The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1901-09-13

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The president retained the fun Cx.
ercise of his faculties until placed on
the operating table and subjected to
an anaosthetiC. Upon the first exam
nation II was ascertaincd that one
bullet had taken effect in the right
breast just below the nipple causing
comparatively harmless wound.
The other took effect in the abdo.
men, about four inches below the left
nipple, four inches to the left of the
navel, and about on level with 1t.
Probing for the Bullet.
Upon the arrival at the exposition
hospital. the second bullet wound was
probed for The walls of the abdo-
men were opened but the ball was not
located. The incision was hastily
closed and after hasty consultation
1t was decided to remove the patient
to the home of President Milburn
This was done, the automobile ambu.
lance being used for the purpose. Ar
riving at the Milburn residence all
persons save the medical attendants,
nurses and the officials Immediately
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of probing for the bullet which had
lodged in the abdomen was begun by
DR.. Roswell Parke. When the news
of the crime was telephoned to the
home of President Milburn, where
Mrs. Mckinley was resting, immodI-
ate steps were taken to spare her the
shock of premature statement of the
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president was ascertained. Guards
were stationed and no one was per.
mittcd to approach the house.
When ii was decided to remove the
president from the exposition hospital
to the Milburn residence the news
was broken to Mrs. Mckinley as gent,
ly as might be. She bore the shock
remarkably well and displayed the
utmost tOrtitude.
At the MIburn Residence.
AT $50 the representative of the AS.
sociated Press was admitted to the
Milburn mansion, where Secretary
CortelyOu gave him the official bulletin
prepared by the physicians.
Secretary Cortelyou said that a tel.
egraph office would be established
at once in the Milburn residence and
bulletins giving the public the fullest
information possible would be issued
at short intervals.
At the Milburn residence were Sec
retary Wilson, President Milburn
Director General Buchanan, Dr. RiXey
and Secretary Cortelyou. Telegrams
poured IN by the hundreds and Secre
tary COrtelyOu was kept busy replying
to them. Two stenographers with their
typewriters were placed in the parlor
which was quickly transformed into
a bustling room.
While the wounded president was
being borne from the exposition to the
Milburn residence between rows of on.
lockers with barred heads a far differ.
ent spectacle was being witnessed
along the route of his assalant's
journey from the scene of his crime
to police headquarters. The trip was
made so quickly that the prisoner was
landed safely within the police station
and the doors closed before anyone
was aware of his presence.
The news of the attempted assassin. |
alton having in the meanwhile been |
spread broadcast by the newspapers
like wildfire it spread from mouth to !
mouth. Then bulletins began to ap.
pear on the boards along newspaper |
row and when the announcement was
made that the prisoner had been taken
to police headquarters, only two !
blocks distant from the newspaper !
section, the crowds surged down to. |
ward the Terrace eager for glimpse !
of the prisoner.
AT police headquarters they were
met by strong Gordon Of police !
which was drawn up across the pave
men on Pearl street and admittance
was denied to any but officials author
lied to take part in the examination
of the prisoner.
Cries of Lynch Him"
In a few minutes the crowd had |
grown from tens to hundreds, and |
these in turn quickly swelled to thou.
sands, until the street was completely
blocked with a mass of humanity. 1t
was at this juncture that some one
Idiseu Ine cry Oh lyncn MIN. Like
a fash the cry was taken up and the
whole crowd, as if ignited by the
single match thus applied, re-echoed
the cry lynch him." hang him"
Closer the crowd surged forward.
Denser the throng became as new ar.
rivals swelled each moment the sway
ng multitude. The situation was be.
coming critical, when suddenly the big
ioors were flung open and a squad of
reserves advanced with solid front,
irove the crowd back from the curb
and across the street and gradually
in dispensing them from
about the entrance to the station.
BY this time there were probably
$4,000 people assembled in the vicinity
If Pearl, Seneca and Erie streets and
he Terrace. The crowd was so great
hat it became necessary to rope off
he entire street in front of police
leadquarters.
Inside the station house were Assem-.
oled District Attorney Penney, Super.
ntendent OF Police Bull. Captain Rea.
gan of the First precinct and other