We regret to
announce that this forenoon while Mrs. Lincoln was riding from the Soldier’s Home
in her carriage, the pole was accidently broken, the horses took fright and ran
away, smashing the vehicle badly and throwing Mrs. Lincoln out with great
violence. She was quickly attended and conveyed to the Soldiers Home, when the
President and Dr. Stone were sent for. We do not learn the extend of the injury
received by Mrs. Lincoln at the moment of going to press, but are glad to learn
that no bones are broken. We shall be able to give further details in our next
edition.
P. S.—Since the
above was in type, we learn that Mrs. Lincoln escaped with a slight cut upon
the forehead. When she discovered that the horses had become unmanageable she
coolly leaped from the carriage and was thrown upon her face, inflicting the
wound described. We are truly glad it was no worse.
SOURCE: “Accident to
Mrs. Lincoln,” Daily National Republican,
Thursday Evening, July 2, 1862, p. 2, col. 1
