The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-09-23
TIE TRAGEDIAN's TRAGEDY.


TIE TRAGEDIAN'S TRAGEDY.
BOOTH, THE ACTOR, TELLS HOW HE WAS
STABBED, THROWN OVER HoRsEs's HEAD,
AND DROPPED THROUGH THE TRAPS.
The New York Sun of the 18Th says that
on an emiDence opposite the little railroad
station at Cos Cob is the residence Of Edwin
Booth, a pleasant, unpretentious house.
with many piazzas and bay win dows over
looking the water, and surrounded by ever
green's, young naples and elms. Mr.. Booth
was visited there yesterday and asked
about bis recent hurts and the likelihood Of
early recovery. "Well, you see how
/ am situated" he replied, with
little motion OF the head toward
the helpless left arm. 81 am better, OF
course, but far from well. II is four weeks
since / was hurt, aud am just out of my
bed. 1t was very unfortunate accident.
was driving a three year old colt that
supposed was perfectly gentle. had driven
ber often, with my wife and daughter ia
the carriage. DR.. Kellogg, of the insane ssy-
lum ia Poughkeepsie, was with me, and
Just as we reached the top Of hill the colt
began to prsnce and pitch. / pulled up
pretty sharp and the headstall broke, leav-
ing her at liberty. i spoke To the other
horse by her side, which tried TO stop, but
could not, and away we went
DOWN THE HILL AT FRIoHTFUL SPEED.
My pulling only pulled them to the right
out Of the road, and the wagon striking q
post was thrown out against it and two OF
my right ribs and my left arm were broken,
DIR. Kellogg, who Is a large man, staid In the
wagon, and catching tho reius pulled with
all his might, but as the horses reached the
foot of the hill and were ascending another,
the reins broke and he fell out backwards,
hurting himself severely on the head ano
spraining his ankle. In his anxiety for my
welfare, for no thought / was dead, he ran
back to where lay and sunk down by my
side, still grasping apiece OF the rein In bis
hand. / hear that he Ia not able 10 leave his
bod yet Ny ribs have knit we'll, and so has
the arm, though IL was very ugly fracture,
but am still sore all over and In almost con-
slant pain, not from my broken
bones, but from the bruised
muscles. And am very weak.
and often lind Il impossible TO arise unalded
from my chair. My stomach was injured
too, for, though Ihave n good appetite, every
thing I take into 10, either solid or liquid,
dlstrosses me-" "Thon you may not bo able
TO All your engagement In New York this
TO say about that" Mr.. Booth replied; 81
had made an engagement 10 play for six
weeks In the Fifth Avenue ThOater, COM
Inenclng on the 9TH Of October, and whether
| can Ill that engagement or not 10 N impos.
sible TO say. My parts are all 40 long-windod
that they require great deal OF effort. /
was TO play Hamlet for the flrat six nights,
and that probably requires m little physical
effort as any OF my parts but even that in-
wolves about three hours OF talking, and ti-
teen minutes conversation tires mo now.
MY SURGEON ~ TO COME TOMORROW
and move my arm and give mo his opinion.
II possible shall al my engagement, but
I don't want 10 begin II and have TO give IL
up. 10 Ia 80 long now sinco / havO played In
Now York that am anxious not 10 snake a
failure. Mr.. DAILY doesn't seem 20 fool very
anxious about me, for ho hasnt sont 70 In
quiro after my health since tho accident ~
rhe cafler suggested that Mr.. Daily might be
bnslly engaged with the "Roso Michel It'll
CATION. "Yea,n said Mr.. Booth, "and no IN
ia trouble with Wallack, too. Mr.. WallaclS
was horo yesterday, and said that There was
dispute between him and Daily about the
new play he had advertised, 'Our Boys
/ see the advertisement IL Withdrawn from
the papers this morning" Recurring TO tho
| accident TO HIMSELF he said: "Some years
ago, while playing In the South, 1 was
stabbed In the hand by an actor playing with
me. The play was The Apostate. He was
| the hero, and the villain, and In tho last
act no was to take dagger from my hand,
with which / was about TO kill his ladylove,
and kill me. He was n very powerful
young fellow, which was unfortunate for me,
| for no became so excited by the action OF
the play, that when he grabbed the dagger
he held my baud. tried TO throw 10 up,
but he held IL against my breast, and thea
stabbed 10 twice. He did not know any
thing about II, nor did /, until the curtain
fell, and 1 found my hand covered with
blood. Ifmy hand had not been In tho way,
no would have stabbed mo In tho breast.
played the next night, aud then orysipelRs
set In, and had bad time with it. But
with that exception, have not Dsen seri
ously Injured before this lest accident.
have been thrown out OF wagons, over
horses heads, fallen through a trap In the
stage twice, walked out of second story
door In an unfinished house, and come out
all right each time. / think II 10 had not
been for the post, I'd have escaped this
time. shall try and get Mr.. DAILY TO delay
the commencement of my engagement two
or three weeks"