Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-06-10

tho door fat bya wooden bar, Rnd
strobe at once into the Pfosident's box
Instantly drawing pistol nnd placing
II behiud the Presidents ear he hfedi
aud while Lincoln fell back into the
arms Of his hotrorstruck frienis,
Booth stepped utou the railing In
front OF the h8x and leaped uuOn the
atngc, a distance Il eight or ten feei.
A member Of the Prrsiienps party,
Colonel Rtthbone, tried TO stop the
murderer. but was badly wounded by
knife he carried iu his left hand.
As he Jumped upon the stage
he shouted $50 ssmpcr tyrdnHis :"
Before the alarmed audience, which
waa Ia the utmost confusion, could re-
cover itself the assassin Ia reached the
stage door Of the theatcr Jumped upon a
horse when he had tied Ia the alley,
aud disappeared. The President was
conveyed 10 house. across the street
where he died next morning at
O'Clock. Tho murderer was pursuoi
and brought to bay in IA barn twelve
days after; the barn was set ON firc,
aud no himself riidled With bullets Ia
attempting 10 escape. F0rd's thcater
was Immediately closed, aud u was
never Afterwards used ~ a place "
amutoment. II has always been an Oh.
jocl OF great Interest 10 sight.srers who
visited the capital.
-.
The effect Of the assassination on
Eiwin Booth was terrible. He was Ia
the height Of n prosperous season, but
struck to earth by the doutle tragedy,
he retired from his profession at once
and was lost TO public view Tor a long
time. The calamity IL said 10 have
changed his entire disposition. lie
took up his profession sgain long after
wards, but could never be- prevailed on
up to the day Of his last appearance, to
give performance In Washington.
Toe nearest he ever ventured 10 that
city was Baltimore, and excursion
parties from the capital were AL.
ways formed when hr played thore.
For years II IL said he was 10 O. M ictod by
this return Of April IAN, that no was
hardly able TO play on that day, anu
his friends 0,ate that even Of late years
his faces showed that the sal Anuiver.
sary always brought him gloom and
dependency.
-.
That was rare compliment that
Humbor, King OF Italy, paid the vet.
ertn NorIi, on tbs nrst presentation 0i
his now opera Of Falstan. A letter
from Rome sayg No greater honor
could have been awarded him than
the presence Of his king, who, wrench.
Ing himself from his hablts, repaired
" the theRtor, with al his court, 10
add a1lemnily TO the great event.
His presence was quite unexpected,
ana wheu lie entered every man aud
| woman In the theaier rose o. their
| feet ami shouted no they never shouted
atlerwatd, even during the perform.
nncc OF the opera. Toe queen was ia
another box with her mother, the
I Duchess of Genoa, AMI her Ia lies OF
honor. The Kings box war full of
state ministers aud ailes.de-cimp,
besides tho ptiuce Of Naples
and thl count OF Turin.
/ will not follow the opera note by
note You have all heard OF IT'S sue.
cess here, ~ ,ol'ewhefr before this. 1
COME Mt OnSe 10 the end Of the ffst act,
when the whole house risee 10 iis feet,
and from every lip comes the cry
"NrrIilD
Verdi then appears. clad In black
from head to ioii. lis hair alone q,
white. He bows slowly, almost sadly,
rs n rogre,ting the little time thai
may be left TO him to renew lik,
triumph.