Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-04-29
The Universal Glooin in the
Metropolis Of tIie Nation.
NEw Yonk, Anil I9. Is65.

OF hOffol ana afnaZe'Henl upon n "Hoic hs@
ton as did that by which the life of Presi-
dent Lincoln was taken. There was q gen
erous appreciation Of the homely. genial and
noble qualities Of Mr.. Lincola throughout
the country, and those who considered tho't-
fully his character and position. felt towards
him . sentiment scarcely less than personal
affection and sympathy. Whatever fanlis he
may have possessed. they find no place for
allusion but are now forgotten and with no
dissenting voice it is proclaimed that speedy
refrihution shall visit the sssas~ins In Abra-
ham Linealn there existed clements Of gresi-
ness that the American people are yet 70
comprehend. an which win be only divulg-
ed As the pages Of history are unrolled.
1t would be next to impossible TO give even
partial description of the innumerahle MAN.
iEestations IF grief and mourning which meet
the eve wherever K may turn amid the thor
oughiares Of this great metropolis. The mag
nificent effect Of Broadway in mourning can
only thus be estimated. From the Battery,
beyond Union Square, to Central PsrE. there
is not building but assumes in some form
-
was one long funeral procession. In some iu-
stances the babiliments Of mourning are ar
ranged with sn amount vi skiIl bordering up
on artistic genius. ia other instances som
breness of effect appeared only to have b-en
AIMED at Had ST. angel Of doaih visited ev-
cry IN, nscn in this region Of wealth aud
fashion, there could not have been more to.
kens Of HE presence. Embodied in sable
dTnpcTy aid symbolic eeremrnts. these nov
appear fran the stately porticoes, pillar, and
windows Of It's palatisl buildings. if one
did not realize that this gloomy ornamental
ton was intended for the mourning fol the
sssassinated President. he would have con-
cluded that he was passing through the
death in every house. Grape besieged brick
aid stone. blinds and panels, stats and por-
ches. roofs and stories. till it seemed il the
occupants of all these buildings had surreu-
dered themselves 10 the representation of cath.
Occasionally the national colors with the
" field" up, and its red stripes vainiy strug-
CLING TO escape the dark hues IF sLe drsI-ry
by which they were rendered =. gloomy as
night. hung from the Parapets and revealed
that the bereavement was national. If the
display was not seen its vsria beness could
not be realized. To behold il is to know
that. there can be art taste and fashion in the
shapes of the drapery by nh ieh death is an
nounced. There wore urns of Grape of fault
less models .Tch once, in stone. held the
ashes of Roman MOBILES there Were bright
colored American shields, half hidden l,y
dark roseties, with pedals of white satin !;
there were broad sheets of Grape hung in neg
Hge shapes down from the lofty stories. The
view from Union Square upward was special
" solemn Looking towards Fifth Avenue
the eye rested ON miles of Grape. and beheld
sad aud tasteful picture OF the sorrow which
the embiems expressed. All the hotels. the
club-hOuses, the man~ions. The statues. the
fountains. wore robes of varied mourning. or
were being decorated with sable tokens of
national loss.
Innumerable and varied are the words and
lines displayed expressive of heartfelt griet
FOR our national loss.
Over the entrance al the Astor House were
the lines:
Only the actions Of the jast
Smell sweet and blossom in the dust.
, This hotel is covered with emtlems of
m burning, consisting entirely of black
At Irving Hail. besides profuse spectacles
Of mourning. appeared the inscription
ABRAHAM LINCOLN He died for the I'm
} ion. Like Washington, he will live in the
hearts of his couhtrymen'
The Ladies Home. United States General
Hospital, situated on the corner Fifty rst
Street, were decorated with mourning. and
the wOrds-Ow Chig has Fallen. appeared
on the front of the building. OTHER notices
were to be seen in different portions of the
! city, such as these:
"our Martyr President" Justice. not
Revenge" He was a Man. take him for all
in ALL" " We shall not look upon his like
again" LISooLS-Gone, but not forgot
: ten "Our Country weeps-In God we
Trust" I'VE mourn the loss of our Honest
Man." A Continent Weeps." Let me
die the death TO the righteous. May our last
end be like his Death TO Assassins. -
The memory of Our Great President
These. and many more, which space forbids
enumerating.
} All the theatres in the city were impress
sively decorated, and none are TO be open
for the week. All the business houses are
closed. and the entire city presents one vast
mournful funeral. Grape hangs from the door
knob of almost every building men OF all
classes ana conditions can be seen wearing
} Grape, or some emblem of mourning; women
, a-e dressed in black, and children wear badg-
es OF the lamenied President craped in white
and black. Bells are tolling. minute guns
are firing. fias staffs are streaming with white
and black ribbons-and- it may be truthfully
said, the whole Island of Manhattan is drsped
: in the emblems OF grief and shrouded in the
habil iments of woe. jar.
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