Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1901-09-13
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY SHOT.
His Assailant, Leon Czolgosz, an An
archist, Under Arrest. Great Excite
ment Throughout the Country.

ment Throughout the Country.
President William Mckinley was shot
twice while holding reception in the lem.
Pile of Music on the Pan. American Expo.
sition grounds, at Buffalo, few minutes
after O'Clock on Friday afternoon last
One bullet took effect in the right breast
and the other in the abdomen. The first
wound was not OF a serious nature and the
bullet was soon extracted. The second
bullet went through the stomach aud lodged
in the muscles of the back. The rents in
the stomach were sewed up, but the second
bullet has not been extracted.
The assassin is Leon Czolgosz, of Polish
descent, born in Detroit, and went to Buffalo
from Cleveland.
After the shooting the President was re.
moved to the residence of John G. Milburn,
president of the Exposition
The President was at Buffalo with his
wife, and took part in the ceremonies of
Presidents Day." at the Exposition, on
Thursday.
On Friday morning the President and
escort visited Niagara Falls, returning in
time for the public reception in the afternoon.
Particulars of the tragic event, as given
out on Saturday morning, are as follows:
Five minutes before the President was
shot the crowd was in the most cheerful
humor in the Temple of Music. The police
had found no trouble of any kind, and when
the Presidents carriage, containing besides
the Chief Executive President John G. Mil
burn, of the Pan American Exposition, and
Private Secretary Geo. b. Cortelyou, drove
up to the side entrance to the Temple il was
met by a mighty salute of cheers and ap-
plause.
The three alighted and were escorted to
the door of the building.
Almost Immediately carriege contain.
ing Secret Service Men George Foster and
Sam'l r. Ireland drove up, and these detec-
tlves, with several other Secret Service men,
entered the building together. Inside they
were met by Director. General Buchanan,
who had arrived but moment before, and
he directed them as to where to stand.
In passing to the place the President took
off his hat and smiled pleasantly to little
group of newspaper men and to the guards
one of the reporters he spoke smilingly,
saying: at is much cooler here, isn't it?"
The interior of the building had been ar
ranged for the reception. From the main
the temple into the wide esplanade, where
thousands had gathered, an aisle had been
made through the rows of seats in the build
ing to point near the center. This aisle
was about eight feet wide and turned near
the center to the southwest door of the tenn
Pile, so that there was passage dividing the
south part of the structure into right angle
1t was so arranged that the people who
would shake hands with the President would
enter at the southeast door, meet the Presi-
dent in the center and then pass on out at
the southwest door. Where the aisle made
the curve in the center of the building the
corner had been decorated with tall palms
and green plants, so the President stood
under bower. Both sides of the long aisle
were covered with continuous strips of pur-
pie bunting.
From the southeast door and extending
on up to and around the curve was a line of
soldiers from the Seventy-third Seacoast
Artillery on each side. These were inter-
spersed with neatly uniformed guards from
the Exposition police, under the command
of Captain Damer.
When the Presidential party was within
the building the soldiers came to "atten-
ton" and all took their places. The Presi-
dent was escorted to the center of the palm
bower, and Mr.. Milburn took position on
his left, so as to introduce the people as
they came in.
Secretary Cortelyou stood by the Presi-
dent to the right Secret Serviceman Fos-
ter, who has travelled everywhere with the
President, took a position not more than
two feet in front of Mr.. Miburn and Secret
Serviceman Ireland stood on his left, so that
Ireland was the same distance in front of
the President as was Foster in front of Mr.
Milburn.
Through this passage the people who
would meet the President must pass. When
all was ready, with detectives scattered
throughout the aisle, the President smiled
to Mr.. Buchanan, who was standing near
Al oh oft ho art;l
and said that he was ready to meet the
people. He was very pleasant and as he
waited for the doors to open he rubbed his
hands together, adjusted his long Prince
Albert coat, and laughingly chatted with
Mr.. Milburn.
Mr.. Milburn ordered the door to open,
and a wavering line of people, who had
been squeezed against the outside Of the
door for hours, began to wend It's way up
through the lines of soldiers and police to
the place where the President stood. An
old man with sIlver-white hair was the first
to reach the President, and on his shoulder
the little girl he carried received warm
salutatiOn.
Organst w. j. Gomph started on a sonata,
low at first, and swelling gradually to more
majestic proportions until the whole audi
torium was filled with the melodious tones
of the big pipe organ.
Fully half Of the people who passed the
President were women and children. To
every child the President bent over, shook
hands warmly and said some kind words,
so as to make the young heart glad AS
each person passed he or she was viewed
critically by the secret service men. Hands
were watched, faces and actions noted.
Far down the line a man Of unusual as
pect appeared taking bis turn in the line
He was short, heavy, dark, and beneath
heavy dark mustache was pair Of straight
bloodIess lips Under the black brows
CLEANED pair of glistening black eyes,
He was picked at once as suspicious
person and when he reached Foster the