Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1901-09-14

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Mckinley was shot and seriousl!
wounded by would be assassin, Leor
CZolgosZ, while holding a reception il
the Temple of Music at the Pan Amer
lean grounds, a few minutes after 4
o'clock this afternoon. One shot tool
effect in the right breas4 the other in
the abdomen. The first IS not of ser
ious nature and the bullet has been ex
tracted. The latter pierced the abdom
inal wall.
1t was a few minutes after 4 D. M,
while President Mckinley was holding
public reception in the Temple of Mu-
sic, on the Pan-American grounds, that
the cowardly attack was made with
what success time alone can tell.
Standing in the midst of crowds
numbering thousands, surrounded by
every evidence of good WILL pressed by
a molly throng of people, showered
with expressions of love and loyalty,
besieged by multitudes all eager to
clasp his hands-amid these surround
ings, and with the ever recurring poul-
uits of an army of sight seers ring
ing in his ears the blow of the assas-
sin came, and in an instant pleasure
gave way to pain, admiration to agony,
folly to fury, and pandemium followed.
1t was just after the daily organ re-
cital in the splendid Temple of Music
that the dastardly attempt was made
Planned with all the diabolical ingenu-
ity and fnesse of which anarchy or nj
halism is capable, the would be assassin
carried out the work without hitch,
and should his designs fail and the
president survive, only to divine provi-
dence can be attributed that benifcent
result.
The president though we'll guarded
by United States secret service agents,
was fully exposed to such an attack as
occurred. He stood at the edge of the
raised dais on which stands the great
pipe organ at the east end of the mag
nillcent structure. Throngs of people
crowded in at the various entrances to
gaze upon their executive, perchance to
shake his hand, and then file their way
out Through the good natured mob that
every minute swelled and multiplied
at the point of ingress and egress to
the building. The president was in a
cheerful mood and was enjoying to the
full the hearty evidence of good will
which everywhere met his gaze Up
on his right hand stood John G. Mil
burn of Buffalo, president of the Pan.
American exposition, chatting with
the president and introducing him Ia
persons of note who approached. On
the presidents left hand stood Mr.. Cor
telyou.
1t was shortly after 4 p. m, wher
one of the throng which surrounded
the presidential party, medium sizeC
man of ordinary appearance and plain
ly dressed in black, approached as if tt
greet the president. Both Secretar.
Cortelyou and President Milburn motto
ed that the mans hand was swathed il
a bandage or handkerchief. Report
of bystanders differ as to which hand
He worked his way among the STREAM
of people up to the edge of the dias, un
til he was within two feet of the pres
dent President Mckinley smiled, bow
ed, and extended his hand in that spiri
of geniality the American people $
we'll know, when suddenly the shar
crack of a revolver rang out loud an,
clear above the hum of voices the shut
fling of myriad feet and vibratin
waves of applause that ever and anol
swept over the assemblage. There wa
an instant of almost complete silence
The president stood stock still, with
look OF hesitancy, almost of bewildel
mint, on his face. Then he retreate
step, while pallor began to stea
over his features.
The multitude, only partially awar
that something serious had happened
paused in surprise, while necks wer
craned and all eyes turned as one t
the rostrum where great tragedy wa
being enacted.
Then came commotion. Three me
threw themselves forward as with on
impulse and sprang toward the woul
be assassin. Two of them were Uni
ed States secret service men who wer
on the lookout and whose duty 1t wa
to guard against Just such a calamit
as had here befallen the president an
the nation. The third was bystande
negro, who had only an instant DR.
yiously grasped the hand of the pres
dent. In twinkling the assassin wa
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