The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-07
SYMPATHY IN LONDON.
BritOns Regarded william Mckin-
ley as Personal Friend


LONDON, Sept. 6.-The news of the
attempt upon the life of President Nc
Kinley spread slowly in London. The
hrst ticker reports were diseredited; then
with the confirmation and the general
dissemination of the news arose a far
reaching feeling of sorrow and indisna-
ton which, wherever Americans were
gathered, almost gained the proportions
OF panic, accompanied by feyerish
anxiety for further details. The
thousands of Americans now in London
were mostly at the theaters when the
news arrived and returning to their
hotels found anxious groups of English
men and Americans discussing what,
without distinction of race, is regarded
as a national calamity. London's tele-
phones, usually silent at night tfngled
with Impatient Inquiries addressed to
newspapers and American correspondents
in the hope of securing a denial of the.
report The announcement of the, at,
tempted assassination was received 600
late for extra editions, of the papers to
announce the news to the mass Of the
English people, and they will not learn
until they take up their morning papers
of the attempt to kill the president
A representative Of the Associated
Press conveyed the intelligence to Mr..
j. w. Mackay, Col Ochiltree, Messrs. C.
l.. Pullman and ]. w. Gates and many
others, all of whom desired to express
their unspeakable Indignation at the
cowardly act, the deepest sympathy with
Mrs. Mckinley and hopes for the presi-
dents recovery. Added to this personal
patriotic sentiment was the dread that
whatever the outcome of the outrage
upon the president it would perhaps re-
act fatally upon Mrs. MeKinley
Comparatively few Englishmen heard
the news tonight, but all those expressed
honor and sympathy as genuine as il it
had been the king instead of the presi-
dent. The latter's kindly personality. his
friendship for England, and his kindly
message of coincidence upon the occasion
of Queen Victoria's death, Were recalled,
in voice as low and awe-stricken as
those of any purely American gathering.
Mr.. c.. L. Pullman, recalling a CONVEX
SatiOn with President Mckinley a few
weeks ago, said to the Associated, Press
preSentative: ct had. been. telling the
president of my experiences in Russia,
where | found it easier to get to the
car than to him.. Mr. Mckinley said he
believed it would fall to the lot of some
occupant of the White house, before
many years had passed, to control the
destinies of North and South America"
The lord mayor of London, was, in
formed of the attempt upon the presi-
dents life by an Associated Press. rep
resentative. and expressed the greatest
grief and emotion. He said:
81 shall call a meeting of the alder
men tomorrow, formally to- express to-
Mrs. Mckinley and the American people
the horror and grief felt at the attempt
Personally, the news comes to me with
the greatest possible shock, and 4 am
sure that every citizen of London will
join me in expressing feelings of sorrow
at the terrible calamity"
Former Gov Brown, of Georgia: Mr..
and Mrs. Nat G. Goodwin and other
Americans who were to have dined, at the
Carleton tonight, cancelled their engage
ment on hearing the news and all the
orchestras ceased playing. Crowds sur
rounded the bulletin boards