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Show '1 " ' '"""l PRESIDENT WILL 4eCOVER Physicians Attending the I 'resident Unhcs itatingly Say He Will Live. Members of the President's Family So Confident of His F covery that They Depart for Home Vice Prcsidcuf Roosevelt and Other Officials Depart - Not an Unhvorj ble Symptom Has Been Noted Since the Operation Story of the Attempt on the President's Life and the Dramatic Incidents which Followed - Something About the M41 Who Committed the Deed and the Causes Leading to It, The eorp of eftilnnt tiit(rn nt plijaloimi In fttt0iK.111.ru upon the wiiunritM, priiiliit hav rrmniH tel tliriiii.itf hp) without rrtrrvntlon to Dm opinion Out thlr piitlritt U nut of Anngr, anil tint only tlio lllity of eoniplirt.tloii thr..tr 11 hii I If. Krth of thrtn. with the excrptlon of Dr. Itliay, ha pU---.l hlmw If lurely : on racord, not privately to tUm frlvmU of tht pralilttnt, hut pnttllrly through tha ajfancy of the prpM, thai the lUnrr point had pftiuicH, and that the prel-dnt prel-dnt would rrenrer. Turatday niyht tha xtirlor wound waa diattovcred to I Irritated. H waa opantd and drcttfird ami aaln clowd, The aurjfrxtoa nulled In aytnf( It haa no alKulftt'Nix'e, helnjf raiued hy a thread from the prenldent'a ooat whlrh the bullet flrtuhrd into the ft.-ah. and that no had reunite ran follow. Vlpe-I'reildiit ItiHMevelt and other proininrnt iforrrnttiant of11ilata, helutf ftruured that the premdenl la aafelr on the mad to recovery, have depm U-d from HutTrtlo. Ha eonlhlrnt of the recovery of the prmideut are they that niemlwra of hla Immediate family have left hla IxmUUIo for their hnmea. Thime departing Include In-clude MUa MfKtnley, ft ainter tt the president, lr. and Mra. Herman llaer, the Utter ft nicer of the prcaldrnt, and the Mlaiea Ilrlier, nlecra of the preal dent. Ahner McKlnley ftt'compntiled them to the atathHi, and to the AmocI-fttad AmocI-fttad I'rena he aald: "The nearevt rel. Uvea of the prenhleut lire ao eonHdent of hla recovery that they have no heal-tfttloa heal-tfttloa In leaving.' t'ntmanter Krea-e of Canton, ft warm perUitnal friend of the prentrient, who came to JturTalo tilli-d with anxiety, 1 aaya: "I have the umat positive annr-ftnee annr-ftnee that the president la going to maUe ft rapid reouvary." .'resident Mllhuro of the ran-Aiuerl j can Kxpoallion, at whose home the1 president la heliijf eared for. says: j '(iod'a contribution to the American people will be the sparing of the president presi-dent t lire. Thesdny, for the first time since the fttleiupt uu his life' the president took nuurlshineut thrmiKh the mouth, and waa much RralitU'd. His constitution wonderful and ft mpid recovery seems Hluce the moment the norld was alKM-ketl by the announcement of tha attempted RhitHsluntU)n of Trehldent WcKlnley, every hit of Information that haa come from the sick chamber haa been one of hope for his ultimate recovery. The first annuiiniemant left no thought but that the dentil of the chief magistrate mlht le momentarily 1 pooled, Aa time wore on, awful ex pectaucy gave way to fukuthoie, which grew, t ud ifrew and grew, until the belief haa taken root that hla life will be spared. The mont eminent medical anil snrlcal authorities lu the entire country have beeu Munitioned lu con-eultntlon, con-eultntlon, and hoc hat(rown brighter ftnd faith slronur at the cloe of each eonsultittlon. Mra. McKlnley, nlways In feeble health, hue Inirne the strain remarkably remark-ably well. STORY OF THE TRAGEDY. Tresideiit McKiuley nas shot and eerlousty wouuded hy a w ould -Ire aHiiM-sin aHiiM-sin while holding reception at the Temple of Musloat the I'nu-Amcrlcun grounds, a few minutes before 4 o'clock Friday Kept. 0. One shot took etYeol in the rlfht breitHt, and the other lu the abdomen. The first lit not of ft serious nature, and the bullet hits been extracted. The latter pierced the ah-ilomlnul ah-ilomlnul wall Mtid hits not been locntcd. The president, though well truurded by L'lilled Slnlei secret service detectives, detec-tives, was fully exported to such an fttUck en occurred. Ho stood lit the edtre of the ri.icd dsln npon which the great pipe oryuu stMiuU at the east side 1 of the magnificent structure. ThrsJs of people crowded In at the varsis entrances to gse at the executive, str-cbatice str-cbatice to elaip Ins