The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-09-11


which gazed with unflinching calmncss
and one voice which retained its even
tenor aud faltered not at the most crit
ical juncture. They were the mind and
the hand aud the eye and the voice Of
President Mckinley.
After the first shock Of the assassin's
shots. he retreated a step, then, as the
detective leaped upon his assailant he
turned. walked steadily to a chair and
seated himself, at the same time remov-
ing his hat and bowling his head in his
hands.
Everyone Was Excited.
The president was carried first one
way, and then a step in the other The
excitement was so sudden and intense
that for a minute no one knew what to
do.
Finally some one said to carry him
inside the purple edge of the aisle, and
seat him on one Of the chairs. The
bunting was in solid piece, no one had
time to produce a knife, had they been
able to think of such thing. A couple
of men tore the benches aside and tram
pled the bunting down while Mr.. Mil
burn and Secretary Cortelyou half car
ried the president over the line and into
the passageway leading to the stage,
which had not been used. The president
was able to walk little. but was lean
ing heavily on his escorts. In passing
over the bunting his foot caught ana Tor
a moment he stumbled. The president
was carried to seat where half dozen
men stood by. and famed him vigorous
". Quick calls were sent in for doctors
and the Emergency hospital ambulance.
The stretcher was placed on the tioor
and the wounded president was lifted
by Mr. Milburn, Mr. Cortelyou and the
experienced ambulance corps, and laid
| gently on the pillows. The president
groaned slightly, as though in great pain,
| but recovered, pressed his lips firmly,
and resigned himself to the care of the
now grief-stricken men about him.
At least 20 men carried the stretcher
| out, up the three or four steps to the
| door. the southwest door, and as II
opened and the great crowd caught
| glimpse of the PROSTATE and wounded
chieftain upon the stretcher, a groan OF
| grief, So sympathetic and so earnestly
| from the great heart OF the American
people. went up to the heavens as to
ken of the sorrow overshadowing them
The people were unprepared, the aw
fulness Of the occasion was so far be
yond their comprehension that the only
| expressions they could utter were gasps
of sentences, the burden Of which was
their inability to believe this tragic truth
Great Groan of Grief.
Men uncovered their heads, thei
tongues swclled in their throats, the!
looked at each other in the most sympa
thetic way, us though each wished t.
claim the other for his common brothe
that they might have the strength Il
stand under the crushing blow.
Here in this vast sorrow-stricken as
semblage, which reached from the grca
Electric Tower to the north, to the Tri
umphal Causeway to the south and evei
beyond that, was truly eNemplihed th
bond Of sympathy which linked all man
kind. No man was weak who wept;
was the time for weeping. There wa
not then the slightest cry Of vengeanc
that came as an afterthOught. At thi
time. when the bullet-pierced body q
their ruler was being carried out to then
and through their midst. it was one o
genuine sympathy that came only fron
the heart. Women We're no more al
fected than men. They clung close t
each other; II was moment when every
one felt thet he needed help-help Of an
kind. only word look. that was all.
With that powerful military and pc
lice escort, all on the double quick, tn
president was hurried away to the emel
gency hospital. where a room had bee
prepared for him.
Messages had been quickly sent
different parts Of the city for the mos
eminent physicians and surgeons, an
the first call was for DIR. Rixey, the fan
lily physician. who had left the grounC
= with Mrs. Mckinley for the Milbur
home. He was quick to arrive in
steam automobile, with two trainc
nures, and they tore through the groun'