The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-10
Chat 4bout
People.


The Newport season Is practically
over and despite all rumors 90 the con-
trary the engagement OF Miss Lilly
Oelrichs, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles M. oclrichs, aud Peter Mar
tin, the young San Francisco Million
airs, has not been declared on but an
nouncement was made today that IL
still exists The announcement was
made by the parents OF Miss Oelrichs
10 quiet the rumors OF serious differ
ences between the young people and
the wedding Will take place not at
Newport, but AZ New York during the
winter The reason for this change of
venue. ~ IL may be so termed Is that
Mrs. Oelrichs was unable TO obtain
permission. through Bishop liarkins
or Archbishop Corrisan. 10 have the
wedding I'm any other than the recog-
nized parish OF herself and daughter.
The most recent and important deal
in real estate along Nara gansett bay
/ note, Is the sale of Hog Island by
w. H. knight TO DR. IA. M, Howe OF
Philadelphia. a summer resident OF
Bristol for many years. Hog Island,
which Is located i'm the lower bay at
the entrance 10 Bristol harbor. con-
tains 100 acres and after erecting
there handsome villa. Or. Howe will
make Il his summer home In future.
| see there was a Rhode Island boy
almost at the side OF the President
when the latter was stricken down by
bullets from the revolver OF the das-
tardly assassin Czolgosz. I'm the Tenn
pie of Music at the Pan-American
Exposition In Buffalo. Friday after
noon last. This astounded witness OF
the shooting WAS w. Herbert Gardner
of saylesville, r. J., a clerk In the
main office OF the Moshassuck bleach
cries I'm that village.
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That he was astounded. shocked al
most stunned scarcely expressed his
feelings and in this direction language
seems 90 fail him in the letter writ
ten home To his father. who is boss
carpenter az the blescheries.
Bert" as he is familiarly known at
the office and about the works was on
his vacation which included OF course
visit 60 the exposition. lie selected
Friday hast for sightseeing and with
the pleasant prospect of grasping the
hand OF the chief magistrate OF the
nation. lie had been there the day be-
fore-President's Day--when there
were $4,000 persons on the grounds and
went again Friday TO the public recep-
ton in the Temple OF Music.
at was shortly after o'clock" he
writes. "and / was I'm line with the
rest OF them. IL was tremendous.
yet orderly crowd, cheerful. good-na-
tured and I'm the best OF spirits. | had
almost reached the President. i'm fact
was only the third from him. There
was some stranger Just ahead OF me
and behind Czolgosz and the colored
man was quite near Mckinley, his face
covered with smiles after shaking the
Presidents hand or course you've
read the statement already that the
colored man took that afternoon off
for the very purpose Of seeing and
greeting the President.
had turned my head suddenly aside
when bang, bang" went two shots
In quick succession and men and
women started running in every direc-
ton Before realized IL 7 was nearly
taken of my feet the colored man had
landed his brawny fists on Czolgoszs
face, splitting it open. At the same
time the blows drove Czolgosz
against me and the stranger, almost
knocking both OF us down.
The would-be assassin was quickly
corraled and as the telegraph dis
patches stated he would have been
lynched were n not for the secret SER
vice men and the police generally |
honestly believe, n let alone. the col
ored fellow would nave fixed him.
In the meantime. the President was
tenderly cared for and even the excite
ment did not in the least abate when
the thousands OF spectators OF the sad
incident were ordered from the
grounds ana the gates closed"
Mr. r.Gardner arrived home from Buff
falo, this afternoon, and viii resume
his duties at the office OF the Sayles
nleacheries tomorrow.
The Gossip.