New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-04
THE ONLY PARALLEL N HISTORY

or LINCOLN.
To the tragedy Of Saturday the history OF lhe
country furnishes only one pafaiIci-the murder OF
President Lincoln. The following graphic account
of that event is from Walt Nbitmans famous lee
tUre:
Friday April II, 1868 seems 10 have lseen a n,eae.o,
one throusaoui the whole iana-tac aaorsi esioe,, -
u Of blood and doubt and gloom. over AL e,. -
iS ny tie sunrise of snc absolute MAJ omal V-i,s
and utter break down ol seccsson-ygc almost dn-lf-
oar own solves Early hcrbace earl, n5wers were pf
q reneuber where was stopping al tie time t,e So,
son n iiie advanced. there a fn bleoln Nv
ono OF those capTccs st enter and give iiig 10 events
ana odor or tis, blossoms r. ' gay py ne si-II
bui Inisi not dwell occasions The deed has-srs
me popular Afternoon paper OF Washington tie Eise
hocntg NeT had srsiteIcd all over lis ihird pasr
divided among It, Advertisements in a sensational %
Ter ID d a i a.ie1ent places, The rrcsden ail
az toad of tie theatre have myself him L., 70
that ne III come respects the leading the storm
s i'.l'o hiowl 70 real iiist"I9 siege through csr
und absorbed IN those human iacA-air.ys moving sam
Lent ,ext '''S' si'''i' ana nai'
on tins occasion the theatre crowded many lade.
IN ;lch and say cos 'nnes oic in Acrnnif1ns many
wei AnoWh oi1ens, Young folks, the magnetism
vi, az, anu anu oaoiu Win perfumes. music 81
Nass 5sue wonder victory the Nations NIcforr t1e
sense Win eNhaTaiion more than ali music ana PER
The President betinles and with his wife VIII,
messed ihe play from the large stage boye. the second
American as There Is scene in he ,ly r IN
i. ins Ioaefli ,ailor IN which two nnpIccedci a
tai ne is MOI man Of fortune, and therefore unde.
comments being finished the dramatic fT'o M We
-eNluS t.e stSse Gear Tor moment. At Ills period
came The murder OF Abraham lincoln t,re,f - -
was. with an as manifold train. ciIcling round III
pocs h-ior ' art i e Sf i i H @{ sfn =. m 'ae
81 ~ nam ihing the actual murder. TRANSFERRED WI,
iAe dilct aud simplicity OF any coElnon,st ,.e.,r-
rence-ihe bursting al buG az pod in IT,. -r.,,r,b
hmm 5 ,i Tor instance I,rc ga tie een.sal
ons ca:sc Tie mamie ,snJ ~ . -, '., oi i-'i-
4 e 3D. .I1lI4 hear 81
ana Hei . moments husl--soniolosy. s,irc, a var,,e
siatiled iiiliil-ana thcu. through he ornaucil,
dsapeised starred AID striped s,scc,gay of tie f.,
hands ana 80 " = -,'e I, I'm, .t.,'s himself Win
49, - ,i' - 'Sr g. distance oi ptrA2is lolift ~
on knee s,.i,S r,,yr ",V -,-i. n-s ai- an
Lon n" so in iire, Booth, tAc murderer ,r.s. 3D.,
plain back hrosdotA, ag, headed. Nlt fili head -
n",nis "''i nt- . "a resolution yet with cc.as'r
''h'iicS7, h"-s i.iuia D. one hand I. large l.if.,-s
aion2 not ni.r bcA rom tac foagAis,arl.s mi. ,
those ra~sS e,es flashing wtli DESPERATION l,r.,
Wsls; 1r 49, , NV" "a q ,ia aid ,tcicy Noc, -ae
so" i4oT - !, 4ai.o pare '1aona.iy tue hsc
This terrible sccnc-inakin lie mimic ones 'ig me- ~
ous-ha,. u noi 81 been Tenealscl, blank b, lo,fb
A mcmen;'s hush--a screain-tle ors Of mrrier--Nr.
Lincoln" roaming "nt al the box, via lsliv cAe,s 49,.
Nm, vi =. T. & cry; p'ii x 10 The rctcaiius
s,rIn,e - % @ %. res'','t Ana siii inoa.tl,s
sound, eonrNhcIe back o. hors,,. hoo .as
WIN sieed-the people burst tl.ro4i c,ars ami r.i
ms ana rraA 'Eeia nn; that noise adds the qr
less oi The teeei there is incNirob.o confusion ssa
uIIof women lalnt quite feeble persons ia ana ar
the broad snddcny ns 10 suao,.iion MIN s
and motley crowd, lAe some horrible carnival Ii-
costumes ANA ainiel l.co. win mortal T.. ny. "s
scfans ana s'4iis eonsel tax relouord. ',,I NO
or 'hree ianase 40 pass up water from sa.c Ia tls
President 5 poA, Others tss ius % Chamber ~, elc
.i'V mus az an iiis ~ ,oiere o. TIE Pres lcui's
tH1 i9n rcd .o-etherhsy storm ihc .oa-..