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turned downward. The first ha. bee
The President was Instantly
now resting and is cOns ciOus. He ca
is now dictating instructians and his
prove fatal. An Immense thrOng ra
been lynched for the interference Of
Buffalo, Sept. President Nc
KinIey was shot twice by an assassin
as he stood in the Temple of Mus C
at the Pan-American exposition at
O'Clock this afternoon. J he shots
were were fired by Fred Nieman, of
Detroit, WHO said afterward that he
was an anarchist and had only done
his duty. The attempted assassina-
tion took place in the presence of
5000 people who had crow ded into
the Temple of Music and while ten
thousand others stood outside the
temple waiting for a chance to enter
and shake hands with the President.
The first bullet struck the sternum
in the Presidents chest, DETECTED to
the right and travelled beneath the
skin to point directly below the
right nipple. The second bullet
penetrated the abdomen. Only a
superficial wound was caused by the
first bullet, and within five minute $
after the physicians reached the
President il had been removed. The
second 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 ID. Mann, DIR.
John PaSSmenter and DIR. Herman
Myenter. The Presidents stomach
was opened, but The bullet was not
found. Drainage tubes were insert
ed, the incisiOn was sewed up, and
at 7;i5 o'clock the President was
removed to- the home of John G..
Milburn at Delaware avenue and
Ferry street. The doctors stated at
ter the operation that they were
hopeful, and that while the wound
caused by the second shot was serious,
it was not necessarily fatal.
The man who did the shooting
was seized Immediately by the
detectives He offered no resistance,
at first refusing to give any intOrma-
tiou about himself. Later he said
his name was Fred Nieman, that he
was % years of age and had come TO
Buffalo from Detroit a week ago.
He was living at No. 1925 Broad
way. He gave his occupation as a
blacksmith aud said he was born in
Detroit.
The reception to the President
this afternoon was one to which the
general public had been invited
President JOhn G. MIburn OF the
exposition had introduced The PTeoI-
dent to the great crowd in the tenn
pie, and men, women and children
came forward for persona greeting
Among those in line was Nieman
whose left hand was wrapped in 6
handkerchief. EMBODIED in the
handkerchief was a 32calibre der
ringer. A little girl was led up by
her father and the President shOOt
hands with her. AS she passed
along to the right, the President
looked after her smilingly aud wav
ed his hand in pleasant adieu.
How the Deed Was Done.
Next in line came the assassin A
the President turned to the righ
again, bringing his right hand abOu
In che Characteristic manner wit
which he extends it while receiving
Nieman thrust out both his hands
brushed aside the Presidents eX
tended hand and brought the re
Volver hidden in the handkerchie
up against the Presidents stomach
AT the same instant he pulled tn
trigger. The first bullet entered to
high for the purpose of the assassin
who fired again as soon as his finge
could move the trigger. On receiN
ing the first shot, President McKir
ley lifted himself ON his toes wit
something ofa gasp. His move
mcnt caused the second shot to ente
Just below the navel. With til
second shot the President double
Slghtly forward and then sank bacl
Detective Geary caught the Pres
dent in his arms and President Mi
burn helped to support him!
1t had all happened in an instan
Almost before the noise of I'll
second shot sounded Nieman w
was seized by s. r. Ireland,
united States secret service ma
who stood opposite the Presiden
ireland hurled him to the floor, al
as he fell a negro waiter name
John Harper leaped upon hiI
soldiers of the United States art
~ry, detailed at the reception, spral
upon them and he was surround,
py squad OF police and secret Sc
vice men. Detective Gallagh
grabbed Nieman's right hand, to
away the handkerchief and seiz
he revolver. The artilleryme
seeing the revolver in Gallaghe