The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-12-19
Mr., Scward's Account Of the Attack up.
-Qn Him AN Interesting Story. -.-

d.
The American correspondent of the
Loudon Spectator writes that he recent.
ly heard MIR. Frederick Seward give the
following account of their own sensation
at the time of the attempted assassina.
ftion:
: "Mr Frederick Seward said that on
Stepping from his bedroom into the pas.
sage and seeing the assassin ne mciely
wondered what lie was doing there, ana
called him to account On his rcSisln1
the fellows endcayor to press into Mr..
Stewards room, the assassin drew re-
yoIver which he presented ut MIR.
Frederick Stewards head. What fol.
lowed, 1t must be remembered, took
'placein a few seconds. Mr.. Frederick
Stewards first thought was, "Tnats a
navy revolver
The man pulled the trigger, but it
only snapped, and his intendcd victim
thought THAT the cap missed fire"
Ills next sensation was that Of con.
fusion, and beng upon the floor, resting
upon his right arm, which, likchis faith.
er's jaw, was barely recovered from a
tracture-the assassin had lelleil him 10
the floorwi,h The butt of the pistol
hepnt his hand To his head. and finding
hole there, he thought, That cap did
not miss fire after all
"Then lie became nsepsibc, and re-.
manned so for two days and more. His
first INDICATION of returning conscious,
ness was the qut stiou, Have you got
the ball out? after which he fh!l of
again inio a comalosc condition which
was of long continuance. =
,fOn the very afternoon OF the dav
when Mr.. Lincoln was nssaSsinated.
Mr., Frederick Seward, who was Assist
ant Secretary of State, had asked his
father What preparation should be made
for the presentation of Sir Frederick
Brucr, which was to take place the
next ddt. Mr.. Seward navn him .i;..
iloints.sf a. Reply stns ttnl- bd made to Sir
Frede,fck, and he laid the outline of the
speeehnpon the Presidents table, aud,
as have previously Informed my read.
,ers, Mr.. Lincoln that afternoon wrote
out the reply. adopting Mr.. ScwaldS
Suggestions, and TINS preparing that re-.
ceptlon Of the BritiSh Minister by Presi.
dent Johnson, which was regarded at
the imeby,,he people to whose repre-.
sentative it was, addressed as so friendly
and hair, and digniird.
Mr.. Frederick Stewards first inquiry
after he came fnlly to his senses, which
was. a long TINE after the assassination,
was: "lias, Sir Frederick Bruce been
presented 2" He though that only
one night had passed since he knewnot
what had happened to him, and his
mind took np matters just where it had
left The. "6y.7t
T9:Mr Seward's mental experience
during his supposed assassination Was in
its patue spfliiles that of.his son, that It
raised the question: ,whethers this ab.
scnce of,consternation and observation
OF minute particulars is not common in
circumstances. .ots unexpected and not ful.
lyapprehendca peril, Mr.. Seward waS
laying upon Isslde, close to the edge OF
his bed, with his head resting in a frame,
which had been made to give himease
and to protect bis broken jaw from
pressure.
"he was trying to keep awake, hav.
ing been seized upon by a sick mans
fancy. II was that if he slept he would
wake. up with lock,jaw He was
brought TO. full conscousness by tile
scnttie in the passage way, followed by
the entrance Of the assassin, and the cry
'ofMiss Seward, 80 j. he Wi! kill my
father" sl4Sie N ", " !
IA But he saw, nothing Of lis assailant
until a,hapd appeared above his face,
'andthen his thought was. what hand.
some cloth that, foYercoat is made of.
The assassin's face then appeared, aud
the helpless statesmin 8onIY thought,
rMhatla handsome MANI payne was
afinolooking fellow) 9sas 4'tIs ,lcias
""Thett came 4 sensation as ofrain
striking him 'sinar,ly Upon one side Of
lis lace and neck, then quickly the