, 1901-09-12

MUSIC Ut Int IHu-A HltTltHI eTOuIlS IL
few minutes after 4 O'Clock this after
moor One shot look effect in the right
breast, the other in the abdomen. The
first is not of n serious nature, and the
bullet has been extracted. The latter
pierced the stomach. making n danger
GUS wound.
The President was removed from the
exposition building TO the residence of
John G.. Milburn, president of the Eek
position company. An operation was
performed, and 1t was learned that one
bullet had zone through the stomach.
These wounds were dressed and the
President came out of the operation in
satisfactory condition. The bullet was
not located.
At 1910 p. n. the following bulletin
by the attending physicians was is
sued:
THE President is rallying and is
resting comfortably. At 1915 p. III.
the temperature was 1904 degrees,
pulse 124. respiration "a" Signed by
=. NJ. Rixey. NJ. II. Mann, r. Parke, II.
Minter and Eugene Wanbin.
1t was just after the daily organ re
cital in the splendid Temple of Music
that the dastardly attempt was made.
Planned with all the diabolical ingenu-
ity and finesse of which anarchy or nj
hilism alone is capable, the would-be
assassin carried Out the work without
a hitch. and should his designs fail
and the President survive, only to Di-
vine Providence can be attributed that
beneficial result.
The President, though well guarded
by United States secret service detect
ives, was fully exposed to such an at
tack as occurred. He stood at the
edge of the raised dais upon which
stands the great pipe organ at the east
side Of the magnificent structure.
Throngs of people crowded in at the
various entrances to gaze upon their
executive, %perchance to clasp his hand
and hen file their way out in the good
natured mob that every minute
swelled and multiplied at the points
of ingress and egress to the building.
The President was in a cheerful
mood and was enjoying to the full the
hearty evidence of good will which
everywhere met his gaze. Upon his
right stood John G. Milburn of Buff
falo, president of the Pan-American
Exposition. chatting with the Presi-
dent and introducing to him especially
persons of note who approached. Upon
the Presidents left stood Mr.. COrtel-
you.
1t was shortly after 4 p. m. when
out of the thrOng which surrounded
the presidential party, n medium-siZed
man of ordinary appearance and
plainly dressed in black, approached
ms If to greet the President. Both Sec
rotary COrtelyOu and President Mil
burn noticed that the mans hand was
Swathed in n bandagc or handkerchief.
Reports of b~ystanders differ as to
which hand. He worked his way
amid the stream of people up to the
edge of the dais until he was within
two feet of the president.
President Mckinley smiled, bowed
and extended his hand in that spirit of
geniality the American people so well
know. when suddenly the sharp crack
of a revolver rang out loud and clear
above the hum of voices, the shutiiing
of myriad feet and the vibrating waves
of applause that ever and anon swept
here and there over the asSemblage.
There was an instant of almost com
plete silence. The President stood
stock still. a look of hesitancy, almost
of |bcwilderment. on his face. Then
he retreated a step, while a pallor be
gan to steal over his features. The
multitude. only partially aware that
something serious had happened,
paused in surprise, while necks Were
crancd and all eyes turned as II to
the rOstrum. where II great tragedy
was being enacted.
Then came a commotion. Three
men threw themselves forward, as
with one impulse, II sprang toward
the wOuld-be assassin. Two of them
were United States secret service men
who were on the lookout. and whose
duty it was TO guard against just such
n calamity as had here befallen the
President and the nation. The third
was n bystander. n negro, who had
only an instant previously grasped the
hand of the President. In n twinkling
the assassin was borne To the ground,
his weapon was wrestCd from his
grasp. and strong arms pinioned him
down.
Then the multitude which thTonged
the cdiitcc began to come TO n realiZ-
ing sense of the awfulnesS of the scene
of which they had been unwilling wit.
nesscs. \ murmur arose. spread and
swellcd to n hum of confusion. then
grew to n babel of sounds ana later TO
n pandemOnium of noise.
The crowds that Il moment before
had stood mute and m%otionless, as in
bewildcrcd ignorance Of the enormity
of the thing, nov with n single i'm
pulse surged forward toward the stage
of the horrid drama. while a hoarse cry
went up from n thousand throats and
Il thousand mel charged forward TO
lay hands upon the perpetrator of the
crime.
After the first shock of the shot Mr..
Mckinley retreated n step. Then. as the
detectives lcaped upon his %assailant.
he turned. walked steadily to n chair
and seated himself. at the same time
removing his hat and bowling his head
in his hands.
In an instant Secretary COrtelyOu
and President Milburn Were ut his
side. His waistcoat was hurriedly
opened, the President meanwhile adj
monishing those about him to remain
calm. aud telling them not to be
alarmed,
But You are wounded" cried his
secretary. 'lrt me examine"
"\o. | think not answered the
President. 81 am not badly hurt. / as.
sure YOU"
Nevertheless his garments were has.
tily lOosuucd. ana when a trickllng
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