. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln. *# ps® t. ^m^:}J0Sk kfw ;.,,<; IIP H. -iI If r*mWr »H «%i mm I 3T! iiii i**** Thousands crowd into East room of White House to see Lincolns coffin, which was madeof mahogany. Canopy is 7 feet above floor at its center. home on Lafayette Square andattempted to kill him. 4:00 p. m. — Mrs. Lincolnand her family occupy RobertLincolns room in the WhiteHouse. Members of her familyarrive in Washington and visither, as do Chief Justice Salm-on P. Chase, Secretary ofWar Stanton and Secretary ofthe Navy and Mrs. GideonWelles. The latter remainswith Mrs. Lincoln
. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln. *# ps® t. ^m^:}J0Sk kfw ;.,,<; IIP H. -iI If r*mWr »H «%i mm I 3T! iiii i**** Thousands crowd into East room of White House to see Lincolns coffin, which was madeof mahogany. Canopy is 7 feet above floor at its center. home on Lafayette Square andattempted to kill him. 4:00 p. m. — Mrs. Lincolnand her family occupy RobertLincolns room in the WhiteHouse. Members of her familyarrive in Washington and visither, as do Chief Justice Salm-on P. Chase, Secretary ofWar Stanton and Secretary ofthe Navy and Mrs. GideonWelles. The latter remainswith Mrs. Lincoln to comforther. Other callers are Dr. Phin-eas D. Gurley of the NewYork Avenue Presbyterianchurch, and Isaac N. Arnoldof Chicago, congressman fromIllinois. Francis Preston Blairpays a condolence call and of-fers the bereaved first lady theuse of his house [Blair House]. Sunday, April 16 10:00 a. m. — PresidentJohnson and his cabinet meetat the Treasury building. Themeeting lasts three hours. ThePresident asks that the presentmembers of the
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