The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-04-20
|MR. LIlCOLI SHOT |
His Death this Morn
ming
Mr.. SEWARD STABBED!

wAsutSorOS. April l5-i0;so A. ".
The President WI" shot ia tbeater 10
|night, and i' p-rhap. mor,slly wounded.
skccsD DISPATCH.
Tho Presi4ent ], not expected to i've
through tue uight. He vas she, al the
Ithcster.
Secretary Seward wa. alec stabbed
No ,steriss we're cut. Psstisslsrs
soon.
WAsHrSoroS. April lS.-Ptesidsnt
Lincoln and wife, with other friends, this
evening. visited Ford's Thester, for the
Epurposs of witnessing the performances Of
the American Cousin. Il wss announced
h in the papers that General Grant would
1slso he present, but thut gentleman tsot
4 ho late train Of cars for New Jersey.
sThe theater was densoly crowded. and
oevery body seemed delighted with the
ssccne before them. During the third scs
and while there was a temporary pasAs
fior one Of the actors to enter, q shsrp Re.
tport OF 4 pistol was heard. which merely
3a,trae,rd attention, bit suggested moth
Hug serious uHiil = man rushed to the
front Of the Presidents box w,ving, .
long dagger in HE right hand and OF.
claming "Sie serlpsr iyrar.e," aud ia-
irnodiu,cly lcapsd from the box. which
Iva. in the second tier to the sage be.
9neath. aud ran across To the opposite side
lof the siege, making his escape. suii
dthc bewildorment of the audience. from
the rear Of the th,ater, and mounting
horse, 1ed. The screams of Mrs. Lin.
coln fcst disclosed the fac, to the sudisncs
E,hsi the Precedent had been shot, when
fnli present roso To their feet. rushing to.
3wSrds the stage, many eIclsiming. "aanT
him"
q The eIritemel, was or the wide.t pos
ssible description, and OF course there vas
sn abrupt intercession of theatrical per.
formance. There was a rush towards
tho Presidents box, when erica w,re
1heard, "Stand back and give him airi"
k'Has any one s,imulant.r On a hssty
Denomination it was found that tn Pre.i.
dent has been shot through tho head
above and back OF the temporal bone,
aud that some Of tho brains wa, DOSING
out.
He was removed 10 private house op.
Poste the thcater, and the Surgeon Gem
3eral OF the Army and other Surgeons
fwerc ncnt for to attend to his condition.
aOn nm examination OF the private box,
9blood WIS discovered on the back of the
pcu'hioncd rocking-chair, on which the
BPresiden, had been sitting; also on h,
partition, and on the hlor.
A comnDn sin gls ,rralol p)sk,, MS
2olwls found on the carpet. A military
4gultd was placed in front ef the private
9residcrcc to which the Prcsid,n, had
been conveyed. Al Immense crowd
twas In from, OF il al deeply anxiou, -
learn the CONDITION OF tho President. I,
4 8had been prev ously announced tha, the
swound was mortal, bot all hoped other.
gwise. The shock to the community was
etsrrible. -,
\ At midnight the Cabinet, Msssrs. Sum
ser, Befay and Franswor,h, Judge Bates
sGovernor Oglesby, General Meigs, Col.
eHay and few personal friends, wi'h
ISurgeon General Barnes and his immedl.
ate Assistants were around his bedside.
y The President was in a state of syneops
totally insensible, and bresshing slowly.
Erhe blood oox ID from the wound At the
Eback Of his head.
A Tbs surgeon exhausted every possible
Hefort of military skill, bu,,sll hope was
Egone. The parting of the dying Pres.
Edsnt with his family is too sad Tor Do
s,ription.
The Presiden, and Mrs. Lineol7 did
Inol start for tho Theatre until 10 IN inr.es
AFTER O'Clock. Speaker CoIfax ~ss 81
,the Write House at the ,imc.
The President stated to him th,, be
was going, although Mrs. Lincoln had
not been well, because the paper. had
announced that General Grant wa, 10 be
present, snd as General Grant had gone
North. he did not wish tho audience 70 be
disappointed.
Tie wont with apparent reluctance, and
urged Mr.. Coltax to 20 with him, but
that gentleman had made other engage
|nenis, and with Mr. Aqhmln. Of N ,s,..
|ehusstts, bid him good. bye.
When the excitement at the ,hestsr
was at its widest height, reports were
circulated tina: Secretary Seward had
also been s,abbed.- On reaching this
!gonilsman's residence crowd anu mill.
ItaTy guard wers round the door and oa
entering II was sscortainod chat the rs.
ports were based on truth.
Wan DzrAHrusr,
Washington, April 18th, 1856.
The President died this morning st
k7.:2 E. N. srAHrox.
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