rimttie. THF: ONLY SCRANTON PAPER RECKIVINO TUB COMPLBTB NEWS SKKVICB OB TUB ASSOCIATED PRESS, THB GREATEST NEWS AGENCY IN THE WORLD. KCHANTOX. PA., SATURDAY .iMOKXrNC, SEPTEMBER 7, 1001. TWO CENTS. TWELVE PAGES TWELVE PAGES TWO CENTS. PRESIDENT McKINLEY IS .." t. .i'ii'iiii'nt. mmmmmmM$mmmE&z?zm y "tn i p':r'rc'ffffwgjflHteffi Gives His Name as Nieman and First Denies, Then Later Admits, That He Is an Anarchist and a Convert of Emma Goldman. Concealed His Pistol in a HandkerchiefPresident Cool Under the Strain and When Falling Into an Officer's Arms Asks if He Has Been Shot Assassin Identified Later as Leon Czolgosz of DetroitWas Shaking Hands with the President When the Shooting OccurredHeld the Pistol Concealed in the Other Hand Underneath a Handkerchief -Promptly Seized and Pinioned by Over a Score of MenAt Latest Reports One Bullet Has Been Extracted and the Other Was Being Probed For. Doctors Say Wounds Are Serious but Not Necessarily Fatal. BUFFALO, Sept. 6, President McKinley was shot and seriously wounded by an assassin while holding a reception in the Temple of Music at the Pan American a few minutes after 4 o'clock this afternoon. One shot took effect in the right breast, the other in the abdomen. The first is not of a serious nature and the bullet has been extracted. The latter pierced the abdominal wall and has not been located. At 3 a. m. the following bulletin was issued : "The President continues to rest well; temperature 101.6; pulse 110; respiration 24. (Signed,) P. M. RIXEY, M. D. GEORGE B. CORTELYOU, Secretary to the President." STORY OF THE WANTON CRIME The Dastardly Deed, Planned with the Character istic Diabolical Ingenuity of Anarchy, Is Carried Out Without a Hilch. It wns n few moments after I p. in , while President McKinley wns holding B public ici option In the great temple if mush- on Hie ginunds, tliat the lowurdly attack was made, with what HIClOSS time allllle i.lll tell. Standing In tin midst of the cinwds, ntiiihcrlng thousands, mi rounded liy rvry cvldc nee ol good will, pressed by Fl initley timing "f people, showered with expression of love and loyalty, besegod liy multitudes all oukoi' to claHi his hands, amid these miiiouiiiI lugs, anil Willi the ever-rei lining plaiults of an iiiliiiliiug aimy of sight seers ilngllig In Ills e.ns, the blow of the a, :h-sIii fell, and In an Instant plousue gave way to pain, udinltallou to aBfiiy, folly turned to fury and p.indcii iiiliuu followed. TonlgU h singing, swaying multitude on the I'lty'n main thnmuglifarcs, Choking the stii'Ols In lioni of the plimip.il inwspupcrs.scunulug the hu. etlnH wit. uii.ioiih eyes mid groaning or tiict'lii In turn eaiii succeeding BlinnuueeiiMit, as the llulllie of tho message tIV!;s or litloys their hopes. Down 'at police headquarters, sui rounded liy slein-faied Inquisitors of tho law, silt a iiiediuui-slKed man of fniiiinoiiplaeiippciiranie, with hlsga.c Hxed on the Imr, who presses his lips flrmly tngethn and listens with an all 5f arsumed Inilfeienie to the persist rnt stream ol (iiiestlous, urgummiis, Objurgations (ml ailiuoiilllous, with Milch Ids rn pint seek to liuluco or :ompel htm to tik. It way after to daily organ icdtul In the splendid t- niple of tnusle that the dastardly attempt was made. Planned with Diabolical Ingenuity. Planned with all tho dlalmllial In genuity and llues.so of whleh anarchy or nlhlllMu Is e.ipahle, the assassin c.'ii'ilcil out the woik without hltoh, ami should his designs fall and tho piesldent sinvhe, only to divine pinvi dein e 1 an he attributed umt beiiell. dent lesull. The president, though well gunidod by 1'nlted States speel.il service de tectives, was fully e.n.i-el to smh an attack us oei urrod. He stood at the edse of the lalsed dins upon whleh stands the gu-at Pipe ingan at thu 1.1st side of the magnificent structuie. Tunings of people ciowdod in at thc vuiiou. cntianiiw to naze upon their ejiiutlve. ppiehanee to clasp his hand, .He! then light their way nut In tho goo l-iintuied mob that eeiy inlnute swelled and inulllplled at the points of Iniiics and ckicss to Hie building. Tin' pic Idem was In a cheerful mood an I was enjoying to the lull tin Ileal ty ev'iliiiies ol Hood will w lib h oveiy when met his gusto. I'pou his light ston, ' John (i. .Mllburn, of llulfalo, liifflili ut of the Pan-Aineiican expo. It Ion. iliutiliiK with the pri'sldent and hiiiodui Ihkt to him especially tho mt sops of note who iippio.iched. Upon the pieHldenfs left stood Mr. Coitel. in. It was shortly allir 4 p. m. when ope of the thioiiK whluh fciir iiiiiiiilcil the piesldentlal p.u ty, u mod lu tn nUcd man at urdlimry apjicuianco nml plainly dressed In black, appeared as If to jjreet tho president. P.oth Seeietary L'ortelyou mid President Mil burn noticed that the man's hand was swathed In a- linmliiKO or liand kei chief. Ilepnrts of bystanders differ as to which hand, lie winked his way nuild the stieatn of peoilc up