hand, end then file their way out through the good-natured mob that every minute awelled id multiplied at the points of Ingrensind egress to the building. (Standing In the midst of crowd nutnlrrrltig thouHands, surrounded by every evidence of good will. preMf7r)r motley throng of (x-ople, showfred with expressions of love and loyiliy, lesleged by multitmlas, all eager to clasp hla hands -amid these aurrowd-logs, aurrowd-logs, anil amid the ever-recurring plandlt of an army of sightseers ringing ring-ing In hla ears, the blow of the assafrin aa had here befallen the nreidf-nt and the nation. The tlnnl whs a bv-.inn.l-er, ft negro, n ho h.id only an luitant previously grtisped the tisnd of the prrnideot. In a twinkling the a-i-HMtin was bnrne to (he ground, his weapon jaV wrested from his granpand strong I.s pinioned him (loun. Ji he crowd, that a moment lefore j'id stood mute and motionless as In trffwlblerrd ignorance of the enormity of the thing, now, with ft single Impulse, Im-pulse, sutged fopwitrd toward the stage of the horrid drama, white a hoarse cry welled up from a thousand throat and a thousand men charged forward to lay hands upon the perpetrator of the crime. For the moment the conftml'es Urrlble. The crowd wrJ regardlesa of cone., shouted and fought, wo aud children cried. S nearest the doors fled fi In fear of a stainetltt wi of othera from tha nuu blindly forward In the nl trste the crowded btilldiiuV j the mystery of the excitwnfffiit 'IsbsT panic which every mnmant grew and awelled within the congested Interior of the edifice. RKSMlKNT WAS COOL. Of tha multitude which witnessed or bore a part In the a'ene of turmoil and turbulence there waa hut one mind . which seemed to retain I la equilibrium, One hand which remaiued steady, one President McKinley. came, ami In an Instant plea-tire gnfe way to pain, admiration to a'onf, folly turned to fury, ami pnndeiu.inluu followed. It was shortly after 4 p. m. when oaf of the throng which surrounded the presidential party, a uiedlumslxel man of ordinary appearance and plalal ly drcssrd in black, approached as f to greet the president. Itoth Secret art Cortelyou and l'lcsldont Mill. urn n tlced that the man's hand was swathe! In a bandage or hankerchlef. Iteporta , of bystanders differ as to which hsiii He workeil his way amid the stream ef people up to the edge of the dnit until l he was within two feel of the prral-dent. prral-dent. SHOTWHlLKtiUKKTINtl ASSAssi J. President McKinley smiled, Ixmad and extended his baud In thai spirit of geuliillty the American (veople so sail kuow, when suddenly the sharp crack of a revolver rang out loud and clear above the hum of vol, -en. the -.liurtliug of myriad feet and vibrating wares of , applause that ever mid 01 on sm-pt ! here ami there over (he Husembluge, There was an inniaut of almost complete com-plete silence The pnsidrut k(uod , stock still, a look of hcMt.incv, a'tiued of bcwltderincnt. ou ln u-, iUt.n he retreatctt a step, wh le a pullur be- ! gan to sleal over his featuiiH. j I Then came a commotion. Three nivtt threw themselves ftn-ward, a witu ,c Impulse, and sprung tomird IL. w0ulil-be w0ulil-be assiotsin. Two of tbeiu wt-re ( cited States secret aervice nun, h hu wore 011 the Kaikoul and e. bote duty it was to guard agaim.1 junt iu h a cilsruily J eye which gaf d w it b untl inching calinneis and one Vtdee w bieh retained its even tenor and faltered not at the most critical juncture. They were the mind and hand and the eye and the! voice of President Mckinlev After the first shock of the s-.-s-.hin s shot he retreated a step. Then, as the detectives leaped upon his aKSilant. he turned, walked steadily to a chair and seated himself, at the same time removing his hat and lowlng his head In his hands. In ftn InstAiit Secretary Cortelyou and President Milburn were at his side Hla waistcoat was hurriedly opened, the President meanwhile admonishing those about him to remain calm, ftnd telling them not to be alarmed. "Hut you are wounded. " cried hla secretary, "let me examine." "No, I think not." answered the President. "I am not badly hurt, 1 assure you.M Nevertheless his garments were hastily hast-ily loosened, and when a trickling stream of crimson was seen to wind IU way down his breast, spreading Ita tall-tale stain over the while surface Nf the linen, their