The sun., 1901-09-07

While this crowd threatened the life Of
the would-be murderer every effort was
being made to bring To the Pre-ident's
bedside the best surgeons that could he
secured. DIR. T. W Lee Of II. Louis. DR..
storer Of Chicago add DIR. Van Peyma of
Buffalo were on the grounds and joined
the hospital stah. DR.. Matthew ID. Mann.
DR.. Herman Mynter and DIR. John Par
menter were summoned by telephone and
Drs Harrington and Stockton were brought
TO the grounds In swift automobiles.
rAxxS TO THE HOSPITAL.
The President was borne out Of the Tenn
pie Of Music at <it O'Clock by Drs Hall
Ellis and Mann. In charge Of the ambulance.
The crowd fell back when Il saw tho figure
Of the President on the stretcher. There
was no need for the police TO ask the crowd
TO move back. Along the Court Of Foun-
tains and through the Mall to the Emer-
sency Hospital the crowd itself cleared a
pathway. crying Keep back Keep
back Make way
Col. Chaplin Of Gen. Eoes stan with tho
mounted escort which had accompanied
President Mckinley In his outdoor appear
anoes since his arrival in Buffalo, surrounded
the ambulance and at full sallop they
whirled TO the hospital
Six doctors we're at the Presidents aldo
within thirty seconds after his arrival
and the nurses had made ready for the
task Of the surgeons. Outside the hos
pital the police e-tablished safety lines
and the crowd fell back. thousands re-
mAining there for hours and whispering
Questions TO those who went In and out
Of the hospital.
The President was stripped and placed
where the surgeons might see his wounds.
In tho room with the President were Mr..
Milburn and Secretary Cortelyou. In tho
hall OF the hospital were Chairman John
n Scatcherd Of the Executive COMMITTEES
Of the Exposition and Secretary Of Asri-
culture Wilson.
The first news that came from the operat-
ing room was that one bullet had been
extracted. that this wound was superficial
ard by no means serious
Then came the news Of the second wound
and the information that the bullet had
not been found. and that the doctors had
decided To wait for q consultat ton of sur
gcons before beginning an operation
PRESIDENTS rSrsIcIAS ARRIVES
A,s,, o'c,ock secrpsary Cox OF the Gov
.rnmen, Board Of Exposition Managers
arrived with DIR. Rixey. the Presidents
personal physician; Mrs. Rixey and Mrs.
Cortelyou They had come direct from
On. Milb,rn hcn-. where Nr.. Mckin'~v
was sleeping. an unconscious OF what
had happened. of,cer Of the army and
navy, including Capt Hobson. and foreign
diplomats Who came here for Presidents
Day crowded the corridors Of the hospital.
Al 9 o'clock Capt Valley brought the
news that he had delivered the prisoner
safely at police headquarters In tho Gus
tody Of the detectives who arrested him.
As the q o'clock whistles were blowing
MIR. scatch-rd and Harry Hamln emerged
from the hospital and asked that the crowd
move S''li furner BACK ana 'e'''"'" P''e'
An OPERATION PERFORMED.
n. ..,,,..., ~.. o,,.v.a Instantly
II was announced to ths people at this
time that the President was about 20 under
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-. ~ r.,to,,.d IN. o,.ra,,on assisted
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IN. crowd waited patiently for twenty
,n,,utss when ,h. news was brought to
!, ,,., ,h. pr.sid.n, had undergone the
o,.r.,,o, ,ha, the bulls, had not been
,aund thu, IN. drainas, tube. had l.eep
...,.a On. ,nc,.,o, had b~.n sew.d I'M.
and the surgeons were hopeful Of the out
oom.
IT, ,.,.xr.. war. sen, 20 y,c.-Pr.si-
-, pa..o,..,, ., ,h,. time on. no,ifvins
,,.- :, A.. .hoo,in, and the SECOND ON,
,.,o,,,,., hin, ,ha, the Pr~-lcent had re-
-, S-,.,,o,,.n... after IN. op.,.,ion
n po..u parry n rrs~on Of ~id.
..,.,,on x.s perform,ns an opcrat,on