The Washington herald., 1912-10-13

idea. as he was not feeling over strong.
but he would not listen to US and said
he was never as happy as when shaking
hands with his fellow-men. The party
disbanded, and !. with a number of
others. returned to the exposition with
the President We went directly to the
reviewing stand. and l can remember.
just as plainly as IL It all happened yes
terday. every incident that followed.
There was a great cheer as the Presi-
dent mounted to the stand and he bowed
to the crowd. My little boy, A. Washing
ton Pezet. then eleven years old, stood by
my side in the stand. and the President
came over and patted him on the cheek.
How are you, my little man?' he asked.
Would You like to shake hands with
meT He asked the boy about Peru and
how he liked Buffalo, and seemed to be
In his happiest mood. Meanwhile the
line had formed and thousands We're
waiting to shake hands with the Presi-
dent
Heard shot Fired.
1T seemed only a few minutes later.
as was at the other end Of the stand
when / heard a shot. and some one
cried. Ny God, the Presidents shot
saw the President fall backward. A man
with a handkerchief around his hand was
struggling furiously in the crowd below
the stand. All was confusion. Cries of
Kill him! Kill him" which I learned
afterward were directed against the as
sassin. filed the air. thought the whole
world was seething around the stand.
For a moment / was dazed. Then I
saw that 1t would be useless to try to
get to the Presidents side and I rushed
for medical aid. remembered that q
few minutes before DIR. Rixey, the Sur
geon General Of the navy. had left US
at the dairy exhibit and I rushed there.
The crowd, however was too great and
I jumped into a carriage occupied by
Mrs. Joseph Miller Horton. Of Buffalo.
We were driven to the nearest building.
where I got a telephone. was con-
nected with the dairy exhibit and for
tunately i succeeded In getting DR..
Rixey to the phone Immediately. told
him Of the assassination and he few 1T
once to the scene. think he was the
first doctor at the side Of the President
and he took charge Of the stricken EN-
ecutive.
when President Mckinley hovered %
long between life and death. the news
papers said that 1t was l who saved the
Presidents life, but you see l did only
what any other man. under the same
would have done. Please
don't call me a hero. II you want to
say something. just say that 1 am de-
lighted to be back in Buffalo, that l am
greatly impressed with the marvellous
growth Of the city. especially In the
business district, and as for the resi-
dence section, there is none better in the
Go to Philadelphia Next.
Senior Pezet is a representative OF the
Chamber Of Commerce of Peru and the
Lima Stock Exchange.
The smoothness with which the big
jaunt OF the worlds business men has
gone forward. Is due to the forethought
and executive ability OF John H. Fahey,
Robert ]. Bottomly, and John F. O'Con-
nell. of the Boston Chamber Of Com
merce. They with others Of the Boston
trade body are with the delegates. look
ing after every detail Of the trip. They
have done their work so well that there
Is only unstinted praise from all the
members Of the party.
When the tourists leave Washington
they will go to Philadelphia for a day
Or two and be entertained in New York
just before the departure of their ves-
sells for Europe. 1t was said last night
that about one-third OF the party would
remain in Washington until Wednesday
Or Thursday, and go directly from here
TO New York. 1t is planned in New
York to entertain the party in sections
by the trade bodies representing the va
rious nationalities. For instance, the Ital-
ian Chamber Of Commerce in that city
will give a dinner to the Italian MEM
oers. and other nationalities will vie
with the sons Of Italy to give welcome
10 their countrymen.
The programme Of festivities here in
begins this morning with
IN automobile ride around the city, Wis
ting points Of interest. Tomorrow aft
ernoon the party will be taken to Mount
and tomorrow night a recep-
ion will be held in their honor at the |
Building.