The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 7, 1901, Page 8

THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1901. SORROW SN ALL PLACES Universal = Grief Over Act of Maniac. Mayor of the City - Sends Citizens’ _Condolences. e Medical Men Talk of the Probable Result of Injuries. £ soon as Mayor James D. Phelan heard the news of the attempt to assassinate the President he tele- graphed the following words of condolence 10 *Mrs, McKinley: SAN FRANCISCO, Sent. € 1%0L Mre. McKinler, Washington, D. C.: The o | | - death shock, internal hemorrhage or blood polsoning. The Iroquis Club met last night at 809 Market street only to adjourn a few min- utes later as a mark of respect and sym- pathy for President McKinley. adjourning, however, the following resolu- tions were adopted: Resolved, That we regret beyond expression the cowardly and villainous assault on our people of San Frencisco, grief-stricken by the | Chief Executive, which has brought him to calamity which has befallen the nation. and |death’s door; that we deeply sympathize with recslling the recent visi t of the President to | him and his loving and gracious wife in this their city, where he endeared himself to one | his hour of pain and her time of sorrow. all by his noble gualities of mind and | Resolved, That we know’ of no degree of heart, beg you to eccept the assurance of their | Punishment too severe to be inflicted on the heartfelt sympethy. JAMES D. PHELAN, Mayor. The Mayor aiso sent the following tele- gram to Secretary Hay, extending condol- ences to the members of the Cabinet on behalf of the people of San Francisco: SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Sept. 6, 1801 Jobn Hay, Secretary State, Washingtgn: The city of San Fran 50 recently favored by the Presid feels an especial interest in . and is overwhelmed with grief and by the sad nmews received to-day Accept for the Cabinet our sin- and best hopes. JAME D. PHELAN, Mayor. Major General Samuel B. M. Young, commanding the United States military forces of the Pacific coast, while sitting at nis desk at army headquarters received the pews that the President had been shot. The intelligence was communicated through the office of Adjutant General Babeock to the commander of the post at the Presidio and to other post command- ers of the department. During his recent sofourn in Washington General Young was the guest of the President on several oceasions. The shooting of the President and the r expressed that the injuries may prove fatal were matters discussed by lo- al surgeons last night. Up to 11 o’clock o definite statement as to the wound nor a precice relation of the symptoms had heen received in this city. A number of leading surgeons were questicned as o their views concerning President’s chances for recovery. The opinion seemed to prevall that the recov- ery of the President is 2 matter of grave doubt. The fact that the President is not of robust health and the additional cir- cumstance of age, and consequent enfee- idment of constitution, are advanced as strong factors that may militate against him in his battle for life. Dr. A. P. O’Brien, who was a surgeon in the Philippines and is now Health Offi- cer of San Francisco, expressed his views concerning President McKinley's chances for recovery as follows: Gunshot wounds in the stomach are at best wery serious effairs. If the victim is & young man of robust health, his chances for recovery ere good. Bven under the most fevorable con- ditions there is always danger of fatal results. Tn the first place there is the shock to the Eystem consequent upon the necessity of lap- oratomy, which is often fatal to persons of weak constitution. ‘Then egain, there is dan- ger of infection. Elood poisoning may follow the escape of the contents of” the stomach 4nto the abdominal cavity. I have seen young eocldiers ehot through the stomach in the Philippines, all ‘of whom recovered. But in the President's case there is the disadvantage of age, and a more or less enfeebled constitu- tion. It is impossible for any' one to say how the Presifient’s wound may terminate in the ciroumstances. Because no unfavorable symp- toms have thus far developed is no guarantee that he will recover. Judging from the news thus far received, my conviction is that the President s in & most precarious condition, and that his recovery is doubtful. Dr. J. M. Williamson, president of the Board of Health, when asked to give his views upon the probable outcome of Presi- dent McKinley's injuries, said: From present information, I have no hesi- tancy In saying that the President will re- cover. Still, his chances are not as good as they would be were he thirty years younger. The President has not been in robust heelth, and if serious complications ensue his eystem might not be able to withstand the shock. His danger does not lie in the mere puncturing of the stomach. The question is, what dam- mge 4id the bullet do after passing through the stomach. It might have injured the merve ganglia, or severed some blood vessels, in which case there is danger from hemorrhage. But the greatest danger is blood poisoning. 