Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1901-09-14
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY SHOT.
His Physicians Announce That He is
Now Out Of Danger.

Now Out of Danger.
Buffalo, Sept. president McKin-
ley was shot and seriously wounded
by would-be assassin while holding
reception in the temple of music at
the Pap-American Exposition few
minutes after O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. One shot took effect in
the right breast, the other in the alb
domen. The first is not of a serious
nature, and the bullet has been ex-
tracted. The latter pierced the alb
dominal wall and has not been To-
Gated. 1t was few minutes after
p. IN. while President Mckinley was
holding a public reception In the
igreat Temple of music on the Pam
American grounds that the cowardly
attack was made. Standing in the
midst OF the crowds numbering
thousands surrounded by every evil
Idence of good will, pressed by mot
Hey throng of people, showered with
sieged by multitudes all eager to
clasp his hand, amid these surround
ings and with ever recurring plaudits
of an admiriug army OF sight seers
ringing in his ears the blow of the
assassin fell and in an instant pleas
ure gave way to pain, admiration to
agony, folly turned to fury and PEN
demonium followed.
Planned with all the diabolical in
genuity and finesse of which Anarchy
or Nihilism is capable, the would-be
assassin carried out the work without
a hitch, and should his designs fail
and the President survive, only to
Divine Providence can be attributed |
that beneficial result
The President, though well guard |
ed by United States special service
detectives, was fully exposed to such |
an attack 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 crowd
ed il at the various entrances, to gaze
upon their executive, perchance to
clasp his hand, and then fight their
way out in the good-natured mob
that every minute swelled and multi
piled at the points of ingress and
egress to the building. The Presi
CSQb WAS III a luOOO anu Wdb |
enjoying to the full the hearty
evidences of good will which every
where met his gaze Upon his right
stood John G.. Milburn, of Buffalo,
the president of the Pan-American
Exposition, chatting with the Presi-
dent and introducing TO him es-
pecially persons of note who APP
preached. Upon the Presidents left
stood Mr.. Cortelyou.
1t was shortly after p. M, when
one of the throng which surrounded
the presidential party. medium
sized man of ordinary appearance,
and plainly dressed in black, APP
preached as if to greet the President. :
Both Secretary Cortelyou and ,,
President Milburn noticed that the
mans hand was swathed in band :
age or handkerchief. Reports to by !
ISLANDERS differ as to which hand. lie
worked his way amid the stream of !
people up to the edge Of the dais I'M y
til he was within two feet OF the :
President. .
President Mckinley smiled, bowed :
and extended his hand in that spirit 2
of geniality the American people so =,
10
crack of revolver rang out loud e
and clear above the hum of voices, !,
the shutting of myriad feet and VIZ %
brating waves of applause that ever =
and anon swept here and there over "
the assemblage. "
There was an instant of almost .
complete silence. The President =
stood stock still, look of hesitancy, i
almost of bewilderment on his face =
Then he retreated step, while a
pallor began to steal over his fea-
lures.
Then the multitude, only partially o
aware that something serious had b
paused in surprise, while
necks were craned and all eyes turn
I'D as one toward the rostrum where
great tragedy was being enacted.
Then came a commotion. With the 9,
cap of a tiger three men threw them 90 =.
elves forward, as with one impulse =
md sprang toward the would be as o.
ASSN. Two of them were United
states secret service men who were
n the lookout, and whose duty 1t
vas to guard against just such Ca
amity as had here befallen the n
PRESIDENT of the nation. The third 81
7as bystander, negro, who had 10
My an instant previously grasped al
q his dusky palm the hand of the
resident. As one man the trio
urled themselves upon the Presi-
ent's assailant. In a twinkling he
as borne to the ground, his weapon fe,
as wrested from his grasp and en-
hong arms pinioned him. mi
The name of the would-be assassin is
Leon Czolgosz. He is of Polish Al
erman extraction. His home is in
leveland, where he has seven broth
g and sisters. He is an avowed An
-chist and an ardent disciple of ]
NINA Goldman, whose teachings he me
leges, are responsible for to-day's pa
tack on the President. He denies ne,
that he is the instrument
any body of Anarchists or the tool
any coterie of plotters. He de-
ares he did not even have a confed- 7
ate. His only reason for the deed, no,
declares, is that he believed the p pc,
esent form of government in the WV
1ited States was unjust, and he con-
lded that the most effective way
remedy it was to kill the Presi- \
mt. These conclusions he declared, 10
reached through the teachings of mu
nina Goldman.
Buffalo, Sept, 1.-The corps of
linent surgeons and physicians in +
endance upon the wounded Presl cor
ut yesterday committed themselves
thout reservation to the opinion
at their patient was out of danger,
d that only the possibility OF COM Il
cations threatened his life. They reg
not give assurance of his recovery Ii
lectively over their signatures in Chs
official bulletin, but they went a Tai
g way toward it individually and aud
during the day. Each OF the
IN, with the exception of DR.. by
Key, who did not leave the Milburn Acc
idence, placed himself SO uarely on
ord, not privately to friends of F.