to tlio ciIru of the dlas until he was within two feet of the president, i Piesldent McKinley smiled, bowed ,and extended his hand In that spirit of uelilallty the .American people so well know, when suddenly the shatp crai k of it revolver nuiK' out loud mid ilear above the hum of voices, the hhulllIiiK of myriad feet and vibrating waves of applause that ever and anon swept hero und thoie over the assem blage. Theie wns an Instant of almost com plete sllenic. Tho president stood stock still, a look of hesitancy, almost of be wilderment, on his face. Then lie to treated n step, while u pallor began to steal over his features. The multitude, only partially awaro that something serious had happened, paused lit sur pilse, while necks wero craned and nil eyes tut nod as one towtml tho rostrum, where n gteat tiagedy was being en acted. Capture of the Assassin. Then camo n commotion. "With tho leap of u tiger three men threw them selves forwmd, as with one Impulse, and sprang towatd tho would-bo as sassin. Two of them wero United States seciet scnlie men, who were on tho lookout and whoso duty It was to guard against Just such u calamity as had heio befallen tho president and tho na tion. Tho third was n bystander, n, licgio, who had only an Instant previ ously grasped In his dusky palm tho hand of the president. As one man tho trio hulled themselves upon the ptesl dont'H assailant. In u twinkling bo was borno tn tho giotind, his weapon was wrested fiotn his grasp and sltotig aims pinioned him down. Then the multitude, which tlnonged tho odlllce, began to mum to a teall. Ing Bonsi) of tho iiwfuluesH of tho sceno of which they hud been unwilllnr wit-ncbbcs. SHOT BY AN ANARCHIST Wounded in the Stomach and Breast While at the PanAmerican Exposition. SHOOTING OCCURRED IN The Stricken Chief Executive Taken at Once to the Emer gency Hospital on the Exposition Grounds and Four Physicians Summoned. IIS ASSAILANT, NAMED CZOLGOSZ, PROMPTLY ARRESTED A murmur arose, sptead mid swelled to a hum of i onfuslon, then grew to n babel of sounds and later to a pande monium of noises. Tlio i low ds that a moment before hml stood mute mid motionless, as in bewildered ii;norniicp of tho enormity of the thing, now with u single Impulse surged forw.u d toward the stage of tho horild drama, while a hoarse cry welled up from a thousand tbto.tts and a thousand men chavged forward to lay hands upon the perpetrator of the ilastiu dly (,'i'tnie. For a moment tho confusion was ter rible. Tho ciowd surged forward re gardless of consequentcs. Men shouted and fought, women screamed and ehlldieu ciled. Some of thoso nearest the doors lied ftoin the dllleo In fear of a stampede, while bundled of otheis from tho outside struggled blindly for waul In tho elfort to penetrate tho crowded building and solo tho mys tery of excitement mid panic which every moment grew and swelled within tho congested Interior of tho odlllce. Inilde, on tho slightly raised dlas, was enacted within thoso few feverish moments a tragedy so dramatic In character, so thrilling in Its intensity, that few who looked on will ever be able to give a succinct account of what really did transpire. Uvcn tho actors who wero playing tho principal roles camo out of It with blanched faces, tiemblliig limbs and heating hearts, while their brains throbbed with a tu mult of conflicting emotions which could not bo ciarllled Into a lucid nar rative of thu events aw they really ttausplrod, Dili of the multitude which witnessed or bore a part In tho scene of turmoil and tuibuleiiio there was but one mind which seemed to retain lis ciulllbtiuui, one hand which remained uteady, one eye whhh gazed with unflinching calmness, and one v ice which retained Us even tenor and faltered not at tho most critical Juiictuie. They wero the inlnd find the hnnl inrt tho pyo and, the vwlco of P evil dent McKinley. Alter tho ilrst shock of tho ass.tfsln'a shot, ho icUcati'd a btep, then us tho detectives leaped upon his assailant, ho turned, walked steadily to a chair and seated himself, at tho same time re moving his hat and bowing his head In his hands. In an Instant, Secretary Cortolyou and President Mllburn were at his bide. His waistcoat was hurriedly opened, the president meanwhile ad monishing thoso about him to remain calm and telling them not to bo alarmed. "Put you ate wounded," cried his secietary, "let me examine." "No, I think not," answered the provident. "I nm not badly hurt, I us-iuro you." Nevertheless, his outer gatments weie hastily loosened, and when a trickling stream of crimson wns seen to wind its way down his breast, spreading its tell-tale stain over the white suifam of the linen, their vvotst feats were continued. A forco of exposition guards wero on tho sceno by this time, and an ef fort was made to dear tho building. Uy this time the rrush was terrific. Spectators crowded down the stalr ways from tho galleries, tho crowd on the floor