New-York tribune., 1901-09-08
STORIES OF THE SHOOTING.
TOLD BY WITNESSES OF THE TRAGEDY
THE PRESIDENTS FIRST THOUGHT
FOR HIS WIFE

Buffalo Sept. "A prominent exposition Off
cial who stood near the President gives a
graphic description of fhc seen. at tho 'irpr
CzoIgosz fred the cowardly shot
"A little girl Immediately ahead Of him
in the line" he says, and the President. after
patting her kindly on the head, turned with a
smile of welcome and extended hand. The as
! sassin thrust out both his hands. brushed aside
the Presidents right hand with his left hand
lurched forward against the President. and
thrusting his right hand close against his
breast. pulled the trigger twice
THE shots in such quick succession as
10 be almost simultaneous. AT the first shot the
President quivered and clutched at his chest
At the second shot he doubled slightly forward
and sank back. 1t all happened in moment.
Quick as was Czolgosz. he was not quick enough
TO fire a third shot. Almost before the noise OF
the firing sounded he was seized by a Secret
Service who stood directly opposite the
President. and hurled to the floor \ huge
negro leaped upon him he fell and they rolled
over the floor, Soldiers of the United States
Artillery detailed at the reception sprang upon
the pair. and exposition police and Secret Ser
vice detectives also rushed upon them. A de-
tective cIutched the assassin's right hand. tore
from II the handkerchief and seized the
volver The artillerymen. seeing Czolgosz with
the revolver, grabbed him and held him power
less Snatching the pistol from his grasp. pri-
vate Of the artillery got the pistol
KNEW WHAT HAD HAPPENED
Meanwhile the President. supported by De
tective Geary and President Milburn and
rounded by Secretary George b. Corteiyou. Ed
ward r. Rice James L. Quackenbush John n.
Scatcherd, Louis L. Babcock and other exposi
tion officials. was assisted to a chair His face
urhi He
sank back, with one hand holding his abdomen,
the other fumbling at his breast. His eyes
open and he clearly conscious of all that
happened He looked up into President Mil
burns face and gasped the name Of his secre-
tary, Cortelyou.
Mr.. Cortelyou bent the President. who
gasped brokenly: BE careful about my wife.
Do tell her
Then, moved by a paroxysm of pain. he
writhed to the left, and his eyes fell upon the
PROSTATE form of his would-be murderer lying
on the floor. bloodstained and helpless beneath
the blows OF the guard. The President raised
his right hand, stained with his blood. and
placed it on the shoulder of his secretary.
Let no one hurt him. he gasped and sank
back as his secretary ordered the guard to bear
the murderer out of the Presidents sight. They
carried Czolgosz into side room at the north
west corner of the temple"
On many material points and particularly the
utterances of the President after he shot,
the witnesses of yesterdays tragedy at the
Temple of Music fail to agree. The action Of
the tragedy was very fast. and it's commission
followed by a scene of confusion. in which 1t
was difficult either to see or hear with accuracy.
however close one stood TO the President and
his assailant 1t is now conceded that the Presi-
dent did not say May God forgive him" after
he was shot. and agreed that his first audible
speech was reference 10 his wife: II trust
Mrs Mckinley will not be informed of this; at
least 1 hope IT will not be exaggerated"
A newspaper reporter who stood just behind
the President when the shooting occurred gave
one Of the clearest accounts related so far.
FIRING THE SHOTS.
II stood about ten feet from the President and
saw CzoIgosz approach him. he said THE lat
ter had his right hand drawn up close TO his
breast and a white linen handkerchief wrapped
about it bore the appearance of bandage He
extended his left hand and l am quite sure the
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