The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-04-22

hr Lincoln ~ carried into the house Of Mr. Pei
sterson- On Tenth street. uhere he laid upon n
bed hastily prepared for his reception The surseonI
lGenerL and other physicians we're Immediately
summoned and every effort In.do 10 restore him to-
Consciousness. An examination Of his vounis soI
clearly indicated their fatal character that hope
Icould be given that his life would he spared
military guard vas placed across the street, and
Outside Of the line Of soldiers anxious crowd Of peo
PIE watched and waited all night lons, for every hit III
informs ustion they could obtain concerning the ia " o
u lelovcd President. Very few visitor. werc Sd
mitsd. Vice President johnson, escorted by gu.rd,
lof soldiers. vas In early attendance up,r Mr. Lnooln
and rsmslned near him for hour more. All the'
membep Of the cabinet Chief Justce Chase, r.l'
Ausur and others were also present. Mrs. LiIcoln
land her con Robert With few intmste friends oc y
cupied an adjoining room Mr. Lincoln va. the pic-i
Iture of despair While her son mssfilly exhortedl
sher ,o be composed. She would e1csim y
Y" why vas I not shot instead Of INV husband :,
IGod Knows would have died to save him. have,
tried to prevent something like this-f feared the
would do II, that his lie precious, musty
sso aud ace II can help him" And thus pass.d the
sssonizing hours Mrs Lincoln alternately visiting the,
room in which lay her husband and then swing -ay,
frantic but- Of grief In the adjoining apartment
Robert lincoln while In the presence Of HI. mother,
8the moment she gone. Then he would sivs vent,
to lamentations which drew tear from the eve, ct
6evory ON the return Of his mother he fe-
Enssumed his seNpossc,son. and tenderly consoedi
her. About seven o'elo,t this morning, Nfr.
Lincoln visited the President Tor tho last time !
n must draw = vail over the parting scene. Those'
no present describe II a. Affecting la the eI-
.reme. Twenty minuts- later Mr.. Lincoln bTesthedi
his las surrounded by his cabinet, snd other disin
suished gentlemen, including the physicians In at
tendance.
Al the snnOu nceiuent that the ffesieut dead,
Ethe Rev Nr. Gurley dropped upon ha kDee. and ut
tered payer, Invoking divine aid on behalf OF The
Hheres.ed family u the President, and In favor Of the
3nalion whose greatest lisht hst iust expired The
kcounten.uce OF MI Lincoln bore happy exWcsso on D.
The old smi seemed 10 lineer ou HE feature, and
although h. eye. uere dlscoored and yro,rudei role
whst his sppcarsncc generally sss unchanged. Tears
were shed b. all Who witnessed the President. de-
mise .nd when Mr.. Lincoln informed tia, her
husband ~As no more, she aaked shy they had not
old her he VIZ ~ near bis end. Amer uttoring AM
affecting farewell 70 tho dead Presidout, Mr. Lincoln
= and her son retired 10 tho white House.
4 vo4t mor-em cram ..tiou, Witch subsequently, VI
tool place at the whit. Ilouro shows that the bullet
cniered the held on Line With tho left ear, three
uehes ilUm that organ. It passed obiquely forward
tow ard ,he right eye crossns the brain and inrins
II. lev inches behind the eye where the surgeons
iound 1t. In the track OF the bullet fragments OF
bone we're discovered, which had been driven tor
ard by the ball In medical parance the bullet wA-
found In the ant.ror lobe Of The hems ph,re ID
4 hs brain" rL" wound bali ali inch Ia
3 5dinnc'er. Amer the po-t-mortem eNaminA
ton had been made, the body ON.
n aimed and placed in handsome mahogany cof
Vim. hnod Grt .ith lead and over tins white sili
tn. coffin mea,ur,d ,S feet cir inches In the
N ength by eighteen inche. Acros- the breast ell
i YER plate upou the I'D toar the following inserIp
tiou:
q ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
a S.Iaaah FresialW y a. Unged Sta'ss.
e Dind April 18th. lso5.
VI About the u,n,c time that the Eeno n murder
run. arei st Pords Theatre, another tragedy
= rcd a the resstence Of secreuuy Seward. tai
man wearing siouehed hat presented himself At the
~ our xser. he told the servant thsi be had been
sea, by Dr Verde to deliver a prescription In
- t.uded Tor Mr. seward. Iusiftins upon delivering
Hi. seslre, this msn sScended 70 an up'cr room
~ who're M Frederick Sesard met him, sn'
prevented h~ admission 10 the seeretary's room Th
soIoauy that occurred Ia not known. with heavl
Hmt.ile young seward tlled 70 the floor, and thei
the n.a.s.n entered the of the SecretAry Her
=! he rushed upon Mr. StwsId. who lay upon the bod
before the attendant could Interfere, had sabhe
he Seer. lAry In the face and neck M. Seward role
rJfrom the Rcd a. . nurre In attendance JumIsd upo
<tl back n the would-be murderer. The william al
2a hsrkwrd plunge With hi. weapon, which pene
,r,tcd the brras, OF the inhictlna cameron
l wound from which II not likely ho will recover
KMapar seward a.d another attendant, were all
r. wounded ~ the rascal, who then e'capcd nom tn
~ hun-e. movnied horse, aud ralloled away.
Lye1y effort has been made 10 the murderer.
fCavalrv hss been dispatched in all directions Train
4; from the city are stopped. ssauh hoals not a
Moved to leave. and every paolu'on taken To cap
ture the su,hors OF tAese diahoIicsl mufu.ts a. 80
Fsitbout success NLao.
"a TIE OFFICIAL DISPATCHES.
a Death OF the President.
"A war department, WIsh,nD,on, AIr,l ij.-Majo
AZ, ;eneral Dls .-Ahrahan Lincoln died ,hu inorn.n
rfni twe-iy-I~o minute, after seven O'Clock
A EDwIs N. SrAsIoS, Secretary Of War.
II Va, u, part,nept, washin0to,- Apr,i 10, 3 =. N.
s3ka,or Gen. DtN, New iork -Otlcisl notice Of III
rdaA.h of the late President Abraham Lincoln, WI
fsiveu b. the h..ads Of departments tLis morning
GApdrev Iohn-on. vico President, upon whom th
4 Co1,,ltur non devolved the offee OF President. Nj
X Lhmo upan receiving this notice, appeared boior
h the Ifor. SslnOn p. ChaAs- Chief "Is,ies Of tn
nIud stata- and took the oath Of Office, A. Prosideu
Fof the United 5sss, and assumed Ia dupes aud un'
81 &tloua Al " o'clock the Pr,Ai'snt met the heads
1dopsrtmeuS Ia cabinet meeting, 81 the ITea-nr
N BuiLfng. and among other b.sin4-. the ioilo"in
A.vas transoc.sd
" FSsl-Tbs ARRANGEMENTS ior the funeral OF Va
Lac pnsidaut reieusd IN the several secretai
I4a ~ lar ~ relates 70 thaiT Tespostiye dppsr'
m~nr.
~ Ssrond-WuLiAy HUsTIg. EAq.. appoiDte