Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1901-11-01
Mckinley ~ He Appeared.

Mckinley as He Appeared.
There could be no more representa-
tive American citizen than was William
as he stood, that now historic afternoon.
in the Temple Of Music on the Exposition
grounds at Buffalo Friday. September ";, 6:
CARRIED; his clean-shaven face glowed
with health and good nature: and kind
one after another stood for a moment be-
fore him, felt, his cordial grasp, and re-
ceived some pleasant word of response to
given by the President. the day after the
delivery of hi! his speech on Americas sue
Temple, had just begun. Mr.. Mckinley
STAGE in s ea Mr e. IF 5he
president of the Pan-American EXPOSE
ton. was ready to present the citizens as
left-hand corner Of the auditorium. Mr..
| George B. Cortelyou, private secretary
to President Mckinley, occupied posi-
| people passed the group, pausing individ-
ualiy for a moment. and then proceeding
| to the exit on the other corner of the
Probably there were not many who no.
tive m ba whG
party. Of those who did. the greater
number undoubtedly took them for mere
| constituted the only bodyguard deemed
necessary for the head Of a great repub-
|
not as a guard to their communicating
| chief. There was no premonition that
day SO eloquent Of the greatness of free
down in the red glare Of Anarchy's un-
reasonable fury. Yet so it was to be.
Assassin Had a Confederate.
AS the line of handshakers passed the
President received the extended hand Of
| a little girl. then patted her head. Next
came a man whose right hand was en-
ynl0 NV h h l. h Of md
| whose left hand clasped that of the Pres
ident, not in the spirit Of patriotism and
the of
further back in the line there was an
other yelled hand, and death iurked in
was hidden. The one which had passed
was the apparition of this one. Had the
i iedat the other would have Disappeared.
The assassin's double preceded him I'M
hindered and pair pair Of eyes cleaning
way clear for deed of blood.
Commits the Awful Deed.
The murderer shot the President twice
| as will be remembered. Czolgosz was
ns OF mh sne ere s ST a
him. while others. holding him down. en-
deavored at the same time to protect
he SO richly deserved. The cry that the
President had been shot was quickly TAX
side the building, the sullen roar of an
ger which it created mingling with the
uproar within before eye-witnesses of
| the tragedy had time to recover from the
| first shock of surprise and bewilderment.
Narrowly Escapes Being Lynched.
| It was only the eagerness OF the people
| to get at the wretch which saved him
from being torn limb from limb, If the an
gered citizens within the building had not
| been closely massed when the rush was
made for him, they could have carried
/ out their evident intention, in spite of the
defence of him which was made by the
officers who interposed themselves be-
| tween him and the would-be avengers.
| pie struck at each other in their mad
| eagerness to reach the assassin, and the
impatience of each to be in the front of
back the mass as whole as was the de-
termined front of the men who were
ter curses uttered when at length it was
| found that the man had been taken to
place Of safety and the
| character that no person who mingled in
the throng would have been surprised
There was a solemn spirit in the air
ltwhen morning came on the 18th of Sep
tRe Of s
wherein the multitude rode to the bust
hushed tones of the daily greeting. The
first rays Of the rising sun fell upon
trappingss o. woe. President Mckinley
! was dead, having passed away at 2:15 a.
| M
Czolgosz' Conviction and Sentence.
| Czolgosz was found guilty of murder in
| the first degree at Buffalo, Tuesday, Sep
| TENDER L. after one of the most rapid
yet dgnified trials in the history of juris-
| prudence. He was sentenced on Thurs
! day, September IS, by Judge Truman c.
| White of the New York Supreme Court
| to die in the electric chair at Auburn
/ the week Of October 2S.
Center rush OF Ohio State university
| football team died of injuries received
IN game.