Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-09-18

IastaTuIy attempt was made upon the
life of President Mckinley.
The President though well guarded
~ United States secret service detect.
yes. was fully exposed to such an at.
ack as occurred. He stood on the
'dge of the raised da.s. upon whici
stands the great pipe organ at the east
,iue of the magnificent structure.
rhrongs OF people crowded in at the
various entrances to gaze upon their
perchance to clasp his hand,
and then file their way out.
The President was in a cheerful
mood, and was enjoying to the full the
hearty evidence of good will which
everywhere met his gaze. On his right
stood John G.. Milburn of Buffalo. pres.
ident OF the Pan.American exposition.
with the President and intro.
ducing him especially to persons of
note who approached. Upon the Pres.
ident's left stood Mr.. Cortelyou.
A few minutes after 4 p. m. a me.
man Of ordinary appear.
ance, and plainly dressed In black. up.
preached as if to greet the President.
Both Secretary Cortelyou and Presi.
dent Milburn noticed that the man
hand was swathed in a baDdage Or
handkerchief. Reports of bystanders
differ as to which hand. He worked
his way amid the stream of people up
to the edge of the dais. until he was
within two feet of the President.
President Mckinley smiled, bowed
and extended his hand In that spirit ri
seniality the American people so well
know. when suddenly the sharp crack
OF a revolver rang out.
There was an instant of almost com
plete silence. The President stood
stock still, look Of hesitancy, almost
OF bewilderment, on his face. He then
retreated a step, while o pallor began
to steal over his feature.
The multitude. only partially awars
that something serious had happened
paused in surprise, while necks were
craned and all eyes turned as one T.
the rostrum where a great TRACED,
was being enacted.
Then came a commotion. Three
men threw themselves forward as
with one impulse. and sprang toward
the would-be assassin. Two of then
were United States secret service mef
who were on the lookout and WHOSE
duty II was to guard against Just such
a calamity as had here befallen th'
President and the nation. The THIRD
was n bystander, a negro, who hat
only an instant previous grasped tn.
hand OF the President. In twinklinl
the assassin was borne to the ground
his weapon was wrested from his
grasp. and strong arms pinioned hin
down.
Then the multitude which thronget
the edifice began to come TO a realiz
ing sense of the awfulness of tbs
scene of which they had been unwill
ing witnesses.
For moment the confusion wa
terrible. The crowd surged forward
regardless of consequences. Mei
shouted and fought, women screamed
and children cried. Some OF thos'
nearest the doors He'd from the edifict
In fear OF stampede. while hundred:
from the outside struggled blindly
forward In the effort to penetrate the
crowded building and solve the mys
terry or the excitement and panic.
or the multitude which witnessed
and bore part In the scene OF tur
i'o'' "'' w. ''N'' "e' wv w
mind which seemed to retain It's equi
fbrium, one hand remained steady
one eye and one voice that retained
its even tenor ana battered not at th'
most critical Juncture. They were tht
mind ana the hand ana the eye ant
the voice OF President Mckinley.
After the first shock OF the assas
sins shot he retreated step. Then
as the detectives leaped upon his as
saiiant, he turned, walked steadily u
q chair ana seated hlmself, AT th'
same time removing his nat ana bow
ing MS mead In MS hands
In an instant secretary Cofteiyo'
ana PRESIDENT Mllbuin were AT M
SIDE. HIS walstcoat was hurriedi!
opened. the President meanwhile al
monishing those about MN TO remain
calm ana telling them not to be alarm
ed.
But you are wounded! cried hi
secretary. Let me examine.
NO, ! think not, answered IN
sure you.
nevertheless MS garments wer
hastily loosened, and when a tricklin
stream OF crimson was seen TO WIN
It's way down his breast, spreading II
telltale stain over the white surface
the linen. their worst fears were cor
III med.
| A force OF exposition guards wer
soon on the scene and an effort wa
made to clear the building. BY thi
time the crush was terrific. Specti
tors crowded down the stairways froI