The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-21
rcr. delivered durns the Civil War. whom n.

mon. When he returned TO tho United Stntos
In the autumn ~ iSNl he WAS al the height 81
his career. lie was then more loved and hon
ored than any man of his day. Ills sAy was
then coudless II did not continue 20, but
those VINO knew him best never lost faith In
him or doubted the purity Of his character.
The manner in which the report Of his death
was received throughout the country showed
how strong WAS Ia. hold upon the hearts Of his
! c%ountry men, Mr. Beecher was not only the
most popular, but the most Influential nraacher
that his country has produced. He dii more
than any other man to llbcrsl'le religious
sentiment, 20 iift orthodox theology out Of
the ruts in which II bad been running from
tho days Of the Puritans. His sermons were
very rare,~ doctrinal He WAS In no respect
a theologian. He cared little for creeIs. Be-
lief with him was a matter Of secondary Inn
p~ortance. conduct wac everything
III.
A day or two after his second Inauguration
Mr.. Lincoln rec uested Mr.. NcCrlcCh 10 can
upon hlmatthe " hite House, When our author
called the President y az alore. OF q A. be took
his ~visitor's hard, he said. Ihave sent Tor on.
Mr.. McCulloch. 10 let Won know that ] want Jou
10 be Secretary OF the Treasury. and II you do
not object ~ It, | shall send your nsne &c the
Senlte. The next dsy the nomination was
made and unanimously confirmed. MIR. Mc'ul-
looh vas dl1oAarglnS the duties OF that onios
az the time OF lincoln's assassination and,
therefore, What he saws OF that event 10 o. unS
mistatsbls value To the historian. In the
chapter which sets FOR til the ober vations OF an
evewitnss,. we read "Insyer saw Mr.. Bincoln
~ oheer;ul and happy as be was on tho day OF
his death. The burden which had been Weigh
Ing upon him Tor four long Years. and which no
had borne with heroic fortltude, had heen
lifted, tie war had been practically ended the
Union was safe. The weary look wbioh his
face had AZ long worn, and which could be OBJ
served bv those who knew him we'll, even when
no was telling humorous stories. had disap-
peared. II was bright and cheerful. As no
took me by the hand asI vac about TO leave the
White House. he said: We must look 10 you,
MIR. Secretary. for tho nouey 20 pay OF the
soldiers j shall look 20 the people. / re-
piled, they have not failed Us thus far, and I
don I think they will now A few hours after
| saw him unconscious ard dying In the even
ing OF the 18th Of April, 1858, ! had just gone TO
my steering room when ! was startled by q
knockinR at my door and the cry. Mr.. Sew ard
has been murdered Almost at the same In
slant there wssa more Mountaineering md as
| orened the door I met Mr. Walk or. the ho-
toSrapher OF the Treasury DEPARTMENT. go
breathless from running that he could hardly
'NhN' WV ~ . wv Ads V Flit
att theatre My lodgings v ere In one OF the
Csss houses, now a rat Of the Arlington Hotel.
not moro than a stones throw from the house
occur led by M. Seward. TO which Immediately
ran. Tho outside door VAS oIen. and saw no
one as went W the stairs and through the hall
70 Mr., Stewards sleeping room. exc pt Mrs.
Frederick Seward. who was Just entering
another room to attend as ] heard sftervnrd
upon her husband whose sk ull had been frao-
tured by a blow from her father-in-law's as
sailsnt whom he had met at the head Of the
stair. md tried to arrest. As ! entered Mr..
Stewards room Miss seward left it.srd | was
for a minute or two alone with her father He
had been raised from the floor upon which
he had thrown himself in his efforts 70 escape
the murderous blows that had been aimed at
him. and he my On HE blood-ptaiped ted with
his wounds s,ill bleeding. A. ] took his band
he opened his eyes and seemed TO recognize
me, but he Immediately closed them agsin.
ard became apparently ~ conscious. His
wounds were CHASTITY. but they did not seem
to be fatal. Hts breathing was regular and his
pulse was full and strong. Rome days before
he had been thrown from his ~arriaGe, and
his Jaw had be Il fractured. Tokeep the boues
In place an elastic wire b tndlge had been placed
upon one side Of his face. extending down to
the throat. This bqNd4ge prevented at least
one Of the blows Of mis- powerful assailsnt from
being a death-nIow twas aimed al the throat,
but the bowie knife. although welded by .
strong hand was diverted whom II struck tho
bandNGe and failed 20 lnnict a deadly wound
The life NJ Mr. Sew'~d was. however. saved By
his army nurse. George P. Robinson, who was
In Attendance upon him AZ tho assassin en-
tered the room and Knife In hand wa rushing
n the bed ui,on which nls intended victim vas
lying. the servant, although greatly Inferior
In strength. sci7ed mold Of hs left arm and fre-
vented him from using his rirht arm with its
full force As soon n Mr. seward had thrown
himself from the bed 10 tho floor the ASSASSIN
turned upon Robinson. gave him a staggering
blow. dashed through The hill and dONn the
stairs, md in a moment he was on the horse
wNlch he had left standing by the sidewalk
and was away. Some days after he was ar
rested in the housc Of Mr. Surrstt. which hs
had entered disgnlssi as = l1borpr.-
MIR. McClllocb goes on TO tell us that. a. soon
a. a surgeon and o1s or two friends Of Nv.
Serord had entered tho room, he left IL "a loarn
the fate nf Nj Lincoln. Il had not gone far
toward the White House before | met a NUM-
her Of men who told me he was not there.
then ran down the avenue 70 F street, down
Y to Tenth street, and thence 10 the theatre.
around which a large crowd had gathered
through which I pushed my way N a house
opposite the theatre. into which ! hoard that
ne ma Dcrn Carried, ara urtHFnIN 1 whh a.
the bedside Of III. DIVING Presidcnt. MIR Stan
ton, MIR. Wells, Mr.. Dennison and Mr.. Spred
members ~ the Cabinet, were alrendy tlerN
eurgson-Oererel Barnes. Gen. Ncizs. Nr.
and a number OF other friends OF the
were also present Tie DEATH
like paleness OF Mr. Iincoln's u%rturnad 'scs
BIZ. stertorous breathing and the grief stricken
coun'cnanccs Of the men around him indicated
too clearly as / entered the room that his case
hopeless. All night we stood or st silent
HE bedside. Not a word was spoken. er-
cort by Mr.. Stanton. who In undertores gave
through messongers 10 army officers
10 guard the exits from the CITY. To prevent, II
might he possible. the escape OF the ASSESSING
Once only was the Impressive silence broken.
when Mrs. Lincoln came in, and, kneellng ~
he bed. and ~clssvins a hand Of her uncon-
.cious husband. gave vent to her lrrepressihls
yrici In torrs that pierced every heart. and
brought tenrs TO every eve. When abe was
cd awav, silence again prevailed. and II con-
inued unLroken until 7 O'CLOCK In the morn