Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1865-04-19
IMPORTANT!
4 HoRRIBLE TRAGEDY
President Lincoln Shot Secretary Seward,
F.W. Seward, Major Seward, and Mr.. Ham
sell Stabbed The Plot, Victims and As
sassins -Inauguration and Address OF
Andrew Johnsony- The Cabinet, etc.

assiuS--Inauguratl0n and Address OF
Andrew Johnson Cabinet, etc.
Il Particulars in regard to the Assassination
Of President Lincoln.
4 President Lincoln and wife, with other.
sfriends, on Friday evening, April l4th,
visited Fords theatre in Washington, forI
1.-THE purpose of witnessing the performance of!
: the American Cousin 1t was announcedin'
( the papers that Gen. Grant would also be-
spresent, but he took the late train of cars,
Efor New jersey
The President and Mrs. Lincoln did not,
start for the theatre until 81 o clock. Speak
Fer Colfax was at the White House at the,
stime, and the President stated to him that.
!, s,he was going Although Mrs. Lincoln had
mot been well, because the papers had AM
snounced that Gen. Grant and they were to-
sbe present, and, as Gen. Grant had gone,
North, he did not wish the audience to be.
sdispirited He went with apparent reluc-i
stance, and urged Mr. Colfax to go with him;
sbut that gentleman had made other engage
sments and with Mr.. Ashnan of Massachu-t
Ssets bid him good night. al7- a
s The theatre was densly crowded, and ev-,
sery body seemed delighted with the seer e
Sbefore them. During the third act, and
gwhile there was a temporary pause for one,
sssof the actors to enter, sharp report of a.
apistol was heard which merely attracted at,
Etention, but suggested nothing serious, un-.
stil a man rushed to the front of the Pres
sdent's box, and waving long dagger in his
Fright hand, and eAclainrciing, ''Sic semper
styrannis, and Immediately leaped from the
,ssbox, which was on the second tier, to the
sstage beneath, and ran across to the opro-
asite size, making his escape amid the bewil-
<uerment of the audience, from the rear of
ssthe theatre, and mounting a horse, fed.
3 The screams of Mrs, Lincoln first disclos-
ied the fact to the audience that the Presi-
adent had been shot, when all present rose
sto their feet, rushing towards the stage many
sexclaiming Hang him, harg him - The ex-
scitement was OF the widest possible descrip-
ation, and of course there was an abrupt term
sination to the theatrical performance. There
s.was rush towards the Presidents box,
awhen cries were heard: Stand back and
sgive him air +" HAS any one stimulants?''
sthe President had been shot through the
EAhead, above and back of the temple bone,
q and that some of the brains were oozing out.
8 He was removed to private house opposite
zto the theatre, and the Surgeon General of
athe army and other Surgeons sent for to at
atend to his condition.
j On an examination of the private box
ablood was discovered on the back of the
Sscushioned rocking chair on which the Pres
3ident had been sitting, also on the partition
y and on the floor A common single barrel
aed pocket-p pistol was found on the carpet.
3 A military guard was placed in front of
Mthe private residence TO which the President
chad been conveyed An immense crowd was
#in front of it, all deeply anxious to learn the
ascondition of the President. 1t had been
Spreyiously announced that the wound was
& fsmortal. but all hoped otherwise. The
Ashock to the community was terrible
= At midnight the Cabinet together with
EMessrs. Sumner, Colfax and Farnsworth,
sJudge Curtis, Gov. Oglesby, Gen Meigs,
MCol, Hay and a few personal friends, with
SaSurgeon- General Barnes and his Immediate
aassistants, were around his bedside
q Mrs. Lincoln and her two sons WIRE in a
Groom of the house opposite to Ford's Thea
sster, where the President was taken, ana
Eadjoining that where he was lying. Mr.
ESummer was seated at the head of the bed.
MSecretary stanton, Wells, Dennison, Usher
fssand McCulloch, and Mr. Speed were in the
Hroom A large number of surgeons, generals,
Sand personal family friends of Mr. Lincoln
afilled the house All were In tears. Andy
sEJohnson was there. He was in bed In his
Groom at the kirkwood when the assassina-
gtion was committed. He was Immediately
zapprised of the event, and got up The
Mprecautlon was taken to provide guard of
Msoldiers for him, and these were at his door
Sbefore the news was well through the aven.
Cue. Capt, Rathbone of Albany was in the
abox with the President.
y The President was IN a state of syncope,
totally insensible, and breathing slowly.
aThe blood oozed from the wound at the
sback of his head The surgeons exhausted
every possible effort of medical skill, but all
Ehope was gone.
H TAt twenty two minutes past seven o clock
Jon Saturday morning, April 18th, the Presi-
Xdent breathed his last, closing his eyes as If
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