The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-09-10
GRAPHIC DETAILS
OF The ATTEMPTED
ASSASSINATION.

Inc IfeSlueQI was III cHeSrlul HlOOu
and was 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,
president of the Pan-American exposi-
tion, chatting with the president, and
introducing to him especially persons
of note who approached. 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
ArPRoAcBED As IF TO GREET THE
PRESIDENT.
Both Secretary Cortelyou and Presi-
dent Milburn noticed that the mans
hand was swathed in a bandage or
handkerchief. Reports of bystanders
differ as to which hand. He worked his
! way amid the stream of people up to
the edge of the dais until he was with.
in two feet of the president.
President Mckinley smiled, bowed
and extended his hand in that spirit Of
geniality that the American people SC
well know, when suddenly the sharp
crack of revolver rang loud aud clear
above the hum of voices.
There was an instant of almost com
plete silence. The president stood stock
still, look of hesitancy, almost OF be.
wilderment on his face. Then he
REITERATED A STEP WHILE A PALLOR
BEGAN TO STEAL OVER HIS
FEATURES
The multitude, only partially aware
that something serious had happened,
paused in surprise while necks were
craned and all eyes turned as one to
the rostrum. Then came "a commotion.
With the leap of tiger three men
threw themselves forward, as with one
impulse, and sprang toward the would.
be assassin. Two of them were United
States secret service men who were on
the lookout, and whose duty it was to
guard against just such a calamity as
had here befallen the president and the
nation. The third was bystander, a
negro, who had only an instant pre-
viously grasped the hand of the presi-
dent. AS one man
THE TRIO HURLED THEMSELVES UPON
THE PRESIDENTS ASSAILANT.
| In twinkling he was borne to the
ground, his weapon was wrested from
his hand and strong arms pinioned him
down. Then the multitude which
thronged the edifice began to come to a
| realizing sense of the awfulness of the
scene of which they had been unwilling
witnesses.
| A murmur arose and spread and
lswelled to hum of confusion, then
grew to Babel of sounds and later to
a pandemonium of noises.
The crowds that moment before had
stood mute and motionless, as in bewil
dered ignorance of the enormity of the
thing, now with a single impulse surg
ed forward, while
HOARSE CRY WELLED UP FRON
THOUSANDS OF THRoATS
and a thousand men charged forward
to lay hands upon the perpertrator o
the crime.
| For moment the confusion was ter
rible. The crowd surged forward re
gardless of the consequences. Some o
those nearest the door fed from the
edifice in fear of a stampede, Will,
hundreds of others from the outside
struggled blindly forward in the effor
to penetrate the crowded building ant
solve the mystery.
Inside, on the slightly raised dias
was enacted within those few moment
a tragedy so dramatic in character, 81
thrilling in its intensity, that few whit
looked on will ever be able to give
succinct account of what really di(
transpire.
President Mckinley, after the frs
shock of the assassin's shot retreated ;
step, then, as the detectives leaped up
on his assaliant, he
TURNED, WALKED STEADILY TO
CHAIR AND SEATED HIMSELF,
at the same time removing his hat am
bowing his head in his hands.
In an instant, Secretary Courtelo
and President Milburn were at hi
: side. His waistcoat was hurridly open
ed, the president meanwhile admonish
ing those about him to remain calr
and telling them to not be alarmed.
.'But you are wounded" cried hi
secretary, 'let me examine"
'sNo, I think not" answered tn
president.
81 AM NOT BADLY HURT, I AssUR
YOU"
: Nevertheless, his outer garment
were hastily loostened and when
trickling strerm of crimson was see
! to wind its way down his breast, spreat
ing it's stain over the white surface
the linen, their worst fears were col
firmed.
A force of exposition guards were c
scene by this time, and an effor
was made to clear the building. Spec
tators crowded down the stairwa.
from the galleries and the crowd c
the floor surged forward toward tt
al,