The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-04-20
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occasionally, being entirely overcome,
{ he would retire into the hall, aud give
Event to most heart-rending lamcnta-
Etions lie would recover himself, and
Ereturn to his mother and, with remark
Hable self possession, try to cheer her
Ebroken spirits, and tighten her load
Sot sorrow. His conduct was the most
gremarkable exhibition of calmness in
gtrying hour that l have ever seen.
q About quarter Of an hour before
:sthe president died, his breath became
Every difficult; and, in many instances,
IISeemed to have entirely ceased, so that
while holding his pulse, wo'd
.gsuppose him dead, he would breathe
8with so great difficulty ds to be heard
4 in every part of the house. Mrs. Lin
SGoln took her last leave of him about
stwenty minutes before he expired, and
I was sitting in an adjoining room when
Z lit was announced to her that he was
dead. When the announcement was
zmade she exclaimed; "Oh, why did you
snot tell me he was dying?"
u The surgeons and members of the
3Cabinet, Senator Sumner, Captain
Robert Lincoln, General Todd, Mr..
aField, and Mr.. Andrews, were stand !
sing at his bedside when he breathed
shis last.
I Senator Sumner, General Todd,
3Robert Lincoln and Rufus Andrews,
sstood leaning over the head board of
sthe bed watching every motion of the
sdying President Robert Lincoln was
sresting himself upon the arm of Sena
StOr Sumner. Members OF tn Cabinet,
swore standing by the side of the bed.
Secretary Stanton was at the left of
jMr Andrews, Mr.. Andrews being near
MR. Lincoln's head. Next to him was
iMr. Dennison, and Others arranged
salong at his left. The surgeons were
sitting upon the side and foot of the!
lbed, holding the Presidents hands,
\ land with their watches observing the
slow dcclension of pulse. Such. was
l the solemn stiffness for the space Of
give minutes, that the ticking of watch
4 les could be heard in the room.
At twenty-five minutes past seven,
I his muscles relaxed, and the spirit of
! abraham Lincoln fed from its earthly
tabernacle to that bourne from which
no traveIcrreturns. The countenance,
3Of the President was beamins With
THAT characteristic smile, which onlyI
Those who have seen him in his hap
3icst moments, can appreciate. Except,
ing the bIackness of his eyes, his face
appeared perfectly natural. He died.
without struggle, and without Cvenl
10 preeeptiblc motion Of any limb
;Calm and silent, the great and goodI
imam passed away.
The morning was calm and rain wasI
dropping quietly upon the roof of thcE
humble apartment where they laidI
| him down to die. Guards had becnI
stationed to keep the people from thcI
lhousc, and no noise could be heard inI
the streets save the footsteps of theE
Gentry passing to and fro, as he guard I
led all that remained of Abraham Lin
,coln. All present felt the awful soleln-I
,nity OF the occasion, and no man couldI
have witnessed the touching scenesI
without melting to tears. Even Sec
rotary Stanton, whose coolncss andI
.sclf possession were remarkable, could,
not keep back the silent monitors of
inward sorrow, which rolled out FRONT
his eyes upon his checks. Mrs. Lin
icoln remained but u short time, whenI
she was assisted into her carriage, and,
with her son Robert and other friends,
lshe was driven to the house whore butt
last evening she left for the last time
with her husband.