The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1865-04-22

abou. twenty minutes before he expired, ant
was sitting in the sdioining room when it wa
announced to her that he was dead Whet
the announcement was made, she exclaimed,
'Oh, why did you not tell me lie was dying
The surgeons and members of the Cabinet
Senator Sumner, Captain Robert Lincoln
General Todd, Mr.. Field, and 4Ir. Andrews
stood leaning oyer the head-board watching
every motion Of the dying President. Robt
Lincoln was reclining himself upon his arm
Senator Sumner and the members of the
Cabinet were standing at the side of the bed
! Secretary Stanton at the left of Mr.. And
rews, and Mr.. Andrews neat Mr.. LincOln's
head. Next 70 him was Mr. Denhison, and
others ranged long at the loft. = The Sur
geons were sitting at the side Gnd foot of the
bed. holding the Presidents hands with their
! watches observing the SLOW declension of the
| Tulse. Such was the SOLEMN stiffness for the
space of6ve minutes that the ticking Of the
watches could be heard in the room.
| AT % minutes past his muscles relai-
| ed. and the spirit Of ABR ham Lincoln flew
from ITS earthly tabernacle to that uniiScover-
ed country from whose bourne no Traveller
returns. The countenance of the President
was bearing with that characteristic emile
which only those who have seen him IL his
happiest moments can appreciate, and, e..
Cept the blackness of his eyes, his face ap
peared perfectly natural. He died without
struggle, without even perceptible motion
of a limb Calm and silent, the great md
go1d maa passed away. The morning was
calm, and rain was dropping gently upon the
roof of the humble apartment where they laid
him Down to die. Guards had been station
ed to keep the people from the house. and no
noise could be heard in the streets save the
footsteps of the sentry pacing to and fro,
he guarded all that remained OF Abraham
Lincoln. All present felt felt the awful
so!emniiy Of the OCCASION, and no man could
have witnessed the touching scene without
melting 70 tears. Even Secretary Stanton.
whose coolncss and sef-possession were re-
markable, could not keep back the silent
monitors OF inward sorrow. which rolled out
from his eyes down his checks.
4" Mrs. Lincoln remained but shor: time,
when she was ass sisted ;ato her carriage. ard
with her son Robert ana other friends was
driven TO the house which, bat last evening.
she iSf: FOX tiie, fast time with her husband.
= Secrt tary Stanton called upon Mr.. Sew.
ard j':st before II o'clock. NJ. Seward, re-
cognizing him at once, asked him why the
Pr siden, had not called upon him. Seward,
up TO this time had nc tno4yl.Jge that the
assassins had attacked any person outside of
his own house. Upon Stanton. therefore, de-
goIyed the unpleasant duty of informing him
OF the .ate of the President. Considering it
best not to keep him longer in ignorance of
the sad event. Stanton gave him short and
succinG. statement OF what had :ransp:red.
He at once appeared tocca1rre END the grea:
events of the past night. Instead of having
the effect to Gepress him, it seemed to nerve
Lin 70 meet his own::afilictions, and his svnp-
tom have beer encouraging and hopeful :
all day