01-07-2015, 04:56 PM
I was watching a programme this afternoon about the assassination of Lincoln, and it stated that the assembled masses outside the house where Lincoln was taken first knew he was dead when they saw a coffin being delivered.
This set me thinking about the delivery of the casket to Parkland. Was this done after JFK's death was publicly announced at 1.38 CST? If not, I'm presuming that it was delivered to a back entrance to the hospital? Even so, with the number of reporters there, did none of them think to have anyone looking at the rear entrances? Did the arrival of the O'Neil car carrying the casket not catch anyone's attention? Or was it delivered in an unmarked car? Did no one see it being unloaded?
Actually, the general role of O'Neil's confuses me. Was it just a funeral home, or did they supply ambulances as well? I'm sure I saw that the ambulance that carried Oswald to Parkland was marked O'Neil on the side?
Thanks in advance to anyone that can clear this up. :-)
This set me thinking about the delivery of the casket to Parkland. Was this done after JFK's death was publicly announced at 1.38 CST? If not, I'm presuming that it was delivered to a back entrance to the hospital? Even so, with the number of reporters there, did none of them think to have anyone looking at the rear entrances? Did the arrival of the O'Neil car carrying the casket not catch anyone's attention? Or was it delivered in an unmarked car? Did no one see it being unloaded?
Actually, the general role of O'Neil's confuses me. Was it just a funeral home, or did they supply ambulances as well? I'm sure I saw that the ambulance that carried Oswald to Parkland was marked O'Neil on the side?
Thanks in advance to anyone that can clear this up. :-)