The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-09-10
"P. N. RIXEY,
"M. b. MANN,
"R. PARkE,
H. MYNTER.
&c. WANB1N.


-fCountersigned9
GEORGE r. CORTELYOU,
Secretary to the President"
NEWS RECEIVED AT WASHINGTON
Washington, September 6.-The News
of the shooting of President Mckinley.
which reached Washington iirst through
the medium of the Associated Press
late this afternoon, caused tremend-
Gus sensation. So frequent have been
rumors of this sort often put afioat in
recent years for stock iobbing purposes.
that the general disposition at first was
to withhold full acceptance OF the story
of the news, but when 1t was confirmed
a feeling of deep gloom and profound
sorrow spread over the city, for Mr..
McKinley's delightful personality had
endeared him to the cltiZenS of Wash
ington apart from the official class
in a degree that rarely has been
equaled.
1t was some time before the full force
of the blow was appreciated, the people
were stunned and they could not re-
spond at once and fully comprehend the
extent of the great disaster that had
fallen upon the country and themselves.
Then the newspaper extras began TO
pour, the carers rushed madly through
the streets and crowds of people began
to gather from all quarters OF the city
around the newspaper bulletin boards.
A reporter or tne hSSOClaleu fTess
carried to the White house the first
bulletin announcing the shooting of the
president. The executive mansion was
reached about 4:25 o'clock and at that
time all it's few inmates were in total
ignorance of the trag agcdy in which their
chief had just played so serious part.
A policeman paced UP and down under
the portico as usual. but his serene
countenance intimated that he was to-
Of ha Of nj
there were few to receive the news. the
most prominent parsonage there being
a telegraph operator. Assistant Secre-
tary Pruden who has been IN charge OF
the White house. having left his office
for the day, as had MS bordinates-
The telegraph operator, two Watchmen
at the doors, the policeman OH guard
outside and the faithful Colored ser
want, Uncle Jerry" were the only per-
sons about the mansion.
The work of the Official day was done
when the news of the great calamity
arrived here and the great executive
departments had generally emptied
themselves of their human workneh
and very few of the officials were to be
found at their desks
NOTIFYING FOREIGN NATIONS.
Mr.. McAdee. the acting head OF the
state department. was caught at the
station as he was leaving ioT MS coui-
try home near Laurel. Md. and return
ed at once to the state department.. He
waited for official confirmation or the
news and il was not until he received a
COPY of the bulletin issued by the
physicians through Secretary Cortelyou
that he undertook 10 acouaint officially
the governments Of all the nations OF
the world with the facts Of the shoot
ing. He then drew UP message which
will be sent to every United States en-
bassy, legation and consulate through
out the civilized world directing them TO
acauaint the governments to which,
they are accredited with the facts
These he embodied In a condensation
of the physicians bulletin with Mt.
Cortelyou's statement
In the navy department. Mr.. Hackett.
the acting secretary. who had also
Quilted he building, was recaned by
Captain Cowes, the ctner acting head
of the navigation bureau. an6 he iir-
mediately put himself in readiness 20
take any official action that might De
necessary TO meet the emergency
At Buffalo, in the exposition grounds