The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-10-25
CONDITION or EDUIv hDdMs.
Facts FROM HI. Hcd,ide-The Kind OF Clergy
Iu,.n he Prcfera-The nrnents

man he Prefers-Ibe BENEFITS.
PHILADELPHIA Oct. PA have just como
from the modeat homo Of Dan Gardner, the
well known clown. and uncle OF the devoted
wife OF the actor. Edwin Adams. whose life il
fast drifting out. l found Mrs. Adams, pao
and worn with Watching. seated in n reception
room. to which had but II moment before been
brought great package Of letters and several
kilograms from friends Of her husband. asked
the condition OF poor Adams. and she replied.
He ia sinking fast. and ut any moment may
!" va va Mr. J,cIIcrson soc him when he called p
the only one not u member Of the Immediate,
family, except the Doctor. who has been in
Nsd's room in four days. He was greatly
moments. We have had medical consu tation
ms , morning but there, Is nothing to do now
give him much medicine. His left lung is
entirely gone. and his right lung IL nearly de-
stroycd. His stomach has had 30 much to do
rs Mr.. Adams in pain at ep"
T., , Urrt"nly HIS right side and stomach are
cough Last night this cough left him u
very bad sign. Until within few days he has
inslstt 4 on seeing the papers. and we have had
Ia rpnd I'M all manner OF things TO divert his
mind Even now he wants the papers ON his
ped. but OF course cannot read them. Then,
,op. ne wants to have letters written and TO send
J., It is settled. then; in the Doctors mind. that
on. yes. and has been ever since our ar
rival"
He asked the regular family doctor 10 tell
nun II he Thought Their. wis no hope for him :
but OF course the Doctor Il dnt tell him. | think
though. that about four days ago he made h IA
mini M to the true state Of affairs"
- should think he ought to know it,"
done INV one a t1 MAY " ~ d nas nGyer
ana good. an I've no doubt when he dies he'll
go wheIe we all hopr to 70; our min ster called
tired. and asked If he wouldn't call to-day. Ned
was born and brought up an Epis .Opnlinn and
away nave a clrrgyman oi mt iaiih TO see
feared he WIS dying. he sent for One. and Mr.
Adams took great pleasure and found much
comfort in talking with him. OF course he
wouldnt care for any one who came 20 talk pro-
iossional or cant talk hut we have been fortu-
mt IN having i!beral-minded men, who talked
Does Mr. Adams know about the benefits
INN werr given in New York and the one given
on, yes ; he knows all about them. It's i'm.
p2sslblv to keep ANYTHING Of that kind from
come here last Monday to see him on business
Tut they were carried beyond here in some way
5ae.E and ddn seo bin 70 aqkS ,rna drscy
ever. He was much affected. however that
he n very soon. was glad Mr.. Sothern DIDN'T
call in the morning on his way to the theatre
he would have been very much shocked.
know seems as i misfortunes never come
alone Mr.. Adnmss favorte uncle died ynstnr-
day: Of course we cant tell Inn of il. and nv
uther II very dangerously in in New York
Ned cousin IS hero now from Massachusetts,
and lie II sending line 10 Mr.. Sothern by her
a. amanurnsis. He wants Mr.. Sothern to tell
the audience how very low he is"
Docs he notice you all p
Not 80 much to-day You know we had
,rop Y , about our property at Long Branch.
ana mat worried him; especially when he
heard they had attached the property, which is
mine. But he forgot all about il. and kept ask
ing i9r some favorite chairs that were there.
Finally, wrote TO the lawyer, and this morning
inc chairs came. One OF them was taken in his
room, and | said. Ned. don't you see your
chairF He simply looked over at II and said
nothing. very much fear that before to-day IL
over his life will be- ended II he lives till to-
morrow We shall have another consultation a.
II relief to Ia i'm but the doctors have given alb
solutely no hope from the first"
several singular errors have found their way
~ print concerning both Mr.. and Mrs. Adams
lie was born in Medfurd. Mass. and made his
nrst appearance Aug. 90 1853. ma stephen. in
The Hunchback" IN the Boston National
Theatre He played Hamlet the same year in
the Howard AthcnWum. Then he went to phil
nd.lphia under the name Of Charles Woodleigh
or Woodley. His later career il A. well known
MS that Of my actor OF his time He married a
native Of New York city. who has been 10 him
the truest and most loya II friends and now
nurses him day and night with wifely devotion
Inc sums acrrulng from the several benefits
given IN New York hy the combined companies
IN Pittsburgh. in Baltimore. and here will be
settled upon Mrs Adams. who will thus be- uado
comfortable ana independent of other aid