Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-04-15
THE PRESIDENT
orTHE UNITED STATES
ASSASSINATED!
TOLL THE BELLS!!!

daughters Of our country bleed--for the
good patriots have fallen!!
This morning, at the hoar of 9 o'clock
we received the following eelegraphic dis
patch from our faithful and always truth.
full reporter at Sacramento:
SACRAMENTO, April l5-s:56 A. ".
To Mr.. Lynch, Editor Gold Hill Meas =
President Lincoln and Secretary Seward
were both assassinated last night. Tn,
President was in Ford's Theatre, and wa.
shot. Secretary Seward was assassinatec
At his private residence. Win send par.
tieularS soon.
Yours, in sorrow, ALLEN.
The melancholy tidings soon spread
among our citizens, whose breasts heaved
in deep and irrepressible emotion; one
would look at the other in deep and
heartfelt anguish, with fearful eyes, and
inquiring look-unable to realize the
truth-unable to believe that the awful
crime could be comnitted-a crime which
sleeps the very heart of the nation in
blood, in sorrow, and in anguish.
The Gags of our town, which so lately
waved and Suffered IN the breeze. in JOY.
7uL HONOR OF PEACE TO ouR COUNTRY,
were raised in sorrow at half-mast; our
church-bells tolled the solemn knell Of the
hour; our local gun, on Fort Homestead,
fred its hourly shot in remembrance Of
the National calamiry-and as We write,
the hearts Of our loyal little community
are swelling with emotion, and our people
feel the agonizing pangs of a sorrow SO
deep, that our eyes are blinded with Tears
as we are endeavoring to express what we
have seen and felt this morning.
Our Nation is in mourning! May the
God of the Universe send to the hearts Of
al our true and loyal people. balm in
this their hour of greatest affection.
AsRAHAN LINCOLN, our good President,
is dead but his memory lives and is
enshrined around the hearts Of all good
men.
We have not the heart to write more
Our soul is in sorrow-and our telegraphic
dispatches, which follow, must further in
form the people:
PARTICULARS.
WASHINGTON, April IA. - President
Lincoln and his wife. with other friends,
this evening, visited Ford's Theatre for
the purpose of witnessing the performance
of the play of the American Cousin"
It was announced in the papers that Gen.
Grant would also be present, but thai
gentleman took the late train cars for New
Jersey. The theatre was densely crowded,
and everybody seemed delighted with the
scene there being enacted before them.
During the third act, and while there was
a temporary pause for one of the actors to
enter, 8 sharp report OF pistol was heard
which merely attracted attention, but sug-
ges,ed nothing serious, until a man rush.
ed to the front of the Presidents box,
waving long dagger in his right hand
and exclaiming "Sie senaper tyraHniS Z
He immediately lesped from the box
which was N the secopd tier Of the stagt
beneath, and ran across to the opposite
side Of the stage. making his escape
amidst the bewilderment Of the audience,
from the rear of the Theatre, and mount.
ing horse. FLED,
The screams of Mrs. Lincoln first dis
closed the fact to the audience that the
President had been shot! When all
present rose to their feet, rushing toward.
the stage, exclaiming " HANG HIN 70
The excitement was of the widest de-
senption, and of course there was an alb
Tupt interruption OF the performance.
There was q rush towards the Presi-
dents box, when cries were heard. Island
back! Give him air. Has any one
stimulents
On hasty examination. it was found
that the President had been shot through
the head. above and back Of the temporal
bone, and that some of the brain was
oozing out. BE was removed to private
house Opposite the Theatre. The Surgeon
General Of the Army, and other surgeons
were sent forte attend him.
On examination of the private box,
blood was discovered on the back Of q
cushioned rocking chair, on which the
President had been sitting, and also on the
partition and on the floor.
A common single-barreled pocket pistol
was found on the carpet.
A military guard was placed in front Of
tn. private residence to which the Presi'
dent had been conveyed = an immense
crowd being in front oft, all deeply anx
;ous 10 learn the condition Of the Presi
dent.
Il had been previously announced tha
the wound. was mortal, but all hoped
otherwise. The shock to the community
was terrible. At midnight.
The Cabinet and Senators Sumner
B.soy, FArnsworth, Judge Bates, Cover
nor oslesby. General Meiss. cOlOne
Hay and few personal friends, with Sur
seon General Barnes and his immediate
assistants, were around the bedside of tn
President, who was in state OF syncope
totally insensible and breathing slowly
blood oozed from the wound at the bach
Of his head. The Surgeon General e1'
hausted every possible effort Of medical
skill. but all hope was gone. The parting
OF his family with the dying President
was too sad for description. The Presi-
dsnt and Mrs. Lincoln did moi
start for the theatre until Hteen
minutes Sftss 8 o'clock. spsaka