Evening star., 1901-09-07
ACTED AS A HERO
The President Bore His
Wounds NobIy.
SCORNED THE ASSASSIN
Made Plea for Safety Of the
Wretch.
SOLICITUDE FOR HIS WIFE
Details of the Terrible Tragedy
at Buffalo.
SOLICIqUDE FOR HIS WIFE
THE STU ALTON TOD A Y

Special From q staff Correspondent.
BUFFALO. n V, September I'm a cool
and darkened room in the big, old-fashioned
home of John c. Milburn, on Delaware ave
nue., President Mckinley is lying and using
all the effort of his great will power to
rally from the shock of the wounds inflicted
upon him yesterday by an assassin's hand
Surrounding the chief magistrate of the
nation are staff of eminent physicians.
Trained nurses are with him continually,
and in adjoining rooms devoted friends are
gathered, ready to give every administra-
tion of aid and sympathy that love can
prompt
The Presidents wife, in pathetic patience,
hOVerS about the room, anxious to do some
thing, visibly distressed, yet maintaining
wonderful composure for one of such
racked constitution. The President was re-
moved to the house last night in an auto
mobile ambulance from the emergency hos
pital in the exposition grounds, where an
opera ton had been performed in searching
for the bullets. 1t was after dark when
the ambulance drew up in front of the
Milburn home 1t had been preceded by
cavalry guard, who had cleared the s eets
and made a lane of soldiery in front u the
house, through which the ambulance pass
ed
The ambulance was hurriedly but noise
lessly backed up to the curb. In few
seconds many willing hands were removing
the couch on which the President rested
from the ambulance. The automobile am
bulance was brightly lighted. The Presi-
dent lay at full length on a temporary
couch covered with white bed clothing. He
was groaning. AS the stricken President
was carried up the walk to the main en-
trance to Mr.. Milburns house his groans
could be heard several feet away. They
were deep Obs uttered in long breaths
snd as though there was great pain back
of them.
The President was Immediately put to
bed and the night watch of the physicians
and nurses was established. In the mean
time DIR. Rixey, the Mckinley family ply
sician, had broken the news to Mrs. Nc
kinley. She bore the announcement with
remarkable fortitude and only desired that
her husband should be brought to the
house. where she could be with him.
All during the night the most incessant
watch was maintained upon the Presi-
dents condition by the assembled physi-
clans. Three times before dawn bulletins
were issued giving statements of his con-
dition. The doctors were inclined to be
optimistic of a favorable outcome.
Arrival of Senator Hanna.
About midnight Senator Hanna appeared
at the Milburn residence. having made
quick trip from Cleveland The senator
was very much affected and made no ef-
fort to restrain his feelings. He remained
with the party in the ante room until late
this morning. waiting for bulletins and
hoping every moment for a favorable turn
In the patients condition.
Secretary Cortelyou who had
tended all the movements of the President
remained up until daybreak, and then only
lay down for brief nap without even re-
moving his clothes.
When morning dawned all was quiet
about the Milburn home. A solitary sentry
artilleryman from Fort Porter paced
his beat in front of the house. Half a
dozen policemen were scattered about the
street and sidewalk The street was roped
off at each end to prevent traffic and keep
down noise. A few citizens stopped to In
quIre OF the policemen to the Presidents
condition. but there was no gathering Of
idle persons.
Some Details of the Tragedy
All the world knows by this time the de-
tails of the shooting of the President in
the exposition grounds yesterday. He had
entered the grounds about o'clock and
was holding public reception in the Tenn
pie of Music when attacked by the assas-
sin. The President was standing under q
bower of palms with Secretary Cortelyou
on his right Mr.. Milburn on his left and
Secret Service Agents Foster and Ireland
opposite. The crowd was to pass through
this human aisle. Further along were sew
eral members of the I'D Seacoast Artillery
who were doing escort duty.
Organist Gomph playing one of
Bach's masterpieces on the great organ in
the temple and had just paused a moment.
when the two shots rang out, fired by a
young man who at first gave his name as
Nieman, bat said later that his name was
Leon +. Czolgosz, Pole and anarchist
by Secret Service Agent Ireland, who
stood by the Presidents side:
1T has been my custom to stand back
Of the President and just to his left, SO
that / could see the right hand of every
person approaching; but yesterday Secre-
tary Cortelyou requested that stand op-
posite the President, that Mr.. Milburn
could stand to his left and introduce the
people who approached. In that way ]
was unable to get a good look at every
ones right hand.
"A few moments before Nieman appeared
man had come along with three fingers
Of his right hand tied in a bandage and