Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-09-14
WAITED ON HIGH.

SS iiA"i hih6' Iic sulu Jne vice GTeSl
dent would be unable to reach the rail
road station much before A o'clock to
morrow morning, and that would brin,
him here about noon tomorrow. MI
Wilcox said the explanation of Roose
velt's being so far out of touch was tha
the Vice President was absolutely pos
tive that the President would recover
and that convalescence would be rapid
He certainly never expected today.
sad occurrence.
WHITE HOUSE. ADVISED.
WASHINGTON, d. c., SEPT. IA
2.30 A. M.--THE WHITE HOUSE
HASJUST RECEIVED A TELEGRAN
FROM SECRETARY coRTELYou
ANNOUNCING THAT THE pREsl
DENT DIED AT A QUARTER PAST
TWO O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.
THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
RECEIVED AT THE WHITE HOUSE
AT 2:35 A. M. is AS FOLLOWS:
BUFFALO, N. Y, SEPT. IA, 1901.
COL B. S. MONTGOMERY.
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, d. c,
THE PRESIDENT DIED AT 4
QUARTER PAST TWO O'CLOCK TIL.
MORNING. tha c(sIGNED.)
GEORGE B. CoRTELYoU.
.,l SCENES IN THE CITY
By Associated Press.
Buffalo, Sept. 14.-The city, not
only in these parts near the Milburl
house, but all over and even out il.
the Exposition grounds >went into
state of fcrment when the news o..
the sudden collapse of the Presideny
was announced.
The i'll news of the early part O..
the day had been somewhat softenet
by the later afternoon announcement
that there was a slight improvement.
and the sudden announcement of his.
approaching death came as great
surprise.
AT the Pan-Amcrican grounds il
was announced that he was dead anGI
the majority of an immense crowo
turned toward the city.
In the city itself the papers re,
Trained from anticipation, but they
made it understood that there was nt
hope. 1t seemed but an instant when
the crowds formed on every cornel.
and swarmed towards the newspaper
bulletins, when they found that thu
rumor was confirmed somebody shout.
ed "lets find the assassin"
With impulse the crowd started
for the station house where Czolgosz
was confined. Telephones were util.I
lied and the police notified and when
the crowd arrived they found the
police there in force.
,Supt. Bull, anticipating trouble
called out the entire force and in ad.
dition asked the 4th Brigade head.
quarters to be in readiness to assist
Col. Welch, in charge, answered byI
ordering two companies each from the
Sixty-fifth and Seventy-fourth regi-
.ments to their armories to await an
immediate call.
Around the station house at s o
clock it was estimated that at least
six thousand people had gathered,
They were not particularly ugly ano
when the police proceeded to driw
them back there was little resistance
= AT 8 O'clock they had been sent back
two blocks on each side of the police
station and before 10 o'clock, weary
Il of waiting for definite news they dis,
persed or had gone to othe newspaper
bulletins. M
About the corners near the Milburne
house was a picturesque but rather
gruesome scene when 1t was remem-
'bered that the crowds gathered there
awaiting the Presidents DEATH Hall
dozen tents and two big election
booths made It look like the midway
OF fair, but the ropes stretched from
corner to corner and the solemn look,
ing police guard, pacing like soldiers
and above all the quietness of the as.
sembled multitude, bore witness tc
the solemnity OF the occasion. At in.
tervals carriage would drive up and
then the newspaper men would move
toward 1t.
The Milburne house was hardly dis.
cernable among the trees, the lights
in the house having been dimed, butt
at minute intervals there came out
some person who had information to|