Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-04-18

sident was TOO sad for description.
81 TIE President and Mrs. Lincoln did not start
4 for the theatre all fifteen minutes after eight
n o'clock. Speaker Cu'Nx was at the White house
fat the time and the President said 10 him that he
= was going, although Mrs Lincoln had not been
.well, because the papers bad advertised thai
SGen. Grant aud they were TO be present, and as
AGeu. Grant had gOne north he did not wish tbt
s5uudience to he Disappointed lie went with
|Gappareni reluctance. aud urged Mr. Colmx to gC
81 with him but lint gtntlomuu had made othei
8 engagements, and with Mr.. Ashmuu, ol Mass
x bid him good bye,
ls AfTENrrEb AssAssiHArIoH CT sEcRtrARY
M sSw4Bp.
RI When the excitement at the theatre was at IL
ssw!lcst height, reports were circulated thut sec
,1rcary Seward had also been nssassnuted
"A On rtnchug this gentcmau's residence
.gcrowj ani a military guaid were found nj til,
.idoor, nld IN entering il was asccriaiued thai
h ih reports were based upon Truth Eyefybod,
N there was 20 excited that scarcely an iutelhgibl,
z account could be gathered, but the facts nr,
Hsutsiantnlly as iolloWsi
~ About 10 o'elock u man rang the bell, and tn,
scail having teen answered by co0red servant
j. lhe said he had come from Dr.. Verdi. Secretary
sScvmd's family hJsoinn, with pr r.scripton
Rat the same time holding ia bis hand smal
f piece Of folded papor and saying IN answer Il
10 refusal, that he must SEE thu Secretary. as Ii,
E wne entTusted with particular direction con.
|fcerning the medicine
VI He still insisted on goUg up, though y, peat
xedly informed that In oue could enter III,
q EcAamb,r The man pushed tue seryaut nsid,
iHand walked quloAly TO the Scctetnry's room
4 and was there me iy Mt Frederick ". Seward
Nof whom he demanded to see the Secretary, ma
y sing tic SAINT representation which he aid to
"A fha servant Ntetf.rtLerI h,sel Ia the wny o
Acellequ! s net bn wn, lut ,Ae m,n struck hu
Son tlc head With "llib." trvcity IJurin.
"a he sauA nh4 ietiug Aim utmost seuse ess. Tu,
q sssssia lh.n ia he'd iniO the chamber nnu at
sHcagu Mj seWwd, raym.stcr ia the United
RSia rs rim! aud Alr li4u+el Is messenger III,
II ats A' .upelt, an twa male NURSES, disa
Hbiua insm all lie t4tu rushed upon thu Score.
Bay NA4''a- .ia- "a hei iu tic same room,
Nmi cuus iAte .n-. iu tleueth, but eeyeIimq
u i ls tAjneht rlli Aulti, no aritIite.
RI lie assass.u lleu ras. .ri iowa stairs, mount,
Nel H Avr-r Gt tus ioat ani rode oil before au
4tla III .uil be sounded aU4 n lh- same man.
b'uer Of tie assassin f the President
81 Is believed .be lj.i.- % tbc Secretary are
NOT laial. nor 4.se u enc DtAers, although both
ss the Secretary mud the Assistant Secretary are
Every SCI u-ly Injured
"a Secretary smtion and Weacr aud other pro
5mineut aI'srs of tie Government, called al
e lSecieuly Sewnru'H house 90 ilauiio intn hi.
k nd TOM and ilert. be-tiug If Inc assassina-
Rs'ion Ut lA' Pr',ii,u' preceded to he hous,
s1where Ar waa l3hg, eAaio!uag, Of course, in
telers nnSHty ou taiei'li,.
e5 an mmru'r crtwiw- gathered in front o
Il Ae Prts,deufs hoUst, upd /. strong guard ais,
Elsiatonei there, many lc,snns o7iacutly suppos
&ing that he would be Brought to bis home
IS The enile Si'y to-uigat resc 10 a scene o
Ewili eAcitewcl., accom- .ui,d Is violent OK
sS Spressiora oil iidguatiou md the prufoundes
5sorrow. Many he'd l,ars
n The military authorities have dispatcho,
s mounted patroJ 10 every direction, in order, i
e possible, to nrtes thV ASSASSIN whilc the Metre
Iepolian police ure Mike yieilani for the SAINT
PURPOSE.
af INC attack, hpiu " tle theatre afl M Sccre-
z try Srward'- hnuf'. lcak rMcc ~ ah.nt III,
n same hour ron e'aucij aar showing p,ccou
y. cer.ed plnn 20 uta."'lA N gentlemen.
