The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-09-11

J 'Nihooh, SSpI. OLu, VIII
holding a public reception in the Ten
pie of Music.
The would-be dsss ssin fired u she
which entered the Presidents righ
breast, lodging against the breast bone
Another shot was fired at once, whc
entered the President IS abdomen. Th
assailant was Immediately arrested an
was thrown to the ground, and uuic
as flash twenty men were upon him
When rescued he was covered will
blood from cash in his face.
The President was shot by wei
dressed man who wore l's n hat an,
who, while shaking hands with th,
President, fired the shots with his lef
hand, the pistol used being concealed
in handkerchief.
Ihe man afterwards gave his name
as Fred Nlemann, and claimed to be
from Detroit, Mich. He admits that
he is an anarchist, and says that he IS
of Polish nationality.
The assassin was immediately seized
~ detective Ireland, who was stand.
ing near the President, and was with
difficulty rushed off to prison almost
before the crowd had time TO realize
what had happened. AT the same time
others present turned their attention
to Mr.. Mckinley. He was carried at
at once to the Emergency hospital, on
the grounds, where physlcians examin-
cd the wounds and probed for the
bullets.
The examination developed that one
of the bullets lodged against the breast
bone and this was abstracted without
much difficulty, the President standing
the operation with great fOrtitude. AT
no time did he display undue excite
mcnt and was conscious throughout.
The news of the shooting was kept
from Mrs. Mckinley, who was at her
hotel, until all doubt of the Presidents
condition had passed. Her own physi-
cal condition was such that the physl-
clans kept back the news, fearing the
shock would mean instant death for
her.
In the meantime, however, the terri
BILE news had spread like wild fire and
there was the greatest excitement
among the immense crowd on the
grounds and throughout the exposition
buildings.
The cry was started, "Lynch him!
Kill him" and Immediately an effort
was made by the crowd to reach the
prisoner. But the officers managed to
get Nicmann away after an exciting
struggle and soon ha him well on the
way 10 prison and the crowd desistcd
after seeing the futillty of such an
effort.
Al the time of the shooting the Presi.
III, ;,> l. .
happy mood was shaking hands with
the long line of people that had gather
cd to greet him. Although The Presl-
dent was accompanied by private de
tectives, who were constantly on the
lookout for suspicious characters, the
assassin seems to have found no diff
Guilty in accomplishing his diabolical
purpose under the most favorable cir
cumstances. Coolly and without
warning and while receiving the cor
dial grasp of the Presidents hand he
fired two shots in rapid succession
point blank at his victim. The fact
that he used his left hand in firing the
shots is all that prevented his aim
from being more certain.
When the President was shot he fell
into the arms of Detective Gerry. He
quickly asked the officer the question,
cam l shot 2" The detective unbut-
toned the Presidents vest and seeing
the blood which flowed from his body
replied, 81 fear you are, Mr.. President"
The would-be assassin fired the shot
through handkerchief which con-
cealed the weapon. The assassin
grasped the right hand of the Presi-
dent and as he did so fired with his
left.
At the first shot Mr.. Mckinley fell
with bullet in his stomach. The
man fired second time as the Presi-
dent was falling. AT this point De-
tectiye Ireland rushed upon him and
knocked him down. He struck the
man fearful blow with his fist and
prevented his firing a third shot. In
stantly twenty men jumped on Nei.
mann when he had been thrown by
ireland, and when he was rescued
from them his face WAS cut open and
covered with blood.
1t WAS fully two hours after the
shooting before any news of even
slightly encouraging nature was re-
ceived by the anxious crowd, and this
came shortly after $50 in the shape of
statement to the effect that the
President had passed from under the
influence of the anaesthetic which had
been administered while probing for
The bullets, and was resting easily.
At $3.50 another bulletin was issued
saying tie Presidents condition was
still more favorable, and that the ply
sicians entertained strong hopes for his
recovery. This last news brought
forth mighty shout of JOY from the
vast assemblage on the grounds and was
10 echoed throughout the city. The
President stood the operation well q nt
his courage and great will power great
ly assisted the physicians in thci
work.
The President and party had beer
spending the day at Niagara Falls ant
this trip seemed to be to him the mos
ENJOYABLE part of his visit to Buffalo
The party left there at 8 O'Clock on
special train on the New York Centra
for Lewiston, where they took specia
car on the Great George road TO
Niagara Falls. Arriving at the falls