A young doctor rushed to Lincoln's side and judged him in too critical condition to be moved to the White House so he was taken to a nearby boarding house and an overnight death watch began.
As published in the Chicago Tribune, the final entries:
6 o'clock (A.M.)-- Pulse failing, respiration 28.
6:30-- Still failing and labored breathing.
7 o'clock-- Symptoms of immediate dissolution.
7:22-- Death.
--Old Secesh
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