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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1901
Page
1
Buffalo dispatch reports the assassination attempt on President McKinley at Pan-American Exposition. Czolgosz arrested and jailed after the shooting. crowds mourn, exultants cheer bulletins, doctors say danger passes, and Jubilee Day plans begin as the city hails recovery progress.
The long passage describes Peruna endorsements from J Louis Pfau Jr and others claiming its cure for catarrh. It then shifts to a vivid eyewitness account of President McKinley’s assassination attempt, detailing bystanders, security, and the immediate confusion as the shooting occurred and victims were secured.
Buffalo, Sept 6. Secretary Cortelyou released a physician bulletin at 7 p m. The President was shot about 4 p m with two bullets. One struck the upper breast bone and glancing. the second entered the abdomen five inches below the left nipple. The abdomen was opened and the stomach perforation sutured. The back wall also closed. No intestinal injury found. The operation successful. condition remains hopeful for recovery.
The individual was held by guards at the Buildingry Exposition, then turned over to Supt Ball of the Buffalo police. He was taken to No 18 station and later to police headquarters, and then to the Hospital after the Temple of Music crowd dispersed. The President was also moved to the Exposition Hospital by automobile ambulance.
Lincoln Neb Sept 6 Following the news of the Buffalo tragedy W J Bryan sent a brief message to President McKinley expressing concern He said the attempted assassination shocks the country and the President and wife deserve universal sympathy He argued against violence and warned of dangers if officials fear conspiracies.
Burlington Vt Sept 6 Vice President Roosevelt learned at 6:80 pm of a rumored shooting of President Kelinley. He expressed shock and grief to an Associated Press rep, then hurried to watch Alfrida, boarded a special train, and headed for Buffalo.
The Paterson anarchist group expresses no regret over the President's shooting. Nieman, the assailant, is unknown to them, but they honor his act as a duty fulfilled while hoping his efforts targeted a crowned head elsewhere. Cabinet members and doctors work to protect McKinley, with Root and others coordinating security and medical care.
Washington telegrams assess possible outcomes of an assault on President McKinley. If murder is proved, trial and punishment hinge on New York or Federal District of Columbia law. For assault with intent to murder, New York caps at ten years. DC ranges seven to twenty. If the crime occurred in Washington, twenty years with hard labor could apply.
Buffalo reports Mrs McKinley unaware of the true state of the President’s health, believing only an accident at the Exposition grounds caused injury. Doctors say no unfavorable symptoms and early operation likely saved his life, though he remains seriously ill with grippe lingering from last winter.
Capt Robi D Smith president of the State Association of Confederate Veterans wires President William McKinley in Buffalo expressing profound regret at his misfortune and wishing him speedy complete recovery from the illness. Robt D Smith signs as president of the State Association of Confederate Soldiers.
A fragment from a Buffalo NY telegraph begins with a statement to the President of the United States expressing horror at the assassination attempt. It moves to a Koenigsburg note dated September praising the American fate and wishing President timely recovery. It mentions empathy for Germany amid distress in Europe.
A partial OCR line suggests a prisoner cell corridor scene with a guard or official observing and warning away others. It references sleep, Cilarde, and approaching the cell, but most details are unreadable. The fragment implies a security or confinement context without clear names, dates, or outcomes.
An assailant who fired at the President was seized amid cries of lynching. The arrested man, claiming to be Leon Cadgoas from Buffilo, New York, identified as Fred Nieman of Detroit, says he acted as an anarchist inspired by Emma Goldman. Police suspect an accomplice and vow to root out the anarchist plot with nationwide vigilance.
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