, 1881-11-23
MRS. LINCOLN.
THE W1nuW OF THE MAlsrvRiD PRESIDENT
POOR AND IN WANT.


Special uispateh to 7hs Chtea1o Tribune.
Nt:w YUlsK. Nov. aa33.-4Atrs. Abraham Lin-
coin. the wi,l0w Of Our first snartytcd Prcsi-
dent, Inns been III ttlis city for near!y twn
months submitting tu medical treatment Mt
ti,o hands Of DR.. Lewis i. Sayre. 1t il said
TINT sllu llas needed tile mems tn secure the
proper attention Of llurses, and that tho 81, UuD
t,eslson granted her by Congress Il utterly
Inadequate to supply her wni,ts In her pres
ent condition. Cyrus w. Field llas been up.
piled u 10 take an Interest III her case,
a.lu ho announces tllat lo WIS act-
lively excrting Ills Influence to ST.
euro the passage Of u bill through
Congress to Increase the nlnol,lIt Of llcr prM-
sion to Il figure wl,ici, will rensler the re-
manning years of her life as comfortable rs
her sckly condition will permit. A Tfnlcs
reporter had long conversation will. Dr.
sayro t'is evening iii rcsara to the condition
ACTUAL NEEDS OF Mrs. LINCOLN.
Tie Doctor was very indignant Mt tho reports
which hive been circulated 10 tho effect tint
his patient Is insulle. "Slla IL no ulore In
snno tEali YOU or arc," lie sni.l, and II yOl,
could talk with ller MI hour you w0utl
ngrco with me. The poor woman
has had trouble enouRl, to drive many u
strong mali crazy. / have known Mrs. Lftl-
coin slnce she was little girl, and untor-
staitd her nild her situation thoroughly, II
1t were not for her Illness, which lnay vory
possibly prove incurablu even Will. tho best
and must constant OF attendance, believe
ttat she would got along OIL tho $1,000 which
Congress Inns thrown to her, nlld tho w0rld
would never know from her lips TINT tlla
widow ct tic ntn,l who did more for Ills
country than my other lnan In the country
| WIS :
root! AND IN WANT.
As 1t Is, she Is absolutely driven to ask aid
from somebody. The country owes 1t to Its
| own ho,,or as we'll Us to tho memory Of the
| dead to proyitle llberal1y for hor In tllis
emergency. Iam Rta,t that Mr.. Field has
taken the matter In hand. l bel1ova tlIat lIo
R51peHE iI sense Of Its duty to tl'ls suffering
| ",y!!at !1 ts tho nature of Mrs. L'ncoln's
'i Il, december, 1871. Mira Lincoln was Il.
PAU, France. On. the slny wl,t,l sIlu racuIyolt
tho injury which resulted IN her pr0stratlon
she WI! expecting n visit fr0nl s0tlla ltstlll-
KNaeu petSo!s;s ;,i: wiion1 slle t'ad known w!on
ptctnru nyer tile malltv-piece .whicl, did not
l,ang quite slralght. n!,d. 10 sflu wus econts-
lnlzlng and llvlluE without servants, alIg IN.
dsrtook to llx i hsrss!f; T. 10 tl,Is s.e lla.!
u EVt u otGFlAlthHAt 11lillk lAttpt MGAf4 hlHl
| not over graceful Ut her movements OH tic
ladd9r 1t brukV u1,der her and YElu full on thu
middle nf l!ur buck ACROSS the e4Ro OF u sota.
Tint full was
THE CAUSE or ALL HER SUBSEQUENT
| TROUBLES,
aud she !las never tce,l well woman sIhce,
Sh0 WIS eUi!tlnetl IL lsor bull for sp,no ilMg
ntl' cteu by inflammation OF tllo splhu! e0l1l
| aid \ partial lls8 Ut power III tito lower TX.
trglMtlcs. After Fohlaln!ng In bel tor sonlu
tine she started tor sunta place on the Cu1l-
t!nent. hhe nnly got as fur ut Nice wliel]
Slte Wns pEtatrnted again, and Was again e0ll.
fined tu lI8r bed. When shB WIS nblo to
llOyB al!out aKa!n slle started ut olco fnr
New York to see INC. This WIS uboul
Il year ago. TN reaching hore sha took
| rooms at the Clarendon Hotel aid plRcetl
harsblt In my cnnrgu. Tho period fur Aetlvo
treatment OF the atsaAs0 Ind lulIg sltlce
passed., mud all that could do was tu try t0
rest0r6 vitality to the lower extrernItLes NH
compose tho nervous aystc3n. She had
| A TOUCH OF DnorsY
at this time, alld, IN fact, | beleye sha Was
suffering from btiglt'S disease Ut the kid
,leys. Iltd What could fur her, restored
f,er partially, aud then sunt ler to hol
slster's-Mrs. EdWatds-in Springfield, ILL.,.
wliere she. romalmad until last white,
!a charge OF medical gentleman who con
Quoted the case III constant correspondence
with Me; On tha 1ith of 0etober.h conltu
uea nr. Sayre. Mrs. ,1.tncnn agair, calnt
T. tI.ts clty a,d Hlacst! l!srsslt T. MY e1arxe
that site could not wNlk safely without ult
aid at q chair, aud eyet, then she was liablt
ut times to fall. | told har that sho mus
| lnVG 4 iuDiu ur uur8a To attend lar constant