Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-22
LINCOLN'S OLD HOME.
Neglected and Decaying, 1t Is
the Rendezvous of Low Char

Sangamou I'M Monitor.
III is well known that among the OBJ
iects of interest in this city there are
none which attract more attention from
strangers than the ''Old home" and tomb
of the lamented Lincoln. That either of
these should fail 10 have proper care Ia
ken of il is simply culpable, either upon
the part Ofthe owners orthe city. III the
owners of the former residence fail to
have il occupied by careful tenant
and saved from the danger To which II
is constantly exposed from the tramps
infcstiny us and the low-down brultlsh-
ness found so plentiful among both
sexes and among all cOlors in this city,
because OF its being empty, the owner
is to be cenSured, while the city author
tiles should have at least respect enough
for a spot Of so much interest TO the
thousands OF strangers annually visiting
us To have il sufficiently under the eye
oi the police to guard 1t from hire and
dcsecration i'm the manner We have in
Dictated as true in the opening OF this
article. The house has been exposed
for some months, or since Mr.. Akard
vacated il as clearinghouse. In go
inc home mt an early hour in the morn
in,, as those who work on morning
paper are compelled to do, parties have
Witnessed the most undOubted evidence
that il is the hiding-place for the vlleSt
characters. On last "Wednesday morn
ING was this PROFESSIONALLY the case,
rs parties know from the most convlnc-
inc proofs. On yesterday morning,
when about 10 ego TO rOost' themselves,
a party secured 4 couple OF the best po-
licemen on the force, aS they went nome
ward. and instituted search. The WIN
dows Of the back portion OF the house
which had been closed by some OF the
watcbful ncighbors out OF pure respect
for the plact.-were found open, and
hearing other evidences THAI somebody
had frcuuented it after darkness had
hid them from view, and after careful
hands had closed the place, as they pre-
sumed, from invasion. Ii Is true there
WAS no one found i'm the hOuSe-whlch
was hardly expected after an unguarted
suggestion made the morning before
that the police should calaboOSe as va
grants ali who would be caught about
the premises at any time without rea-
sonable excuse. We think II the own
eIs don't do something in the way OF
better protection TO their property the
CITY should. IL would be lasting
shame ON the city If it should burn
down or be destroyed through neglect,
and we would be the greatest sufferers,
besides endangering other property OF
value in the nei=hbOrhoOd. Robert L.
Lincoln could do no act that would i'm
mortalize his name as one having pro-
per respect for a dead parent OF such
distinguished character as his father,
than to select some soldier-One who
has fought his way to distinction, but
who. like thousands, unfortunately have
not a great abundance OF this worlds
goods, but his responsibility and honor,
or wounds, or both, with the inherit
ance of Gods mark of nobility-poveyty
and let him take charge OF it while he
lives. The idea that it should be sold
for a Colored Woman's Home is an out
rage on the soldiers an public who have
an interest in il. We hope something
will be done to prevent 1t.