New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-13
THE SHOOTING OF IL HUNG CHAM
Ex-sEcRETARY FOSTER DESCRIBES THE SCENES
AT THE vICERoY's ROOMS AFTER THE As
sAULT-Lrs TALK WITH
CORRESPONDENT.
icy TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRiBUNE.l

siroonoseki March 25 via San Francisco April H.
The shooting of Niceroy Ii has created the great
est sensation here. and 30 extreme are 'he i'"'
rracautlons that press correspondents nave i""c"
dsac,,l,v in landing The facts of the shooting oo-
FAMED from the police and from Nceroy Las at
,on5arts contain many interesting particulars not
heretofore made public The Niceroy was "i'll"
lon wards of his residence and was being p'i"e III
his own sedan chair. carried by 1our Iaise N"''.'
lie had raised the curtains on each sac anu III
front and was looking forward over the rms oi
pair of gold-ncunted spectacies. which had Deeh
rpllod down an inch or s0 Suddenly N"uh9
Japanese in the crowd, who had evidently beeh car
wing cooked revolver In his sleeve sPrahs I"'-
ward in front Of the paianquln' ana from '''''"
Of about six feet fired directly al the \lce''!
face The ball struck the left eyeGlass' ahd' pass
ing through without touching the rim l'ige' ''
the Viceroy's cheek. There was nom mary
nause of the cooie bearers, and then they hurTl"I
on The would-be assassin was quickly caught
Ex-secre,ary Foster gave the writer graphic
account OF the scenes which followed the Sho''''s'
lie said:
! reached the viccroy's bed 4 few minutes aitcr
the shooting he was lying couch on ine
rorch attended by his native doctor tNo
Se5S' Hls son. Lori H. and his personal at;
tendants terribly excited. me Nl,'i"E i''" Gii
up entered and gave me ms haHu t ,b P1' mi
not speak The surgeons then pToD'4 10! @ IN, ~
LEI. which appeared to be under the & iel, e?istrj
for a moment and asked him 4 he suffered muCm m
pain Never mind the PAIN, ne Icp''''' '''
go on with your Work ,,,, and cur
prsed at the shooting. and asked me u ihD"'ln
history could show any other eNanlIe uforn, -
Ambassador being attacked while in the peiIoIHni
ance Of his duties He said he was touched DE tnc
sympathy of the Emperor ana empress Il'lt,o1
also cra fined by many kilograms ne had recelNou
The doctors said the Niccroy shO""d eHoi"'''
vitality for he slept several hours on the heh'
after the attack and needed opiates. The shocK
seemed to him far less than 1t would have been
to a European seventy-three years old The Nlceroy
wanted 10 see a thirty-twO calibre bullet IKE 'hd'
which was lodged under his and he examiner II
with great interest.
When the correspondent left Secretary fos'e' ,
house he caught a glimpse of Viceroy Ii taxing ms
luncheon on the vcranda. The envoy recognized 'he
correspondent who had interviewed him TWO ddys
before He was sitting at table. eating re" WIN d
chops,ick bandage covered his let eye and me
whole left side Of his face yet MS hloNIH"tlto
showed that he was strong as usual IN 'hc
afternoon he granted the correspondent an Hit'I- .
view lie lay lounge. covered WIN l0LS
seaiskin Jacket ana a brocaded silk skirt The
Niceroy cOnversed with his usua lorce, etstIcu.tt
ing freely. He puts questions IKE shafp 'a,NEtt
cross-examiang a wltn-ss. He wantel 70 KNOW
what the writer had seen Of the Nel-hdl- ""l cam
paign and his comment was that the Chinese were
greatly outnumbered. He also wanted 70 Know
what salary a war correspondent received. IL Is
his hobby inquire about incomes, ana ne cohti"u-
ally asks ex-Secretary Foster no" much ne u,
Foster vas once at the head of the StatT DepaIt 4,
inent he ought 10 be enormously rlfh VIII tV.I
that he had many warm admirers IN Ai.lc'ta' ne
said: Il krOw | have many friends ,theIc, tI2uEn
is living. | believe. She very KIND "h4e al
Tien-Tsin to my late wife. Lady L.