The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-15
FlE9aYEARS AGO.
PRESIDENT 4L1NooLN


 Secretary Seward Also Attacked
 ePresss Account
 Washington, April 14th. 1885. President Lincoln and wife, with other friends. this evening visited Ford's Theatre for the purpose of witnessing the performance or fne American Cousin. It was announced in the papers that Gen Grant would also be pres ent But that gentleman took the late train of cars for New Jersey. The theatre was densely crowded, and everybody seemed delighted with the scene before them. During the third act, and while there was a tenn porary pause for one of the actors P to enter, a. sharp report of pistol was heard, which merely attracted attention, but suggesting nothing ] serious until a. man rushed to the. front of the presidents box, waving ] 6 long dagger in his right hand, and i exclaiming Sic Semper 1yrannls'5 [ and immediately keapedA from the box | which was in the second tier, to the < stage beneath, and ran across to the opposite side, making his escape amid l the bewilderment of the audience from the rear of the theatre and mounting a horse fled.
 The screams of Mrs. Lincoln first i disclosed the fact to the audience that the president had been shot; when all present rose to their feet, rushing to- ward TnS-SEakS2ssF N11caI1y OAC4cE4AAAA4S ssf1ang him! Hang him!'
 The excitement was of the widest possible description and of course there was an abrupt termination of, the theatrical performances
 There was rush towards the pres f fdent's box, when cries were heard: stand back and give him air. HAS anyone stirnulants 2? On hasty ex- animation 1t was found that the pres ide11t had been shot through the head kI, and that some of the brain was ooz- ing out. He was removed to 8, pri- vate house opposite to the theatre and the surgeon-generaf of the army and other surgeons were sent for to attend to his condition.
 On an examination of the private box blood was discovered on the back of the cushioned rocking chair on which the president had been sit ting also on the partition and on the floor. A common single -barrelled pock ket-pisto1 was found on the car pet
 A military guard was placed in front of the private residence to which the president had been convey ed. An immense crowd was in front of it, all deeply anxious to learn the condition of the preI dent. It had been previously announced that the wound was mortal, but all hoped otherwise. The shock of the com nnunitys was terrible.
 Cabinet Arrives
 At midnight the Cabinet went thither. Messrs. Sumner, Colfax and Farnsworth. Judge Curtis, Governor 4OgIesby, General Meigs, Colonel Hay and a few personal friends, with Sur. geon- General Barnes and his i'm. mediate assistants were around hi: kbedside The president was in state of syslcop.e. totally insensfb1e, and breathing slowly The blood oozet r,f't hi head
 Surgeons exhausted every posgib1. effort of medical skill, but all hop' twas gone- The parting of his fam lily with the dying president is tot sad for description.
 Attends Performance With Re1uc
 tance
 The president and Mrs. Lincoln dit not start for the theatre until quarter past eight o'clock Speake kCoffax was at the White House a 1.-the time and the president stated t, k1nfm that he was going. although Mrs 1dncoln had not been well, becaus tfhe papers had announced that Gen eral Grant and they were to be pres lent, and. as General Grant had gon Enorth, he did not wish the audienc Ito be disappointed.
 He went with apparent reluctance land urged MT. Colfax to go with hin Ebut that gentleman had made othe engagements, and with MT. Ashun of Massachusetts, bade him goodbye
 When the excitement at the theatr was at its widest height, reports wer circulated that Secretary Seward ha also been assassinated.
 Assassination of Mir. Seward.
 on reaching this sentIeman's res idence, crowd and a military guar lxvere found at the door and on enter ling 1t was found that the repor1 were true The facts are substantia. Fly as follows:
 About ten o'clock a man rang tn bell. and the call having been ar
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