The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1921-02-23
OLD PAPER CONTAINS GOOD
ACCOUNT OF LINCOLN'S DEATH


One of the most interesting news
papers that has come to light in
Bozeman in some time is an edition of
the New York Herald of April Is,
1865, containing the details Of the
assination of Pres. Iincoln. Many !
interesting and tragic dispatches are
contained in the old paper and it is |
interesting to note that the column
rules on the front page are all tourn-
ed upside down in mourning for the
martyred president. The paper be-
longs to G. M. WINNER of Bozeman
and was given him by his mother,
who saved it through all the years
since that tragic morning of 1865.
The official dispatches concerning
the presidents condition all come
signed by Edwin M. Stanton, secre-
tary of war. The brief dispatch con-
tanning word of President Lincoln's
death is as follows:
major General Dix, New York.
Abraham Lincoln died this morn
ing at Twenty-Five minutes past
seven o'clock.
Edwin M. Stanton,
Secretary of War.
An earlier dispatch, dated at 1:30
in the morning of April Is, also tt
General Dix, reads as follows:
"This evening, at about $50 p. m,
at Ford's theatre, The president,
while sitting in his private box with
Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Harris and Major
Rathburn, was shot. by an assassin,
who suddenly entered the box and APP
preached behind the president.
"The assassin then leaped upon the
stage, brandishing a large dagger or
knife, and made his escape through
the rear of the theatre.
"The pistol ball entered the back
of the presidents head and penetrat.
ed nearly through the head. The
wound is mortal.
"The president has been insensible
since it was inflicted and is now dy-
ing.
About the same hour an assassin,
whether the same or not, entered
Mr.. Stewards apartments and underu
pretense of having a prescription,
was shown to the secretary's sick
chamber. The assassin Immediately
rushed to the bed and inflicted two
or three stabs on the throat and two
on the face. 1t is hoped that the
wounds may not be mortal. My APP
prehension is that they will prove
fatal. The nurse alarmed Mr. Fred
| rick Seward, who was in an adjoining
room, and he FASTENED to the door
of his fathers room, when he met the
assassin, who inflicted upon him one
or more dangerous wounds. The re-
covery Of Friedrich Seward is doubt
full.
at is not probable that the presi-
dent will live through the night.
General Grant and his wife were
advertised to be at the threatre this
evening, but started for Burlington
at six o'clock.
cat the cabinet meeting, st which
General Grant was present, the sub
ject Of the state Of the country and
the prospect Of speedy peace was
discussed. The president was very
cheerful and hopeful, and spoke very
| kindly CT General Lee and others of
the confederacy, and of the establish
ment of government in Virginia.
"All members of the cabinet ex-
cept Mr.. Seward are now in atten-
! dance upon the president. I have
seen Mr.. Seward but he and Fred
rick Seward are both unconscious.
Edwin NJ. Stanton,
Secretary Of War"
The paper goes on to tell of the eff
forts being made to capture the as
sasins and that Wilkes Booth was
thought to be the man.
The paper also contains a number
Of interesting clippings taken from
southern newspapers, telling of tn,
evacuation of Richmond, the parti
culars of the battle OF Petersburg
and proclamation by jefferson Da
Wis, president of the confederacy. In
teresting accounts of the progress 0
General Sherman's famous march t.
the sea, of Grants campaign in Viz
GINA and other news of the war ar
also in the old edition.
From a typographical standpoint
the paper is interesting. 1t is 81,
columns in width and contains bu
one advertisement, covering pag
or more, for a patent medicine. Tn
Herald at this time was edited b,
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