The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-15
EDWIN BoOTH's CONDITION.
stabbed. Thrown Over IIorses Heads, and
Dropped Through tue Traps.

On an eminence opposite the little rail-
road station at Cos Cob Is the residence Of Ed
win Booth. pleasant. unpretentious house,
with many piazzas and bay windows. overlook
ing the water, and surrounded by evergreens,
young naples aud elms. Mr.. Booth was visited
there yesterday. and asked about bis recent
hurts and the likelihood OF early recovery.
"Well, you see how l am situated" he re-
piled with little motion Of the head toward
the helpless left arm. " am better, Of course,
but far from well. II is four weeks since was
hurt and am just out OF my bed. II was a
very unfortunate accident. l was driving a
three-year-old colt that supposed was perfect
ly gentle. had driven her often, with my wife
and daughter In the carriage. DR.. Kellogg OF
the Insane Asylum In PouRhkeepsie was with
me, and Just ~ we reached the top OF Till the
colt began to prance and pitch. | pulled up
pretty sharp on her and the headstall broke.
leaving her at liberty, | spoke to the other
horse by her side, which tried 10 stop, but could
not, and away We went down the hill az fright
ful speed. NV pulling only pulled them to the
right out Of the road, and the wagon striking a
post was thrown out against II and two Of my
right ribs and my left arm were broken. nr.
Kellogg. who Is a large man. stald In the wagon.
ana catching the reins pulled with all his might,
but as the horses reached the foot Of the hill
and were ascending another the reins broke
ana he fell out backwards, hurting himself
severely on the head. and spraining his ankle.
In his anxiety for my welfare, for he thought l
was dead, he ran back to whore i lay and sunk
| down 10y my side stil grasping a piece OF the
rein In his hand hear that he Is not able to
| leave his bed vet. NV ribs have knit Well and
SO has the arm, though It was yery ugly frac-
ture , hut am stil sore all over and IN almost
! constant pain, not from my broken bones but
| from the bruised muscles. Aud am verS weak.
cannot get out Of my bed without heip, and
often hnd II Impossible to arise unaided from
my chair. My stomach was Injured too. for
! though 1 have good appetite everything /
take into IT, either solid or liquid. dstTosses me"
"Ihen YOU may not be abe 10 hli your engage
! ment in New YORK this fall" said the visitor.
90 don't know what t. say about that" Mr..
| Booth replied; | had made an engagement 10
! play for six weeks In the Fifth Avenue The ltro,
| commencing on the an OF october and whether
! can I'LL that engagement or not II Is impossible
! to say. NV parts are all so long-winded that
! they require a great deal Of effort. was To
| play Himlct for the first six nights and that
probably requires As little physlcai effort any
! Of my parts but even that involves about three
| hours OF talking, and fifteen minutes CONVERSE
ton tires me now. MY surgeon Is to come To-
morrow and move my arm, and give me his
! opinion. II possible shall OIL the eng lgement,
! but don't want TO begin It ana have 10 give It
| New York that aln anxious not to make fall
! ure. Mr.. DAILY doesn't seem 10 feel very anxious
about me, for he hasn't sent to Inquire after my
! health since the accident
The caller suggested that MIR. DAILY might be
| busily engaged with the Rose Michel litiga-
Eyes" said Mr. Booth, and he is in trouble
with Wallack, too. Mr.. Wallack was here yes
| tcrday' and said there was dispute between
| hun and DAILY about the new play he had adj
yer ised, our Boys" see the advertisement
is Withdrawn from the uapefs this morning"
Recurring 10 the accident to himself, he said,
some years ago while playing in the South, 1
WAS stabbed In the hand by an actor pl} inc
with me. The play was THE Aposiate.' He
! was the hero, and the villain ana IN the last
act he was to take dagger from NV hand,
! with which was about to Kill his ladyluve, and
/ XIII me. lie was very powerful young fellow,
which was unfortunate for me, Tor he became
| SO excited by the action OF the play, that when
| he grabbed the dagger, he held my hand. /
| tried to throw It up, but he held IL agalns. my
| breast, and then stabbed It twice. lie did not
! know anything about II, nor dld l; unti the cur
| tain fell, and l found my hand covered with
/ blood. IL my hand had not been In the way, he
| would have stabbed me in the breast PLAYED
the next night, and then eryslpelas set IN, and
! had a bad time with II. hut with that eXcep-
| tun have not been seriously injured before
! this last accident. 1 have been thrown out Of
| wagons, over horses heads fallen through "A
trap on the stage twice ,walked out OF "A second
story door IN an unfinished house, ana come out
| all right each time. | think II II had not been
| for that post, I'd have escaped TINS time.
shall try ana get Mr. DAILY 10 delay the COM
| moncement Of my engagement Two OF thtee
/ AADILa