Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1901-09-12

detective leaped upon his assailant he
turned, walked steadily to n chair and
seated himself, ut the same time remoy-
ing his hat and bowling his head in his
hands.
Everyone Was Excited.
The president was carried first one
way, and then step in the other. The
excitement was 50 sudden and intense
that for minute no one knew what to
do.
Finally some one said to carry him
inside the purple edge of the aisle, and
seat him on one of the chairs. The
bunting was in solid piece, no one had
time to produce knife, had they been
able to think of such thing. A couple
of men tore the benches aside and tram
pied the bunting down while Mr.. Mil
burn and Secretary Cortelyou half car
ried the president over the line and into
the passageway leading to the stage,
which had not been used. The president
was able to walk little, but was lean
ing heavily on his escorts. In passing
over the bunting his foot caught and for
a moment he stumbled. The president
was carried to n seat where half dozen
men stood by, and famed him vigorous
ly. Quick calls were sent in for doctors
and the Emergency hospital ambulance.
The stretcher was placed on the floor
and the wounded president was lifted
by Mr.. Milburn, Mr. Cortelyou and the
experienced ambulance corps, and laid
gently on the pillows. The president
groaned slightly, as though in great pain,
but recovered, pressed his lips firmly,
and resigned himself to the care of the
now gricf-stricken men about him.
At least 20 men carried the stretcher
out, up the three or four steps to the
door. the southwest door, and as it
opened and the great crowd caught
glimpse of the PROSTATE and wounded
chieftain upon the stretcher, a grOan Of
grief, ST sympathetic and so earnestly
from the great heart of the American
people, went up to the heavens as to-
ken of the sorrow overshadowing them.
The people were unprepared, the aw
fulness of the occasion was so far be-
yond their comprehension that the only
expressions they could utter were gaspa
of sentences. the burden Of which was
their inability to believe this tragic truth.
Great Groan of Grief.
Men uncovered their heads, their
tongues swcllcd in their throats, they
looked at each other in the most Sympa-
thetic way, as though each wished to
claim the other for his common brother
that they might have the strength TO
stand under the crushing blow.
Here in this vast sorrow-stricken as
semblage, which reached from the great
Electric Tower to the north, to the TT-
umphal Causeway to the south and even
beyond that, was truly eXemplifcd the
bond of sympathy which linked all man
kind. No man was weak who wept; it
was the time for weeping. There was
not then the slightest cry Of vengeance
that came TFAn afterthought. At this
time, when the bullet-pierced body of
their ruler was being carried out to them,
and through their midst, it was one of
genuine sympathy that came only from
the heart. Women were no more af-
fected than men. They clung close to
each other; it was a moment when every
one felt that he needed help-help of any
kind, only word, look, that was all.
With that powerful military and po-
lice escort, all on the double quick, the
president was hurried away to the emer-
gency hospital, where d room had been
prepared for him.
Messages had been quickly sent to
different parts Of the city for the most
eminent physicians and surgeons, and
the first call was for DR.. Rixey, the fam
lily physician, who had left the grounds
with Mrs. Mckinley for the NIilburn
home. He was quick to arrive in
steam automobile, with two trained
nures, and they tore through the grounds