The Lamar register., 1901-09-11


wounded by wOuld-be assassin while
holding reception in the Temple of
Music at the Pnn-American grounds Il
| few minutes after O'Clock this after
noon. One shot took effect in the right
| breast, the other in the abdomen. The
| first is not of serious nature, and the
bullet has been extracted. The latter
| pierced the stomach, making Il danger
| GUS wound.
The President was removed from the
| exposition building to the residence of
John G. Milburn, president of the Ex-
position company An operation was
| performed, and 1t was learned that one
| bullet had gone through the stomach.
| These wounds were dressed and the
| President came out of the operation in
satisfactory condition. The bullet was
| not located.
At 1910 p. m. the following bulletin
by the attending physicians was is
sued:
1.-The President is rallying and is
resting comfortably. AT 1915 p. m.
| the temperature was 1904 degrees,
pulse 124, respiration "a" Signed by
p. NJ. Rixey. NJ. B. Mann. II. Parke, IL.
Minter and Eugene Wanbin.
1t was just after the daily organ re-
cital in the splendid Temple of Music
that the dastardly attempt was made.
Planned with all the diabolical ingenu-
ity and finesse of which anarchy or nj
hilism alone is capable, the would-be
assassin carried out the work without
n hitch, and should his designs fail
and the President survive. only to Di-
vine Providence can be attributed that
beneficial result.
The President, though well guarded
H., UT,,tt tnI Ctn& ,t.r, Untn n..f-
ives was fully exposed to such an at
tack us occurred. He stood at the
edge of the raised dais upon which
stands the great pipe organ ut the east
side of the magnificent structure.
Throngs of people crowded in at the
various entrances to gaze upon their
executive, perchance to clasp his hand
and then file their way out in the good
natured mob that every minute
swelled and multiplied at the points
of ingress and egress to the building.
The President was in cheerful
mood and was enjoying to the full the
hearty evidence of good will which
everywhere met his gaze. Upon his
right stood John G. Milburn of Buff
falo, president of the, Pan-American
Exposition. chatting with the Presi-
dent and introducing to him especially
persons of note who approached. Upon
the Presidents left stood Mr.. Cortel-
you.
1t was shortly after p. m. when
out of the throng which surrounded
the presidential party, metlium-sized
man of ordinary appearance and
plainly dressed in blnck, approached
as IL to greet the President Both Sec
retary Cortelyou and President Mil
burn noticed that the mans hand was
swathed in n bandnge or handkerchief
Reports of bystanders differ MS to
which hand. He worked his way
amid the stream of people up to the
edge of the dais until he was within
two feet of the president.
President Mckinley smiled, bowed
and extended his hand in that spirit of
geniality the American people so well
know, when suddenly the sharp crack
of a revolver rang out loud and clear
above the hum of voices. the shufiiing
of myriad feet and the vibrating waves
of applause that ever and anon swept
here and there over the nssemblage.
There was an instant of almost com
plete silence. The President stood
stock still. a look of hesitancy, almost
of bewilderment. on his face. Then
he retreated step. while pnllor be
gan to steal over his features. The
something serious had happened,
paused in surprise. while necks were
crnned and all eyes turned as one to
the rostrllm, where great tragedy
was being enacted.
Then came n cOmmOtion. Three
men threw themselves forward. as
with one impulse, and sprang toward
the wOuld-be assassin. Two OF them
were United States secret service men
al hos
duty it was to guard against just such
n calamity as had here befallen the
President and the nation. The third
was bystander, a negro. who had
only an instant previously grasped the
hand of the President. In twinkling
the assassin was borne to the ground,
his weapon was wrested from his
grasp, and strong arms pinioned him
down.
Then the multitude which thronged
| the edifice began to come to Il realiZ-
ing sense of the awfulness of the scene
| of which they had been unwilling wit
nesses. A murmur arose. spread and
| swelled to n hum of confusion. then
| grew to babel of sounds and later to
| n pandemnnium of noise.
The crowds that n moment before
| had stood mute and motionless. as in
bewildered ignorance of the enormity
| of the thing, now with single I'M
pulse surged forward toward the stage
of the horrid drama. while a hoarse cry
went up from thousand throats and
thousand men charged forward to
lay hands upon the perpetrator of the
| crime.
After the first shock of the shot Mr..
Mckinley retreated step. Then. as the
detectives lcaped upon his assailant.
he turned. walked steadily to a chair
and seated himself. Mt the same time