New-York tribune., 1879-04-14

died with the words on his lips. with malice
toward none" II was as much as mans life was
worth TO express sympathy with the South, thougil
surrendered and suffering. IN face OF the great
crime which had plum ged the North INTO mourning
which was half expressed IN tears, half IN curses.
From the Battery 70 Madison square bioauWay
was literally lined with Grape; If there were any
disOVal houses IN the street that day they dd not
dare to express lack of feeling IN the lace OF the
grand sympathy and sublime rage of the IOYal peo-
pie of he city. There was no Broadway above
Madison Square In those DAYS all the great hottls
and other buildings seen there now above the fllth
Avenue Hotel were not in existence then.
That Easter Sunday and It's succeeding DAYS for
more Than week were eyentful days. Easter came
that year on April 16. President Lincoln had been
shot on Friday night. SO slow was even the tele-
graph IN those days that the news OF an event
which startled the world and which occurred before
1Ooclock at night, was received with lncTeduIty IN
New-YOrk al o'clock the next morning he clty
was aroused at o'clock ON Saturday morning with
the cry of the newsbOys, ASSASSINATION OF President
Lincoln" 1t was not until o'clock Saturday that
the news was confirmed. 1t may be SAID that the
city went instantly into mourning. rs II by magic
flags at hali-mast and drapcd in Grape appeared on
every building and almost from every window.
Even Trinity and all the other churches put Ollt
flags at hali-naSt. From such buildings as The
Astor House Sewart's the 81. Nicholas IN fact, all
the great public buildings, entire bolts OF Grape
were suspended. Nobody thought OF cutting Il
bolt Of Grape 1t bought by wholesale ana sus-
pended masses, as II 10 eNtTaNaEdnCe OF display
could express te popular grtl' Beiolt nlsi. . a
of that day thousands of printed and written
notices expressive of grief had been suspended
from door fronts, and ~ some instances across
streets. Not only was this the case IN broadway
aud FIihave.. but IN every part OF the CITY, Sums
and all the National bereavement was eXpreSstd I'D
every imaginable garb of woe. On Saturday mght
every theatre and other place of amusement IN the
city was closed by simultaneous movement OF te
managers. All courts were adjourned. All business
was suspended. Spontaneous y meetings were hcld
in Nal-St., BTOaG-st., CITY Hall, ana every open
place of the city, and mprOmptu speeches.
breathing alternately grief and rage, were made
nv All classes OF citizens On Easter Sunday there
fietn alk kn1 gf ~
President he subllmcT theme of the Resurrection
was but q mere incident Of the days services four
teen years ago Men of all ages, women ana chli-
dren went to and from church with tears nowih%
and heads bowed II "A no eXdggcratlOn 10 say that
there funeral that day IN every house III New
On Thursday April 20. the funeral of the Prcsi-
dent took place at Washington. In New-lork II
was a universal fast day. All religions bodies
Protestant, Catholic Ilebrew-ohServcd 1t as a fdNt
day. and held services in churches, cathedrals ana
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On Monday following, April q. the body of Nr.
Lincoln after lying IN state at Washington. BAIT
more and philadelphia, was received, late IN the
day at the City Hall. Tens OF thousands OF the
people of the metropolis looked upon II during that
night and early the next morning. Men ana women
stood III the line which stretched from the Clty
Hall far M Broadway, for many hours, ID order to
obtain tcar-ObsCured look upon the martyrs lace
The funeral was on Tuesday, April 20. Inc streets
through which the procession passed were llned
with people of both sexes and all conditions IN i1e
Once wedged In the throngs on the sidewalk 1t was
impossible to move. The cTCSs-stTeets on either
side of Broadway were barucadcd with trucks and
wagons, upon which the people perched.
Not "A private house or store or public
building along the route but had its roof fr1nged
and ItS windows filled with people 10 witness the
mOuTnful march. Every military ana clVlC oTganl-
zatou IN the city was represented III the pr0ceSsion
The bare list of the organizations III the funeral
line filled two columns and half of the papers. he
rear was brought mp by an organization ol negro
euards-the first armed band of negroes that had
ever been permitted to parade in New-lo IHs
was less than two years after the mob had hunted
all the negroes from the city and burned Their
orphan asylum. .
These are merely random recollections of an old
TCDOTTeT.