The New York herald., 1865-04-16

to this CITY, where the horrible news learned by
him for the first time Ho returned immediately " the
national capital by the eleven O'Clock morning train
LETTER FROM FREDERICK w. SEWARD.
aProbaby the last letter written by Mr. Frederick W.
Seward received this afternoon Mr. George Francis
Train. Mr.. Seward writes under date Of Washington
April 14:-
thank you sincerely for tho kind expression Of SYM
pathy aimed your letter of yesterday My fathers
4 condition, We think is now gradually improving from
day TO day, though he still suffers much pain
3 THE CITY IN MOURNING.
The intense feeling of grief among the people at the
untmey demise Of the President amply reflected In
robes Of death which darkcned every horoughfare Of
this city yesterday The spectacle presented was worth
thousand homilies afction and death. New York.
" hch had countless banners waving in the sunlight Of
Good Frday-whose citizens were holding peerless
carnival the trophies which sgnalled the restoration
peace and Unioncast Off these signals Of triumph and
!; prepared to become city Of mourning.
The transition was sudden the assassination which
called forth Within twenty four hours the metropolis
renowned for its eternal converse fashion and gaiey its
array of ensgns and Its general panorama Of cosmopo
tan life seemed like vast cemetery which held million
/ Of rallbearers
Z One OF the principal features of the display the
rapdiiy with which 1t appeared There precon
ccrted action among the community each citizen felt by
instinct his duty to the OCCASION and the Grape sable
cloth and other materials OF mourning went IL BY
magic, and was seen suspended in festoons from the
stores and windows Of every house.
Never has city presented striking evidence Of its
The silent hundr ds OF thousands who marched
th downcas heads and sad countenances through th
streets seemed apparently content that the black and
onIipr drapery should reveal their grief They
walked through the city with the men Of men who
wander through gravey ard, and many the vast null
tudes searched yainy tor dssenters from the general
grief, or those who mi3ht possibly speak nppantly Of
wind Of wrath which disrespecttul reasonable
4 preston might create
THE SCENE on BROADWAY.
Tho mournful spectacle which or leading street
! buildings, from the Rattery 70 Madison square,
were shrowded in Grape. The citizens seemed
the Sable festoons suspended from
store to roof, and every window wore chains Of Grape
R0sees Of black with portraits OF the late President
closed in wreaths Of mourning, were ubiquitous The
character of the decorations essentially similar FOR
the tokens of death admit of little fancy and art Hence
a,he general spectacle was gloomy monotonons and
painful There nothing to relieve It, Even the sky
charged with rain Storm looked as black al the moru
exhibition canoped In several Instances suitable
inscriptions appeared in connection with tho display
In front of Ansons Photographic gallery, No. $50
Broadway banner was placed bearing the following In
scriplion:-
IL "Wcsp, generous naucnl weep the sad, swift re
oil him whom Heaven, indulsent sent To man.
$loo good for earth TO heaven art thou fed, and
4 the nation in tears )"
Across the font of the sewell House tho follow
Z Ing nscript'on:-
4 III died at his post doing duty"
immediately under this portrait Of the amented
dead, shroudcd In Grape
Along tho Bowcry and Third avenue 70 Harlem an
almost continuous chain Of mourning was exhibited
from the various buildings Portraits Of the President
with the sentence 'o loss, varied tho dis
play, which throug ghout solemn effective and in
character with the sad occ asion.
THE SQUARES And AVENUES.
In Madison square, Gramcrcy Park and other thorough
fares almost every house draped in mourning The
windows of the mansions in Firth and other avenues
decorated with csoons of Grape and the flags
shrouded and at half mast.
THE NEWSPAPER OFFICES.
Immediately after the news OF the death OF Mr. Lincoln
received the HERALD OsfcE shrouded in a
inueus chain Grape every window from the roof TO
the offce bearing the habiliments Of woe.
The oes Of tLo other journals were also decorated
\ with sable N token OF the event
THE RAILROAD CARS.
The miniature flags all the Of the city railroads
removed in the morning ard mourning substituted
for them In many Instances the vehicles we're com
GRAPE TO BIZ WORN FOR THIRTY DAYS.
Collector Draper hos issued the iOowin -
CusroN lIorsE, Nkw YORK.,
To al person. attached to the Custom, Department Of the
Sir. aiis,b ,ng your proposed resolution IN such regard
elt ar thirty days succeeding this date a.
AT emblem Of honor and respect to ogr dsPssss redsnt
MOURNING BADGES.
Almost Immediately on the receipt Of the mournful
intelligence OF the Presidents death symbols of
ing were in rques'. Black Grape and ribbon, inter
spersed with the national coors, were BY almost
every person. and several neat and appropriate badges
ton Of the latc Presidents many virtues The designs
Of several Of these are very appropriate One more
especially remarkable for i. simplicity, Is nnely lho
ersphtd portrait Of Mr. Lincoln white satin, sur
rounded by black border, with the inscription, "The
martyr President" We preslme gay aud showy colors
in dres Will at give way TO thG sombre Rarb Of
mourning and each and every one will show by this an
individual feeling OF sorrow.
THE SCENES IN THE HOTELS.
The hotels presented q very strange kdmixturs OIL
mourning and life yesterday. There was universal stir
and commoton each Of them The hum OF voices was
louder and constant, but all motions and sounds
iconveyed unmsakaby strain Of sadDess and 10
tn" listener All the pr rncpa hotels, and indeed all the
No other S II
speaking about No one thought Of any other ,heNe
than the assassination Of tho President and the other
circumstances connected with II.
AT the Hoffman House. where General Scott sope calls
wcre made by distinguished gentlemen upon the General
they desired hear bis opinions upon the subject Of the
A, the Fifth Avenue Hotel an impromptu meeting was
got up al dinner aud r Chauncey sbafer being called
upon TO address the company made few remarks inI
which he expressed deep regret that assassination should
some tribute to ihe memory Of Tie deceased Sef ass %
trae, denounced the mrrderes and their abettors
ludcd feclingly 10 the career of Mr. Lincoln and said
that though Mr. Johpson has been severely criticised
yet the country nav have faith In the admin
tom for from personal knowledge, he was able to say
that Andrew johnson was brought up the feet and
In the principles Of Andrew Jackson, and Is himself al
man Of considerably more ability than many imagine
The address, though deli cred IN pathetic straih yet
contained words OF hope and which were re-
ceyed In very becoming manner
Al the Now York Hotel where there many South
crn refugees and others from the South there the
usual expressions Of horror the appalling tragedy in
washin gton, and regret At the death Of President
Lincoln. Al all the other hotels which your reporter
visited the sentiments expressed by he numerousI
strangers stopping st them was one OF genuine sorrow
the Posr OFFICE.
Tho exterior business Of the Post once was closed toI
the public ~ twelve but the great anxiety OF the
people TO obtain additional Intelligence Of the meAn
choy occurrence decided the Postmaster 10 keep tho
mails open 10 the usual hour Outside the smbleps Of
mourning were confined 70 the display Of the nauonal|
banner al half mast from the flagstaff and at
the Cedar and Liberty 6treet ends Of the buildngI
two national banners, crossed and drapsd with mourning
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