The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-02-16

| bflcktnter rom HacHeuaAcN, NsJ. | He rose in a crowd of thousands which had turned out to welcome the president nt-elect. and apattered bullets around the Roosevelt auto | mobile.
 Tho aAsailant. GulseppI zan. Rnra, a and his roommate, An- dra valenti. were held safctiv by police after aroused FlOridians had threatened violence.
 MT. Roosevelt arrived here aboard Vincent Astorn yacht, Nourmnhhl, at r. Nj. yesterday after n tcn-day cruise of southern waters. resting in preparation for the nrdorH Of the presidency. Jov- ial. tanned. appearing fit in every
 way. he received newspapcrmen to discuss his trip and conferred briefly with intimate advisers.
 Then he left tho yacht to ac- cept tho formal welcome of Miami | officials and to drive in a motor parade to Bay Front Park. at the end Of Flagler St.. the principal business thoroughfarc of tho city. A crowd Of thousands waited thcro-Mlami folk. residents of | rcighborinR Florida cities who came to cheer the incoming chief executive, and tourists from all parts of tho country.
 Mir. Roosevelt spoke briefly from 1 the rcnr of m open automobile. AS he concluded and the crowd broke Into waves of cheers. Mrs Roosevelt leaned over and shook hands with Mayor Ccrmak. who wnH standing on tho running board of the car. Then the president. elect sat down abruptly, and ht that moment HIx shots spread panic through the thronE. Events happened faster than the eye could record. From stories of eyo witneBscH pieccd together lntor. it appeared that just as Mir. Roosevelt concluded speaking, Zangara, who had been standing. stopped. some 35 feet from MT. HOoHcvcltB car, suddenly straight encd and pulled n pistol from hlh pocket. Someone near him scream- | cd, Mrs. N. J. Cross of Miami. and tried To grasp it ZnhRarn stood upon chair. Mrs Croan leapod for hiB gun. Zangnra fired. Mayor Cermnk fell to his kncon. | 4 secret service man lchpcd 10 protect Mr. ItooBcvclt. The driver of the car. hls presence of mind l unghakcn, slipped tho machine Into gear and almost before the crowd dcnlIzcd what wns happen Ing, started nwny.
 | MT. Roosevelt waved his hand to | show hc wns unhurt. He Bcomcd calm. Ha did not then know that | anyone hnd been Injured. Detectives and nccrct Hcrvicc men loaped upon ZhnRnra ns he | stood with tho Btill-hot gun in hln | hand. Tho crowd hurgcd around. | There were cries Of "lynch him" OfiiccrH surrounded Znngnrn. They | lcd him to an automobile. and | hurried to tho Miami jail. two oiii- COTS holding him upon tho trunk rack of tho car.
 Mayor Cermnk was lifted Into Mr ItOoEcyGlth car, which left nt uncc behind tho sirens of police mOtOrcycleB. MT Roosevelt felt the Chicago mayors pulse and com" | fOrtcd him on tho way to tho hos pitnl. Tho other injured wore talk Cn Co the hospital Tn another car from the Roosevelt parade. From the hospital, Mr RooDcVel. Whs driven tO tho Florida East connt Hallway yards, where hln special train whs waiting. AN soon nh ho Inhrncd thnt Ccrmnk'B in- IuricH were critical, however, MT Roosevelt cancelled hiB plans to leave for tho north, and returned 10 tho hospital.
 I'm glad it was mo, not you," | Mayor Ccrmak told Mir Ho0Hcvelt. 'J wish you would bo real care- | ful. The country needs you badly. | You shouldn't thkn any more such chances aB you took tonight" Mr H0oshvclt c3prcssad his sor- | row Oynr tho mayors Injury. HG | promised 10 HGc hlfn again in inc morning Thdn h1 returned tO the AEtor yacht. where friends said hc showed no nrrvOutnebS over tho | attack.
 Back in the park. knots of pco- pic giill HtOOd telling each other Tow the attack had occurred, But Ievbral hundred of the RoOgcvnlt | audience hnd left 10 advance on
 tho building which houhcs Mia mI's JnlI.
 Extra police guards were put on duty to keep the crowd away
 from the buildings entrances. though tharc wns ii,tls danger that tho crowd could reach Hnn- .hrn. The jail is on tho 27th floor of the building.
 Inside, detectives wers drawing
 from tho italian brlcklnyor Il Htory Of hatred of hll kingh and pres idents, and of all tho rIch and
 powerful; fl story, Hs well, of Il "HOre mohnch' which he indjcat. cd had driven him Co desire 10 kili
 MT Roosevelt.
 iin told how he hhd bought the
 pistol he used OniY few uDur@ bee
 fore th" h,0ck, II" had been her"
 for two months. hoping hls MoIn-
 och you'd improve. but it hnd not
 grown better, police quoted him nH
 saying.
 XnnRarh bnld rlso, that he had
 tried len yr6rs bEo tO nadnHHiintG
 King Victor Emmanuel or itnlY
 Police questioned tjm closely about
 this and about other possible nt-
 lnckH he might have mad" vn
 prominent persons.
 Ills story Of m atlhCk on the
 fthlinn ruler WAS not borne out by records
 Early to-day VnlGnti, TnDAHrD'G room. .Hhtn was picked ID on q chhrKr Dr suspicion of being an hccOnipIl"". pOIlc" hhd not filed a l formal charge against UhhRnrn, M ihr room occupied bY lhG two, md iD pOoketB or their suits, Wrre found clippings from Mlhmi DsVr. | b1pcrs about tho Roosevelt visit and oDo clipping about tho hbbnf. EiuhtiOn Of President Mckinley h | 1901. Not since Mckinley W6a at thckcd hns any president or pres. | idem-eInct 1f the Ehitsd Bt1tGg been fired upon, though former | President Theodore Roosevelt digtHnt cDugih of Inc prrSidenL eject ln 1912 w1s wounded by | KHHGrG in IIIwauk"G while chH' phiKninK for Inc presidency.
 At ono Unn in the hiBht.long ordeal Of questioning it W1s re ported NanGhfa hDd sold bG bought lis pistol to kill President Hoover, and only decided tO try to aHsDa. GiDhts Mir Roosevelt because he happened 10 bs here.