The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-12
Mr.. Stewards Account OF the Attack
Upon Him.


The American correspondent OF the Lon
don Spectator writes that he recently heard
Mr.. Seward. aud Mr.. Frederick Seward.
give the following Hccouut of their Own
seusati0us al the time at the attempted as
=assluatI0u:
''Mr. "a rderick Seward said, that on step-
ping from his bedroom Iu % toe passage.
and seeing the assassin, he merely won
dered what be was doing there, and called
him 20 account. ON his resisting tha iai-
lows endeav0rs 20 press into Mr. Sewari's
room, the assassin drew rev0lye-, which
he presented at Mr.. Frederick Seward IS
head. What followed, it must be- remem-
bered, took place in few seconds. Mr..
| Frederick Stewards first thought was.
That's navy revolver.
The man pulled the trigger, but it 0nly
snapped, uud his intended victim thought
That cap missed hre'
ellis next sensation was that of confusion
and being upon the door, resting upon biz
arm, which, like his fathers Jaw, was bare
| ly recovered nom bad frscture-the assas.
sin had ielied him 90 the floor with the butt
/ Of the pistJl-he pug his hand % his head
aHd dudgug q hole there. be thought, THAI
| cap did no. miss FIRE after allf
"Iheu he became useusible, aud re-
/ NAMED 80 TOR two days sud more. HIS drsI
/ indication OF returning Consciousness was
| tue question, Have YOU not got the bail
out after which he fell of again into q
| comat0se condition, which was Of long con.
| tnHance.
on the very afternoon Of the day wher
/ Mr.. Lincoln was assassinated, Mr. Frede
/ rick seward, who was Assistant Secretary 0
/ state, had ssked he iaiher what prepara.
/ ton should be made for the prrseutati1u VI
/ SIR Frederick Bruce, which was o. TAX.
/ Dlsce the next day Mr.. Seward gave hin
| the points Of a reply b.. be made % Sir Fred
/ erck, and he laid she outline Of the speech
I upon the Presidents table. and. as / hav,
| previously informed my readers, Mr.. Lin
/ coin that afternoon wrote ont the reply
| adopting Mr.. sewHrt's sugcestious. and
| thus preparing the reception Of the British
/ Minister bv President Johnson. which wa
/ regarded a. the time BY the people o. who's,
| representative it was addressed as 60 friend
/ ly and fair, snd dignihed
| " Mr.. Frederick sewari's FIRST inquiry al
I ter he came fully % his senses. which VA.
/ long time after the assassination. Wa. sHsI
| Sir FREDERICK Bruce been prsseutesi7' IL.
| thought that only one night had uazsa.
| since he knew not what had happened Q,
him, and his mi q took up matters 'us
where It had leit them.
"Mr. Seward mental experience duriut
i his supposed assassination Vas iu fts ulturl
| so ike that Of his sou, that it raises the
| question whether this absence o. c1usterua.
l tI0u Eud observation Of minute uartlauIarT
I b. not common in circumstance Of uuer-
/ pected and not fully apprrhsuded peril
! Mr.5eEEard was lying upon bis eide, close q
I the edge of his bed, with his head resting 'r
a frame, which had been made % give Sim
ease and protect his broken jaw from pres
sure.
he was trying 10 keep awake. havino
been seized upon oy sick mau's fancy
was that Il b. slept he would wax. mo uyiit
| lockjaw- lie was brought % fuu .onseious.
ness by the seufiie IN the passage rav- m.
loved BY The entrance of the assassin. and
| the cry Of Mics Seward, 'Dl b. viii kIir rI,
iaiher. blt b. saW nothing Of bis assaff
ant until a hand appeared above hs f4-e
and then his thought w.. fJyb.t t-,l,--,.
cloth that overCoat is made or The aa.as
sims iacesthen appeared, aud the beIBie-.
statesman only thought. What a hsp8toro,
manf Payne va q fine looking fellow.
"IhsR came seusati0u as 5f rhir- sfr-t i0s
/ him smmtly upon one side Of his il-a And
/ neck, then quickly he same upon the other
] side, but he felt no severe pam This va
| the assassin knife. The blood spaaf-f. be
I thought Ny time has come ana iIirr
| from he bed % the floor. tainted. HIS bret
| seusation Of returning c0usriouszess vas
I that be vas drinking tes. auj that 10 iasted
7 gsed- Mrs. Seward was giving lim tea
I with spoon. He heard I0w voices around
him, askingsnd replying as TO uhether .
I would b posi- be f5r hlm % recuFer- he
I could not speak, but his eyes showed his
! causciousness, aud that BE- desired % speak-
I They brgught him porcelain tablet, On
! which b. rlnuared t. write. GIVE me a8nne
mora tea. I snall gst sell AID from
1 that r,oment be has siowlg but steadily re-
covered health and strength"