New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-07
LuCT M1CLEAN'S SAD HISTORT.
AUARMLESs. INSANE WANDERER.


TORNt'EIY \ BELLE AND AZ ArGIlOIES~ OF SOME
MrRIT-nER E,CENruClTiEs.
OLEAy, y. Y. Nov. 5.-Whilc in Newly York
the other day gentleman ~ misplace noticed gray
haired o-ug at ouc.of thc Park Row entrances
to tine Post onIcr II- va-.mforucd that the woman
name wa. Lucy f. NlcrIu and that She person Of
literary TENDENCIES. Residents ~ this place recognize
the name a- thu of singular and unhappy woman
well known here. who's, strange actions have caused
much comment Her mania for bu-t."- was prrdoml-
ulu' characteristics I'm summer sand winter 'lh' she
vor, dark calico drr--. with long. fu skirt and
waist az style 90 vogue twenty or twenty five years
AGO. ~h, it and Iu other days was'loubtio-, graceful
size va. no, daughter OF Captain MIolrau, Who served
BOO o., Revolutionary War. and who Wi"I"Hd moved
with DIE family ohio and from There q" @pIIuS'II''
Igr county, this state. Lucy MA'."ah aud neg sister
sarah moved fum There about twenty i've. years as" i'
th,- pl,r. when the two -ir. wcrr young Lucy was
great belle WIS pretty. talented and gay and her AL
,lr v,r. many she a-o wrote poetry "f some merit,
and man, uf her production, found their way i"ihr
page. OF Gr1hrB,s GodcJs aud The h"'t'r''cEeT one
OF her h,-t pieces wac satire ON a-'N"'n-i'f VINO
d - ~ 3fiarT ", T, al , nsf
.,',,,r, mem of The do and nmour others with Mr.
ir~,.rr,., While VT .u the bloom Of her youth she
l..,.,lu. acquainted with salmon T. CHASE with whom
n -,I Size correspondent II not long after the
r,rr.i uIr. $40, terminated that her FRIEND, noticed
that her actions strange. she manifested more
and mon, crazy impulses until finally -hr h"oHm. hope
..fr insane. For twenty YEAR -la hats ruaurd about
u',.-i, dependent upon The charity ~ her sister
-.r., af Lucy, habits singular. For years ere
haunted tine banks 81 this city, continually inpunus I"I
rrm, t4urr. that came. Finally ,hr gave ll- mp
and f.,l 20 borrowing. or wins Co borrow, small SINUS
~ r,u,. Her n-rt vuy vl- 10 enter -i"rc whom %"
prop,fnr was hi-Ily engaged apology" for her iilu
.t.. .u o. lady Ike miuuri and -h tur 90 loan ui from
i,,ruf, five ,,ut- DOLLAR never more than thAt
and never Jess. refusal hud uo effect as r would IT,
tu.u no, next day with uu apology ANA Ike irl''''
-u has frequently been tu New loIh, ana -'''i" years
a-t size. went Washington Co -tr r'tiNu W'u',I-. ~.
Congress about subsidy -hc claimed IN" "t- emu I'' I"
a. tu aufhor-- 10 g. my -tcrl how she ihN'H'I' rs
-ur had uu money. some say sd" di not use any money
a ull lu' trusted CALAMITY ~ M" coma Motors ""'
fn rui her un their train. between stations. ana Nh sue
had gone ir one train a- possible 10 wait P''"y
tpI Toe next. .,....,...
happened here tyc Elk rrnr- AGO. lh'"d"r' lHtu
,,.i, tu lecture evening and -Ar took ana '' ''
il,f of the stairs awaiting his coming. Mh'h %, up
preached with two gentleman -h" went l""'Iu H'h'
taIrii,d him uu the shoulder. and said:
NJ. Hilton. want You fp pas me iI' W"h'F N'""N'
mo " Tfuu u-fuu.Jrl thai .l'' >"iu' '''I' ".
vs.. unable To- Soy ugtIu- hvj 90 l.u-Ih h' i".i ,
f, ,,brt hr WIS Indebted 20 her. NoI h1vc been using
Iuy lecture long enough, she replied ana "'" "'
s M fp I.iy