The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-04-17
5000 PRIsoNERs--3OO GUNS.
AL Rhoddy's Command Prisoners.
THE NATIONS GREAT SORROW.
Fun Account OF thr ass,uation of tn,
President

tSpcctdI Corrci pondc1es ar thp sun.
wAsHrsoroS, April 70. 1905
Although the initial facts connec'sd With "a, s,-
ss.natlon Of President Lbicoln have elrosiy tcen
tceslaThed TO every city In the unoa. have deom-
ID II important 10 give you moro detailed a,ement'
g On occurrence which sends = thrill OF horror
G'cnrhout all the loyal Sta'cs and vii produce a.
profound impression vhc It !. made known TIE
many erroneous and couh'c'ns statement arc len
sieed into truthful narIa' 'io.A and is,m nose
enabled n compile correct account 4 tho rNydy
N.; occurred he.o hst cycains.
According TO the statements OF Secretary stanton
M Lincoln st'onded q cabinet meeting on Iid,y a.
which he expressed hunsen In favor oi adoptinc .
leu.ent and maRHlnlmou, policy toward those who
has lcNc.ci against tho Iuthoriiy Of toe a.on. lie
vas prepared to accept their allegiance rpon the most
generous terms, and adjourned the cabinet u,eotue
With expressions Of good will towards al rebels ,ho
ec-rel to enjoy the blessing. Of d free government
1he remainder OF the dsy wp spcut in ATTENDING to
ether matters and conicuiLg with GenorNl Grant
VITO lcft f9r Burlington y. j., ~ the evening ren
O. carr. The Waahingtou payer. having publsLe the
following announcement:
ioUp's Tnr ,tuf.-" Honor TO our soiiierf." A
peN ,n9 psnS ,9nr snd m ch2,ri Ia. t, 'en
!? iFc cu ite company To do honor 10 l.eu'en a
Ctnrh trant and President lincoln snd lad, Who
Nfli lhe th'atc = compliment u Mise I'Aft hrC lt
t',e hen@h. and lat arp" 'rancs -" rrno1uccd IN
W. ntlH VI tho unV III music Of tho glAve iH
syiupo,e1 By Prot. w Ni.hois Jr.
The President determined not to dsappolu, the
p pie, and, Win Mr.. Lincoln prepared to writ tho
theatre. Before ieayiLs tLe White House, tho lion
Schuyler C1l.x nnd Mr.. A.hmun called upon the
pe'ideut who wrote for the lst,r Sc" lenan the fol-
ovins the last words ever written by our L.
nented Ctief MAgistrnc.
ALLOW .r. Ashnun and friend to cctae to me a.,
n - -A' ". -lh9Eor. A. AiHc'LN.
Apgl. IA CO,
' Immediately Afterwards the President ani Ar
Lincoln sDtored their cArrlAec, bvic thr Feu. en- e-
goodbye and were driven to the residcurc Of sent-
tor Harris. Here they ve.e ioined by Nu, Harris
and Macr Rathbun of Albany -step-son Of The senA-
sor on reaching the theatre, the party entered
Of the upper private boxes, who're they sat Dr an
hour or more enjoying the periornance. uBc1nscious
Of danger While the President tat looking tossrt
the stage. lanshing qIietly at droll episode IN
ne pay, man abruptly entered the private box
where he confronted by ns5r Rathbun
Who demanded the cause OF this intrusion. Tho
s-srsan made 10 reply, bu; pushing tho Major aside,
rushe' towards tho Prslden', 1t whose head he dis
charged pttol and then spranf uprn thr baus! De
si the private box. As he turned towards Nj. Lin
'on. he endesvoIed to strik, the Prcsilen, with Il
dagger. The blow received By Alio, Eathhun.
~ho sprnng forward 20 protect tho President IL"
murderer then Jumped u?on the stsg-, who're he OK
hlAod hli dargos, oycAining, "SLr sen, per ,yr4H-
r''" 'rhe south /. avenged" aal thea r.n-
Eiy ran acro,s 20 Of the side eNis. Bu.
one man in the audience -. u Stewart, Esq
lawyer Of this city, bad ,uHcicut p.c,-
Of mind TO jump upon the stage and follow
tho vtlaa Before ,th gentleman could force his
vsy through the croEd ofscto NOV terrified b. the
scrcsms OF Mru Lincoln and the confusion in the
hOu.el the murderer had len the hu!!dias and
mounting horse in the alley way, lied Miss Harris
" confident that the man Who tired Al the Pre- 10
Lent the door OF the box and looked 10 abut
an hour before TIE muIyer, bu, this ciruums Anco
locked upon hy the occupants merely tho par
aonsbe curiosty OF some one Who wished TO obtain O.
closer view Of Mr. Lincoln Mr. Lincoln rem eInhers
but little than the sisht Of man leaving the
b., and at int supposed hor husband hal
ALLEN upon the stage, She leaned over the
bSlus;rade moment and then looked towards the
chair hr. Lincoln occupied She saw his head droop
upon his bTesst and then, for the urst time
covered what had occurred The sccne Of CONFUSION
thAs nansplIcd Ia more ca7iy imagined thsn de-
seTibet rush was m,is by most Of the audience
for the doou. Other crowded around the President
A, soon as the proper arrangements could be made
MI Lincoln was carried into the horse Of Mrs. Pc
ief-on, en- Tenth street where he ws lII upon
red hastily prepared Tor his reception Tho Surgeon
General and other phyllcaas were immet.stcl,
ruInmoned and eyery eH1rt made 70 restore him Il
consciousness. An examination Of his vousds I,
clearly indicated their fatal character that no ho,.
could he given that his He would DO spared.
military guard placed across tho street. on,
outdle Of the line OF soldiers anxious crowd OF p
DE watched and waited al night long, for every bit
information they could obtain concerning the fate
= beloved PIesilen.. Very few yisltors were al
Enitted. Vice President JOB uson, escorted by guar
N soldiers was In early attendance upon Mr. Lincoln