worst feara were Inflrmed. ASSASSIN lirilUlKI) AWAY. 1 he President's asMatlant, In the rP-antlmc, had leen huMled by exposition exposi-tion guards to the rear of the building, where he waa held while the building waa cleared, aud later he was turned over to Superintendent Hull of the , Huffato Police department, who took the prisoner to No. Ill police station, nd afterward to police headquarters. I The news of the attempted assassin I ation had, In the meantime, spread I broadcast by the newspapers, like wild lire It spread from month to mouth. Then bulletins began to ap pear on the hoard along Newspafier How, and when the announcement waa made that the prisoner had been taken to police headquarters, only two blocks distant from the newspaper section, the crowds surged down toward the Terrace, eager for a glimpse of the prisoner. At police headquarters they were met hy strong cordon of pollee, which : was drawn up serosa the pavement on ; Pearl street, and admittance was denied de-nied to any but ofllciftls authorised to take part In the examination of the prisoner. In ft few minutes the crowd had grown from tens to hundreds, aud these In turn quickly awelled to thousands, thous-ands, until the street waa completely blocked with a mass of humanity. CROWD WANTKD TO LYNCH THE ASSASSIN. It waa at this juncture that someone raised the cry of "Lynch him." Like a flash the cry was takeu up, and the wkols t road, a if luuiid tsy Utaainglq match thua applied, re-euhocd the cry, "Lynch him! Hang him!" Closer the crowd surged forward. Denser the throng became as new arrivals swelled each moment the swaying multitude. The situation was becoming critical, when suddenly the big doors were flung open and ft squad of reserves advanced with solid front, drove the crowd back from the curb, then across the street, and gradually succeeded In dispersing them from alout the entrance en-trance to the station. When the news of the crime was telephoned to the home of President I Ik m Mrs. McKinley. v Mill.urn. liere Mra. McKloley waa A ' rtinit, immediate alej were taUen tu S. f ' .pare her the ahock of a pretnalure f atelemriit rif the occurrence before the true condition of the president hail i been aarertaineil. Iluanla were atn- tione'l. anil none nere permltteil to Approach the houae. When it naa dcciileil to mote the pri'.hlcnt from the Kxpoaitlnn hoapltal ; to the Millmro reaiilence, the newa waa broken to Mra. McKinley aa fenlly aa coulil tie. Mie tiore tiie ahock remark ably well, ami iliaplayeil the utmoat fori Unite. . A byataniler erho wltncaaeil the at- tempt 00 the prralilent'a life, ileacrihra Itaa follnwa: "When the man flrrJ the ahoU Trealilent McKinley atepperl hack a atcp anil iiivereil allifhtly. Secretary ( ortelyou, I'realilent Mllburo It V. t l J. a. la. r-"'m4 rr.'-y" ' TKMIM.K (IK MIMIC. (Inalila till, bnllilinir Hie aaaault waa nuiile.) anil Dctrctire KohUt apranfr to hla aid, while Detectlre Irclaml anil Jnmea II. Parker threw hia aaaallant to the floor, hnrlrtt themaelTea upon hint anil at tempteil to illaariil him. "Their priaoner atrut)leil ilfMiwrale-ly ilfMiwrale-ly ami. wrenching hla arm free, at-tcmptrit at-tcmptrit once more to Are at the preat-clenl. preat-clenl. The reTolTer. lioweTcr, waa atrLck from tile liauil, llyinK aereral feet away. "I'realilent McKinley tllmaelf plllckul from hla able the bullet which hail 1 atruck the brenat bone nnil tclanceil. t IihIkIiiR III the akin, at the anme time i anyinhT to the ileteclire: 'Koatcr, I be- i Here there la another bullet In there.' j "Shortly afterward he aaiil: l)o 1 not eat;ireriite thla to Mra. McKinley. 'The prealilent iliaplayeil tha frrenl-eat frrenl-eat fiirlltuile, anil until the time I aavr lilm carrieil from the hulliliuf-hla eoot-neha eoot-neha anil courntfe were nomlerful." Ilunelo I'ulea Hitter A.alaat t'anlaoaa. Iluffalo haa a eery larne I'oliah population. popu-lation. There are at leaat lu. (UN) former , rrelilenla of I'oland within the limit U..lly. To a mau Ika I'oUa at.., , JJi llutTalo rrpuillale C-iiIko.z. They pro- v - j noutice hia name SchiHil)(oach. anil not I one coulil lie found who evmpalhized I with him. A leader amoii- them ex- J preaaed the general aenllinent when ) lie aald the aervlcea of a coroner only j would be needed If CfolyoaB wero turned over to hla people. j |