1f that can be averted, the President will \cer- tainly recover. The prompt treatment of his injuries greatly lessened the danger of a fatal termination of the shooting. In addition to this, the President is being cared for by the most skillful of surgeons, and this counts for & great deal. Inasmuch @s no unfavorable symptoms have manifested themselves, I am inclined to the belief that the wound is not @5 serious as was at first supposed. Dr. Theodore Rethers, who as an army surgeon treated a number of men suffer- ing from gunshot wounds in the stomach and intestines, said: These stomach and Intestinal wounds are ©of such a varied nature that it is a hard matter to foretell the result of the wound in- Bicted by the assassin’s bullets. From what I have heard of the nature of the wound, without knowing exactly what part of the #President’s body the bulict penetrated, I should say slim. suffering from gunshot “wounds in the sto ach to recover, and quite & few persons have been known to get over perforations of the intestines. In the majority of cases, however, thet his chances of recovery are | I have known of a number of people | SPeech at Bufalo attracts general atten- criminal.. When the news of the attack on Presi- dent McKinley was received the Union Labor party canvention at Metropolitan Temple was about assembling. A hastily prepared set of resolutions was presented by the representative of the Allled Print- ing Trades, as follows: Whereas, The President of the United States, William McKinley, has been assaulted with murdercus intention to-day, September 6, 131; therefore, be it Resolved, By the Unlon Labor party in con- vention assembled, that we discountenance ail such acts, and to uphold the majesty of the law, we express regret; and out of respect fof our beloved Magistrate we hereby adjourn to Tuesday, September 10, at 10 a. m. A. C. SCHWATKA, W. J. WENN. Before action could be taken a reporter of The Call handed up a copy of the dis- patch from Senator Mark Hanna saying the President was {n no immediate dan- ger. The resolutions were ther=upon laid on the table in order ..at such action as might be appropriate could be taken later. Special services will be held at 10:30 o'clock this morning at the Bush-street Synagogue for the purpose of offering up prayers for the recovery of the stricken President. ' At the meeting of Jolden Gate Chapter No. 1, Order of the Eastern Star, at which the grand patron of the order was pres- ent, a fervent prayer was offered for the recovery of the wounded President, and sympathy was extended to Mrs. McKin- ley, who is a member of the order, GRIEF IN CITIES OF PACIFIC COAST Veterans Encamped at Coro- nado Send Sorrowing Mes- sage to McKinley. SAN DIEGO, Sept. 6.—The news of the attempt on the life of President McKin- ley cast a gloom over the otherwise happy life at the encampment of the Southern California Veterans' Assoclation and all the entertainments which had been pre- pared for the evening were declared off. Later, when the confirmatiom of the re- port was received, the commander, C. B. Hamilton, sent the following message of condolence: CORONADO BEACH, Sept. 6, 1901. To Hon. John Hay, Secretary of State, Washington: The fourteenth annual encamp- ment of the Southern Californfa Veterans' Bncampment Association, assembled at Coro- nado, Cal, express to thelr comrade, the President, and his family, their great sorrow in their affiiction and their horror at the at- tempt upon his life. We hope for his early recovery. C. B. HAMILTON, Commander. SANTA ROSA, Sept. 6.—The news of the shooting of President McKinley was re- cetved in this city with general manifes- tations of the deepest regret. Newspaper offices were besieged by crowds awalting further particulars of the affair and when a rumor of the President’'s death came flags all over the city were placed at half- mast. The Supervisors adjourned at once, as did several other organizations that happendg to be in session at the time. There was great rejoicing when it was learned this report was erroneous. PACIFIC GROVE, Sept. 6.