The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-09
ANOTHER LINCOLN INCIDENT.
The Trip through Baltimore While
the Assaslns Watched.


Mr.. Lincoln, as unsuspecting as every
one OF his constituents who was not
fully informed, left Springfield on the
18th OF February for Washington; and,
after the inevitable series of congratula-
tions and speech-makings on the route,
arrived ut Philadelphia on the 2lst OF
the month. There he first learned the
designs upon his life from the detective
who had been principally instrumental
In discovering them In Baltimore. Late
In the evening OF the same day special
messengec from General Scott and Mr..
Seward-Mr. Seward IS son--roused him
from mis- bed with an earnest warning.
Deeply impressed as Mr.. Lincoln was
by such monitions, received through
such channels, he yet refused to abandon
an engagement to be present at Indepen-
dence Hall in Philadelphia on the morn
ing of the next day Washington's
birthday-and one to meet the Legis-
lature of Pennsylvania at Harrisburg in
the afternoon. but, these fulfilled. he
consented to abandon his original plan,
and go Immediately and privately to
Washington. The day passed of with
out any incident worthy OF remark, ex-
cept that some attention was attracted
by Mr.. Lincoln's declaration i'm his
speech at Independence Hall that, rather
than abandon the principles Of the De-
claration of Independence, he would be
"assasinated upon that spot" But this
was regarded merely as a strong and
not very happily phrased asseveration.
The interview at Harrisburg with the
Legislature Of Pennsylvania being over,
MIR. Lincoln placed himself i'm the hands
OF his friends, and retired to his hotel,
assuming, by advice, an air of extreme
fatigue, which his constant travelling
and speaking made very natural. At
about Q o'clock in the evening he was
conveyed in close carriage to a special
train, which started instantly for Phila-
delphia, and at the same time all the
telegraph wires leading from the city
were cut. With him the president OF
the road sent a trusty and intelligent
confidential agent known as George"
whose authority was recognized by all
the servants OF the company, and who
bore with him large package of "dis-
patches, about which he seemed very
anxious, and which was the alleged rea-
son OF sending the special train. At
Philadelphia the party took the regular
train, which they found waiting, and
into which they quietly stepped Just as
~ '"~ T'Iib'Ss nC pSic~.lNG WAS OH
the train, but George" still considered
himself in charge, and was astounded
and alarmed soon after the train was
under way by being accosted reproach-
fully by the engine-driver for not tell
ing him that "Lincoln was on board.v
George instantly saw that his only way
was to trust his friend, and replied,
"Yes, he is on board.r "Well,h said
the other, with look of serious appre-
hension- and determination. ..nnw we
havs him, we must put him through"
His own observation had led him to |
suspect the designs of the people along |
the road, and he felt that he carried |
Cesar and his fortunes. Oddly enough. |
however, the man whom he supposed |
to be the President elect was not he,
but quite another person. The train |
passed swiftly through the perils pre-
pared for the morrow, and Mr.. Lincoln
arrived at Washington about daybreak
on the 23d Of February. The telegraph
wires had been united again, and
George sent back the message, 'The
dispatches have arrived, and are safely
delivered" (From Harper's Pictorial His
tory Of the Gul War;
This History is published in parts and
'ffered by THE NEWS to its readers at
DC. part. IL is lavishly illustrated
rom the original drawings made in the
Ield for Harper's Weekly during the
20 mo-