Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1901-09-08
TEMPLE OF MUSIC.

babel Of sounds and later to a pandemo.
mum of noises.
The crowds that a moment before had
stood mute and motionless as in bewil.
dered ignorance Of the enormity Of the
thing. now as with a single impulse
surged forward. while n hoarse cry
welled up from the thousand threats
and a thousand men charged forward to
lay hands upon the perpetrator Of the
crime.
For moment the confusion was ter.
rible. The crowd surged forward re.
gardless Of consequences. Some Of
those nearest the door fled from the ed.
ifice in fear OF a stampede. while hun.
dreds Of others from the outside strug.
gled blindly forward in the effort TO
penetrate the crowded building aud
solve the mystery.
President Mckinley after the first
shock Of the assassin's shot retreated n
step. walked steadily 10 chair and
seated himself. nc the same time remov.
ing his hat and bowling his head in his
hands In an instant Secretary Cortel.
you and President Milburu were at his
side. His waistcoat was hurriedly
opened. the president meanwhile al.
monishing those about him 10 remain
calm and telling them not TO DO
alarmed.
"But you are wounded" said the SEQ.
rotary, "let me examine"
"No. | think not, answered the presi.
dent. II am not badly hurt. | assure
You"
Nevertheless his outer garments We're
hastily loosened and when a trickling
stream Of crimson was seen 20 wind It's
way down his breast, spreading It's
stain over the white surface Of the linen
their worst fears were confirmed.
A force of exposition guards were on
the scene b." this time and an effort was
made 90 clear the building.
Spectators crowded down the stair
ways from the galleries and the crowds
ON the floor surged forward toward the
rostrum, while. despite the strenuous
efforts Of police and guards, the throng
without struggled madly 20 obtain ad.
mission.
As soon as the crowd in the Temple
of Music had been dispersed sufficiently
the president was removed In an auto
mobile ambulancs TO the exposition hos
pital where an examination was made
by the best medical skill in Buffalo.
The president retained the full exor.
else Of his faculties until placed on tho
operating table aud subjected TO an an.
nsthetic. Upon the first examination
IL was nscortainod that one bullet had
taken effect in tho right breast Just be-.
low the nipple, causing a comparatively
harmless wound The other took effect
In the abdomen, about four inches bo.
low the left nipple. four inches 20 the
left Of the navel and about on level
with t.
Upon arriving nc the exposition hos
pital. second bullet was prohed for The
walls Of the abdomen was opened but
the ball was not located. The incision
was hastily closed and after hassy
consultation Il was decided % remove
the patient TO the home Of President
Milburn. This was done. At the Mil.
burn residence. the task Of probing FOR
che bullet which had lodged IN the ab.
domeu was begun by DIR. Roosevelt
Pnrke, but the bullet was not located.
When IL was decided 20 remove the
president from the exposition hospital
10 the Milburn residence. the news
was broken 20 Mrs. Mckinley as gently
AS possible. She bore the shock remark.
ably well and displayed the utmost for.
titude.
At the Milburn house were Secretary
Of Agriculture Wilson, President Nil.
burn. Director General buchanan II the
exposition. DR.. Rixey aud Secretary Cor