The sun., 1901-09-08
WIN ROOSEVELT.
One of Those VINO Accompanied Him Tells
NJ Itis Reception Of the News.


With VICE President Roosevelt. ar guests
OF tho Vermont Fish and Game League at
Isle la Motto, Lake Champllin. on Friday.
were Winston Churchill, the author and
John Barrett. former Minister 10 Siam.
Mt Barrett was with the NicrPrcsidrnt
in the HOUSE uf cN-Gov. Fisk when the
former recrived the news Of the attack on
President Mckinley and returned with
him. at his special request, "a Burlington
along with senator Proctor. Congressman
Foster and Mr. Churchill on hoard Dr
webb's Yacht tlfrida When asked on
his arrival ia New York yesterday morning
how the Nice-Prr-id.nt received the news.
Mr. Barrett aid
Il shall never forget the demeanor Of tho
vioe-Pr-idrnt under the inhuenc" of this
great shock. u the President should die.
a. We all hope he will not this incident at
Isle la Motto would hc indeed historic.
when the President fni.h'-i his pullic
address characterized with much good
humor and informality. h. walked from
the tent where Tho gathering was held TO
the house of eN-Gov Fisk to rest leflr-
shaking hands with the large crowd out
side "" was about changing his clothes
when called to the telephone. A. -"ou ~
he realized the meaning Of the t"rribl"
news da/od expression followed by q
look of unruiStakabi" anguish came tn his
strong facr. and tear Immediately filed
his ewes lie wa plainly i1hurug under
deep emotion and asked senator Proctor.
nk.vi>e k""nly affected go make ~" All
announcement to the waiting crowd out
side
Tho Vice President pacrd nervously.
hut not cNci'cliN. up and down ~" room,
pas-si "a .rN apuruUi,at" remarks ~ CON
NeT-ttion With us dirttt'sd a telegram to
Bunalp and quietly waited Tor more news.
Mr.n shortly tire ~-pud bulletin q, l,nW'-d.
tstNl lng that the Pr--Id"ut- W.....- were
po' n.~.>~.rly fatal aui that Hr might
recover. ~. Nicc-Ir.-il"ut exclaimed " ith
siI,,,r,.-t feeling That - good n l. good
NAV It II. every li' trdr' ami Immediately
H.. brushed asid" thu-.' about him, ha-telied
uut uu thr Ncrtudt ami 'pad" -" rr..s-.lT-
iug ,auuuuucnu"f' atu-'U A. the laT'rr
par % ~" crowd had airrld", after hear
lng th" FIR report "iuilarAcl on 10" steamer
tLltsSturtv t. return tp burlington, he
adi,-d with sI-ciIl emphasis 'I"ll every
body aboard the boat. - that they VIII all
feel h..ttcr
When the Presidential party. in
cluiing senator Proctor, Congressman
Poster, Mr. Churchill, myself and som"
others, wH- ell rout" back GO Burlingi IN
thirty mhc- away uu board Or N"hh-
Yacht. the ifrlda. W. vrr" an much i'm
prcS-.d w. 'i' \iCr. Presidents calm
n..-s sinCsrr sorrow ant uu-'lii-huD~s
Although fac, tu fac' with the significant
possibility ilt' "" might r.rrIN. word ~
~. President death W't"l fHH boat reached
Burlington. hr BETRAYED rp excitement,
hut SEEMED entirely wIH,U-d 200 IA" me
huI-. that th" President would RECOVER
SDInrbpdV m all kiuiuV-s. but Thought
l.,.-ly, said To- him Mr. NICn-Pryrid-ut
voI tnust IT, anxious l'st On arrival YOU
shall hear that tho death ~ MIR Mckinley
has rads vou Pre-. id"ui'
INSTANTLY hpIai-,'i ni. hand ~ characters
tic Rr~tgr" and with "a ptiu~i look sad:
10 not speak 90 that contingency our
one tho. .ht and prayer j. NV for the
President and that h" NAV ba spared
-ConNer~iug with the little group about
hiu. no remarked ut President Mckinley.
He il such loNabl" and gentle, a. veil
~ great, man thai | cannot understand
how aay man Cpuid 10 this or all men
that have known ~ public life. he was th'
last to excite auiWu~itN. ] am not only
SORRY fur tho Pr'-idru' himself but Tor the
American pepp.s that such Grim" should
J." committed IN this free, democratic
country
II the pfavrr- ,f tho country for the
Presidents r,>Cuv,fy shall b" unaVaillug,
thu-r 81 70, no were a. the NiC"-pu,~ideut-
s'do during the r--' trying hours that fol-
lowed the announcement that the PrCsi-
dent had b"ru shot. can testify to "a degree
Of mingled Compu-ur", g~i"' and un-"n-h
consideration In this tragID situation 'nat
IN. I-soplc cNIert ut great man under
such STRESS Of Thought AMI cirCrIul~fanc,-s