The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1901-09-12


them were United States secret serv-
Ice men who were on the lookout and
whose duty it was to guard against
Just such a calamity as had here be-
f fallen the president and the nation.
The third was a bystander, a negro,
who had only an instant previously
grasped in his d-ssky hand the hand
of the president AS one man the
trio hurled them selves upon the presi-
dents assailant. In twinkling he
was borne to the ground, his weapon
was Wrested from his grasp ndstrong
arms pinioned him down.
Then the multitude which thronged
the edifiAe began to come to a realiz-
{ ing sense of the awfulness of the scene
ssof which they had been unwilling wit
nesses. a murmur arose, spread and
EsWelled to a hum of confusion, then
grew to a babel Of sounds and later
70 pandemOnium of noises.
The crowds that moment before
mad stood mute and motionless, as in
sDeWlldered ignorance Of the enormity
OF the thing, now with single i'm
pulse surged forward toward the stage
OF the horrid drama, while
=% A Hoarse Cry WeIled Up
from 1000 throats and 1000. men
charged forward to lay hands upon
the perpetrator of the dastardly crime.
But of the multitude which wit
messed or bore part in the scene of
turbulence there was but one mind
which seemed to retain it's equilibrium,
one hand which remained steady, one
eye which gazed with unflinching
calmness and one voice which re-
tanned it's even tenor and faltered not
at the most critical juncture They
We're the mind and hand and the eye
and the voice of President Mckinley.
After the first shock of the assas-
SINS shot he retreated step, then, as
the detectives leaped upon his assail-
ant, he turned, walked steadily to
chair and seated himself, at the same
time removing his hat and bowling his
head in his hands. In an instant Sec
rotary Cortelyou was at his side. His
waistcoat was zhurriedly opened, the
president meanwhile admonishing
those about him to remain calm and
telling them not to be alarmed.
"But you are wounded" cried his
secretary, "let me examine"
mo, I think not" answered the
president. .''I am not badly hurt, as
sure you 49,
Nevertheless his outer garments
were hastily loosened and when a
Trickling Stream of Crimson
was seen to wind it's way down his
breast, spreading: it's telltale stain
over the white: surface of the linen,
their worst fears were confirmed. AS
soon as the crowd in the Temple of
Music had been dispersed sufficiently
the president was removed in the au-
tomobile AMBULANCE and taken to the
exposition hospital, where an exam
ination was made. The best medical
skill was summoned and within a
brief period several of Buffalo's best
known practitioners were at the pa
TENTS side.
. Upon the first examination it was
ascertained that one bullet had taken
effect in the right breast just below
the nipple, causing a comparatively
harmless wound. The other took ef-
feet in the abdomen, about four inches
to the left of the navel and about on
a level with it.
Upon arrival at the exposition hos
pital the second bullet was probed for
The walls Of the abdomen were opened,
but the ball was not located. The IN
cision 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.
Mrs, Mckinley Informed. r
The news of the attempted assas-
sination of the president was Kept
from Mrs. Mckinley until the arrival
of DR.. Rixey at the Milburn home. He
broke the news to her as gently as
possible and Mrs. Mckinley received
the announcement with the utmost
courage
While the wounded president was
being borne from the exposition to
the Milburn residence between rows
of onlookers with barred heads, a far
different spectacle was being wit
messed along the route of his assail-
ants journey from the scene of his
crime to police headquarters. The
trip was made SO quickly that the pris-
oner was landed safely within the
portals of the police station and the
doors closed before any one was aware
of his presence. But when the an
nouncement was made that the pris-
oner had been taken to police head
quarters the crowd surged down to-
ward the terrace eager for a glimpse
of the prisoner. At police headquar-
ters they were met by strong Gordon
of police, which was drawn up across
the pavement on Pearl street. In
few minutes the street was complete
,ly blocked with mass of humanity.
1t was at this juncture that some one
raised the cry of Lynch him!" Like
a. flash the cry was taken up and the
whole crowd, as if ignited by the sin
gle match thus applied, re-echoed the
cry,
"lynch Him! Hang Him!"
Closer the crowd surged forward.
Denser the throng became as new ar
rivals swelled each moment the sway
ing multitude. The situation was be-
coming critical, when suddenly the
big doors were swung open and a
SQUAD of reserves advanced with COLD