The Lincoln Memorial: A Record of the Life, Assassination, and Obsequies of the Martyred PresidentJohn Gilmary Shea |
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... feet. The elevation of the box above the stage, including the railing, is about ten or twelve feet. " When the party entered the box, a cushioned arm chair was standing at the end of the box furthest from the stage and nearest the ...
... feet. The elevation of the box above the stage, including the railing, is about ten or twelve feet. " When the party entered the box, a cushioned arm chair was standing at the end of the box furthest from the stage and nearest the ...
Page 61
... feet in length and four feet in width . This pas- sageway is entered by a door which opens on the inner side . The door is so placed as to make an acute angle between it and the wall behind it on the inner side . At the inner end of ...
... feet in length and four feet in width . This pas- sageway is entered by a door which opens on the inner side . The door is so placed as to make an acute angle between it and the wall behind it on the inner side . At the inner end of ...
Page 62
... feet . The elevation of the box above the stage , including the railing , is about ten or twelve feet . " When the party entered the box , a cushioned arm chair was standing at the end of the box furthest from the stage and nearest the ...
... feet . The elevation of the box above the stage , including the railing , is about ten or twelve feet . " When the party entered the box , a cushioned arm chair was standing at the end of the box furthest from the stage and nearest the ...
Page 63
... feet from the floor . Persons upon the outside were beating against the door for the purpose of entering . Deponent removed the bar and the door was opened . Several persons who represented themselves to be surgeons were allowed to ...
... feet from the floor . Persons upon the outside were beating against the door for the purpose of entering . Deponent removed the bar and the door was opened . Several persons who represented themselves to be surgeons were allowed to ...
Page 64
... feet in a moment , brandished a large knife , saying ' The South shall be free ! ' turned his face in the direction I stood , and I recognized him as John Wilkes Booth . He ran towards me , and I , seeing the knife , thought I was the ...
... feet in a moment , brandished a large knife , saying ' The South shall be free ! ' turned his face in the direction I stood , and I recognized him as John Wilkes Booth . He ran towards me , and I , seeing the knife , thought I was the ...
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