The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-09-13

torily.
All day the members of the cabinet
and others associated with the presi-
dent in public life came solicitous and
went away almost jubilantly, all re-
fecting the hopeful outlook at the
Milburn house.
All through the day great crowds
had gathered on the streets watching
the Milburn house. But as darkness
came they gradually disappeared. A
steady line of men and women came
up to the ropes to make anxious in
quiries.
The weather conditions are regard
ed as very favorable for the president.
The great confidence which the
president has in his secretary could
not be more strikingly illustrated
than at the exposition hospital. when
he was about to be placed upon the
operating table. The president real
lied that the sooner the operation was
performed the better and he was per-
fectly willing to submit to the knife.
His only solicitude was as to the COM
potency of the surgeons who were to
perform the operation.
Just before he was placed upon the
table he called Secretary Cortelyou to
him and asked whether the surgeons
were all right. Mr.. Cortelyou assured
him that he had made inquiries and
that they were reputed to be among
the most skillful in their profession.
The president accepted the assurance
instantly and Immediately announced
he was ready.
King Edward VII. has sent a mes
sage Of feeling coincidence to Presi-
dent Mckinley. This and a number of
other messages received will be made
public as soon as Secretary Cortelyou
is able to turn his attention from the
immediate duty of ministering to the
president.
Czolgosz, the assassin, seems most
unconcerned and Indifferent. He con-
tinues to eat and sleep we'll and makes
no inquiries as to condition of his
victim. He is protected from mob
violence by the police.
why Revolver Was Unseen.
Buffalo, Sept. Tin an interview Sc
cret Service Detective Ireland, who, with
Officer Gallagher, was near the president
when the shots were fired, said:
at is incorrect, as has been stated, that
the least fear of an assault was enter
tanned by the presidential party.
'Since the Spanish war the president
has travelled ali over the country and met
/ the people everywhere In Canton he
walks up and down town without the sign
of secret service men of any description
as an escort. In Washington he walks
about the White House grounds, drives
out freely, and has enjoyed much freedom
from the presence of detectives.
1T has been my custom to stand back
of the president and just to his left, so
that | could see the right hand of every
person approaching, but yesterday 1 was
requested to stand opposite the president,
so that Mr. Milburn could stand at the
left and introduce the people who APP
preached. In that way l was unable to
get a good look at every ones right hand
"a few moments before Czolgosz APP
preached a man came along with three
fingers of his right hand tied up in a
bandage, and he had shaken hands with
the president. When Czolgosz came up
noticed he was a boyish looking fellow
with an innocent face, perfectly calm, and
l also noticed that his right hand was
wrapped in what appeared to be a band
age. l watched him closely, but was in
terrupted by the man in front of him, who
held on to the presidents hand unusually
long. This man appeared to be an Italian
and wore a short, heavy black mustache-
He was persistent and it was necessary for
me to push him along so that the others
could reach the president.
GAS he released the presidents hand and
as the president was reaching for the
hand of the assassin there were two quick
shots. Startled for a moment. l looked
and saw the president draw his right
hand up under his coat, straighten up and
press his lips together and give Czolgosz
the most scornful and contemplate look
possible to imagine.
cat the same time I reached for the
young man and caught his left arm. The
big negro standing Just back of him, and
who would have been next to take the
presidents hand, struck the young man
in the neck with one hand and with the
other reached for the revolver which had
: been discharged through the handker-
chief and the shots from which had set
fire to the linen.
: Immediately a dozen fell upon the as
t sassin and bore him to the floor. While
on thp floor Czolposz tried arain IN die