—Many flags were half-masted here to-day because of a report received from San Francisco that the President was dead and general relief was expressed when a bulletin contra- dicting the report was received. Great grief is felt here over the terrible occur- rence and bulletins are eagerly watched for. e GERMAN COMMENT ON BUFFALO SPEECH How Berlin Press Regards McKinley's Latest Pub- lic Utterance. Sept. 6.—President McKinley's BERLI tion here, though few of the evening papers comment upon it. The Post says: “It is striking that President McKinley expresses himself decisively for the ex- is the result, and may be caused by Before | i\ & & [ A \ (P, CSNTSS \ =, NN \ - PEOPLE OF ENTIRE CIVILIZED WORLD SYMPATHIZE WITH THE UNITED STATE T S MEN OF CANTON WEEP WHEN SAD NEWS ARRIVES ———— Gloom Spreads Over President’s Home Town and Neighbors Eagerly Devour Reports From Buffalo. ANTON, Ohio, Sept. 6.—News of the attempted assassina- tion of President MecKinley quickly spread through the city. It came as a great shock to the people of Can- ton. The first news, a bulle- tin to the Repository, was given to Mrs. M. C. Barbour, Mrs. Mc- Kinley’s sister. Not long after the first reports were received people began to gather in small companies in front of Me- Kinley’s residence on North Market street. Before many minutes had elapsed surg- ing crowds of anxious people gathered at the corner of Louis avenue and North Market street and many ventured up to the door of McKinley's home to ask the | attendants what news they had received. To all comers, the maid, who had charge EMERGENCY HOSPITAL AT THE TPAN-ANER ICAN EXPOIITION [ — MILBURN PRES.0F Tri& PAN-AMERICAN EX2Q5ITION tension of American markets and corre- spondingly will no longer exclude the products of other nations from the United States with a high tariff wall. The Dingley tariff period appears therewith to be approaching its end, particularly since the people of the United States are | gradually reaching the conclusion that it | is by no means advantageous for com- mercial development if a country insists upon produeing everything at home. Mr. | McKinley knows very well why the United States has hitherto been behind In | the competition with other countries. He also knows the means for preventing the | same conditions in the future and inslsts upon applying the remedy.” The Vossische Zeitung in the speecn finds evidence that the United States Is to adopt the commercial policy which Germany forwarded so successfully under Chancellor Von Caprivl. The paper ad-- WHERE THE PRESIDENT WAS TAKEN AFTER THE SHOOOTING. speech is much commented on upon the Bourse, where Mr. McKinley's advocacy of a subsidy bill is interpreted as mean- ing competition for German lines. There- upon the transportation shares weak- ened.” The Lokal Anzeiger's Boerse report says: “The great republic’s rapidly grow- ing productive power compels the radical protectionist McKinley to break with the old love and turn in the direction of free trade. Herein is a new proof of Yankee common sense and adaptability.” S i e CARDINAL GIBBONS IS DEEPLY GRIEVED BALTIMORE, Sept. 6.—The news of the attempted assassination of the President no personal enemies, and no one but a madman would have committed such a deed. If, however, he has a spark of rea- son left and it can be shown that he is responsible no punishment would be too great for him.” After a moment’s hesitation the Cardi- nal resumed: “I am filled with sadness beyond expression at receiving this news. I not only honor President McKinley as the head of a great nation, but I have the privilege of regarding him as a friend and am indebted to him for many favors. It is my earnest prayer that the Lord may spare him to fill out the term he has begun so well. But, whatever be the out- come of this awful crime, of course the nation will remain unshaken upon the firm foundation our forefathers builded for it. “You may announce, if you will,”” said his Eminence, in conclusion, “that I will sald: “The nttempted ass: low Journalism. “The unwholesome kind is at his bedside and while ¢! journalistic Ishmaelite with these the people must deal. “Hearst and his papers have at last accomplished something. work.” mits the extraordinary economic progress of the United States and concludes: "It would be singular if Germany adopted a high tariff system at the very moment when the traditional country of that system is preparing a freer policy and commercial treaties.” The Deutsche Tages Zeltung says: “There is absolutely no occasion to sup- pose that President McKinley is about abandoning the prohibitive system. The .ance of duty; when every vice, every evil p: wretch whose TRINITY OF YELLOW JOURNALS IS BLAMED FOR THE CALAMITY avin McNab, th‘e well-known attorney, in discussing the murderous attack on/the President, ination of President McKinley is the fruit