The sun., 1901-09-08
WIN ROOSEvELT.
Que Of Those VINO Accompanied Him Tells
Of HIs Reception OF the News.

With vice-President Roo welt, a. guests
| OF the Vermont Fish and ('ane League at
Isle la Motto. Lake Chainplain, on Friday,
wsro Winston Churchill. the author. and
/ John Barrett, former Minister 10 Slain
I Me- Barrett was with the Nica- President
/ In the house Of eN-Oov. Fisk when the
| iorner received tho news Of the attack on
/ President Mckinley and returned with
him. at hi- special request, tn Burlington
along with senator Proctor. Congressman "a
Foster and Mr. Churchill on board DR.
Wcbb's yacht tlfrida when asked on
HE arrival m New York yesterday morning
how the c,-Pre-d"nt received the news,
MT Barrett sAid
Il shall never forget The demea1or Of the
Vice President under the influence of this
great shock II the President should die
a. We all hope he will no,. thi, incident st
Isle la Motto would be indeed historic
when the Nicc-Prcsidcnt finished his public
address. characterized With much good
huInor and intormalitv. he walked from
the tent where 'hc gathering was held To
the house of eN-Oov Fisk 10 rest t-.flrc
shaking hands with the large crowd out
side He was about changing his clothes
when called To the telephone A. soon a.
he reaii1,d the meaning Of the terrible
news a dared expression followed by a
look 81 unmisiakahi' anguish came to hls
strong face. and tears immediately filed
his eyes lie was plainly iaborng under
deep emotion and asked senator Proctor.
Hk"wi-s kc"nly affected e. make tho -ad
announcement To the waiting crowd out
side
The Vice-Prcsident paced nervuu-ly.
hut not cScitedly, up aud down th" room.
PASSED fcW apprOpriat" remarks IN con-
Veratipn with us, dictated "a telegram 10
Buffalo and quietly waited for morc news
When shortly the second bulletin folluwed,
saying that the Presidents wounds were
not necessarily fatal and that hc might
recover tho Nicc-president exclaimed ith
-inCere-t feeling. That's goUd-it h. gOpd.
Nav 1t he every bit true and Immediately
he brushed aside tho~r about him. hhsiened
out on the vcrRuda and made the rcsssur-
ing announcement himself A. the larger
part ~ tho crowd had already. after hear
ING the hrSi nrpoTt embarked on the steamer
Chatcaugav 10 p'turu to Burlington, lie
adUs>l with sI-.cial emphasis Tell every
body aboard the boat, 50 that they will all
feel better
When tho Vice Presidential party. in
Guiding senator Proctor. Congressman
Poster, MIR Churchill. myself and some
others. was EN- route back Ia Burlington
thirty miles away on buard DIR Nehb's
Yacht, the klfridl. were all much inn
pr s-ed with the Nice-P -Presdcnt's calm
ness, sincere -orro and uns"lfi-hnes-
Although face to faf-' with the significant
possibility that be- might receive word Of
the President q death when he boat reached
Burlington, he betrayed no excitement.
but seemed entirely wrapped ia ia" one
hope that tho President would rNcover
Somebody in all kindness, but Thought
lessly, said to him MIR NiCn-Prrsid-nt
YOU must be anxious lest ON arrival YOU
shall hear that the death OF MIR. Mckinley
has mad" YOU President
Instantly he raif,sl his hand In characters
to gesture and with psin"d look - "a:
do not speak Of that contingency. our
one thought and prayer ~ now for the
President and that he NAV be spared
Converting with the little group about
him, he remarked II President Mckinley:
He IL such a lovable and gentle as wall
how any man could do this OF all men
that have known in public life, he was the
last to excite anlino-ity. i am not only
sorry for the President himself but for tho
American J.-ople that such a crime should
be committed IN this free, democratic
country
If the prayers Of the country for the
Presidents r,s,oVery shall be uuavailng.
thusc OF w who we're AT the Nico-Prcsdcnt's
side during the first trying aHur, that iul-
lowed the announcement that the Prc.i-
dent had bcsn shot, can teNify Co degre.
OF mingled Compo-urr. grief and unSs'lflsh
consideration IN this tragic situation that
the pu.ople eNpe,'t ot a great man under
such stress oi thought aliI circumstances.