The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-16
s. ". Seward In a Critical Con
dItiOn.
Andrew johnson Sworn In a
President.
Steps Taken TO Apprehend Iht
Assassin.

WAsalEaroS april 18th, 70 230AM-TheI
President was shot in the Theatre toI
night, he is perhaps mortally wounded
2SD DrsPArCH The President is mott
Expected to live through the night. HeI
vas shot at the Theatre Secretary Sew
ard was also sssassinated. No arteries
were cut
WAsmSGToS, april l5.-PresideniI
Lincoln and wife with their friends
this evening visited Fords theatre for
sthe purpose Of witnessing the performs
fance of American Cousin It was an-
nounced ia the papers that Gen Grant
would also be present, but he left by theI
late train Of cars for New Jersey. TheI
Theatre was densely crowded and every
body seemed delighted with she scene
before them. Daring the Cd act and
eghile there was temporary pause forI
one Of the actors to enter, the sharp
report Of pistol was heard which
merely attracted attention butsuggest>I
led nothing serious, until man rushed
to the front Of the Presidents box
waving a long dagger in his right hand,
and exelaiming Sc lSamper Igras''is,
land Immediately leaped from the box
which was in the second tier to the
stage beneath, and ran across to the
siopposite side Of the stage, making his
escape amid the bewilderment OF the
audience, from the rear of the theatre,
and mounting a horse fled
The. screams of Mrs. Lincoln first
disclosed the fact TO the audience that
the President had been shot, when all
present rose to their feet, rushing to
the stage, many exelaiming hang him
The excitement was Of the widest pos
sible DESCRIPTION, and of course there was
san abrupt intermission of theatrical
Performances
There was q rush toward the Presi-
dent. box, when cries were heard
stand back, give him air, has any one
stimulauts." After hasty examina
ton it was found that the President had
been shot through the head above
s and back Of the temporal bone,
and that some of his brain was oozing
out lie was removed to a private house
opposite the theatre, and the Surgeon
General Of the army and the other sur
geons were called to attend his condi-
ton. GA an examination of the pri-
vate box, blood was discovered on the
hack Of the cushioned rocking chair,
lon which the President had been sit
ttiDg also, on the partition; and on the
floor a common sirgle-baFreled pocket
pistol was found on the carpet. A nil
;itary guard was s.plAced in front of the
riyste residence to which the Presi1
aent had been conveyed An immense
eroNd vas in frontofit all deeply anx
ious to learn the condition Of the Pres
ident 1t had been previously announ-
eed ,hat the wound was mortal, but all
Eihoped Otherwise The shock to the
community was terrible At midnight
E he Cabinet, Messrs Sumner, Farms
worth, Judge Bates, Gov. oglesby, Gen
AeigS Colonel Hayes, aud a few
sTersonaI s friends with Surgeon General
Is Barnes and his immediate as
sisiants were around his bedside The
President was in state of syncope,
\ totally iusenaible and breathing slow
BY The blood oo1ed from the wound
81 the back of his head The surgeon
ased every possible effort Of medical
skill, but sll hope was gone. The part
ng of his family with the dying Presi-
lent Is too sad for description. The
President and Ms. Lincoln did not
start for the theatre till fifteen minutes
afler clock. Speaker Colfax was at
the White House at the time, and the
President stated,to him thst he was GO
lng although Mrs. Lincoln had not been
,Saell because the papers had announced
that cen Grant was to be present, and
as Gen. Grant bs.d gone north he did
not wish the audience 10 be disappoin
sed. lIe went with apparent reluc-
.aaoe, and urged speAker cOlfAx 70 g
with him, bat that gentleman had made
vther arrangements and With Mr. Ash
mead of Massachusetts,, bid him gaoc
hight w
WAS DEPARrxsSf, W1sHSsToN, Apri
'kii5.-sdsj gen Dix Abraham Iincolr
died this morning at p minutes past
o'clock. E NJ SrSTOS,
g0c nGcs I1ssEetary of War
Nrw Yorx, March IS, A M
Intense sorrow IS depicted On al
Sountsnanoes At che horrible event
hat occurred in washiugton last nigh
snd the grief Of 81 good men isapps
rent everywhere al the death Of IA
President
10 aags were hoisted is this city thi
morning until the state of the Presi
!. dent was known, when they were a
\ plsoed at halfmast
s. People appear perfectly horriGed, anC
the utmost rsgs is undoubtedly Eel
towards al known secessionise an
rebel sympathiseFs.
& WIH DxFHRTxEST, ki9A. r., Apr l5.-
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