The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13
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nohes to the navel and about on a level
with it,
Upon arrival at the exposition hos.
pital tho second bullet wound was
prohed. The walls of tho abdomen
wore opened but the ball was not 10
GATED. Tho inoision was hastily o'osod
and after hasty consultation it was
dooidod to remove tho patient to tho
homo Of President Milburn. This was
dono, tho automobile ambulance boing
used for tho purpose. Arrived at tho
Mllburn residence oil persons outside
the medical attendants, nurses and tho
officials Immediately ooaoerped, were
excluded and tho task Of probing for
the bullet which had lodged in the ab.
domon was begun by Df. Roswell
Parke. When tho nows Of tho orimo
was tolephoned to tho homo of Pres
idont Milburn whore Mre. Mckinley
was reeting ;mmediate steps wero
taken to spare her the shook of apro
mature statemont Of the ocourror be
fore tho true condition Of tho prosi
dent could be asoartainod Guards
wero stationed and no ono WAS per
mittod to approach tho house.
Whom it was decided to romovs tho
president from the exposition hospital
to tho Milburn rssidonoo tho nows waB
broken to Mrs. Mckinley ss gently as
might be by mcmbors Of tho Mjlburn
family. Sho boro tho shock remark
ably we'll and displayod tho utmost for
titudo.
GREAT EXCITEMENT.
Whilo the aounded poesident WAS be.
ing borno from the exposi.ion to the
Milburn rtsidenca botweon rows of on
lockers with barod hoads far diffor.
ont spectacle was boiDg witnessed
sloDg tho route OF his assailanis Jour.
ncy from tho spono of his orimo to 20
lioo headquarters. The trip was mado
SO quickly that tho prisoner vas safely
lanued within tho wide portals OF tho
polioo station and the doors closed be
for, any OIL wsa aware Of his presoncs.
Tho nows of tho attempted ASSASSIN
alton had in the meanwhile been sproad
broadcast by tho newspapers. Like
wildfre it spread from mouth to
mouth. Then bulletins began to ae
pear on tho boards along Newspaper
routes and whom tho annou, cement
WAS made that the prisoner had beon
taken to polioo head quarters, only two
blocks distant from the newspapcs CO.
tion, the crowds surged down toward
tho terrace eager TOR glimpse Of tho
prisoner. at polico headquarters thoy
were met by strong GORDON of polioe,
which was drawn up across tho pave.
mcnt on Poarl street and admittanoo
WAS donied to any but officials autho-
rizsd to take part in tho examination Of
tho prisoner.
In few MINUTES tho crowd had
grown from tens to hundreds and tho. o
in turn quickly swolled to thousands
until the street was completely blocked
with mass Of humanity. Ii WAS at
this juncture that so1nc one raised the
CRY of Lynch himl" like a fl ash the
cry was tskec up AMI tho whole crowd,
ga if ignited ey tho single ma OH thus
applitd d, reeohoed tao cry
"LYNCH HIMl" 'IIANG M1Ml"
closer the crowd surged forward.
Dsnser the throng became as rev ar
rivals swoIlod each moment tho sway
ing muititu 10. The situation was bo
coming critical whom suddnly tho big
doors were flung open aud atquatd Of
reserves arrived with solid front drove
tho crowd back from tho curb, thon
soross the street and then gradually
suooeoded y in sdispersing them from
abpny the entrance to tho station. By
this time there was probably 30, 600 peo
pie assembled in tho vicinity OF Poarl,
Seneoa, Erie streots and tho terra 80.
The c,owd was SO great that 1t bcoame
necessary to ropo off tho entir1 atreot
in front Of poltoo headquarters and at a
late hour tho polioo were still partoll.
ing in the streets in tho ncighborh hood
in squads of three or fovr.