surged forward towaid the rostrum, while, despite the strenuous efforts of police and guards, the tluotig without struggled madly to obtain nd mlssiou, Tho president's assailant in the meuutimo had been hustled to tho rear of the building by exposition guards, where ho was held while the building was cleared, and later ho was turned over to Supeilutcudeut Hull, of tho lluffalo police depai tiuent, who took tho prisoner to No, 13 police station and nflerwnrds to pollco headquarters. As soon ns the ciowd in the temple of music had been dispersed sufllclently, tho president was removed lu tho auto mobile ambulance nnd taken to tho ex position hospital, where an examina tion was made. The best medical skill was summoned, and within a brief period several of Buffalo's best known piuctltlonern wero at tho patent's side, Searching for th Bullet. Tho president retained tho full ac count of his faculties until plated on THE TEMPLE OF MUSIC the operating table and subjected to an anaesthetic. Upon tho Ilrst exam ination It was ascertained that one bullet had taken effect In the right breast, Just below tho nipple, causing a comparatively harmless wound. The other took effect In the abdo men, about four Inches below the left nipple, four Inches to tho left of tho navel and about on a level with It. Upon arrival at the exposition hos pital the secoml bullet was probed for. The walls of the abdomen were opened, but the ball was not located. The In cision was hastily closed, and after a hasty consultation It was decided to temovo the patient to tho home of President Mllburn. This was done, the automobile ambulance being used for the purpose. At rived at the Mllburn residence, nil persons outside the medi cal attendants, nurses and the ollliials Immediately concerned were excluded, and tho task of probing for the bullet, which had lodged In the abdomen, was begun by Dr. Itoswell Pat ke. When the news of the crime was tele phoned to the home of President Mil burn, where Mrs. McKinley was resid ing, immediate steps were taken to spare her tho shock of a prematuio statement of the occurrence before tho true condition of tho president should be ascertained. Guards wero stationed and no one wus permitted to approach the house. Mrs. McKinley Hears the News. "When it was decided to remove tho president from the exposition hospital to the Mllburn residence the news was broken to Mrs. McKlnloy as gently as might be by the members of the Mil burn family. Sho boro the shock re markably well, and displayed tho ut most fortitude. At 8.30 tho representative of tho As sociated Press wns admitted to tho Mllburn mansion whote eeretaiy Cor tolyou gavo him tho otllclal bulletin propnred by the physicians. Secretaty Cortelyou said that a tele graph ofllce would be established at onco nt tho .Mllburn residence and bul letins giving tho puhllo the fullest In formation possible would bo Issued at 1 bhort Interval. At tho Mllburn house wheio Secretary of Agrlculturo 'Wilson, President Mllburu, Director General Hiichauati, of the Pan-American expo sition; Dr. Illxey and Secretary Cor telyou. Telegiams poured in by tlio hundteds and Secretary On -tiiyou was kept busy replying to them. Two stonogrnphois with their type, wiiteis wero placed in the parlor, whlcl was quickly transfoimed Into a hus tling room. While the wounded president was b Ing borno from tho exposition to th Mllbuin residence between rows of on lookeis with bared heads a far differ out spectacle was being witnessed along tho route of his assailant's Jour ney from tho scene of his ci line to police headquarters. The trip wa? made so quickly that tho prisoner wai sately lauded within tho pollco station and the doors dosed before any one was awaro of his presence. Tho news of the attempted assassina tion hud In the nienirwhllo been spread broadcast by the ncwspapois. l.lko wlldflte It spread from mouth to mouth. Then bulletins began to nppoar on tho boards along newspaper row and when tho announcement was mado that the prisoner hud been taken to police head quarters only two blocks distant, from the newspaper section, the crowds surged clown toward the terr.ico eager for a gllmpso of the prisoner. Threats of Lynching. At police headquarteis they were met by a strong cordon of police, which was drawn up acioss the pavement on Pearl street, and admittance was denied to any hut olllolals authorized to take part In tho examination of the prisoner. In a few minute) the crowd had grown from tens to hundreds, nnd these in turn quickly swelled Into thousands until tho street was com pletely blocked with a mass of hu manity. It was nt this juncture that some ono raised tho cry of "lynch him." I.Ike a flash the rry was taken up and the wholo crowd, as If Ig nited by tho single match thu ap plied, re echoed tho cry '('lynch him," "hang him." Closer the crowd surged (Continued on Pusjo U..1
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