The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-12-06
Mr.. Stewards Account of the Attael,
unOn Him.

| Mr.. Stewards Account of the Attach
| upon Him.
The American correspondent of the
London Spectator writes that he recent
ly heard Mr.. Seward and Frederick
Seward give the following account OF
their own sensations at the time of the
attempted assassination:
"Nir. Frederick Seward said that on
stepping from his bedroom into the
passage and seeing the assassin, he
merely wondered what he was doing
there, and called him to account. On
his resisting the fellows endeavor to
press into Mr.. Stewards room, the as
Sassin drew revolver, which he pre-
scented at Mr.. Frederick Stewards head.
What followed, it must be remembered,
took place in few seconds. Mr.. Fred
erick Stewards first thought was, THAT'S
navy revolver
1.-THE man pulled the trigger, but it
only snapped, and his intended victim
thought, That cap missed fire.
His next sensation, was that of con-
fusion, and being upon the floor, rest
ing upon his right arm, which, like his
fathers jaw, was barely recovered from
a bud frncture-the assassin had felled
him to the floor with the butt of the MIS-
tol-he put his hand TO his head, find
finding hole there, he thought, That
cap did not miss fire after ALL
'"Then he became insensible, and re-
manned SO for two days and more. His
fist Indication of returning conscious
ness was the question, Have you got
the ball out p atterwhich he fell off again
into cOmatOse condition, which was
of long continuance.
"On the very afternoon of the day
when Mr.. Lincoln was assassinated, MIR.
Frederick Seward, who was Assistant
Secretary of State, had asked his father
what preparation should be made for
the presentation of Sir Frederick Bruce.
whichwas to take place the nextday. Mr..
Seward gave him the points of reply
to be made to Sir Frederick, and he laid
the outline of the speech upon the Pres
tdents table, and, as 1 have previously
informed my readers, Mr.. Lincoln th1t
afternoon wrote out the reply, adopting
Mr.. Stewards suggestions, and thus
preparing that reception of the British
MiniSter.by President johnson, which
was regarded at the time by the people
to whose representative it was adj ressed,
as so friendly and fair, and dignified.
Mr.. Frederick Stewards first inquiry
after he came fully to his senses, which
was long time after the assassination,
was, Has Sir Frederick Bruce been
presentedT He thought that only one
night had passed, since he knew not
what had happened to him, and his
mind took up matters just where it had
left them.
"Mr, Stewards mental experience
during his supposed assassination was
in its nature so like that of his son,
that 1t raised the question whether this
absence of CONSERVATION and observa-
ton of minute particulars is not com
mon IN circumstances of unexpected
ana not FULLY unprecedented peril. Mr..
Seward was lying upon his side close
to the edge of his bed, with his head
resting in frame, which had been
made TO give him ease and to protect
his broken jaw from pressure.
"He WINS trying to keep awake, hay
ing been seized upon by n sick mans
fancy-it was, that if he slept he would
wake up with lOck-jaw. He was brought
to full consciousness by the scuffle in
the passage way, followed by the en-
trance OF the assassin, and the cry of
Miss Seward, 'OhI he will kill my
father But he saw nothing of his as
snilant until IA hand appeared above his
face, and then his thought was, "What
handsome cloth that Overcoat is made
Of The assassin's face then appeared.
and the helpless statesman only thought
What a handsome manV CPaYne
was fine looking fellow.)
",rhen came a sensation as of min
striking him smartly upon one side of
his face and neck, then quickly the
same upon the other side, but he felt'no
severe pain. This was the assassinrs
knife; The blood spouted, he thought
My time has como, and falling from
the bed to the floor, tainted. His first
sensation of returning Consciousness
was that no was drinking tea, and thar
it tasted good Mrs. Seward was Civ
ing him tea with n spoon. He heard
low voices around him, asking and re-
plying as to whether it would beipos-
sible for him to recover. He could not
speak, but his eyes showed his con-
seriousness, and that he desired tospeak.
They brought him porcelain tablet, on
which he managed to write, Give me
some more tea. I shall get WE'LL And
from TINT moment he has slowly but
steadily recovered health and strength"
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