New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-17
THE HOUSE WHERE LINCOLN DIED.

the possibility Of being killed, always calmly,
rs If that was something he expected, but never
exhibiting fear or Il desire 10 protect INNS l.
Tie shadow over him from the time n" pc
cam" President. in th" conviction that he WON !
al .oiuc tit. hrlon. leaving III" WHIT" House be-
asslssiuatcd. When walking back that evening
MIR Lincoln referred 10 this. rrmarklns, Ent !
have confidence in those around m" TO pciieN"
the assassin would not escape with hls NE
Mr.. CofaX was in the Red Room waiting
70 sce the President, and he remained uhtli
Mr. Co!fax went out AZ the same time. and IN
crossing the vcsiGue the President again referred
10 General Grant, and said he was sorry 10 nave
III" people disappointed by the General. absence
from the theatre. Mr. ColiaN babe the President
and Mrs. Lincoln goodnight on I'll" portco, ana
PENDED closed the door OF the carriage when
lore them away 10 the theatre. Two hours Later
the sound of the dOorhrl rang through the
White House, and P"ndcl opened the door, ana
the sergeant of Oh" guard stood b'l0r" hihi, paic
and excited, h" exclaimed III" President
has been shot AT the theatre" The man fell
back step H. II struck, ana tlrn; slowly
shutting III" door. went upstairs, where u" iouhn
Colonel Hay, the Presidents secretary, To whom
he toll what the soldier had said Colonel Hay
at once directed the attendants 10 keep IN" hou'r
closed and 20 admit no onr. Immediately alIrr
lie wont into Robert Iincolns ror'n. brok" IN"
terrible news. and in a few moments they started
together for the theatre. Tad crying and sohbIng;
was carried TO his room ny trn"',; VINO m;na
him in his arms till lat" in the night, trying
TO comfort him. bat with no faith III his own
words repeated like Il lesson, I'll the boy hhd
sobl,tl himself 10 sleep NJ daNoirak u" was
taken TO the house where the President lay dy-
Ing and where he his mother and brother
al thc bedside stuprrd with grief. Int ms tears
seemed 10 have all Ilowcd in his first burst OF
sorrow the night before. and now white, unnatnr-
allv calm and with dry eyes he gazrd on MS
fathers face. 49,, NJ,
4 year after the death of the President MIS-
Lincoln and Tad went abroad, remaining three
wears where he at school in tcrninN. Nh'h
they returned he WAS n hands hoy oi si\tr'h
unchanged in his sweet, anectionatc dlsIr stion
and retaining those traits which had maze nm so
attractive when little hoy. But the old buoy
ancy Of spirits was gone, ana the bfiSht; lnpuI-
sivc happy -hcartcdncsS which had been The daily
sunshine about the President WIS now but an oc-
casional CLEAN. Those who watched this CROWN /!
sadness, I'm Tad's character felt that tn" light of
his young life went ont when his fnti"r led Inc
next two years were spent WIN MS mother III
where they boarded at the Clifton House. Her"
Le contracted "a severe cold, which resulted IN
nncumonlr. and after u brief illness of sin weeks
Tnd Lincoln died at the age of eighteen. He
sleeps by the side of his father and brother Willie
in The cemetery at Springfield, and where. MT
LONG after, his mother was Land to rest.
Or the four men detailed to guard the Pres
ident, Crook and Pendel have remained in con-
tinuous service at the White House. They date
their appointments from November, 1864 Pencil
il a pain man, but not without the sentiment Of
holding sonC little mcmentos of the President as
his most precious treasures Among them is a
lockct with little ring Of the Presidents hair
ard his appointment WIN the Presidents name
shot as that awful night. like some horrible
dream Crook treasures the inkstand and chair
used by the President and Eotcs of his diary kert
on his visit in care OF the President at City
Point.
The house on Tcnth-st where the President was
carried that night from the theatre across the
street IL marked by small marble tablet with
the words: