Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-09-12
Shot Passes Entirely Through Stomach
But No Other Organs
Are Injured
ASA SSH COMES SES
LATEST.

Buffalo, ~ " Sept 9The from the president yesterday
good throughout It merely negative good
like Saturday, when there good because there
bad news positive good story Of distinct improve
1nelt in the patients condition yesterday
The presidents temperature late last evening degree
than of the morning. when at time it went up to
102 s. compared Saturday. It is 10 The pulse
is slower and the respiration slower In word it
rovemen warrang strong hopes for favorable issue
The patient tonight by all of the physicians and
who treating him. and their opinion expressed by night bull
They found his general condition unchanged
examination did disclose anything of unfavorabe
They believe that the president is in serious condition. and
that the crisis Will not be passed for another "a hours.
SITUATION SUMMARIZED.
Buffalo, n Y Sept president Mckinley shot and serious
~ wounded y woudb assassin while holding reception the
temple of music the American exposition few minutes after
yesterday afternoon One shot took effect in the right breast the
other the abdomen The first serious and the bull
The other pierced the abdominal wall and has
not been located.
Buffalo, Sept One day the of the city bazoned
forth all the pomp Of headline type he proudes day Blo
history Last night sackcoth ashes type surround
ed by borders of black the told in funeral
mortified popuace the depoabe details of he blacklist day
in the history of Buffalo"
The PRESIDENT idol of the people, the nations chief
executive and the s honored guest lies prostrate suffering the
pangs inflicted by the bullet of cowardy assassin while his life hangs
in the balance Out on Delaware avenue at the home OF John e. Mil
burn president Of the pan American exposition with fearful face
and heart by conflicting hopes and fears the faithful wife,
whose devotion is known to all the nation.
It few moments after while President Mckinley
holding public reception the great temple of music the pan
American grounds that the cowad attack made with what
time alone tell Standing the midst of crowds
motley throng of people, showered with expressions Of love and loyalty
besiegd by muud all eager clasp his handsand amid these
surroundings and with the evereurring paudit of the of
sghseers ringing IN his the blow OF the assassin fell and IN
instant pleasure gave PAIN admiration agony folly turned
fury and pandemonm followed At night sugng, swayng,
multitude thronged horoughares choking the
in front of the principal newspapers scanning the bulletins
with anxious eyes and goanng cheering each succeeding
the the message sunk buoyed up their
hopes,
Down police headquarters surrounded by tenacd nqusOr
the law, medsed of commonplace appearance, with
and listens with of assumed Indifference the persistent stream
of questions arguments and admonons with which his
seek induce compel him to talk 1t just after the
daily organ recital in the splendid temple of music that the dastar
attempt made Planned with all the daboa ingenuity and
nese Of which anarchy nhm capable the woudbe assassin
carried his work without hitch and should his designs fail and
the president survive only to divine providence can be attributed this
bnccent result The president though well guarded by United
States service detectives fully exposed to such attack
occurred He stood the edge of raised da upon which stands the
great pipe organ side of the magnificent Thong
Of people crowded IN at the various entrances gaze upon their exec
uve pechance to clasp his hand and fight their in
good naured mob that every minute sweed and multiplied the
poius of ingress to the building
president cheerful mood and enjoying full
the hearty looks of good will that everywhere his gaze Upon his
right stood John o. burn OF Buffalo, president OF the panmer
exposition chatting with the president and introducing him per
Of who approached Upon the presidents left stood Se
1t shortly after when the hrong which surround
ed the presidential party medusized ordinary appearance
plainly black approached greet president
Both Secretary Coreou and President Mburn noticed the mans
hand swathed bandage handkerchief The reports by
differ which hand amid
people up the edge of the da until he within feet of
the president President Mckinley smiled bowed and extended his
hand that spirit of genay the American people well know
when suddenly the sharp crack of revolver loud and clear
above the hum of the voices shutting of myriad of feet and the
bran applause that and here and there
the assenbage.
There instant of almost complete silence The president
stood stock STILL look of hetancy bewiderment his
he retraced STEP while palor began steal over his features
The multitude, only partially that something had
pened paused in surprise while nec caned and all
turned the where the great tragedy being
acted.
With the leap of tiger three threw themselves forward
with impulse and spang toward the woudbe of
them United States who the lookout
and whose duty guard against just calamity had
befaen the president and the nation The third bstander
who had only instant previously graspd his usky palm
the hand the president AS the trio hurled themselves upon