The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-19
Written by Lincoln on
Night He Was Killed.
Senator S.ewar.'s Graphic
Story of tie Tragedy.
How Stanton Was Savei-A Night
Eu.i OF Iumllt ana Ter. or.

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Is va, Senator WIFI m NJ. S'ewsrt o
Nesads who was fpsahiag TO NASH x
,og 'Stsr" ieoort,r. ha wss telli 1g In I
g.spuic manner the sr' nv of the S i1a
tipD, aud was d,s riuia. some of tn'
tceue' of ,si flttfu, nj sni, and el'o gil
ing Tie facts Of The swea'ias IL Il
Andrew job, son ss Pre.id,n.. io was
one OF tito f5uf men present o. hst occa'
sion, aud is tho only EUR isor.
"rhe dsy b fore toe ssssssingtion IS II
tts Seni:'r, az was In New Yutk, t'l.iLg
rita Me. seiries, an old tri mi l nsd
known la Iehf rni'. lie Was teen q
ia ge sne Is siill ligi le.
"i hsss Coo TO have verv fi,a
o in;oa Of Lincoin,' he ssi4. Il wOal1
like 10 meet III ~
'Cone rv'rto washi,cton with me ana
Nill ,rrAn.e IT,, repisd and he sgreed
TO DO so.
"We tocK the night tr,ia.snd yemeni-
bsr we hsd sections OppCsi q, and re-.
msineo up 5ii night ielSisg over Oh
ii .nes, MT having seen ssca ciherlb ten
sesrs. We only got Little nap in toe
mors Ing"
| Toe rresidens was unab,a 10 zee Stevs't
! and I'll frlead during the Day. bot they
vent over to the White Eouss IL tine
| evening and sen, word 10 the Pre- eDt
thst thew wouli like 10 zee bir.
TIE PresI srt wrote pote in reply,
saying to senator Stewsrs tust he ana
IA a. M haE
snd sskeo him 10 call HithIi, f,isod tns
next morning., bXi1g tae hour al 10
O'clock.
:" hat no.c." sii the Senator. "SPs
tie list t,iag Liloaiu ever wroie. II was
Il ned 'Lincri,.' / rrobsb tor il op.
never Gre min Insi IL was iue psIer
TO which that Immortal meme VAS 10 be
sigpsi ~ mis- own tf+ad.n siewsrt- -snc
81. ffisno stood chs;,ing at the entrance of
ihs Whi,e Hous', sna wers ire e wteu
the Presi ieAt emo Mrs. Iiicoi cams cur.
Iho fresi ert snooS banjs wi n TIE Sem
ato-, IN, JGdge 5esii s wss introduc.o.
1n'yt liked fsw minutes aud Lincoln
left the nLt.s BOust, 10 return no nCro
slivs.
On liar trr, from the Bs ltiror Otip
sta io0.. wh re h saw M,. Sesiies ID.
Senator siewsrt went to the ro,ms OF
Ssna.or Coon,ss 81 & lifornii, nno hal
fine spHr.fn nts on tirtepnt Z rect. near
+. W ilo he was tSsre Senator Chsrhs
: inner came 10. ano there wss general |
discussion OF The affairs Il the nat on.
"sumner. ssii Sara or Stewsr', "w 8 |
tolsi g ui and ns' * q sp ccn very
mu h IS l. addre sing the Ssnue.
''ln toe mii.t of the talk sen,ior Con.
ue,s' colo ed rvsnt cane ia ana ssid:
Secretary Sewad nts oeen assssi isted.'
"oe Ill ] impsd TO our e." con
liued s MAJOR Stewart. "and wsisen
vera known as the Ll.ine bou e,aud rev
the si Of the Liis,eite Upera House.
" hen we reached The dotrve met Hugh
S,et uiicch, eec'etsry Il tue 1reasurs,
cor ~ o,t. 'lhe Secretary IL a,isusiy
woLn led, no 8 IL, 'oul Witn care viii
recover. TIE pnysnians vii sliow no
,ne 10 enter the room.' We ,urrei aw,y
,od went ovtr TO ibe NJ lie Houso-sun-
ner, Conness su0 m,sef. = ii.rs osfs
)s "a & up aud down IL front ~ The ncoc
md bout the grounns. We ircd II
ney n,o hesri snytLing coucer4ins the
'usmpt on sewsr"'s liz INT Iney had
'ol. II wss lille We were t,lliDg with
nem tnat a messenger came run ling up
o tie noo'.
'Lincoin has tesn killed; shot willie
= he t.cster. he extl lined brcsttlsrslr.
" course We were stunned for a moment.
.onnes ses 'ei Ia he toe ohly mau Sno
r sted en- i1e', snd wrs toe only ore
4 tbe the there Sho 'elily 5ii any eo.u
I thu lin.
" ruey mean to kin the Pre,idsn' ana
II nj. Catiue !'te ssid q1ickly. "Go. 90
once 10 stan,Gp's mouse ana he mry
e ssyedn Ivo soldisfs ran TO stantoDi.
ouss. snt - tLey .,risei man wa
i1elng tie to.L lie r,n sway ss TIA
iers nrprosche Sisnion hi7is, N sn-
y cred tho neli snl csme IN the door.
ID Il teen the stranger ins.c az ot tGo s5l-
ia,s who w'r, there stanton. too, woLi
ave ieen tiilsa. he was saved v toe
sitSnes' win W ion CJnness had taken
tte 4 uuiNr."
Ire thrse ; pAtcrs hrs eu~d to toe :
o,se where the inz Pest ent los. .
tswsri - rdv snd Vigorous. ridrg ia ,
Ivapce Of the others. Ho mt the Srr-
E Geatrsi 81 the door.
che IL n'rislly voun4eS, 4" saif tina,
hcer. "it Is onlS qotsiion ot time un- ,
] ie oies. Ihe rcom IL too crowdec
on. lou c,u co iu, nut yoo Houii do
nrv harm than good"
SteUfrG oic not SO IA. nor dii Conness,
"toh the surseon DtneraI rstoatdt It's
sioTpnt. summer, ON the cunitsrv, 81.
81 q upon Eoi AZ ia aud remalueu. whil,
ie cur mon Nent snort the Ciiy anr
si'tta in ,iliAiag tue * 'itemeni. @
" fhst was toe most awful niHni I sver C.
Iperi nceu." sii ssn.t5r stewart. "1be 4
wss wii Ni,h excteu,sn,. C.oy- o.
,iy was out. ell vroaehi uu TO the "
Fhes' pi Oh. AZ wac wonder there va. n
lt riot ana llupdaBed = . a.. L... .