The assassination of Abraham Lincoln : flight, pursuit, capture, and punishment of the conspirators . rey, DavidFrantz, John Richardson, and Antonio Bregazzi w^ere de-tailed by General Daniel H. Rucker, Quartermaster, toreport to the Petersen house on the morning of thedeath, and at nine oclock they placed the body of thePresident in a temporary cofifin, wrapped it with theAmerican flag, and carried it to the hearse. The squadof soldiers with a guard of cavalry, followed by GeneralC. C. Augur and other military officers on foot, formedthe procession, which moved up Tenth Street to G,thence wes
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln : flight, pursuit, capture, and punishment of the conspirators . rey, DavidFrantz, John Richardson, and Antonio Bregazzi w^ere de-tailed by General Daniel H. Rucker, Quartermaster, toreport to the Petersen house on the morning of thedeath, and at nine oclock they placed the body of thePresident in a temporary cofifin, wrapped it with theAmerican flag, and carried it to the hearse. The squadof soldiers with a guard of cavalry, followed by GeneralC. C. Augur and other military officers on foot, formedthe procession, which moved up Tenth Street to G,thence west to the White House, where the body wascarried in by the soldiers. Every loyal man felt that hehad suffered a personal bereavement, and as the sad newsspread throughout the city the rain began to softly fall,as if the heavens were weeping for the nations loss. After the death of the President, on Saturday morning. DEATH OF THE PRESIDENT. 39 Attorney-General James Speed waited upon AndrewJohnson, \ice-President, and officially informed him ofthe death of President Lincoln, and asked that an earlv. WILLIAM T. CLAKK, A soldier of Company D, 13th Massachusetts Infantry, who occupied theroom in which President Lincoln died. hour might be appointed for his inauguration as Lincolnssuccessor. A communication was handed him signed byall the members of the Cabinet, except Secretary Seward,notifying him that, by the death of President Lincoln,the office of President had devolved, under the Consti-tution, upon him, and that the emergency of the Govern-ment demanded that he should immediately qualify ac-cording to the requirements of the Constitution andenter upon the duties of President of the United Johnson requested that the ceremonies take place athis rooms in the Kirkwood House. 40 ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. At eleven oclock (15th) Chief Justice Salmon P. Chaseproceeded to the Kirkwood House, accompanied by themembers of the Cabinet and several United States sena-tor
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