Fly Through Historic Ford’s Theatre

[RJNorton]

Here is the only eyewitness painting of the scene. It was done by Carl Bersch and is entitled "Lincoln Borne By Loving Hands."



Bersch wrote, "I had a clear view of the scene, above the heads of the crowd. I recognized the lengthy form of the President by the flickering light of the torches, and one large gas lamp post on the sidewalk. The tarrying at the curb and the slow, careful manner in which he was carried across the street, gave me ample time to make an accurate sketch of that particular scene…Altogether it was the most tragic and impressive scene I have ever witnessed."

My aging eyes cannot tell for sure, but it does appear to me Lincoln is being carried on some sort of board.