The Lincoln County herald., 1872-12-04
A Questionable S.ury.
Dsr. Greeley Reported to be Insane.

new ioRK, November 24.-lt has
been generally known here fer some time
past that Mr.. Greeley was unwell To.
day your correspondent received the ia.
formation in confidence that Mr. Greeley
is insabe.
At the time of his wife's sickness, Mr..
Greeley was a constant attendant night
aud day. Her death was a great stroke
to him then came his terrible defeat in
the election, aud this combination in.
duced q terrible nervous pr,stration.
He came to the Tribune Office the day
utter the election and wrote few articles,
and during that week was down town
every day. lie finally gave up and 70.
tired to his home at Chappaqua.
DR. Bayard, Of this city, who has at.
tended him, says that Mr.. Greeley has
not slep, night or day for eight days;
that he is very weak, and that his recov-
cry is matter of very great uncertainty.
A gentleman connected with the Trib.
uue stated Ibis evening that Horace was
a. "crazy as bed bug" that his friends
had sent him to Bloomingdals asylum,
aud the officers of that institution had
refused to take him 10, owing to the
structures upon that establishment re-
Gently published in the Tribune. He
was then taken to v hite Plains, where
he is q present.
These statements could not bs verified
by MIR. REID, or those in authority at the
Office, for they refused to say anything
in regard to Mr.. Greeley beyond the fact
that he was very sick,
Mr. Dwyer, Mr.. Grceley's private sec.
retary, stated that he had for some time
past replied to all communications from
he friends of Mr.. Greeley without con-
sul,ins the latter He didn't know
where Mr.. Greeley was
Your correspondent endeavored to find
the physician, DR.. Bsyard, to night, but
could not succeed. Meanwhile, the gen.
eral belief in journalistic circles here
Is that Mr.. Greeley is a luuatic, and
wonderful stories are told Of the philoso.
piers attacks upon people with carving
knives and chairs. These facts have not
been alluded to in the New York press
yet.
NEW YORK, November 25 "A morn
ing paper publishes to day the story cur.
rent in newspaper circles for nearly
week. that Horace Greeley is insane, and
slys he is now an inmate Of the asylum
at White Plains. The same paper
makes public an interview with Whitclaw
Reid, the managing editor Of the Tribune,
in which that gentleman is made to say,
in answer to questions
Mr.. Greeley has been under medical
treatment for ssms time. He is always
eccentric iu manner, and very likely to
be considered by some stark mad, but
he is simply nervously prostrated.
For months prior to the death of his
wife he did not sleep an hsur night,
and since her death has been in the same
condition.
In answer to the question:
rs it true that MIR, Greeley drew .
knife on one of his friends ?"
DIR. Reid is made to answer by the
interviewer:
II tell you be (Mr, Greeley has done
nothing which to those who know him,
seems strange. He is always an eccsn.
t.ic man. and at best acts as if he we're
queer. but now, when nervously pros
trated. strangers might think him crazy.
have seen him positively furious when
FIRST proof sheet has been brought him
instead Oh a revise, but know and un.
dsrstand him.
Mr. Reid said that Mr.. Greeley, not.
outstanding loss Of sleep and appetite,
was in general good health and made
the request Of the reporter to say hs was
only uervously prostratsd. There 10 ne
good saying more" MIR. Reid urged,
Mr.. Greeley has had enough to worry
him, and what be needs 10 quiet aud
rest"