The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-07

dent Garfield was shot and Colonel Crooks
service went back beyond 9the Lincoln
assassination. He was in tears when he
said: Yes. it is the third affair of this
kind since I came into the White House."
PUBLIC MEN CALLED.
Such public men as were in the city
called during the evening. They included
Assistant Secretary spaulding, of the
Treasury Department; Assistant Secretary
Hackett. Of the Navy Department; former
United States Senator II. W. Blair. of New
Hampshire: Controller Dawes and Register
Lyons, of the treasury; Capt. Towner. As
sistant Commissioners Of Indian Affairs,
and the private secretaries Of Secretary
Hitchcock and Senators Hanna and Quay.
There were also calls from representatives
Of several foreign legations.
No official confirmation of the shooting
came to the White House fer three hours
after its occurrence. when Col. Mont
gomery, the chief operator at the White
House. was informed at 7:2O o'clock by Sec
rotary Cortelyou at Buffalo. that a surgical
operation upon the President was in prog
ress, and that so far everything is ia
vorable." Later, he gave information of
the completion of the operation and fol-
lowed that statement with other messages
giving private information as TO the
Presidents condition and his removal to
Mr.. Milburn's residence.
The force at the White House since the
Presidents departure has been in constant
communication with him. and while he has
conducted most of the business of his office
at his home in Canton. the majority of the
papers with which he has had to deal have
been prepared in Washington and for
warded through the White House clerical
force. All reports received from him by
officials here were cheerful and high
spirited.
MR.. ADDE'S ACTION.
The work of the official day was done
"A~1 an AC"S VI IA 6AGdl SdAdlulNg al
rived here and the great executive depart
ments had generally emptied. Mr.. Adee.
the acting head of the State Department
was caught at the station as he was leav-
ing fol. his country home near Laurel. Md,
and returned at once to the State Depart
ment. He waited for official confirmation
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ceived a copy of the bulletin issued by the
physicians through Secretary Cortelyou,
governments of all the world with the
facts of the shooting. He then drew up a
message which will be sent to every
United States embassy. legation and con-
sulate throughout the civilized world.
directing them to ~acquaint the govern
ments to which they are accredited Of the
facts. These he embodied in a condensa-
ton of the physicians bulletin with Mr..
(CorteIyou's statement.
In the Navy Department Mr.. Hackett.
the acting secretary, who had also quilted
the building, was speedily recalled by
Captain Cowes. the acting head of the
Navigation Bureau. and ne Immediately
put himself in readiness to take any official
action that might be necessary to meet
emergency. At Buffalo in the exposition
grounds the navy has a splendid repre-
sentation in the shape of the marine bat
TALON under Captain Leonard, and this
force will be made Immediately available
if it IS decided by the persons about the
President that a guard is necessary near
his person.
At the War Department General Giles
pie. chief Of engineers of the army. was
acting secretary in the absence of Secre-
tary Root. who is i'll at his summer home
in Southampton. L. l., and Assistant Sec
rotary Sanger. who is away on leave. He
also had quilted the building, but he had
reached him and he hastily returned to his
desk He Immediately sent messages 20
the secretary Of war and to General
Brooke, commanding the Department of
the East, giving such unofficial information
as was available in order TO apprise them
of the main facts il they were known to
him through the press dispatches, as off,
cial dispatches were slow in reaching those
offices in Washington. He also telegraphed
TO Major Simonds. the engineer officer sta
toned at Buffalo. asking him to report
the facts at the earliest possible moment.
CONFERENCES HELD.
Conferences were held between Acting
Secretary Hackett and General Gillespie in
reference to any joint steps which the army
and navy might be called upon to take.
Both of these oficials-General Gillespie
and Mr.. Hackett-were completely over
wheImed by the sad news, but they main
tanned their composure and were fully pre-
pared TO meet any call upon them. They
dispatched Immediately messages Of in
quiry 70 Buffalo, and each as a matter of
form sent their respective secretaries word
Of the shooting Of the President in order
that they might have the benefit Of any
suggestions either Secretary Root or Sec