The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-09-12

shots rang out. one following the other
after the briefest portion OF second.
For the first moment there was an aw-
full hush. The sonata died instantly. the
people stopped and could not breathe.
Then there was pandemonium. The
Chief Executive, it was known, had been
shot
The President drew his right hand
quickly to his chest. raised his head and
his eyes rolled. He swcrvcd a moment,
reelcd and was caught in the arms of
Secretary Cortclyou TO his right
MAY God Forgive Him."
Catching himself for the briefest sec
ond the President. whose face was now
of the whiteness of death. looked at the
assassin as the officers and soldiers bore
him to the floor and said fecbly and with
the most benevolent look it is possible to
imagine:
May God forgive him.
The President was carried first one
way, then step in another direction
The excitement was so sudden that for
a moment no one knew what to do. Fl
nallv someone advised carrying him in
side the purple edge of the aisle aud scat
ing him on one OF the chairs.
The bunting was in solid piece No
one had time to produce knife had he
been able to think of such thing A
couple OF men tore the benches aside and
trampled the bunting down. while Mr.
Milburn and Secretary Cortelyou half
carried the President over the line and
into the passageway leading to the stage,
which had not been used.
Tho prnc;Japt tfac abia Il, ,rnity III
tie. but was leaning heavily on his es-
corts. In passing over the bunting his
foot caught and for a moment he Stun
bled A reporter extrcated his foot. and
the President was carried to a seat.
where half dozen men stood by and
famed him vigorously. Quick calls were
sent for doctors and TO the ambulance
This Wound Pains Greatly"
While seated for a moment Secretary
Cortelyou leaned over the President and
inquired:
DO you feel much pain3"
White and trembling the President
slipped his hand into the opening OF his
shirt front near the heart and said
This wound pains greatly
AS the President Withdrew his hand
the first and second fingers were covered
with blood He looked at them. his hand
dropped to his side, and he became
fainter. His head dropped heavily to his
chest and those about him turned away
During this pathetic scene, while tears
were filling the eyes OF those about the
President, who realized their utter pow
erlessness to help him. Minister Aspi-
roz OF Mexico. broke through the little
crowd excitedly and awakened the faint
into which the President had sunk by
dramatically exclaiming in English:
"Oh, my God, Mr.. President, are you
shot?'
While the excited diplomat was be
ing restrained from carcssing the Ex-
ecutive and falling at his feet the Pres-
dent replied, gasping between each
word
"Yes--I-belicve-I-am."
The Presidents head then iell back
ward and he partially tainted Mr.. Mil
burn then placed his hand back OF
the wounded mans head and supported
it. This seemed TO resuscitate the Pres-
dent and he sat stoicaly on the chair.
his legs spread out on the ioor. his lips
cinched firmly as ii he would fight de-
termnedly against death. He was Civ
ing the fight OF soldier and more
than one turned away tremblingly--all
in the building tremblcd and shook, not
from fear, but the tension--and remark
ed:
He is certainly soldier
AS soon as possible the President was
taken to the Emergency Hospital on
the Exposition grounds in an automo-
bile ambulance. AT the hospital the sur
geons probed ior the bullets Later the
President was removed to the home OF
Mr. ]. G.. Milburn.