I’ve done lots of research on that block over the years http://mmwhitedc.blogspot.com/2015/02/destructive-fire-mm-white.html
The family story is that the White kids heard about shooting and stood outside the Petersen house where Lincoln died and saw him taken out on Apr 15- that would be John C who was 15 and Frank was 14
Would Lincoln have survived being shot today? here
The Night Abraham Lincoln Was Assassinated What happened on that fateful Good Friday evening Read more:
** the block is gone now it’s the National Art museum and the mall
