The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-09-12
STUNNED BY TnE NEWS.
Prominent Mon of tho Country Notified
of Tragedy.

OF AIHkcuys .tz#r E4s
philadelphia, Pa, Sept. POSTMASTER
General Charles Emory Smith was great
ly affected by the news of the shooting of
President Mckinley and expressed him
self as shocked beyond measure He inn
mediately wired to Washington and Buff
falo asking for further particulars than
the early news dispatches contained. l1r.
Smith said he hoped the presidents in
juries might not prove so serious as was
at first intimated.
Cleveland, O., Sept. 7.-When convinced
that the news from Buffalo was true, Sem
ator Hanna said:
81 cannot say anything about it. 1t Is
too horrible to eve contemplate, to think
that such a thing could happen to so
splendid a man as President Mckinley,
and at this time and upon such an occa-
sion. 1t Is h~orrible-awful
Mckinley never had any fear Of dan
ger from that source. I cannot be inter
Viewed upon this. 1t is too awful.
What is this country coming to, when
such men as Lincoln, Garfield and McJzinr
ley fall by the bullet of ass~assins?'
IT shall hurry to the bedside OF the
president as rapidly as the train will take
me. l only hope that he is not seriously
wounded, but l am afraid that my hopes
will be in vain. I do want to reach the
president before he dies, If he is going to
die. Nobody can be safe from the work
Of an insane man, 1t seems. 1t Is TERRIBLE"
The fast mail over the Lake Shore was
stopped at a suburban station to permit
senator Hanna to go aboard en- route &c
Buffalo.
Buckfeld, Me-, Sept. 7.--Hon. John n.
Long, secretary of the navy, who has been
passing his vacation at the Long home
stead, two miles from this place, learned
Of the shooting of President Mckinley
last night. He was deeply affected by the
news, which came to him while he wa ut
the village. He proceeded to his home
at once, declaring that he was undecided
about future plans on account of the sud-
denness of the news. The secretary pos
itively refused to say anything for pub
LEGATION.
Dublin, N. H, Sept. 7.--secretary
Hitchcock, who has been stopping at Mt.
Monadnock, last night when informed of
the tragic Incident at Buffalo, said: Il
am too Mortified to make any expression
whatever He Immediately prepared 70
leave for Buffalo.
Winstead, Conn, Sept. 7.-EX-Presldent
Grover Cleveland was fishing at Daring
lake, In birmingham. Mass, when he re-
ccived the news regarding the shooting
OF President Mckinley. He at once start.
cd for the shore In order to hear further
details In regard to the matter, and anx-
iously asked for the latest adyices from
Mr.. McKinicy's bedside, Mr.. Cleveland
was Mortified at the newsstand said:
with Ill American citizens I am great
~ shocked at this news. l cannot con,
Gsiye 81 d motive for It. 1t must have
besn the not OF d crazy man.
bloomington, ILL Sept. Former Vice
President Stevenson dictated the follow
Ing statement.
tgfffa attempted assassination OF Prrsi
dent Mckinley Ii indeed appalling. 1t 1.
f0s horrible for belief. The news vi,
GffhE Efief di~ispehkabie to tho hearts q
nit Ms 6UtiHtfytaAy. i have known Presi
d6at Mefsihlsy for many years. ant
served With him lii congress twenty-t,v,
years $50 lie was q gentleman OF tn,
kfFdfiAst fAeiifE, and eeuid have had n,
fefsdfiRf enemy 1'ts assassin IL probabl.
N efFffk OF II fdadiaHii.1