of that curse of the times—VYel- ‘When men are taught that law is an instrument not for public good and order, but for the oppression of the many in behalf of the few and favored; when those charged with the exe- cution of the lnws, from President to policeman, are derided, abused and maligned for their perform- fon, every criminal instinct is flattered and pandered to that a few extra nickels may be gathered by a conscienceless publisher, what can be expected but the education and propagation of such criminals as appeared to-day? 1 nscience is no larger than the nickel for whieh he distills and sells this sort of moral poison and who produces this class of crime and criminal is the person who should be held responsible by the people. ; “The prayers of every honest heart go out to the suffering President. ——— tension is so great, the underlying causes are not overlooked. the common enemies of decency, order and prosperity are in plain view, and P The sympathy of all man- The The people can judge of their did not reach Cardinal Gibbons until nearly 7 o'clock in the evening, Upon being informed that the condition of the President was very grave|the Cardinal sank into a chair and said: “It 1s sad, indeed, that an insane fanatic can have it In his power to endanger the Jife of the head of a great nation like this and a man possessing the many virtues of President McKinley. The man who did it must be a madman. The President has — order immediately that prayers shall be held in every church in my diocese on Sunday next. If the President still lives— and God grant that he may—they will be for his recovery.”” Native Sons at San Jose. Great celebration Admission day. Grand parade, barbecue and X round trip, NEc-lns' Saturday afteryGon, Sunday and Monday morning. Evgfybody will go. Information 613 Market/Street. % of the household in the absence of the | President, said no word whatever had been recefved at the McKinley home up to 5:30 o'clock. She sald: “Several other women attendants and myself were in the second-story window above the porch looking out into the street when we heard that the President had been shot in Buffalo. The news was a great shock to us, coming as it did so suddenly. This was all we have received up to o’clock.” The county fair was about closing when word reached the grounds, and a calam- ity in the fair buildings could not have more completely stilled enthusiasm of the departing crowds. The spirit of gloom hangs over the entire city; men with tears in their eyes stand on the streets discuss- ing the awful affair and eagerly watching for new bulletins and fresh editions of the papers. Sad News Stuns New York, NEW stunned when the news came that Presi- dent McKinley had been shot. As a rule people on the streets were feeling more | deeply than they had power to express. As a consequence there was a dearth of the demonstrations that accompanied the receipt of the news that President Gar- field had been shot or the wonderful out- break of wrath and deep sorrow which was a feature of the assassination of President Lincoln. The mass of the peo- ple was keenly interested and the bulletin boards became centers of interest for thousands on Upper Broadway, in Har- lem and at the newspaper offices in Park row. The crowds which gathered about these news centers were in some cases as numerous as are the crowds on the oc- caslon of national elections; but they were not the cheering masses which the New Yorker expects to see at such times, They were almost stolcal in their inter- est. At one of the boards, when a bulletin announcing that the physiclans at the President’s bedside had held a consulta. tion and believed the sufferer would live, the news was received in dead silence. Almost all of New York was at work when the first news of the tragedy at Buffalo was ‘sent over the wires, ‘Within an incredibly short time the streets were full of newsboys erying the facts. The sale of extra editions was un. precedented. Business was almost sus- pended. On Wall street, where the work of the day had been done and broker and banker, clerk and customer were leaving or preparing”to leave, there wera few to feel the shock of the intelligence. But. in spite of this, Wall street and adjoinin: | YORK, Sept. 6.