The Washington times., 1901-09-07
#0FFICIALS HEAR THE NEWS
Action Taken in the Several Gov
ernment Departments.

| Orders Issued and Bulletins and
| Messages of sympathy Received
| md Answered - Whereabouts of
! the Members of the Cabinet.
General Gillespie. the Acting Secretary
of War. and Colonel Ward. the Acting
Adjutant General of the Army. were at
the War Department until late hour
| last night, was Assistant Secretary of
State Adee. They received kilograms and
| kept close watch upon the situation. A
| special wire between Buffalo and Wash
| ington was secured by the War Depart
ment Immediately upon learning the news
| Secretary Root kept in communication
| with the department last night. He tee-
graphed late last night that he would
leave New York at 11:45 O'Clock for Buff
| falo. where he would arrive early this
morning. ~
| The first despatch to reach the depart
| ment was received at o'clock from Capt
John B. Wiser. commanding the Seventy
third Company, Coast Artillery, at Fort
Porter, Buffalo. and read as follows:
| "AdJutant General, U. s. A.:
| President shot at reception in Tenn
| pie OF Music about p. m. Corporal
| Bertschey and detail of men of my
company caught the assassin at once
and held him down till the Secret
Service men oyerpowered him and took
-- the prisoner out of their hands. my
men being unarmed. Condition of
| President not known. Revolver in my
possession. WISER, Commanding
Immediately upon receipt of TIE teie-
| gram from Captain Wiser, the Acting
| Secretary of War sent him a message or
dering an officer. physician, and squad
of soldiers from Fort Porter to act as
guard about the exposition hospital where
| the President was then lying. Later in
the night Major Mann, commanding Fort
| Porter, was ordered by the department
TO send detachment of soldiers from the
post to act as a guard about the residence
| of Mr.. Milburn, where the President is
now resting
| The following telegram, received at 9
O'Clock from Major Thomas w. Symons,
| U. s. A., the engineer officer stationed at
| the Pan-American Exposition. was for
warded to Secretary Root Immediately
| after being received:
Have just visited hospital and found
that the President had been removed to
Mr.. Milburn's house. Went to house and
learned that Presiden. stood the removal
well. being under the influence of anes-
| thetics. Has come from influence and is
now resting easily. Doctors say they
| estimate chances of recovery as about
! even. Bullet which entered abdomen not
\ recovered"
| Major Symons kept in constant COM
munication last night with the War De-
4 partment over the special wire secured
! by the department He sent the follow
| ing bulletin at 9 o'clock:
President Mckinley operated on by
DR.. Roswell Park. Mrs. Mckinley is
with him at his bedside
| A second bulletin said:
President had just returned from
| an enjoyable trip to Niagara Falls
| The following message from Adjutant
General Scott. at Havana. Cuba. was re-
ceived at 7:45 p. m.:
! '.Adjutant General. Washington:
Mayor and city council of Havana have
| called, expressing sorrow and solicitude
| for the President and desire that his fam
| lily be advised of these expressions.
SCOTT, Adjutant General
| Cen John r. Brooke. commanding the
! Department of the East, with headquar-
! tiers at Governors Island, informed the
| department that he left New York at 8
O'Clock for Buffalo, where he will arrive
| early this morning.
Lieutenant General Miles was at Hele-
ma. Mon, when the news of the attempt
| ed assassination of the President reached
| him. He Immediately telegraphed his
! sorrow TO the department and stated that
| he would leave for the East Immediately.
| He will arrive at ST. Paul on Sunday, and
| Will either proceed to Buffalo or come
! to Washington. Colonel Sanger, who is
now in New York State. informed the
| department that he would leave at once
| He will reach Washington today.
| No word could be sent to Secretary
Hay, who is in Vermont, as the Secretary
J Of State is now at small village where
! telegraphic communication is difficult. 1t
| is not known whether he has received
| word of the attempt upon the Presidents s
/ life. Mesa geS were sent to all the men,
| bers of the Cabinet who could be reash-
| ed. They will come to Washington or go
| to Buffalo at once.
! kilograms of sympathy and coincidence
| poured into the State Department all
| night in steady stream. They came from
all parts of the world. and bore messages
! of sympathy for the President and the
nation.
Assistant Secretary Adee late last night
sent out kilograms to all the American
! Ministers abroad informing them of the
sad ending of the Presidents trip to Buff
falo He also received the following tele
gram from the Mayor of San Francisco,
expressing the profound regret and sor-
| row of that city:
.John Hay. Secretary of State. Washing
ton:
THE city of San Francisco. so recent
| ly favored by the President, feels an es-
pecial interest in his welfare, and is over
whelmed with grief, and resentment by
| the sad news received today from Buffa-
| To- Accept for the Cabinet our sincere
sympathy and best hopes.
JAMES D. PHELAN. Mayor
The following was also received at the
| State Department:
Vancouver. B. c.. Sept. 6.
| Secretary of State, Washington. D. c.:
"Rumor here that President Mckinley
has been assasSinated Please give me
latest information. People here are ex-
cited, expressing great sympathy | sin
cerelys hope that the case is not as bad as
reported Wish l could do something.
DUDLEY, Consul
Acting Secretary Adee answered these
| kilograms expressing hope that the con-
dition of the President is not serious.
The Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
| Mr. Hackett, before leaving the Navy De-
partment yesterday afternoon received
| word of the attempt on the Presidents
| life. He Immediately sent the following
| telegram to Secretary Long:
Reported that the President has
| been assassinated at Buffalo. two
| shots in the stomach. We hope for
the best, but news saddens everyone
| here
| Secretary Long is now at Buckfield.
| Me. 1t is expected that he will return to
| Washington Immediately. Attorney Cen
| eraI Knox is at Prtsburg, Secretary VIII
| son at Buffalo, and Postmaster General
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