The Savannah morning news., 1901-09-07
AN ASSASSlN'S BULLET.
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"'The opening in the front wall OF
the stomach was carefully closed with
silk stitches, after which search was
made for a hole in the back wall of the
stomach. This was found and also
closed in the same way. Thesfurther
course of the bullet could not be dis
covered although careful search was
made. The abdominal wound was clos
ed without drainage. No injury to the
intestines or other abdominal organ
was discovered.
''The patient stood the operation
well, pulse of good quality. rate of 1SO
Condition at close of operation was
gratifying. The result cannot be fore
told. His condition at present justifies
hope Of recovery"
(Signed.) George B. Cortelyou,
Secretary to President"
A force of exposition guards were
on the scene by this time and an ef-
fort was made to clear the building.
BY this time the crush was terrific.
Spectators crowded down the stairways
from the galleries, the crowd on The
floor surged forward toward the ros-
trum, while despite the strenuous ef-
forts of police and guards, the throng
without struggled madly to obtain ad-
mission. The Presidents assailant
IN the meantime had been hug
tied to the rear of the building by ex-
position guards, where he was held,
while the building was cleared and
later turned over to Supt Bull of the
Buffalo police department, who took the
prisoaer to No. 13 police station and
afterward to police headquarters.
AS soon as the crowd in the Temple
of Music had been dispersed sufficient
ly the President was removed in the
automobile ambulance and taken to the
exposition hospital, where an examina-
ton was made. The best medical skill
was summoned. and within brief pc
riod several of Buffalos best known
practitioners were at the patients side. \
The President retained the full eX-
ercise of his faculties until placed on
the operating table and subjected to
an anaesthetic. Upon the first exam
ination it was ascertained that one
bullet had taken effect in the right
breast just below the nipple, causing
comparatively harmless wound
lut OlueT lOOk elleCl III the dpuO-
men, about four inches below the left
nipple, four inches to the left of the
navel. and about on a level with it.
Upon arrival at the Exposition Hos
ptal the second bullet wound was
probed. The walls of the abdomen
were opened, but the ball was not To-
Gated. The incision was hastily closed,
and after a hasty consultation it was
decided to remove the patient to the
home of President Milburn. This was
done, the automobile ambulance being
used for the purpose.
Arrived at the Milburn residence all
persons outside the medical attendants.
nurses and the officials Immediately
concerned were excluded, and the task
of probing for the bullet which had
lodged in the abdomen was begun by
DIR. Roswell Parke.
When the news of the crime was tel
ephoned to the home of President Mil
burn, where Mrs. Mckinley was rest
ing immediate steps were taken to
spare her the shock of a premature
statement of the occurrence before the
true condition of the President could
be ascertained. Guards were station
ed, and no one was permitted to ap-
proach the house.
When it was decided to remove the
President from the Exposition Hospi-
tai 10 the Milburn residence the news
was broken to Mrs. Mckinley as gent
ly as might be, by members of the
Milburn family. She bore the shock
remarkably we'll and displayed the ut
most fortitude.
At $50 o'clock the representative of
the Associated Press was admitted to
the Milburn mansion where Secretary
Cortelyou gave him the official bulletin
prepared bp the physicians.
Secretary Cortelyou said that tel
egraph Office would be established at
once in the Milburn residence and bull
letins giving the public the fullest in
formation possible would be issued at
short intervals. At the Milburn House
were Secretary of Agriculture Wilson,
President Milburn, Director Gen.
eral Buchanan, of the Pan
American Exposition, DIR. Rixey
and Secretary Cortelyou. kilograms
poured in by the hundreds and Secre-
tary Cortelyou was kept busy replying
to them. Two stenographers with their
typewriters were placed in the parlor.
which was quickly transformed into a
bustling room.
While the wounded President was be-
ing borne from the exposition to the
Milburn residence between rows of on
lockers with barred heads a far differ
ent spectacle was being witnessed
along the route of his assailant's jour
ney from the scene of his crime to
police, headquarters. The trip was
made so quickly that the prisoner was
safely landed within the wide portals
of the police station and the doors
closed before anyone was aware of his
presence.
The news of the attempted assassi-
nation had in the meanwhile been
spread broadcast by the newspapers.
Like wildfire it spread from mouth to
mouth. Then bulletins began to ap-
pear on the boards along Newspaper
Row, and when the announcement was
made that the prisoner had been taken
TO police headquarters, only two
blocks distant from the newspaper
section the crowds surged down to-
ward the terrace, eager for a glimpse
of the prisoner. At police headquar-
ters they were met by a strong Gordon
OF police. which was drawn up across
the pavement on Pearl street and ad-
mittanee was denied to any but off,
cials authorized to take part in the ex-
animation of the prisoner.
In few minutes the crowd had
grown from tens to hundreds, and
these in turn. quickly swelled to thous-
ands, until the street was completely
blocked with a mass of humanity.
"Lynch Him! Lynch Himv,
1t, was at this juncture that some one
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