II Some ug3cuc .l ia ..iitn' the party VIII,
sniu ue Pteii .' inc Mnda VI thi
q police.
& lice President johnson is II. tAc ciiy, aud hi.
Y holvI quarters pfe enardcl by troops
81 iiH pYmn .ctAAs
n NAmNGlo", April -. II a M--Tle Stai
n 'Airt s4ys; AZ .Deniy Two niuutca past saven
81 O'Clock tins morning tic lro.iien, hrenthea hi
G net co.ips his eye AZ Il lng % sleep, an,
+ hs elnhiennce ss nmia er c4pression u per
n ircl sor"Hly.
81 i.ue ~yto o. iu''cati. es VI raiu. aud it VIZ
n l.i' Wn that AZ was dHi rudi me GRADUALLY
d derunsrr i" f1ai 0r crH~el altogether.
n hey l'r Gpri.y. ol Nw }lrk, iAra.d .di.tcl,
iS.n i's heng oeeitnucj ta' life was eAiucf
e kuch 10 iLe h'd.iie u.b offered au !n.-tessiyi
= Prayer VI oh Tea responded e. ny au mc
sent
80 DE- Gm'ey then proc5,l,. 10 the ffout tc.!o.
where Nw Lncon q pi Robert Lincoln. Nlt
Jota Hng, private secru,sly, aud others wcr|
"wNueg' Nhete lie ln offered prayer lyr IL,
consolation Of meiugdy
IL Surrounding tho dvetLb.d Of ne presi9en
e were Secretaries stanton, Welos. Ushur: Attor
ney d,ncIal Speed; Postmaster Genera Deupi
SOM u. Field, ASST 'An. Secretary oil tho
= lteasniy, Judge Otto, Assistant Secretary O.
s the intercr; G,n. lticO. Oeu. Meies sen.
mt aumpori IL Anhuw., Of New York
0cn Ioat. Of Dae.tsA; John Hay. privnt
n,e~taiy Coy uresb % Illinois Geuerp
I4tusworthi air aud Mi Benny Nisl mar
rus; C4p' liua' Lncolu, sou Of the President
,md ". b. W .hou X. C s,oue, G. y. Catch
'n aa-l ana L'.b.ruiau. Secretary MeUul
y lVCA 4en-in witt tine President uuul ubou
fD a.ln and thivi Justice Cnase after severe
thous rivt dance Umug lhe night, ieiuruc
ssAa.H ea.y .a.y mJln.ug,
.% s.t-!6l Caulaet meeting was called imme
darcy @Ler llr il2so.ntt d.alh, ly Secrvlar
atai"''tf "t.* W l'NN ~ llt Is IN IA HulCh In
coll-e ~. s.ai.tA..s SIaut.n, Wal,s, au,
RI Ushtt iUs.l4asite t.u.Iu Dpnn'sOn and At
atoIuey Coa.r-l ia were meaeny,
Ailge THE rgCEAsE.
p The pres,deur4 bOIy nAs .qmoyod flom IL,
private lr'i1en.o, scaip FoId= theatre Il
the LAlcNuyc mansion tlia ml ruling ut Aala
rau' Lille o'e.ecs, j. E-a.a ana wrapped il
ihe Ane..etn ilar
y II WAS r eottsd hy small gua.l OF cavalry
Gen. ArseI AID ether nlAisry ofeers foHowe,
on iooe.
Z a dtnse crowd accompanied the ienuius Il
the White House. where military guard cxolu
tded tae er,Bl allowing none ia, persons of lh,
,hous- luld AID personal friends Of the docense,
TO eh'gr III premises Senator Yates and Rep
Fesen,.liYs Farusworth were among tho num-
ber
81 THE REIAIHs
III Au uutol was holl This afternoon o. ser ia,
Z boly 81 t4V President, NY su econ .eDern
a 3atLez eAd De. stone, assisted b, other emi.
4 t2nent medical neu, T1c oofin is II mnbopap,
A covered Ni'h back cloth and lind with iend
(; the ..ie. .-y l.ing covered with white satin
" s4iser I.s,e ufou lhg colliu, over tho bronst
A oea tue so"ewug inscription:
ft ABRAHAM LINCOLN
" S.z,eentg !iesiiert of the United States.
n E3ru February II, 1909.
N D.ea Altil Is, $50.
H Tha r,maius lave bosn Cmbalmed a few
Of Aair were removed from Tie Presidents
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