The Holly chieftain., 1901-09-13
PRESIDENT M'KINLEY SHOT
BY AN ANARCHIST ASSASSIN

|
brief period several OF BunaIo's best
| known practitioners were at the pa
| tents side.
The President retained the full exer-
else of his faculties until placed on
the operating table and subjected to
an anaesthetic. Upon the first examin-
i, alton 1t was ascertained that one bullet
| had taken effect In the right breast,
| just below the nipple, causing q cOnls
paratively harmless wound.
The other took effect In the abdo-
| men, about four inches below the left
| nipple -four inches to the left of the
navel and about on level with it.
| Upon arrival at the exposition hos
pital the second bullet wound was
| probed. The walls of the abdomen
We're opened, but the ball was not 10
Gated. The incision was hastily closed,
and after 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.
| At p. IN. Secretary CorteIyou gave
out the following bulletin, which de-
| scribes the nature of the injury as de-
scribed by the physicians:
THE President was shot about 4
O'Clock, one bullet struck him on the
| upper portion of the breast bone.
glancing and not penetrating; the sec
| Ond bullet penetrated the abdomen
five inches below the left nipple and on
| and One-half inches to the left of the
median line. The abdomen was opened
through the line of the bullet wound.
1t was found that the bullet had pene-
trated the stomach. The opening in
the front wall of the stomach was
carefully closed with silk stitches. af-
ter which n search was made for hole
in the back wall of the stomach. This
| was found and also closed In the same
way.
"The further course of the bullet
| could not be discovered. although care
| full search was made. The abdominal
wound was closed 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 13O condition
at the conclusion of operation was
gratifying. The result cannot be fore
told. His condition at present justi-
| ties hope Of recovery
The Presidents assailant in the
meantime had been hustled by exposi-
| tion guards to the rear of the building.
where he was held while the building
was cleared, and later lie was turned
| over to Superintendent Bull of the
Buffalo Police Department. who took
the prisoner to No. Is police station
and afterwards to police headquarters.
| Immediately the President was
cared for at the Exposition grounds,
Director General w. l. Buchanan
started for the Aiilburn residence to
forestall any information that might
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Luckily he was first to arrive with the
information. The Niagara Falls trip
had tired Mrs. Mckinley and on re-
turning to the Milburn residence she
took leave of her nieces. the Misses
Barber, and the Presidents niece, Miss
Duncan, as well as their hostess, Mrs.
Milburn, and went to her room to
rest.
| Mr.. Buchanan broke the news as
gently as possible to the nieces and
consulted them and Mrs. Milburn as
to the best course to pursue in break
ing the news to Mrs. Mckinley. 1t
was finally decided that on her awak-
ening, or shortly thereafter, Mr.. Bu-
chanan should break the news to her
| II in the meantime her Physician, DIR.
Rixey, had not arrived
At Z o'clock DIR. Rixey arrived at the
Milburn residence. He had been
driven hurriedly down Delaware ave-
nue. In an open carriage
At 100 o'clock DIR. Rixey came out
of the house, accompanied by Webb
Hayes, son of former President
Hayes. who is friend of President
Mckinley. They entered carriage
and returned to the Exposition hos
pital.
| After DR.. Rixey. had gone Mr.. Blu
chanan said that the doctor had gently
broken the news to Mrs Mckinley
He said she stood 1t bravely, though
much affected. II 1t was possible to
bring him to her she wanted 1t done.
DR.. Rixey assured her that the Presi-
dent could be brought with safety
from the Exposition grounds, and
when he left Mr.. Milburn's 1t was to
complete all arrangements for the re-
moval of the President.
The big force OF regular patrolmen
was assigned to the Milburn resi-
dence.
i After long and persistent question
ing 1t was announced at police head
quarters that the prisoner had made
a partial confession, which he had
signed.
As near as can be learned tonight
the facts contained in the confession
are:
The mans name is Leon Czolgosz
He Is Of Polish German extraction.
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