The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-09-13
SHOT BY AN ANARCHIST
President Mckinley Falls Before tho Bel
lets of an Assassin.
UNCERTAINTY As TO THE OUTCOME
Doctors Are Puzzled to Trace the Course
OF One Ball Through the Body-The
Assassin Carries His Revolver Under
Cover OF Handkerchief.


BUFFALO, Sept. president Nc
Kinley was shot and seriously
wounded by would-be assassin
while holding reception at the Tenn
pie of Music at the Psn-American
grounds few minutes after O'Clock
yesterday afternoon.
One shot took effect in the right
breast, the other in the abdomen. The
first wound is not of serious nature,
and the bullet has beer extracted. The
second bullet pierced the abdominal
wall and has not been located.
Just a brief twenty four hours ago
the newspapers of the city blazoned
in all the pomp of headline type, The
Proudest Day in Buffalo's History"
Tonight in sackcloth and ashes, in
amber type, surrounded by gruesome
borders of black, the same newspapers
are telling in funereal tales to a hor-
rified populace the deplorable details
of THE Blacklist Day IN the History
| Of Buffalo,
1t was few moments after p. M.
while President Mckinley was holding
a public reception in tie great Temple
| of Music on the Pan-American
grounds, that the cowardly attack was
made, with what success time alone
can tell.
Standing in the midst of crowds
numbering thousands, surrounded by
| every evidence of COOL will, pressed
| by molly throng of people, shOwered
with expressions of love and loyalty,
besieged by multitudes eager to clasp
his hands-amid these surroundings
and with the ever-recurring plaudits
of an army of sight-seers ringing in
his ears, the blow of the assassin fell
and in an instant pleasure gave way
to pain, admiration to agony. folly
turned to fury and paLdemonium fol-
lowed
Down at police headquarters, sur
rounded by stern-faced inquisitors of
the law, is a medium-sized man of
commonplace appearance, with his
fixed gaze directed to the floor, who
presses his lips firmly together and
listens with an air Of assumed H.
difference to the persistent stream of
questions, arguments, objurations and
admonitions with which his captors |
seek to induce or compel him to talk.
1t has been learned that the real |
name of the would-be assassin is Leon
Czolgoz. He was born in Detroit and |
came here from Cleveland.
Official Bulletin.
The following bulletin was issued |
by the physicians at o'clock:
The president was shot about 4
o'clock. One bullet struck him on
the upper portion of the breaStbone,
glancing and not penetrating; the
second bullet penetrated the abdomen
five inches below the left nipple and
one and one-half inches to the left of
the median line. The abdomen was
opened through the line of the bullet
wound. 1t was found that the bullet
had penetrated the stomach. The
opening in the front wall of the stom-
ach was carefully closed with silk
after which search was
made for a hole in the back wall of
the stomach. This was found, and also
closed in the same way. The further
course of the bullet could not be dis
covered. although careful search was
made. The abdominal wound was
closed without drainage No wound
to the intestines or other abdominal {
organs was discovered The patient
stood the operation weil-pulse of good
quality, rate of 130 Condition at the
conclusion Of the operation was graf
flying. The result cannot be foretold t
His condition at preser.t justifies hope t
Of recovery (
GEORGE B. CORTELYOU, a
Secretary TO the President. Y
At l o'clock this morning the presi- +
1ent's physicians issued the fol- v
lowing bulletin: The president