The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-09-11
Thousand men charged forward to ~
nanas upon the perpetrator of the das-

| cu anu IOuSnt, women screamed and
| chlidren cried. Some of those nearest
OF stampede, while hundreds of Others
from the outside struggled blindly
| forward IN the effort to penetrate the
crowded building, and solve the mys-
terry OF excitement and manic wh:ci.
| every moment grew and swelled within
the congested interior of the editice.
INSIDE on the slightly raised dais was
ments tragedy 30 dramatic in charac
ter, so thrilling in its intensity that few
who looked on will ever be able to
give an account of what really did
transpire. Even the actors who were
playing the principal role came out of
it with blanched faces, trembling limbs
and beating hearts, while their brains
throbbed with q tumult of conflicting
emotions which could not be clarified
into lucid narrative Of the events as
they really transpired.
| But of the multitude which witness
cd or bore part in the scene of turmoil
and confusion there was but one mind
which seemed to retain it's equilibrium,
one hand which remained steady, one
eye which gazed with unfliching calm
ness, and one voice which retained its
even tenor and faltered not atthe most
critical juncture.
They were the mind and the hand
and tho eye and tho voice of President
MCKINNEY. After the first shock of the
essassin's, shots he retreated step,
then, as the detectives leaped upon his
to chair and seated himself, ut the
same time removing his hat and bow
ing his head in his hands.
IN an instant Secretary COrtelyou
and President Milburn were at his
side. His waistcoat was hurriedly
opened. the President meanwhile ad-
m0nishlng those about him to remain
calm and telling them not to be alarm
ed:
but you are wounded" cried his
secretary, "let me examine"
NO, l think not" answered the
PRESIDENT. 81 am not badly hurt.
assure yOu."
Nevertheless his outer garments
we're hastily loosened and when a
to wind it's way down his breast,
spreading it's telltale stains over the
White surface of the linen, the worst of
fears were confirmed.
A force OF Exposition guards we're on
the scene by this time and an effort
was made to clear the building. BY
this time the. crush was terrific. Spec
from the galleries, the crowd on the
floor surged forward toward the ros-
trum while despite the strenuous
efforts of police and guards the throng
without struggled madly to obtain ad-
mission.
The Presidents assailant in the
meantime had been hustled to the rear
where he was held willie the bniidine
was cleared and later he was turned
| over to Superintendent Bull. Of the
buffalo. police department, who took
the. prisoner to No. 10 police station
and afterward to police Headquarters
AS soon as the crowd in the Temple of
Music had been dispersed sufficiently
automobile ambulance and taken to
the Exposition hospital, where an ex-
animation was made. Tho bost medi-
ca! skill was summoned and within a
brief period several Of Buffalo's best
known practitioners were Mt the pa
J TENTS aide.
, The President retained the full exer-
else or his faculties until placed on the
operating. table and subjected to an
anaesthetic. Upon the first eSamina-
tion it was ascertained that ono bullet
had taken effect in the right breast
just below the nipple, causing com
parative!y harmless wound.
The other took effect in the abdomen,
about four inches below the left nipple.
| about on a level with it.
Upon arrival Mt the Exposition hos
pital tho second bullet wound was
probed. The walls of the abdomen
!! 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
tn, the home OF President Milburn. This
was done, the automobile ambulance
being used for the purpose. Arrived
ut the Milburn residence all persons
outside the medical attendants. nurses
and the officials Immediately concern
Ell were excluded, and the task of prob
ing for the bullet which had lodged in
the abdomen was begun by DR.. Roswell
Parko.
At $50 the representative OF the AS
ssoclated Press was admitted to the
Milbnrn residence where Secretary
Cortelyou gave him the official buile,
tin prepared by the physicians.
While the. wounded President was
being borne from the Exposition to the
onlookers with barred heads, n far diff
ferent spectacle was being witnessed
along the route of his assailant's iour
ney from the scene of his crime to
police headquarters. The trip was
made SO quickly that the prisoner was
safely landed within the wide portals
OIL the ponce station and the doors
closed before any one was aware OF his
presence.
The news of the attempted assassi-
nation lad in the meanwhile been
spread broadcast by the newspapers.
Like wildtire it spread from mouth TO
mouth. Then bnlletins 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 toward the |
terrace eager for n glimpse of the pris-
oner. At police headquarters they
were met by strong Gordon of police, |
which was drawn UP across the pave
ment on Pearl street, and admittance
zed to take part in the examination of
the prisoner.