The Somerset reporter., 1901-09-12
President Mckinley.

Murderously Assaulted at the Pan-Ameri-
can Exposition, Buffalo, Friday, the 9Th
instant, by an Anarchist.
Pres. Mckinley was shot while hold.
ing public reception at the Temple d
Music at the Pan-American Exposition.
Friday afternoon, by Polish-German
named Leon Czogosz. who fired two
shots into the Presidents body. One Of
the bullets struck the breast bone the
other passed through the stomach and
lodged in the muscles of the back.
President Mckinley was shot down at
the moment of remarkable demongtrs
on OF the popular affection IN which he
is held and at the climax Of the events
OF national and international recognition.
The public reception which was in prog
ress In the Temple Of Music had attract
ed thousands, within the structure and
-s1i people OF alt shades
of NJ va1es s-lany creeds. who
hss=z - che democratic
greeting OF a>hand shake with their b,
loved President.
At the Presidents side were Officers
Foster and Ireland of the United States
secret service and four detectives of the
Buffalo police department. The Presi.
dents secretary, Mr.. Cortelyou, WAS on
Mr.. McKinley's left; John G. Milburn,
president of the exposition, was on his
right hand.
No one was suspicious of the would be
assassin. He looked like an ordinary
young mechanic. A white bandage OF
handkerchief covered his right hand.
which he carried close to his breast, as
II suffering from an injury. The Presi-
dent stood in the center of the big audi.
forum, smiling cordially and grasping
the hand OF every man and woman who
approached him.
The detectives saw the supposed me
chanic with the injured hand moving with
the throng along the narrow isle, leis
urely waiting his turn to greet the
President. His appearance excited nc
suspicion. The President grasped the
hand OF a person in front of Czolgosz
The young man moved up close to the
President as If eager to greet him. he
raised the injured hand quickly to the
level of Mr.. McKinleys body, and 4
pistol shot rang through the building
followed instantly by a second report
CONSERVATION spread through the
crowd. Everyone was anxious to know
just what had happened. The President
was courageous. He knew that he was
badly wounded, but gave no indication
that he was suffering. The crowd was
held in check by police and marines
President Milburn went to Mr. McKir
ley's side. His first thought was of hi:
invalid wife. Don't let an exaggerated
report of this reach Mrs. Mckinley" he
said.
BY the most vigorous work the mis-
creant was rescued from the crowd thai
had thrown him to the floor and were dc
termined to lynch him, and police officer,
locked him up and guarded him al.
though they would have been glad to
have seen him killed on the spot.
President Mckinley was conveyed to
an emergency hospital, about one-fourth
of mile distant, where he was operated
upon by DR.. Park, one of the most EN-
inent surgeons of the country, he rallied
well from the shock of the operation and
WAS taken to the residence of Mr.. Mil
burn, where Mrs. Mckinley was allowed
to see her husband for time. She bore
up bravely under the terrible ordeal.
Vice president Roosevelt, the members
of the cabinet, other public men and the
Presidents near relatives hurried to
Buffalo
The man Czolgosz made cohesion to
the effect that he intended to kill the
President, had been planning it for three
days. He said he is believer in the
theories of Emma Goldman, whom he
had heard lecture and that he had nC
confederate.
Thousands of Geographic messages
were received by Secretary Cortelyou
Immediately after the tragedy, from al
parts of this country and from repre-
sentatives of foreign countries.
President 'McKinley's recovery, sc
earnestly desired and prayed for would
mean that his dastardly assailant could
under the laws of New York, be punish
ed with but 10 years imprisonment.
There is good evidence that Czolgos2
was a guest of Chicago Anarchists
shortly before he went to Buffalo.
Eleven men and women avowed anar-
chists at Chicago have been formally
| charged with conspiracy to commit
murder.
Two hundred Italian anarchists cele.
brated President McKinley's assassina.
ton, Sunday, at Guffey Hollow, min.
ing hamlet near Mckeysport, Pa.
1t is reported that Emma Goldman
was at Buffalo, Monday of last week
and it is supposed was in communication
with Czogosz.
Either directly or through the prime
ministers every government in Europe
has expressed its sympathy. Not only
did King Edward and Emperor William
cable direct in their own names, but the
King of Portugal, King Oscar of Sweden
the Sultan of Turkey, President Loube
of France, the KIM of Italy, have sem
personal messages
An Indignation meeting, attended by
about 500 Poles, was held, Sunday, a
the Church of Stanislaus, New York
and bitter words OF denuncaton OF
Czolgosz and his crime were uttered
1t was decided to send delegate tt
Cleveland and Toledo TO prove, if pos
sihle, that Czolgosz is not Pole, but &
Russian by descent