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[[underline]] 1865 [[/underline]] April 14th We are all tired with restoring the House to order after the illumination last evening. We were obliged to attend to our own lights and so did not see the display in the city. Every building was lighted from the Capitol to the smallest retail store and dewelling house and the streets were one compact mass of men woman horses and children mingled together and wild with excitement and confusion Penn. Av. lighted from one end to the other presented a most striking & beautiful appearance. The ruined state of the building did not allow of much display on our part only the dwelling portion was illuminated. This evening event is the Rugby House to witness a grand torch torch light procession. As it came [[strikethrough]] polilight procession [[/strikethrough]] up 14th St. we had a very fine view of it. Passing under our window the [crowd?] of lights and transparencies collected in front of Sec. Stantons and [[end page]] [[start page]] [[underline]] 1865 [[/underline]] were rewarded by a speech from the Sec and another from someone whom we did not recognize. After cheers for the Union, the President, the Army, the Navy and [[?]] for the brave dead and wounded the patriots moved off to the inspirating air of "Rally Round the Flag Boys." 15th. We were awakened this morning by an announcement which almost made our hearts stand still with consternation. The President was shot last night in the Theater. When the morning paper was issued he was still alive although little or no hopes were entertained of his recovery but now the tolling bells tell us he has ceased to breath. He is dead. Mr. De Bust has just told Hannah he died at 1/2 7 o'clock. Deeply must the country mourn his death for although uncouth & ungainly he was true hearted magnanimous and kind and in the present crisis ready to follow [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] such a course with the defeated [end page]
