Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-09-13
PRESIDENT is OUT OF DANGER
Has Gained Steadily from the Wounds Inflicted Friday Afternoon
by the Young Anarchist CzoIgosz
TWO SHOTS RANG OUT WITHOUT WARNING
Dramatic Scenes Which Foowed AttemnS Reno Made IN
Dramatic Scenes Which Followed Attempts Being Made Lynch
the Assassin by the Infatuated MODS.
EVIDENCE REPORTED OF WIDESPREAD ANARcIHSTIc PLOT
Emma Goldman Who nCed the Young Pole to His Crime and
Other Anarchists Arrested in Chicago.

President Mckinley was shot twice by an
assassin as he stood in the Temple of Mu-
sic at the Pan-American exposition at
Buffalo at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon
The shots were fired by Louis Czolgosz
of Cleveland who says that he is an
anarchist and has "only done his duty"
The attempted assassination took place
In the presence of 5000 persons, who had
crowded into the Temple of Music, while
10000 others stood outside the temple
waiting for a chance to enter and shake
hands with the President.
The first bullet struck the President in
the chest, detected from the sternum to
the right and travelled beneath the skin
to point directly below the right nipple.
The second bullet penetrated the stom-
ach. Only a superficial wound was
caused by the first bullet and within five
minutes after the physicians reached the
President it had been removed. The sec
ond bullet was not found.
An operation was performed on the
President at the emergency hospital on
the exposition grounds at o'clock by
DR.. Matthew d. Mann. DR. John Parmen-
ter and DR.. Herman Mynter. The Presi-
dents abdomen was opened but the bull
let was not found. Drainage tubes were
inserted, the incision was sewed up and
at 7.45 o'clock the President was removed
to the home of John Milburn at Delaware
avenue and Ferry street.
The First Official Statement.
At o'clock Friday night and after an
operation had been performed on the
President, the following bulletin was
issued by the physicians:
The President was shot about
o'clock. One bullet struck him on the
upper breast bone. glancng and NOT
penetrating. The second bullet penetrat-
ed the abdomen five inches below the left
nipple and one and one-half inches to
the left of the median line.
THE abdomen was opened through the
line of the bullet wound. 1t was found
that the bullet had penetrated the stom-
ach. The opening in the front wall of
the stomach was carefully closed with
silk sutures. after which a search was
made for a hole in the back wall of the
stomach. This was found and also closed
in the same way. The further course of
the bullet could not be discovered al
though careful search was made
1.-The abdominal wound was closed
without drainage. No injury to the in
testines or other abdominal organs was
discovered.
"The patient stood the operation well;
pulse of good quality. rate 130 Condition
at the conclusion of the operation was
gratifying. The result cannot be foretold.
His condition at present justifies hope of
recovery"
Suspicious Italian in Advance of the
Assassin.
Advancing with apparent carelessness
in the long line of citizens which wound
about the Temple of Music at the Pan
American exposition grounds Friday af-
ternoon was a hoyish-featured man about
IS years old. with his right hand swathed
in large handkerchief. He was pre-
ceded by short Italian who leaned back
ward against the bandaged member of
his follower.
Foster and Ireland. the secret service
officers who constantly attend the Presi-
dent, noted this man, their attention be-
ing first attracted by the Italian, whose
dark shaggy brows and black mustache