The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-09-11
MCKINLEY ASSRS5iNATED
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nches to the naval sui soouson level
With it.
Upon arrival at tie exposition hos
pi1al the stcond bullet Woued was
proted. Ths walls Of the abdomen
were opened but tie bail was rot To-
Gated. The incision was bsstily c'osed
ard after has;y consultation it Was
decided to ranove the patient to the
home of President Milburn. Tbis was
done, the automobile ambulance being
used for the .urposs. Arrived at the
MiiourD residence ali parsons outside
the medical attendants, nurses and the
cficisls immediately concerned, were
excluded ard tie tssk Of probing for
he bullet which had lodged in the ao.
domen was begun By D.. Roswell
Parke. When the rews Of the crime
was telephcncd to the home cf Pres
iient Mi!Durn where Mrs. Mckinley
was resting immediate steps were
taken to spare her the shock Ct 6 pre-
mature statement Of the ocourrerc, be
fore the true condition of the presi
dent could be sscartained. Guards
we're stationed and no one WAS ger
nittea 10 spproa,h the house.
When it was decided to remove the
president from the exposition hospital
to the Milburn residence the news Was
tr9ken to Mrs. Mckinley IS gently as
might be BY members of the Mliburn
family. She bore the shock remark
ab'y we'll ard displayed the utmost for
ti;lde.
GREAT EXCITEMENT.
While the aou1dso poe5loent was be-
ing borne fIom the expNi'ion to the
MilbuEn residence between rows Of on
lockers with barred heads sfar differ.
en- spectacle was being witnessed
alorg The route Of his assistants j,ur.
n, y from the scene Of bis crime to 20
lice heaeq 1sr!ers. The trip was made
80 ouiosly that the prisoner as safely
!srued within the wide portals Of the
police station and the doors closed be
icr. sns ore was aware Ct his pleseDc's
The news Of the attempted ASSASSIN
ation had in the meanwhile been spread
broadcast by the newspapers. Like
yildfre it spread from mouth to
mouth. Then bulletins began to a2
pear on the boards slong newspaper
routes and when the encouragement
was made that the prisoner had been
taken to police headquarters, only two
blocks distant from the neWspapes FEC
tion, the crowds sursed down toward
the terra,e eagsr for glimpse Of the
prisoner. At police headquarters they
we're met By a strong Gordon Of police,
which was drawn up across the pave
uent on Pesrl street and adnittance
Ras denied to any but officials su,hc-
rized to take part in the examination Of
the prisoner. :.
In few minutes the crowd had
rrowu from tens to hundreds and the. g
in turn quickly sEelled to thousands
urtil the street vas completely blocked
with mass Of humanity. II was at
this jurcture thai some one raised rne
CRY Ct Lynch hin!' like fash the
CRY WSS SShCA Op el SAO NNOAS SAo"e3
IS f ignited by the single ms ch thus
applied, reechoed the cr3
'EYNcH HIM. HANG HIM.
closer the crowd surged forward.
Dsnser the throng became as ne@ ar,
rivals sRelled each mament the sway.
ing multitude. The situation was bs
coming critical when su6dnly the big
doors we're flung open ard squad Of
reserves arrived with solid front drove
the crowd back from the curb, then
sctoss the street and then gradually
succeeded in dispensing them from
sbcu, the entrance to the station. By
this time there was probably 80, 600 pso
pie assembled in the vicinity Of Pearl,
Ssnec2, Erie streets snd the terrs,e,
Tie c:oTd was so great that 1t became
necessary to rope eff the entjrs street
in front Of police headquarters and at 8
late hour the police Were still partoll.
ing in The streets in the oejgbbol hood
in squads Of three OF fovr.