Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-12
LINCOLN.
Scene at His First In
auguration'
| ,r,s SpANGLEO BANNER.
,.a.s,Iillsr From Illinois Greeted
|. s,.I-H. Never Said a Word
,.sl,.,Is mat He Was Alter
aIds son1 He Said

Wy ,orn eighty.four years
40 v, s oa Feb. Y, 1909. >,,. vo,.,
IN M Lincoln y. Tue ~" ts't
~ n mtdc, in FeiDruHtttg, -, 49,
IN M way TO W ashilis,oi,l ~, w.
" Y, Most of the Southern
ila,'.'sav seeded. aud the whole
nd anJs' state of intense eN-
u We ~ y,rk had been over
~ W" Mel 10 the Republican
siil Vl prohably thrcc-tourihs
iiif' abie peoplc who filed the
,.1.e wert his political eheni'es'
wss the prcsident-elecI uuu ).
VI ,.larod that his Inauguration
~ istel be- Southcrucrs. ana
e,esnt 20 be- loyal 10 the On'
II lNA f;r.oin had been the target
" ia ordinary abuse aud ridi.
Wv nsrsonnlly disliked and even
W many In the audience, but
salered the large stage box on
NJ oi the grand tier the entire
- while the orchestra played
~. soanrled Banner was "A
n.noerat then. and had voted FOR
f5i,e was then with u party
".f women bitterly opposed To
I'm. but not one Of them
ld rmgining seated. II was
IN n5nr for an American aud
III 4 ~ ior any man. but TINS an
n, exclusive company stood m
MIh, mll unuainly hOosier who
,en an them from his box while
IN Naschura' was playing.
,s ana the act had more sigui-
tss we knew. They showed
oply New York would subOrli.
W m, 10 patriotism. that pride Of
vas nothing in comparison with
country. but that this plain man
+. ~ ,.ole would lead the greatest IN
and even political enemies
iloe him iu the mighty conflict
III ~ NJ near
B,ro m Masch,ro.' tco.-thcopcra
lhs head Of the state tx ossos-
III ir Measure! l.iuculn's own fate
n rlidowpd In more ways Than one
Mdth February at the opera.
NJ, him al the White House In
lSg as bearer of dispatches an
\. ihe capture Of fort Pulaski.
sred as volunteer nid-de-cgmp
! rhk or pay during the s1ige
.-hnlmpnt. and carried q letter
slm Hunter who commanded
Wtkng force. recommending ne
:, .giincy In the army Col, John
= mpidcnt's secr,tpry. procured
AIN Interview before the =
q rskfast. and ] was ushcrcd into
iuelt to the cabinet chamber;
\ tn sal before hrc with one
, legs thrown ever the Irm Of
4 NJ aud the other cuiled and
. ,ome extraordinary fashion as
us more Of Il thuu he knew
lhNlh. he asked me about the
! nv fort, aud told hun what
~ 10 know. he listening attentive
aeuupting only to extract some
Tinuaiioh ] said nothing about
gloA until he had heard all he
Den handed him my papers.
M over thpu YEARLY as II he
~ things thrust 10 him every
W ! As life but 1t was early In the
be- was not yet exhausted; be-
y bod been interested in my story
Y dl' WNca licNwtkC pcO.oh v
tEgnloobo Wig 2htln bgkQi emf
a0 We'll, what do YOU want
or IN o worried tone that told
ans and anxieties and made me
Hiy / was adding 10 them.
Do you want me To du| | saw
uls be quick aud concise, and
npled VI want 90 be- made a
be took pen aud wrote on
lamentations: Let Mr. Ba-
2 made o captain, A. Lincoln. -
1s A.led lhem back To me, "Shuw
N IA SECRETARY Of war; said he. /
b y hm, but he was already occcu-
8 m different paper, and | left
'~a Withour another word OF
z We ofier was obeyed. l went 10
aAaloh' who received me at once
III ieafned that | came from the
WrN Dc scot mc a. tile adjutant-
ala left the war athce a
an 'he regular army.
@ see Mr. Lincoln again until
St Gencral Grant had Just
p Ns@ N command II all the
VIZ was In Washington ON his
Ngpeper He spent a day OF
slng ms plans with the govern.
MS Grant remained at the
su llm. was then a member
san and accompanied Mrs.
'ls INST visit she ever made IA
Ito -'N tionse to pay her respects Il
al one of her day recep.
n vas 2 saturday afternoon and
great crowd. Mr.. Lincoln
Ivy slge Of his wife. and the
"at.,'v hfst 10 him. | was In
Nu9 on crutches because OF
b. f"u ne looked AZ me almost
course without remember
PAD ever seen mo before
~ w. '.'nl name was called by
"a siA., a. announced MS, the presi
K MN Nlu not hear the mamie OF
s,ya 'N'enuon, md Mrs. Grant
a. eu on without any NOR,
~ ~ v'her stranger. But
n tatr us' Nenerul Grant. Mr.
M A., ne Instantly STONED IN
~ ssse.i1 almost touched Mrs
N ,', si,uers. took both her bonds 1,
g.al.si pleased and warm ev
ms nv nus ugly, noble feature,
ueoi.' general, and turning I,
IN I'M ~ a.. Mll Mrs. Genera
~ ai WY Then he gave me bi
iva l,o unai approving glance.
ana NJ more than once wbpI
lfgEsn ~ Grant were receive,
imf n NfItlEns dpgpavIu,t. =,
n.ss' hut not one al tbeu
Il he N gmcious sense az yvba
'lliet irom flushed guest than thp
W tteit5t a ! saw him was nnde
a ann Al ~ instances. IL WINS n
lr ~ PpiIt M ~ lie had gone dow
~ van m 9'eanler "a visit Gen
fhe hea not announced nj
M erll ~ ntmFtrrs camp was %
"a " lormed ~ hnnk of the James
u ~ iea1i Nifee sides of "a suuar
W. Hsslso, overlooked the IS"'
N ii3 e landed at tbe foos ~ ~
vi 'lnly slons way up the stee
N staa ~, Nrant and one q
AZ alee Nere seated outside a
"A . a. TAU; gaunt figure ar
hgt blaet glad n black ana
4 eas, ,oA hat. We had mo
,easni.g,iiu9,S . in months, an
a ~ A. s sle stranger. NJ
\ az sSent Of the sapitsr
n AZ ,sthrps SOME S~iIis
y haha,elt 10 visit the ar l,r
, MINI, him, and there WA
, nS q ibe ~ % two before Nh
+ .a '''sf the 4 ea,gn y states wa
~ VIZ Il himself first &,
. 2 hest slr Lincoln" nm