Katherine M. Evans , a young actress in the play , who was offstage in Ford 's green room when Lincoln was shot , rushed on the stage after Booth 's exit , and said in subsequent interviews in the 1900s `` I looked and saw President Lincoln unconscious , his head dropping on his breast , his eyes closed , but with a smile still on his face '' . Death of President Lincoln .
Lincoln immediately lost consciousness , but he passed into unconsciousness with laughter and a smile on his face ; Katherine M. Evans , a young actress in the play , who was offstage when Lincoln was shot but rushed onstage after Booth 's exit stated `` I looked and saw President Lincoln unconscious , his head dropping on his breast , his eyes closed , but with a smile still on his face '' .