The Dolores star., 1901-09-13

| wounded by wOuld-be assassin while
holding reception In the Temple of
Music at the Pan-American grounds Il
/ few minutes after o'clock this after
noon. one shot took 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 a danger
| GUS wound.
| The President was removed from the
exposition building to the residence of
John g. Milburn, president of the En-
! position company. An operation was
| performed. and 1t was learned that one
bullet had gone through the stomach.
These wounds Were dressed and the
| President came out of the operation in
satisfactory condition. The bullet was
| not located.
At 1O:I0 p. m. the following bulletin
by the attending physicians was is
| sued:
1.-The President is rallying and is
| resting comfortably. At 1915 p. m.
the temperature was 10O.I degrees.
| pulse 124. respiration "a" Signed by
| +. NJ. Rixey. NJ B. Mann. II. 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
bilism 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 ut 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 then 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 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
as If to greet the President. Both Sec
retary Cortelyou and President Mil
burn noticed that the mans hand was
swathed in bandage or handkerchief.
Reports of bystanders 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 revolver rang out loud and clear
above the hum of voices. the shuffling
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, look of hesitancy, almost
of bewilderment. on his face. Then
he retreated n step. while n pallor be-
gan to steal over his features. The
multitude. only partially aware that
something serious had happened,
paused in surprise while necks We're
craned and all eyes turned rs one to
the rostrum. where great tragedy
was being enacted.
Then came commotion. Three
men threw themselves forward. as
with one impulse, and sprang toward
the wOuld-be assassin. Two of them
We're United States secret service men
who We're 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 bystander, n negro. who had
only an instant previously grnsped the
hand of the President. In twinl,ling
the assassin was borne to the ground
| his weapon was wrestcd from his
| grasp, and strong arms pinioned him
| down.
Then the multitude which thrOnged
the edifice began to come to realiz-
| ing sense of the awfulness of the scene
| of which they had been unwilling wit
| nesses. A murmur arose, spread and
| swelled to hum of confusion. then
grew to babel of sounds and later to
| pandemOnium of noise.
| The crowds that IL moment before
had stood mute and motionless, as in
bewildered ignorance of the enormity
of the thing. now with single i'm.
| pulse sursed forward toward the stage
! of the horrid drama. while n hoarse cry
went up from n thousand throats and
thousand men charged forward to
lay hands upon the perpetrator of the
! crime.
After the first shock of the shot Mr..
Mckinley retreated step. Then, as the
detectives leaped upon his assailapt
he turned. walked steadily to chair
and seated himself. at The same time
removing his hat and bowing his head
| I'm his hands.
In an instant Secretary Cortelyou
and President Milburn were mt his
side. His waistcoat was hurrIedly
opened. the President meanwhile nd
monishing those about him to remain
| calm, and telling them NOT IN no