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To: cyncooper
casket will be transferred from it to the other contrivance (I forget the word),

Caisson, drawn by six horses. Same one used for President Lincoln, I believe.

439 posted on 06/09/2004 2:40:46 PM PDT by aBootes
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To: aBootes
Same one used for President Lincoln, I believe.

No, this one was built in 1918 to carry shells during WWI. There is a connection to Lincoln, but I forget what.

465 posted on 06/09/2004 2:43:05 PM PDT by StriperSniper (Mark Levin 6/8/04 - "Ronald Reagan, the Founding Father of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy.")
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