Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-04-13

the Post had two devoted to the death
of Lincoln. A black border was around
them. Horrible Assassination of Pres
| ident Lincoln and Secretary Seward, 3"
was set in the largest type the Post
had; underneath in smaller letters we're
! the words 1.-THE Son of the Secretary
Dangerously Wounded"
Continuing: Intelligence the most
painful has flashed along the tele-
graphic wires to us this morning
news that Is so fraught with horror
that we can scarcely persuade ourselves
but we are victims Of some hideous
dream. President Lincoln and Secretary
Seward have been aSSaSSinated and the
son of the secretary Is supposed to be
MORALLY wounded. The details which
we present to our readers in this extra
constitute a chapter of horrors that
neither history nor fiction can parallel.
The murder of Caesar by BrTtus, the
assassination of Henry the Fourth by
Ravaignac sink into insignificance
when compared with the terrible dar-
ing and fearful GOODNESS which char
acterized the preparation of this deed.
"At the very moment when the chal-
ice of victory was being placed to his
lips"
The story Of Lincoln's death is well
known-how Booth crept behind him.
SllOb ILlAAlRCd " tAAC obpSN Va ~ -
theater in Washington, fled with a
broken leg, was surrounded later. The
Post carried the story, with several
inaccurate details, under the dateline OF
April IA, 10 o'clock Lincoln had not
vet then died Below the II o'clock
dateline appeared another dtspatch,
April is, stating that President Lincoln
had died at $3.50 that morning; Seward
at 9 a. m.
Ford's theater had been closed, the
Post reported, by the following notice:
THE management regarding the mel
ancholv news of the assassination OF
the president of the United States and
the secretary of state as a great ma
tional calamity and sincerity participat-
ing In the sadness and deep gloom now
pervading the community, beg 10 an
nollnce that there will be no perform
ance at the theater this evening The
performance announced for this eve
ming will begin Monday. Tickets pur-
chased for tonight win be received on
Monday night"
Dead President EuIOgized
The Post carried an editorial in that
extra which announced Lincoln's death.
In the exaggerated but nevertheless
sincere fashion of the period 1t began:
THE sable borders of our columns re-
call to our mind the dread fact we
would so willingly disbelieve :"
There followed a lengthy review OF
Lincoln's deeds, his goodness, his con-
Germ for the Union. 1.-THE nobleSt work
Of God-an honest man-was Abraham
Lincoln" said the editorial 1t told OF
the many rewards which southern
sympathizers had offered for his death.
And 1t limited that his death was the
most disastrous blow the south could
receive, for Lincoln among all men OF
the north was one who harbored no
vengeance towards the seceSSioniSts
The war to him was something to be
settled without rancor 1T IS sad
blow for the north" said the Post but
for the south the prospect is as dark
and gloomy as the portals Of DEATH"
"A universal feeling of gloom and
sadness spread over the city" is the
report in the Post. The use of the word
universal was an exaggeration for
there were southern sympathizers to
whom Lincoln's death was symbolic Of
their own victory But evidently men
from the north were in majority in
Alder Gulch of that period for south
erners attempted no vengeful demon
stration. while the northerners pat on
a sincere show of sorrow for their late
president.
The mayor Of Virginia City, p. 8.
Pfouts, issued a proclamation ordering
the closing of all places Of business, a
parade In COMMUNICATION of the death,
and suitable show Of sorrow for one
80 suddenly and unexpectedly mar