The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1865-04-29

vate house, opposite the theatre and the SurgeonJ
General OF the army and other surgeons were sentl
for to attend to his condition.
On examination of the private box. blood vasI
discovered on the back of the cushioned rocking
chair, on which the President had been sitting also
on the partition and on the floor. A common sim
gle barreled pocket pistol found on the Carpet
military guard was placed in front Of the pri- !
vate residence to which the President had been conf
3yeyed. An immense crowd was in front OF it, ALL
deeply anTiou; to learn the eondi ion of the Presi
dent. III mad been previously announced that the5
wound was mortal, but all hoped otherwise. The
shock to the community was terrible.
At midnight the Cabinet, Messrs. Befoy, Farns-|
worth, Judge Bates Gov Oglesby, Gen. Meigs, Col.
Hay, anda few personal friends with Surgeon Gen /
eral Barnes, and his immediate assistants, were,
around the bedside of the President who was in a!
state of syncope, totally Insensible and breathing
slowly; The blood oozed from wound at the back
: of his head. The Surgeon General exhausted every
possible effort Of medical skill, but all hope was
gone.
The parting of his family with the dying Presi-
dent was too sad for description.
The President and Mrs Lincoln did not start for
the Theatre until Is minutes after eight o'clock
Speaker Colfax was at the White House at the time
The President stated to him that he was going,
6although Mrs. Lincoln had not been well, because
the papers had announced that Gen. Grant was to-
be present, and Grant had gone North he did not
with apparent reluctance and urged Colfax to go
with him, but that gentleman had made other en-
Engagements and with Mr.. Asian of Massachusetts,
Ebid him good bye.
q When the excitement at the theatre was at its
wdest height reports circulated that Secretary
Seward had also been assassinated On reaching this
&gentleman's residence, crowd and military guard
were its door, On entering, it was ascertained that
1.-THE reports were based on truth. Everybody there
Swas so excited that scarcely an Ineligible word
could be gathered.
n The facts are substantially as follows:
8 About ten O'Clock, man rang the bell and the
call having been answered by colored servant, he
e&Said be had come from DR.. Viede, Secretary Sew
ards family physician, with prescription, at the
Ssame time holding in his hand small piece OF
&olded paper, and saying In answer to refusal that
he must the Secretary, as be entrusted with
Sparticular instructions concerning the medicine
= He Insisted on going up, although repeatedly in
Eformed that no one could enter the chamber. He
&pushed the servant to the inside and walked heavily
IEtowards the Secretary's room. He was met thert
@by Mr.. Fred. Seward, of whom he demanded to set
he Secretary, making the representation whicl
Hhadid to the servant.
"a What further passed in the way of colloquy il
¬ known but the man struck him on the hea(
with billy severely njuring his skull and Telling
Ehim almost senseless.
81 The assassin then rushed into the chamber anC
kattacked Mr.. Seward, the paymaster Of the U. S
Army, and Mr.. Russell, q messenger of the Stat
EDepartment, and two male nurses, disabling them
He then rushed upon the Secretary, who was lyins
bed In the same room and inflicted three stabs ii
his neck but not severing it, it thought and hopet
the artery, though he bled profusely. The ASSASSIN
brushed down stalrs, mounted his horse, and rode oil
Ebefore an alarm could be sounded, and in the sam
manner hs after the assassination of the President
q It believed that the injuries of the Secretar
not fatal nor those of the Others although bot
the Secretary and assistant Secretary very seri
ously injured.
& Secretaries Stanton and Welles and other promi
Snent officers of the Government called at Seward
house, to enquire into his condition and there hear
.@of the assassination of the President. The
,Ethen proceeded to the house where he was lying.
81 An immense crowd was gathered in front of th
President's house and strong guard was also sta
Htioned there many persons evidently supposng tina
ahe would be brought to his home. The city pre-
sents scene of the widest excitement, accompan
ed by violent expressions of indignation and tn
H. profoundest sorrow. Many shed tears. The mil
tary authorities have dispatched mount ed patrols
every direction, in order if possible to arrest tn
assassin. The whole police likewise vigilant fo
the same purpose.
ii The attacks, both at the theatre and Seward
house, took place about the same hour, 10 O'Clock
i fithus showing preconcerted plan to assassinat
3those gentlemen. Some evidence of the guilt
party who attacked the President are in possessio
d Nof the board of police.
IN Vice President ohnson Is in the city. His heat
quarters are guarded by troops.
ia No sooner was the melancholy intelligence n
8ceved than the Mayor ordered all business to /
suspended; but this order was little needed, for n
sooner were the tidings generally circulated tha
ffags were hoisted half-mast high everywhere, an
ksdrapsd in Grape.