The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-22

| ing, April IA, 1865. The president occu-
| pied a box, together with several officers
of the army, on the right of the stage.
Just after 10 o'clock and while the pres
ldent was intent upon the scenes before
| him, John Wilkes Booth, of the famous
| family of actors, approached from behind
and shot the president through the brain.
He then stabbed Major Henry R. Rath-
bone, one of the presidents party, who
attempted to arrest him, and with his
dagger raised above his head, leaped
form the box upon the stage The high
, heel of his boot caught in an American
flag that was used to drape the presi-
dents box, and his ankle was sprained
but as he sprang upon the stage he
waved his dagger, and, In deeply tragic
Votce-a voice that had thrilled thousands
when it had recited the lines of Shakes
peare's tragedies-cried out the motto of
Virginia: ''Sic semper tyrannfs," and
added: THE South is avenged"
Llmplng, he ran to the rear of the
stage, mounted a horse and escaped. He
was surrounded in a barn soon after
wards and shot to death by soldiers.
Mr.. Lincoln was never conscious after
he was shot He fingered until about Z
CLOCK The next morning, when he ex-
plred in the house across the street to
which he had been removed Immediately
after being wounded.
The funeral of Mr. Lincoln was I'M
doubtedly the greate44 that ever occurred
IN America. The body was taken by spe-
clal train through Maryland, Delaware,
pennsylvania, New York and Indiana to
Springfield, Ill. where it was buried. At
half a dozen cities it lay in state, and
millions of people gazed-as they had
dcne in his dream-"m ournfully upon the
corpse; others weeping pitifuIly''
In a speech in Brooklyn on the Sunday
following the assassination of Lincoln.
Henry Ward Beecher said: -
Never did two such orbs of experience
meet in one hemisphere as the joy'' (ovei
the surrender of Lee) land the sorrow oi
the same week in this land The Joy was
as sudden as if no man had expected It
ana as enhancing as if 1t had fallen q
sphere from heaven. 1t rose .up over
soor-ety, and swept business from its
mornings, and ran down through the LAND
IN irresistible course. Men embraced each
tother in brotherhood that were strangers
deeper yet, many could only think
thanksgiving and weep gladness That
peace was sure; that government was
frmer than ever; that the land was
cleansed of plague; that the ages were
opening to our footsteps, and We were
to begin march of blessings; that bloom
was staunched and scowling ennaities
were sinking like storms beneath The
norlzon; that the dear Fatherland. moth
ing lost. much gained, was to rise. IN ir
nnexampled honor among the nations OF
the earth-these thoughts and that I'm
qlstlngulshable .throng of fancies, and
hopes, ana desires, and yea rnings that
filled the soul with trembIngs like the
heated air of midsummer days-all these
kndled up such a surge of joy as nc
words may describe. -
I'm one hour JOY lay without pulse
without "a CLEAN of breath. A sorrow
came that swept through the land. as
nuge storms sweep through. the forest
dishevehng the flowers daunting every
singer in thicket or forest, and pouring
olackness and darkness across the land
ailo up the mountains. Did ever so MANY
hearts; in SO brief a time, touch two such
ooundiess feelings? It was the uttermosi
OF JOY; the uttermost of sorrow-noon = nj
mlon1ght, without space between