, 1865-04-21

ball It is only fifteen feet square, with
Brussels carpet, papercd with brown, and
burg with Nthog1aph ct Rosa Bonheu g
:. An,se @ FAT" an engraved copy Of Herripg's j
"eynaagc Blacksmith !" and two smaller on 8
from the fame artist. A table and bureau.
sprSad with crochet work, eight chairs and
the Dec, were all the furniture. Upon this
bed, low walnut four-pns:er, lay the DYING
Preside nt: tho blood oozing from the fright
fnl wound In his head fn3 staining the pillow,
All that the medical skill .of ha1fa-d dozen &C.
to prolong, a ,life evidently ebbing from
mortal huIt.
AT TIE BKDs1DE.
Secretary Stanton, just arrived from the
bedside Of Ar. Seward. asked Surgeon Gen.
eral Barnes what was Mr.. Lincoln,s Condition,
~ fear, hIr. Stanton, that there is no hope.D
80, no, General no, no !" aud the man. Of
oil others apparently strange to tears. sink
down beside the bed, the hot bitter eYi-
dences Of an awful eorrow trickIiDg thronrh
his fingers to the deor. Senator Simmer sat
on the opposite side Of the bed, holding one
OF the Prcsident's hands in bis own, pui sob
bing with kindred grief. Secretary II elles
his frame shaken with emotion. General Hui,
leck, Attorney General Speed, Postmaster
General DennisoD, II. B. Field, ASSISTANT Sec
retary Of the Treasury. Judge Otto, General
Meigs and Others, Visfted the chamber as
times, and then retired. Mrs. Lincoln
eqt er there 4s Senator need xd0 to speak
arrived. and REMAINED With her through
the night. All through the night, while tue
horror stricken crowds outside swept and
gathered along the streets, while the military
ond pelice we're patrolling and weaving cor
don around the city rhtle men were arming
and asking each other, "What victim nexss'
{a4a
from city to city ,oyer the continent, and
while tho two assasstns were speeding IN
harmed upon feet horses far Taway-his chosen
friends watched about the dcath-bed Of the
highest Of the nation. Occasionally DR.. Cur
| lcy, pastor Of the church where Mr. L!ncoln
babltually attended, Anclt down in prayer.
| Occasionally Mrs. Lincoln and her sons en-
| tered, to find no hopo and to 80 back to
ceascless weeping. Members of the Cabinet,
t Senators, Representatives, Generals, and
| others, took turns at the bedside. Clief JUS
| tfce Chase remained pntila late hour, and
returned in the morning. Secretary McCnl,
loeb remained constant watcher TN.
til s O'Clock a. m. Not . CLEAN Of con.
eciousness. shone across the Visage Of the
President up to his death-a qule7, peaceful
death ut last-which came at twenty-five
minutes past seven a. N. Around the bed
side at this time wero Secretaries Stanton,
Wclles, Usher, Attorney General Speed, Post.
master General Denlfson, IL. b. Field, As
sistant Secretary Of the Treasury; Judge
ottot. Assistant Secretary. Of the Interior
General Halleck, General 1Digs, Senator
Sumner, F. r. Andrews, of New York Gen.
| eral Todd, Of Dacotah John Hay, private
| secretary; Governor Qglesby. Of Illinois
General Faznsworth, Mrs. and Miss Kenny,
Miss Harris, Captain Robert Lincoln, aon 81
the President, and Drs- z. " Abbott. r. 4.
Stone, G. D. Catch, Neal Hall aud Leiber-
man. Rev. DR.. Gurlcy, attcr tho event, knelt
with all around in prayer, and then, enter;
/ Ing the adjoining room, where were Gathered
t Mrs. Lincoln. Captain Robert Lincoln, Mr.
John Hay. md others, prayed again. Soon
| after nine o'clock the remains were placed in
| temporary cotfln and conveyed to the
White House under ea,a!l escort.