The sun., 1901-09-29

Presidents friends and guardians had
largely disappeared Suniigh, had given
place to darkness and the President and
all about him were happy. Nov that y is
all over. | am able TO -ay of my own per
sonal knowledge that MIR Mckinley. secr~,
tary Cortelyou, President Milburn and
everybody who haz kno~ledge of the facts
Is absolutely confident that every possible
| pnccaution had bs'n taken, aud that no
human agency could have stopped tho
a-sas-in's bullet. II he had not shot when
! he did he could have reached his victln
at another time. He could have shot him
/ when he walked alone about the STREETS IN
! the ueighhorhood of the Miburn residence
al an earlier hour of The day or when he
rode az night. when he rode through the
vast crowds in the Exposition grounds, as
Mr Mckinley -aid himself, an easy thing 10
do " the man lived who wanted Ia do II.
There were three Secret Service agents
with the President when he was shot
Foster. Ireland and Gallagher The
| former had b,-rn Mr.. Mckinley's body.
guard since hs be,ame President and had
deep affection for him. Al three hah
been warned by Secretary Cortelyou To
10 especially cautious, a. Il was felt that
some strange danger was lurking some
where The-s men failed In their task
h-sause success was impossible The re-
Ception began late in the day. when almost
everybody who approaches TO shske 'hs
Presidents hand carried package oi
some sort, a basket OF package or souvenir,
and, moreover. almost every person was
moppiug away preparation. as the usy
was very warm MANY would tudd"iilN
wiIe their hand before Offering II to the
President. and thur IL was that NO especial
notice was taken 81 the fact. ~ overpower-
ing In it, importance. that one lnnoceni-
looking Young foreigner had handker-
chief wound about his wrist, like 30 many
of the other
He shot twice. and a. he did 80 the Pres-
dent stepped back and looked al him sharply
ptyingly, as the artillerymen seiZed MN
and his revolver and the Secret service
men jumped down and beat him almost
into in-ensibility Cortelyou put his arm
about the President on one side and MI
MilbuIn ON the other Are YOU hurt
eoliCitously asked the secretary. think
not. said the President. and then In sur
pris'sd. almost startled voice he asked lnd
that fellow shoot me. Cortelyou' Ihen ihc
President gave an eXhihtlon of Coolu"-s ami
nerve almost beyond belief Having been
led tu a char he l"gg"i Cort"lyou to Sf%' ="
II that uo exaggerated report. should r,ach
Mr. Mckinley aud then laid himsef almost
without assistance on the s,retchcr, which
was placed In The afnbuaro" tha' TOOK
him 10 th" hospital He wa- perfectly
conscious and Lsfore submitting 70 sui-
gical operation discussed with SECRETARY
CortelyOu and Mr Milburn the merits ~
various hysicians who had bscn telephoned
~ and fnr whom automobiles had been
pubi-llei II II q fact that the President In
sisted on knowing all that he could learn
about the reputation of the surgeons who
We're 10 perform the operation h'fore he
would allow ANYTHING 10 be done BEING
assured that they we're men eminent In
their profession tho President resigned
himself into their hands withou, a word oi
dissatisfaction or fear
The President was the first person to
rpaliya that he was diving On III" day
that the fatal symptoms frt appeared,
when Ito doctons ver- still ignorant -
~. STATE Of the case th" President sur
I.dsel them hy asking " II wouh not le
well &, have u season Of prayer While
this rubIeCt wps under discussion and
before any arrangements w"r mad" the
collapse came. and the President con
Quoted hi- own sad -ervlc'- by repeating
IN a clear. stroLg voice the loru'- Pravei
lle was entirely CONSCIOUS then. and again,
later. when he said Gooi-hy 20 Mr.
Mckinley nuring all his illness he had
no word Of hatr,si or accusation for hi-
murderer. nor did ~. request that he he
treated with consideration or lenlencv
He was regarded hy the President -iinI "
~ the means hN which foul crini", tha'
brought e. an end his nobl" iif", vas com
inittal. a crime that the Pr'.sidcnt always
thought va possible 81 ACCOMPLISHMENT
Eut i" had never believed that he would
lo th" victim 81 n.
MIR Mckinley was killed IN spite 81 the
guards. and the ls~son Of the tragic event
j. that anarchy must - suppressed " our
Presidents are 60 live during their terms
Of uslC,' Meantime 4 cannot bc denied
that President Rno-"velts best protection
J. himself II a man attempts % shoot
him IN. chance " 90 ge' the drop hr~t and
evidently that u what he means 20 do.