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the mouth il was probably five inches
long, and two inches deep. II was a fright
full wound II seemed as if the jungular
vein or the carotid artery must be wound
ed so great was the loss of blood. was
greatly relieved to find that they were not
Mrs. Seward and her daughter, almost
paralyzed, We're waiting and watching for
my first word Relieved to see that the
Secretary had so miraculously escaped the
severing of those two vital vessels, said
"Mr. Seward, even in your misfortune,
must congratulate you the assassin has
failed, and your life Is not in danger"
lie could not speak, but he made a sign
with the hand for his wife and daughter to
approach, took hold of their hands, and his
eyes only spoke and bid them hope.
| had hardly sponged his face from the
bloody stains and replaced the flap, when
Mrs. Seward, with an intense look, called
me to her. "Comc and see Frederick"
said she.
Somewhat surprised, l said, "What is
the matter with Frederick" In painful
whisper she muttcred, "He is badly wound
ed, | fear.
Without adding another word, followed
her to the next room where l found Fred
erick bleeding profusely from the head.
He had a CHASTITY appearance, was unable
ton, and pointed to his head. There /
found large wound little above the fore
head and somewhat on the left of the me
dian line, and another further back, on the
same side. The Uranium had been crushed
in both places, and the brain was ex-
posed. The wounds were bleeding pro-
fusely, but the application of cold water
pledgets soon stopped the hemorrhage. |
feared these wounds would prove fatal.
Mrs. Seward again was haunting me
with that intense look of silent anxiety.
gave her words of encouragement fear
ed they were unmeaning words.
Again she drew me to her with that look
l had seen in the other room. AS | ap-
preached, almost bewildercd. she said,
Come and see Augustus"
"For Heavens sake. Mrs. Seward. " hat
docs all this mean?"
followed her in another room. on the
same floor, and there found Augustus, with
two cuts on his forehead and one on his
right hand. They were superficial.
As turned to Mrs. Seward to give her
Il word Of comfort, she said, "Comc and
see Mr.. Robinson
ceased wondering my mind became as
if paralyzcd; mechanically | followed her
and examined Mr.. Robinson. He had four
or five cuts on his shoulders. They, too,
were superficial.
Again turned to Mrs. Seward, as, if
asking. ''Any more? ?" yet unbelieving that
any more could be wounded. She answer
ed my look. eyes, one more"
In another room l found Mr.. Hansell,
pteously groaning on the bed. He said he
was wounded in the back. l stripped him,
and found deep cash just above the small
of the back, near tho spine. l thrust my
finger in the wound, evidently made by
large-bladed knife, and found that it fol-
lowed rib, but had not penetrated the Wis
cera. Here was another miraculous escape.
Even here / was glad to he able to give Il
word of comfort.
All this was the work of one man--ycs.
of one man!
No one in that house knew then that at
that very moment, more fatal, if not SO
extensive tradegy, was being perpetrated
in that theater where we thought people
were rejoicing.
We were so engaged with the perilous
condition of the victims of this terrible
slaughter, that we had not time even to ask
for an explanation.
Not comprehending either object, cause,
or extent, we had the doors of the house
locked
In a few minutes the city was full of Aic
| WIucSt fuillOTs, HOTTlHeu anu cAclteu, the
people ran through the streets, giving ut
terance to expressions of grief and alarm
that grew deeper and deeper, and rose high
er and higher until the unusual sounds
surgcd into an uninterrupted roar At
tracted by this unusual commotion, we lent
our ear to comprehend the meaning of the
mysterious and frantic echoes of the peo-
pies lament 1t was then we learned that
Mr.. Lincoln had been shot and killed, in
the midst of his friends, by the side of his
wife, ut the acme of the peoples joy.
The mystery was solved. 1t was hell
ish machination of political madness. The
discovery, although overpowering, was a re-
lief. The victims of the tragic act were
innocent; the causes were not personal.
The odious act sanctifed the victims.
In the face of so great national calam-
ity of Mr.. Seward palcd in comparison.
What Il night for these two families :,
what a night for the people of Washington.
The deed was us dark as the night; the
people were convulsed with rage, with sor-
row, with fear.
Tread, tread, tread! The people excited
ly passed to and fro, as if in search of an
unknown something, stopping each other
to ask unanswerablc questions, and to re-
lievc, with groans, their sorrow-stricken
hearts. Shutters were inquiringly thrown
open by the fearless, doors were locked by
the tmid, anxiety was on every face.
Were we walking on a volcano? House
holds rose from their beds, mothers folded
their children within their arme, as if they
feared danger in the very air, Men return
co TO their homes to shed tears with their
grief stricken families.