New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-19


Mrs. Abraham Lincoln has been IN thi- city for
nearly three months at Mlcrs Hotel in West
Tvcuty-sxth-st, under tho medical treatment of
Dr. Lewis 4. Sarce Yesterday a TRIBUNE re-
porter called OLA her and found her sitting in n
slightly Garkcncd room. Her surroundings wore
simple and showed mono Of that extravaganza
which some Western papers have described rs al
way, apparent IN her dres, and room. she Only oc-
cupics one ROOM in corner Of which was the only
trunk that she has withher Mr-.Lncou 1as dres ed
iuexpersycly. L. reply 10 thc reporters questions
II came b re about three months ago by the adj
vice Of pr S9vrc. intending TO remain Only one
month but shall now probably remain all winter.
nm ggic u the city. ain unable 90 read cannot go
out ut all but feel that DIR. Sa,re has placed me ia
as good place as II Is possible tor D." 10 be- 90
not -rr thq | have improved very much yet Every
day have some caliris, bat do not S"e many. and
| do not return any calls. cannot read erything
not even my letters, hut have one OF the dome>tics
read them for ne. walk about my room a httle,
walk down stars with the aid Of a servant, but
have 10 be- carried ~ tairs Dya man. i few years
ago this would have beel difficult, as | was then
suffering from drGpsy, but, tprtJna'eIY my "Trip
abroad cured that disea.e. ,lr SayIe says that
am suffering from 2 spinal disease. Two years ago
was % a sttp-llddcr in my room, in Paris llcaLs-
iusa picture which was hanging une,cniy. The
ladder fell and was thrown against 8 table,
Your uamc Is mentioned In connection with
bill before the senate Pensions Committee, in which
Il j. proposed 20 give you $4,000 due you aSar"a-s
~ have heard Of 'uch a movement being made by
Senator Ioepu,' said Mrs Lincoln, " hut do not
know what has been done. But 10 not wish 20
10 say anything about my hHunCial matters
There has been much printed about them now,
AMI do not care even to answer the unkiud critics
II has often amused t. see how entirely fictitious
a uevsuapcr article can be- NOU may have seen how
| was SAID TO have been drcs eel IN French dresses
and rich laces when vas 50 sick IN bed that Vas
unable b. move hand
Mrs. Lincoln then began TO speak Of her travels
abroad OF her life in Washington, and of ueu prom
ncLt before the country twenty years ago. She re,
ferrcG very kindly TO Mrs. Garfield, aud expressed
great pleasure In regard 10 what has been done Tor
Dr. Knapp. an oculi-t IF No. % Wnst Twenty
f.ur:h,f. told the reporter that at tine request ot
Dr Slyrc he had examined Mrs. Line lhs eyes, and
found them in a bad condition; NOT only are they
suffering rom disease caused by weak ap 90, but
there is cataract forming on each eye. lFesr are
nOt considered 20 be dangerous YET, but until an
o! GRAFTON i, performed they viii constantly grow
you may say for me- said Dr. VI. Clymer, of
No 60 West Th.r -cgh h-,.., THAT at Oh. request
of Dr. SlyTe visited Mrs. Lincoln two weeks ago
and found her mental condition perfect. Her
physical, oon4l,'on Is "a., y rs uat indeed. In q
IrSUlt ,Ig.cd by Dis >I.I., Knapp. Isucoast OF
Phiau.I .lIa. ana myself, s1y .la. ~lc 'e suffer
ing irOm sglual chronic n. tli" iu' result OF Iai
from .rua-y which Is caused by Buguf'- disease of
the kidneys, and from two ratliJcts on Acr eyes.
SIN. f. truly i'm a dro.oraLle condition. DurugpI
our CONVEX .iton Nh. Lincoln never complained
once of her uualciul CWb1ut- sm,uI hut ] know
thai she needs a uurae. >u" !, occupying compare
lively cheap rooms and cannot probably i've many
yeIIa
ur ~a,re whom shown the Hat'mauis of Dr..
Knapp and Ciy ar, said u.ut tI.J Aal given tA,
si.,l I,ec %. a report which Dee .td ortsmed and
toryar '.d 10 Congressman >pumr.r of iu.h"i' nm
answer 20 "A 'grIusIug a' I'D Nh Lincoln pir-cut
condition. "l.Is. Lincoln ls poor helpless wa
lady, continued Lr. SafTc, cover -AiS years o'u,
and sine Dis pot able to taE' caro- al HeisriI' reg
husband u.,u .7 -u.ulcI, ana h0 % s'4d.rl- "Iup"
sLr s-1.t. Do properly cared l0-' IL '''vO" was %
sufficient income WLrA SIZE wash t''' 4...-.". !,
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