The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-04-18

The Secretary are nQg fatal. uur isescI
d either u the others, although both
|she Secretary and tie Assistant See
feiary are very seriously iuiarel
Secretaries stanton Aad WeHes and
.osher prominent oiBeeu II tbs COS
|crnmsnl. called Al Secretary Seaat.l' /.
house 10 inquire into bis condition and
there heard Of the assassination o. he
President.
They then proceeded 10 the house
where be was bing. exhibiting 81
course intense anxiety aud soliriladr
An immense crowd was gathered n
Ifron, Of the Presidents house. ana /,
.slrong guard was also stationed there.
Many persons evidently snppos,ne he
would be brought 10 BIS home.
The entire cry presents 8 scene q
Wild excitement, accompanied by vio-
lent expression Of indignation and ihr
profoundest sorrow ; many shed tears.
The military authorities have dc
'paicbed mounted patrols in every di.
rection, in order, il possible, TO arrest
The assassins. The whole meiropoli-
bar police are Likewise sigilant for The
same parpose.
The attacks, both at the theatre and
sat Secretary Stewards house, took
place at about the same bour--ten
% clock-thus showing preconeerIed
plah to assassinate those gentlemen.
Some evidences Of the guilt Of The par
siy who attacked the President are in
he possession OF the police.
Vice President johnson is IN the
Getty. and his headquarters are guard
led by troops.
ONE O'clock, A. NJ.
The President is perfectly sense
less, and there is not the slightnst hope
/ of his surviving. Physicians believe
that he will die before morning. All
zof his Cabinet, except Secretary Sew.
lard, are with him. Speaker Coiiax
xSenator Far ell, OF Maine, and many
sother gentlemen. are also al the house
gawaiting the termination.
4 The scene at the Presidents bedside
& is described by one who Witnessed II
as most affecting. il was surrounded
sby his Cabinet ministers, all OF whom
9were bathed IN tears, not even except.
Sing Mr.. Stanton, who, when informed
aby Surgeon General Barnes, that the
\ president could not live until morning
sexcIaImed, "Oh, no, General 30, no
Eand with an impulse, natural as il was
unaffected, Immediately sat down on q
acheir near his bedside and wept like
IA child.
4 Senator Sumner was seated on tie
Fright Of the Presidents couch, near
7 the head, holding the right hand Of the
4 president in his own. lie was sob.
abing ike woman, with his head bow
sed down almost on tie pillow Of tht
Ebed on which the President vas y.
xing.
4 WASHINGTON, April l5-ll A. NJ
a-The Star extra says at 20 minutes
Spast seven o'clock the President brea-
Sthed his last, closing his eyes as il fall
cling asleep, and his eounlenauce assu-
Eming an expression Of perfect serenl.
Aly. There was no indications OF pam
Aand it was not known thai he was
3dead until the gradually decreasing
Erespioation ceased altogether. The
Il Rev. DR.. Gurley,. of The New York
9Ayenuc Church, Immediately On il,
8beiDg ascertained that lite was xiiuct
Hknelt al the bedside and offered al
Impressive prayer, which wa, respond
Sed to by every person IN The room
ADr. G.. then proceeded to the from
Bparlor, where Mrs. Lincoln, Captain
4 Robert Lincoln, Mrs. John Hay, (wiic
'sof the Private Secretary and others
Awere awaiting, where he again offer
bed a prayer for he consolation Of the
iamily.
j Surgodnlipg The death bed Of the
gPresidea. ere Secretaries Stanton
4 Welhs, Usher, Attorney. Genera
aSpeed, Postmaster-General Denison
I'M. r. Field, Assistant Secretary OF
Hthe Treasury, Judge Otto, Assistant
Recretary OF the Interior, Gen. Hal
Eleck, Gen. Meigs, Senator Sumner
NR. +. Andrews Of New York, Gen
u Todd of Dacotab, Jno. Hay, Private
ESecretary, Gov. Oglesby OF Illinois
NGen. Farnsworth, Miss Harris, Capt
4 Robert Lincoln, son Of the President
land Doctors L. w. Abbott, K. X
NStone, G. ID. Gates, Neal Hall and
mir. Liebuman. Secretary McCuIoct
8remained wilh the Aresideni until !
No'clock, and Chief Justice Chase, at.
Eter several hours attendance during
#Ihe night, returned early this morn.
bIng. Immediately after the President
Edealh, a Cabinet meeting Was called
10y Secretary Stanton, and held in the
Groom in which The corpse lay. Sec
Ereiaries Stanton, Welles and Usher
& Postmaster General Dennison ard
GAuorney General Speed were pres
Bent. The results OF the conference
eare as vet unknown.
3 The Presidents bodywas removed
From tile private residence opposit,
s. Ford's Theatre 10 the Executive man
zion this morning at $50 O'Clock, il
d hearse wrapped in the American
bfag. 1t was escorted by small 10
Edy Of cavalry-Gen. Augur and 9th
Fer officers following on foot. A dense
{ cromd followed the remains to III,
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