The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-03
AT M'KINLEY'S INAUGURATION.
singular Remembrance of Plot TIC
Kill Cleveland and Mckinley.

Singular Remembrance of a Plot TIC
XIII Cleveland and Mckinley.
London Letter in the New York NAH and
Express.
In a group of Americans in the Hotel
Cecil smoking room one night last week
were two members of the American judi
ciary and Col. r. E. Burdick, command
ing The First Ohio Cavalry, just relieved
from duty in the American-Spanish war.
The First Ohio Cavalry had its nucleus
in the First Cleveland Troop, crack
company of gentiemen-soldlers, who for
wears acted as escorts to Ohio Presidents
at their inaugurations. Hayes, GarleId
and Mckinley have been escorted to
Washington and attended on their inau-
guration ceremonies by this handsome
troop. of which Cox Burdick is the COM
mander.'
A question of curious condolences had
arisen when Col. Burdick remarked:
well, 1 had an experience in a London
music hall the other night that rather
startled me and leads to the unfolding of
a little piece of American history that has
never yet been revealed. On the occasion
of President McKinIey's Inauguration
Troop A of Cleveland was detailed, as
usual as the Presidents personal escort
OF course, we expected to have only the
usual duty to perform, which is rather one
of ceremony than of guard duty. On the
night before the inauguration, however,
stranger came to my hotel and left note.
I did not see the man, but his commune
cation was sufficiently startling. In it he
said that an anarchist plot had been de-
yeloped to assassinate President Cleveland
and President-elect Mckinley on their
road from the White House to the CAPT
toll The deed was to be done by means
OF a dynamite bomb. which was to be
thrown under the carriage, either in front
of the treasury building or at the Peace
monument, near the capitol. The note
was anonymous, but the writer left an
identifca ton mark in the form of an out
line drawing his right hand. The mark
was sufficient, because the fore finger of
the hand was missing at the second joint
1.-THE matter was 100 serious to over
look. and I concluded to notify Gen. Hor-
ace Porter, who is now our ambassador
to France, and who was grand marshal
of the parade"
:" What do you think about it?' asked
Gen. Porter.
"I am not generally alarmed by anony-
nous letters I said but think the mat
ter is worth taking heed Of
Strangely enough said Gen. Porter,
4 received just such a letter myself.
think we should lay it before the Presi-
dent and President-elect'
I'VE hurried to the White House just as
President Cleveland and Mr.. Mckinley
were preparing to enter their carriage.
Mr. Mckinley said: I am perfectly will
ling 20 take my chances with the Ameri-
can people Whatever arrangements have
been provided are satisfactory to me-.
president Cleveland was not quite so
sanguine. and directed us to double the
escort about the carriage. Then the pa
rade started / was with my troop few
wards ahead of the presidential carriage,
which was surrounded by four troopers
with ball cartridges in their revolvers
and a dozen Pinkerton detectives likewise
armed. All went well till just as the turn
ing in Pennsylvania avenue at the treas
urv corner was reached; then suddenly /
heard commotion and a general rush
toward the Presidents carriage. My heart
stood still as / wheeled about and gal
loped back Fortunately only one of the
horses drawing the carriage had slipped
| on the asphalt pavement, and o grooms
| soon had him on his feet again.
1.-The procession passed off without fur
| Their accident and I soon forgot all about
| the matter. But l went TO one of the mu-
| sic halls in this city a night or two ago
| with a friend A cinematograph was on
| exhibition and il included scene enti-
| tied The Inauguration Of President Nc
| Kinley.' Then 70 my establishment, / saw
| the very incident l have just related re-
| peated and my own double dashed upon
the screen
why exclaimed my astonished
friend that IS you.
Yes I replied, I guess 1t is; but 1
never expected TO see myself on a Lon
| don music hall screen, l can assure you.