The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-07
News of Attempted Assassination OF
Chief Executive Makes a Profound
Impression.
Globe Bulletins Eagerly Scanned
By Crowds During Afternoon
and Evening.

No language can describe the effect produced upon this
community by the startling announcement of the asassna
ton OF President Mckinley yesterday afternoon. So sud
denly did 1t burst upon the people that its effect par
alyzng There wild panic no clamor no hurrying
excltementa silent nexpressble horror The first
news fell upon incredueus When it was confirmed
the burden OF common grief could be every face
Men stood silence the corners looking at each
other but saying no word The shock was sunnins and
deadenlng 1t chilled the heart and oze blood 1t drove
the sunshine out of the day. Men repeated and over
to themselves as doubling the tragic TRUTH then slowly
terrible import of it swept the public mind.
Some wept others discussed excitedly others praved
ferventy that God might spare the life of the man of the
land and others invoked awful upon the head of the
dastardy murderer The expressions every nd proved
that here alone national calamity but personal
grief Upon the city it settled like pail Business was
practically suspended Men rushed the streets to buy
newspapers to eagerly learn particulars of tragedy
Others walked home in dazed think the sad
event. in the sacrednes of their homes where women were
weeping But everywhere the evidence the love in
which the president is held.
With the first recovery from the awful shock the entire
city began to camor for details of the shooting The Globe
which had been the first paper display bulletins announc
ing the calamity beseged by crowd Of people who
hour after hour stood before the window in which bulletins
were continually posted until late hour last night The
Globe was the only paper publish bulletins public
from the moment the first arrived and the crowd
fingered and grew larger they began arrive push
ed eagerly forward get every scrap of information
was given out The telephones in the newspaper offices
were kept busy all night thousands of people nquirng
peaedly concerning the latest from Buffalo AS the
information hathee chance for the presidents re-
covery spread around the city, thanksgiving anthems of
praise went forth
On every hand heard expressions of surprise that the
murderer should have been mercuy dealt with "Why
wasn't he ptchforked to death the spot shouted
lhe people of Buffalo should have lynched him before the
smoke had cleared away. This seemed the common senti
ment Swift and terrible vengeance called down upon
the miserable who had struck the heart every c
zen nj fhA
president since Lincoln The general feeling was that the
murderer was anarchist and the opinion emphatcay
expressed that the had to curb the growing spirit
of anarchy and to deal lenienty with more.
Few peope in St Paul slept last night Long after
midnight inquiries still coming into the Globe
Office all asking 'Is the president alive yet?"
The answer 'lHe is better" brought the inevitable
exclamation, "ThanS God' If the love of men pleaI-
ing at the divine throne if the tears of women
and children. and the prayers of good people can
avail anything, President McKnIeys life will be saved All
the city of ST. Paul last night there was one over
whelmn passionate plea that God would spare life of
the president