, in which were General
Borlus, the prefect, the mayor and the
wounded president, escorted by detach-
ment OF mounted guards, on'a eallop, was
driven rapidly 10 the prefecture. General
f5orius, the project ana Tie mayor
alighted.
President Carnot lay motionless and
unconscious upon the cushions OF the car
riage. His eyes were closed. His waist
| coat WAS unbottoned, and his shirt, on
which the bright red Gordon of the Legion
| Of Honor was conspicuous, was covered
on the left side just over the heart by
large blood stain that extended 20 the
! hip. 1t was impossible TO tell from his
| appearance whether, he was dead or alive.
The crowd surged about in the vicinity
| of the carriage. but the mounted guards
| and the foot police held them in check
! some distance from the landau, in which
| the president was lying.
/ General Borius, the prefect and the
/ mayor. assisted by a number OF attend
/ ants lifted NJ. Carnot from the carriage,
! and with difficulty carried him as ten
! derly as possible TO room on the first
! floor OF the prefecture, and laid him on a
/ bed. DIR. Gailleton then examined the
wound.
Shortly after midnight the Archbishop
/ of Lyons was summoned 20 the bedside OF
| the dying president. TO administer to him
! the last rites OF the church. He was in
| the room but short time when he
! emerged and retired to an adjoining room.
| Here he remained until 1890 O clock, when
| he was again summoned to the president s
/ room, where he administered to him the
sacrament.
NJ. Carnot remained conscious 20 the
last He realized that his life was rap
idly ebbing, and twice he said: "Jem'en
vais" q am going away.
Dr. Poncet leaned over the bed on
which the president was dying and said
TO him: "Your friends are here, Monsieur
lie President" NJ. Carnot replied 81 am
grateful for their presence" and in less
than n minute he gasped for breath,
there was n convulsive shuddering of his
body and the President OF France was
dead.
Frances Future.
It would be difficult to express, NJ this
time, an opinion of any value as To the re-
suit Of the assassination on the future OF
France That political cabals will bt
| formed &c secure the election of NJ Car
! not's successor goes without saying, but
the time i'm which such combinations car
be formed will be limited, for on Wednes
day afternoon the senate and chamber o
deputies will meet in joint session to elect
| his successor.
The most prominent name in connec
tion with the presidency is that Of NJ
Cassimir-Perier, now president of The
cham Der Of deputies
The political situation, complicated be
fore, now becomes more SO, and he viii
indeed be n wise prophet who could fore
tell the next president OF the republic.
The Assassin.
The assassin is an Italian named Cesar,
Giovanni Santo. He is a beardless young
man. W hen arreSlcu ne was atllreu IN
brown suit. and wore peaked cap tina
matched the suit in color. Santo, wh'
y. speaks French badly when ques
toned by Prefect Lepine, said that he haC
lived at Cette, department of Herault, 70
the past six months, aud had only com
60 Lyons yesterday. lie gave his age q
% years. His replies were given coolly
but without any sign OF bravado lie re
fused. however, 90 answer any OF th
many questions put 10 him regarding hi
motive for stabbiug the president. de
claring that on this subject he woul,
speak only before tribunal. When b
was searched by the police. n book wa
found in one Of his pockets, in which i
was written that he had been born in
village I'm the province OF Milan, Italy.
widow Leaves For Lyons.
PANS, June 25-Mme Carnot. accom-
panied by her dsuy yhters, left early thi
morning for Lyons. The news Of the rs
sassinatiou OF her husband was broken &
her as tenderiy rs possible. She was a
/ ,,,0st r,roafrafrf with grief hur frnyp al