The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1901-09-13
LIKETHUNDERCLAP
The Assassin Struck as the
President Reached to Grasp
His Hand. :.

Ills 0anO.
Buffalo, N. Y.-Just brief twenty
four hours ago, the newspapers of thi
city blazoned forth in all the pomI
ef headline type, "The Proudest Day
IN Buffalo's History"
Friday night, in sackcloth and ash
-. in sombre type, surrounded by
gruesome borders of black, the same
newspapers are telling in funeral
tones to Mortified populace the de
plorable details of "The blacklist day
IN the history of Buffalo"
President Mckinley the nations
chief executive and the city's honored
guest, lies PROSTATE, suffering the
pangs inflicted by the bullets of a
Oowardly assassin while his life hangs
a the balance.
On Delaware avenue at the home of
John G. Milburn president Of the
ean-American Exposition with tear
1ul faces and heart torn by conflict
lng hopes and fears. sits the faithful
wife, whose devotion is known to all
the nation.
Il was q few moments Of O'Clock
= the afternoon, while President Nc
xinley was holding a public recep-
Mon in the great Temple Of Music on
ahA Pan-American grounds that the
eowardly attack was made, with what
success time alone can tell.
Standing in the midst Of crowds
aumbering thousands, surrounded by
every evidence of good will, pressed
By o motley throng Of people, show
cred with expressions of love and 10y
atty, beseiged by multitudes, all eager
70 clasp his hand-amid these sur
soundings and with the ever-recur-
ring plaudits Of an army Of sympa-
ehixers ringing in his ears, the blow
q the assassin fell, and in an instant
3leasure gave way to pain; admira-
Non to agony, folly turned to fury,
end pandemonium followed.
Friday night q surging, swaying,
eager multitude thronged the city's
main thoroughfare, choking the street
n front Of the principal newspapers,
scanning the bulletins with anxious
syes, and groaning or cheering in turn
Gach succeeding announcement as the
nature Of the message sinks or buoys
their hopes.
At police headquarters is a medium
sised man of commonplace appear
anoe, with his gaze fixed directly on
She door, who PRESSES his lips firmly
together and listens with an air of
assumed indifference to the persistent
stream Of questions, arguments, OBJ.
1urgations and admonitions with
which his captors seek to induce mr.
sonpel him to talk.
AsSAsSIN'S COwARDLY WORK.
II was just after the daily organ re-
sital in the Temple Of Music that the
attsmpt was made. Planned with all
tAe diabolitical ingenuity Of which
onarchy or nihilism IL capable, the
Would-be assassin carried out the
work without hitch and should his
designs fail and the president sur
vlve, only to Divine Providence can
- attributed that benefcent result.
4hs president, though we'll guarded
~ United States secret service detec-
Gves, was fully exposed to such an
attack - occurred he stood at the
;odgs Of the raised dais upon which
Glnnds the great pipe organ. Throngs
- people crowded in Ut tho various
entrances 10 gaze upon their sxeou. |
~. psrohanee to clasp his hand and |
- eight their way out in the good
onears1 mob The president was in |
> sAsssfpl mood and was enjoying 20
- full the hearty evidences OF good
ym which everywhere met his case.
IN his right stood President Mil
IN, a the exposition, chatting with
- rrssideat and Introducing to him
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