Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-09-12


Buffalo Exposition.
He had made notable speech to
tremendous audience in the Stadium
the previous day; had, with some friends
visited Niagara Falls that morning, and
was holding public reception in the
Music Hall of the Exposition that after
noon, when young man, in line to take
his hand, sent two balls into his body,
from a pistol concealed in his right
hand by handkerchief.
The President was prevented from
falling by those around him, and was
taken first to the hospital on the
grounds, near the West Amherst St,
enterance, and afterwards TO the home
| of Mr.. Milburn, President of the Expo
sition Committee, where he yet lies.
The first ball entered his breast, ran
around rib, and lodged in his back,
where it was easily found and removed;
but the second passed entirely through
his stomach, making a dangerous
wound, and lodged in his back and has
not yet been found.
On Saturday his abdomen was opened
and the holes in the stomach sewed up,
and that night the reports from the pa
tient were unfavorable, but next day
Sunday morning) his wounds were
dressed, and he slept all day, and rass-
ed fairly good night.
His pulse varied from 120 to f40,
while the normal pulse is from 10 to 50;
his temperature from 100 to 104, while
the normal is 9s and 30, and his respir-
alton from "a to 30, while the normal is
about IS.
Immediately after the shooting was
done, the assassin was knocked down,
kicked and beaten, and taken by the
police to cell and locked up-other-
wise he would have been killed by the
crowd.
He proved to be young man, born
in this country of Polish parents. His
name is Leon Czolgosz, and his parents
live in Cleveland but they have lived
in several places, among them in Natro-
ma, on the West Penn, where the father
worked in the salt works for two years,
when Leon was 10 and II years Of age.
The boy, too, has been something Of a
wanderer, working in different cities,
where he associated with Anarchist
people who believe in the annihilation
Of all manner and form Of government
and he says his brain was fired or
crazed ''to do something heroic for the
cause he loves" by listening to a speech
by Emma Goldman, the noted anarch-
| ist, in Cleveland, lately, and that he
went to Buffalo for that purpose, and
awaited his opportunity.
He made confession, taking the
whole blame, other than his anarchistic
associates, upon himself; but this il not
| believed as villianous looking man
preceded him in the procession and dis
| appeared Immediately after the shoot
| ing
Tuesday morning the President was
sure he would rec over, though he had
passed restless night His pulse was
| 1872. temperature 10l and respiration
| 90.
Everybody about the Alilburn resi-
dence was feeling jubilant The Presi-
dents almost marvellous preservation,
the steadiness of his improvement and
the general buoyancy seemed to be such
bright features that caution was scarce
ly needed when guardedly suggested by
by the surgeons.
| Goods contribution TO the American
people will be the sparing Of the Presi-
dents life" AS the evening shadows
were falling that night John g. Mil
burn, President Of the Pan nAmerican
Exposition, reverently uttered these
words as he stood before the house in
which the Nations patient was fight
ing 80 bravely with death And all
who had been at the Milburn residence
that day reflected the view that the bat
tie would be won and the prayers of the
world answered.
Yesterday morning the President 3
temperature was down almost to nor
NAL. and he was allowed some beef-tea
His recovery was considered certain
During Tuesday, Emma Goldman, the
high priestess of anarchy" was arrest
ed in Chicago charged with conspiracy,
which she denied, but she was locked
up
Yesterday all danger from infamma-
ton was considered passed the Presi-
dent wanted news and company and he
passed n comfortable night.