—This city was | startling | thoroughfares were filled with anxious groups. All Eager for the News. Men and boys clustered about readers of extra editions, and anxious Inquiries were made of every one for anything which was not already public knowledge. | It was in clubs and hotels that the keenest | interest was manifested during the after dinner hours. When it was reported that the President probably would recover and there were no contradicting reports it seemed to be taken for granted that the | event would not become 2a historical | tragedy. At the big hotels the possible effect on the financial situation was chiefly dis- cussed. All sorts of rumors were “afloat. It was d J. P. Morgan had summoned the chief bankers and capitalists on board | his yvacht and wae holding a ways and means conference, and it was wildly tated that the presidents of all the big | banks were in session in the Metropolitan Club. The truth is that Mr. Morgan, | after a confereace with James R. Keene, bo: 1 his yacht and went to Great | Neck, L. T | In the Fifth Aw Hotel Senator Platt in a corridor was the center of a stood about him, m on th faces. the Senator and kindness ad been stricken, and hese that ju- They lis as he told of th of the man who said it was such eca tified lynchi A ded that he regret- ted that the penaity in the State for the | crime. should the President not dle, was only ten vears entiary. At the Demecratic Ciub and in the Hoff- | man House, where were congregated men | whose political sympathies were not with | the chief executive, po were for; ten in the sorrow which was evident. The | first resoluticns of sorrow passed in this city were by a joint meeting of the Dem- | ocratic organization and the Democratic | Tammany eommittee. Captain Titus. Chief of the Detective Bureau. after ynferring by telephone with Sergeant Vallely, in charge of the Police Bureau at the Exposition in Buf- | falo, examined the records of anarchists and dangerons characters contained in his I"office ana d he failed to find that Nle- man is kn in New York by the police. 1 Sisters Learn of Tragedy. | CLEVELAND, Sept. 6.—News of the at- | tempted assassination of the President | was broken to his sisters, Mrs. A. J. Dun- | can and Miss Helen McKinley, both of | whom live in this city, by a son of Mrs. Duncan, who hurried to the home of his mother and gently as possible acquainted the two sisters of the President with the terrible happening. Tears were shed, but both ladies bore up under the shock and showed much bravery. They had both feared an at- tempt upon the life of their brother and their fears were at last awfully realized BUFFALO. Sept. 6.—Solemnity and sor- row were written upon the faces of the diplomatic corps as they moved out of the Niagara Hotel. The news reached | some of them on the exposition grounds, | others had gone to their hotels on their | return with the President from a trip to the falls and did not learn of the calamity until late In the afternoon. Upon learning it each one hurried to the Milburn house | to inquire as to the President’s condition and to exoress sorrow over the misfor- tune that had befallen him. @ iirimimimleie il ool RECORD 15 MOST GALLANT, | Continued From Page Five. e for Tammany was then in full control of the city, and moreover Hewitt was a man of great personal strength and popu- larity. Roosevelt was beaten, but the vigor of his campaign won the admiration of his party and he emerged from the struggle with an undiminished prestige. Many Official Services. Since then his official services have been many. President Harrison appointed him a member of the Civil Service Commission in 1889 and he served as a member of the board and its president for six years. In 1865 he became president of the Board of Police Commissioners in New York. In | 1897 he was appointed by President Mec- Kinley as Assistant Secretary of the Navy and in that office he served until the out- break of the war with Spain, when he or- ganized his famous regiment of Rough | Riders and took part in the Cuban cam- paign. His career during the war added to his fame and in the succeeding State election he was chosen Governor of New York I by an overwhelming majority. In the performance of the duties of that office he established his reputation as a states- man of the first rank. He was nominated at the next Presidential election for the cffice of Vice President by acclamation, ! and during the campaign made a canv. of the West that will long be remembered as one of the most brilliant in our annal During all the activities of polities, ranching, war and statecraft, Roosevelt i has found time to write many uable and interesting volumes. Among the more notable of his works are: ‘“The Naval War of 1812, “Hunting Trips of.a Ranch- man,” “The Winning of the West.” two blographies, one of Governor Morris and the other of Thomias H. Benton, and an account of the Santlago campaign under the title “The Rough Riders.” j o Sketches made especially for The Call by Martinez, the artist whose work received ! | / distinet mention and prize in the Paris Salon—see next Sun- day’s Call.