. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln . pality. A careless smoker dropped aburning cigarette into the dry grass of thelot on March 18, 1911, and the fire spreaduncontrolled to the shed. The car was quick-ly destroyed. By coincidence it was almostforty-six years to the day from the afternoonon which it had stood so bravely shiningawaiting inspection by President Lincoln. LAKE PORTS IN 1850 (Continued from Page 1)US—when we start for the West on Tuesdaywe shall probably enter some of the best landsin the state. . We have a kind of fishcalled the White fish served on our table here,which I think
. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln . pality. A careless smoker dropped aburning cigarette into the dry grass of thelot on March 18, 1911, and the fire spreaduncontrolled to the shed. The car was quick-ly destroyed. By coincidence it was almostforty-six years to the day from the afternoonon which it had stood so bravely shiningawaiting inspection by President Lincoln. LAKE PORTS IN 1850 (Continued from Page 1)US—when we start for the West on Tuesdaywe shall probably enter some of the best landsin the state. . We have a kind of fishcalled the White fish served on our table here,which I think the nicest I ever tasted. Themutton is not good as far as I have had ofit—beef and hams are good—butter aboutmiddling—they dont put in the right kind ofsalt. . my clothes are very much soiledwith dust—it is so dry here—crops are suf-fering. There is a fresh breeze here fromthe lakes almost constantly during the year—it is bad for those with weak lungs. . Your affectionate father, J. Bowen Two Rare Lincoln Pictures .. f These two raxo Lincoln pictiires < •have been enlarged from tintypes,rrhe funeral car (above) was builtfor the Civil war president fourmonths before his assassination. Hehad taken only a few trips In It be-fore he was shot. At his death, thecar was taken across the Potomacto the plant In which It was builtand draped for the journey to8prlngflel<^ 1 Upon Its arrival In SpringfieldiWith the remains of Mr. Lincoln, It was switched to the Chicago end, Alton yards where it remained forsome time. Afterward It was pur-chased by officials of the UnionPacific railroad and used by them, until it was considered too old.! It was then transferred to thei Colorado service of the road and) for a time was In the yards at1 Omaha. With the opening of thei first worlds fair at Chicago It was• taken to that city and shown with; other Lincoln relics near the Ull-< nois Fire consumed the historic coachsome time efter the close of theexposition. T
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