The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-18
cALMNEss OF THE PRESIDENT.

CAIMNESS OF THE PRESIDENT.
OF the multitude which witnessed and
bore a part in the scene of turmoil and
turbulence there was but one mind
which seemed to retain its equilibrium,
one hand remained steady, one eye
which gazed with unfiinching calmness,
and one voice that retained Its even
tenor and faltered not at the most crit
ical juncture. They were the mind and
hand and the eye and the voice of Pres
ident Mckinley.
| After the first shock of the assassin s
shot he retreated a step. Then, as the
detectives leaped upon his assailant, he
turned, walked steadily to chair and
seated himself, at the same time remov-
| ing his hat and bowling his head in his
| hands.
| In an instant Secretary Cortelyou and
President Milburn were at his side.
| His waistcoat was hurriedIy opened
/ the President meanwhile admonishing
those about him to remain calm and
telling them not to be alarmed.
But you are wounded" cried his
secretary. Let me examine"
mo, 1 think not" answered the
President. Il am not badly hurt, 1 as
sure you"
| Nevertheless his garments were has
tily loosened, and when a trickling
stream of crimson was seen to wind it's
way down his breast, spreading it's tell
tale stain over the white surface of the
linen, their worst fears were confirmed.
ITERRIFIC CRUSH OF SPECTATORS.
A force of exposition guards were
soon on the scene and an effort was
made to clear the building. By this
time the crush was terrific. Spectators
crowded down the stairways from the
galleries, the crowd on the floor surged
forward toward the rostrum, while, de-
spite the strenuous efforts of police and
guards, the throng without struggled
madly to obtain admission.
The Presidents assaiiant in the mean
time had been hustled by exposition
where he was held while the building
was cleared, and later he was turned
lover to Superintendent Bull of the Buff
falo police department, who took the
prisoner to No. 13 police station and
afterwards to police headquarters.
AS soon as the crowd in the Temple
of Music had dispersed sufficiently the
President was removed in the auto
mobile ambulance and taken to the ex-
position hospital, where an examination
wasSmade. The best medical skill was
summoned and within brief period
several of Buffalo's best known practi-
TONERS were at the patients side.
/ EXAMINATION OF WOUNDS.
r,l.o Dros;daot ratajpad the fJO exer-
else of his faculties until placed on the
operating table and subjected to an
anesthetic Upon the first examination
it was ascertained that one bullet had
taken effect in the right breast just be-
low the nipple, causing comparatively
harmless wound.
The other took effect in the abdomen,
about four inches below the left nipple,
four inches to the left of the navel and
about on a level with 1t. The second
bullet was probed for upon arrival al
the exposition hospital. The walls OF
the abdomen were opened, but the ball
was not located. The incision was hast
ily closed, and, after hasty consulta-
ton. it was decided to remove the
patient to the home of President MIL
burn. This was done, the automooiie
ambulance being used for the pur-
pose.
Arriving at the Milburn residence all
nersons save the medical attendants
nurses and the officials Immediately
concerned were excluded and the task
of probing for the bullet when hau
lodged in the abdomen was begun pv
Dr. Roswell Parke.
When the news of the crime was tele-
nhoned to the home of President Mil
burn. where Mrs Mckinley was rest
inp immediate steps were taken TO
snare her the shock of premature
statement of the occurrence until the
true condition of the President could be
ascertained Guards were stationed ana
NO one was permitted 70 approach the
house