The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1901-09-10
THRoNG WITHOUT STRUGGLED MADLY

to obtain admission.
THE PRESIDENTS ASSAILANT
in the meantime had been hustled to
the rear of the building by the exposl-
ton guards, where he was held while
the building was cleared, and later he
was turned over to Superintendent
Bull of the Buffalo police department,
who took the prisoner to No. 13 police
station and afterward to police head
quarters. As soon as the crowd in the
Temple of Music had been dispersed
sufficiently the president was removed
in the automobile ambulance and taken
animation was made. The best medi-
cal skill was summoned, and within a
brief period a number of Buffalo's best
known practitioners were at the pa
tient's side.
THE PRESIDENT RETAINED THE
Full. E:XERCISE OF HIS FACUL-
TIES UNTIL PLACED on. THE
OPERATING TABLE.
the first examination it was ascertain
ed that one bullet had taken effect in
the right breast just below the nipple,
causing a mparatively 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 level with it.
Upou arrival ut the exposition hos
pital the second bullet was probed for.
THE WALLS or THE ABDOMEN WERE
OPENED But THE BALL. WAS
NOT LOCATED.
The incision was hastily closed, and
after hasty consultation it was deci-
de6 to remove the patient to the home
of President Milburn. This was done,
the automobile ambulance being used
for the purpose.
Arrived at the Milburn residence, all
persons outside the medical attendants,
nurses and officials Immediately con-
cerned, were excluded, and the task of
probing for the bullet which had lodged
in the abdomen was begun by DR., Ros-
well Parke. When the news of the
crime was telephoned to the home of
President Milburn, where Mrs. McKin-
ley was resting, immediate steps were
taken to spare her the shock of pre-
mature statement of the occurrence be-
fore the true condition of the president
should be ascertained. Guards were
stationed and no one was permitted to
approach the house. Wher it was
DECIDED TO REMOVE THE PATIENT
FROM THE HOSPITAL
to the Milburn residence the news was
broken to Mrs. Mckinley as gently as
possible. She bore the shock remark
ably well and displayed the utmost for
titude.
Like wildfre it spread from mouth to
mouth. Then bulletins began to ap-
pear on the boards along newspaper
row, and when the announcement was
made the prisoner had been taken to
police headquarters, only two blocks
distant from the newspaper section, the
CROWDS SERGED DOWN TOWARD THE
TERRACE,
eager for glimpse of the prisoner. At
police headquarters they were met by
strong Gordon of police, which was
drawn up across the pavement on Pearl
street and admittance was denied to
any but officials authorized to take part
in the examination of the prisoner. In
few minutes the crowds had grown
| from tens to hundreds, and these in
turn quickly swelled to thousands, un-
til the street was completely blocked
with mass of humanity. 1t was at
this juncture that some one raised the
cry of 'Lynch him." Like flash the
cry was taken up. and the whole crowd.
as if ignited by single match, thus
applied,
RE-ECHoED THE CRY. "LYNCH HIMn'
"HANG HIM.
Closer the crowd surged. Denser the
throng became as new arrivals swelled
each moment the swayiug multitude.
The situation was becoming critical
when suddenly the big doors were
flung open and squad of reserves ad'
vancing with solid front drove the crowd
back from the curb, then across the
street and gradually succeeded in dis.
persing them from about the entrance
to the station. BY this time there
were nearly $4,000 people assembled in
the vicinity of Pearl, Seneca, Erie
streets and the terrace. The CROWD
was so great that it became necessary
to rope off the entire street in front O
police headquarters.
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