The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-30
ANOTHER LINCOLN INCIDENT.
The Trip through Baltimore Wh''e
the Assaslns Watched.

An Anxious Engineer.
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 at Philadelphia on the 21st OF
the month. There he first learned the
designs upon his life from the detective
| who had been principally Instrumental
I'm discovering them In Baltimore. Late
in the evening Of the same day a special
| messenger from General Scott and Mr..
| Seward-Mr. Seward'sson-roused III
| from his bed with an earnest warning.
| Deeply impressed az Mr.. Lincoln was
by such m%onitions, received throngh
such channels, he yet refused to abandon
an engagement to be present at lndepen-
dence Hall In Philadelphia on the morn
ing of the next day -Washington's
birthdav-and one to meet the Legs
lature OF Pennsylvania at Harrisburg In
the afternoon. but, these fulfilled, ne
consented to abandon his original plan,
and go Immediately and privately to
Washington. The day passed of with
ont any incident worthy OF remark, ex-
cent that some attention was attracted
nv Mr.. Lincoln's declaration In his
sneech 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
'Tbe interview at Harrisburg with the
Iepislature of Pennsylvania being over,
Mr. Lincoln placed himself In the hands
Of his friends. and retired to HIS hotel,
,.suminp, by advice, an air OF extreme
fatloue. which his constant travelling
and speaking made very natural. Al
about 6 O'Clock In the evening he was
conveyed in a close carriage to a special
train. which started instantly for Phila'
delphia. and at the same time all thu
telegraph wires leading from the city
were cut. With him the president o.
the road sent q trusty and intelligent
confidential agent known as george,
whose authority was recognized Dy I'll
the servants of the company, and wn'
bore with him a large package OF "dls
patches" about which he seemed yer.
anxious, and which was the alleged rea
son of sending the special train. a
. train. which they found waiting, am
Z : into which they quietly stepped just a
: a was st,rtirp. The detective was o.
n the train. but &c gorge" still considere
y himself In charge, and was astounde
y and alarmed soon after the train wa
q under way by being .accosted reproaci
2 fully by the e~ngine-driver for not tel
q inn him that dLincolp was on board.
George instantly saw that his only wa
was to trust his friend, and reptile.
Eyes. he is on board WELL sal
the other, with q look of serious apr
le 1hension and determination, now "
have him, we must put him through
His own observation had led him
70 suspect the designs Of the people alor
h the road, and ne felt that he carrie
d Caesar and his fortunes. Oddly enoug
>. however, the man whom he suppose
ID 10 be the President elect was not b
but quite another person. The ira
passsd swiftly through the perils pr
a. pared for the morrow, and Mr.. Linco
10 arrived at Washington about daybre'
OF on the 28d Of February. The telegral
"a wires had been united again, Al
y, George sent back the message, IT
ne dispatches have arrived, and are safe
rs delivered (From HarTer's Pictorial n
re tory Of the Ciul War;