Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-15
JOHN SrCUnLoUGRs MIND.
The Rumor That 1t Had Become Un
balanced Mere Idle Talk, Withou
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The Rumor That 1t Had Become I'm
balanced Mere Idle Talk, without
Foundation in Fact.
A half-day's sensation was caused to-
day, says New York special Of Sept. Il
to the Courier-Journdl, by report that
John Mccullough. had gone out or his head
and was found wandering around Coney
Island in a halt-demented condition.
There was only the shallowest foundation
for il. Mr.. Mccullough arrived home from
a very pleasant trip abroad in the midst
of the syeltering heat of Monday last. He
was affected by it almost Immediately and
kent pretty quiet until Yesterday, when he
left the st. James Hotel with the avOwed
intention of going to Coney Island, and soon
after with a friend took the boat for the
beach. He spent the afternoon at West
Brighton and Brighton Beach and after
ward went on TO Manhattan Beach, where
he dined. About 9 o'clock he was noticed
to be acting rather strangely, and en-
deavOred to get of the Marine railway
train while it was in motion. When the
train stopped he walked hurriedly to the
hotel, where he was recognized and was
found to be very nervous and almost en-
tirely overcome by the intense heat. he
expressed a desire to return to the city.
which he did later in the evening, and
before midnight was safely in bed
at the st. james. and no ap-
prehensiOn of any further trouble
was felt at midnight last night, and
to-day, the weather being a little cooler,
he was about as usual. and seemed to
have almost entirely recovered from the
effects Of his temporary sickness. he
had previously instructed his manager to
cancel his opening dates, saying that he
would not attempt TO travel and begin
acting as long as the weather was so hot.
In accordance with his instructions, Mr..
Dickson telegraphed yesterday to cancel
| arrangements for his appearance at Ra-
cine, Lacrosse and Oshkosh, where he
was to play the first three nights OF next
/ week. His coming season will therefore
| begin at Milwaukee on Thursday night,
and neither he nor his managers express
any doubt of his being ready and able to
act on that occasion.
Mr.. Mccullough sat in the cafe of Del
monico's restaurant, with an unllgnted
/ cigar in his hand, when your correspond
| ent called on him tonight. He wore a
/ dark, gray suit, with Prince Albert coat,
| and a high black silk hat rested in chair
near him. His face was tanned, both by
| his recent ocean voyage and the past few
| days excursion to Manhattan Beach.
"Have you seen the reports of your i'll
| ness at Manhattan" he was asked.
| Cs' 4 nav SOO'- al 81 e4o9'
was the laughing reply, ''and am sure
am at a loss to account for them. One
story has it that / was blindly wandering
| around the beach at COney Island, while,
as a matter of fact, was quietly tanning
| myself on the hotel veranda."
''Then you have not been ill?"
| ''Why," said the tragedian, 81 never
| felt better than l have since my return
from Europe. The baths and treatment
received abroad have given me untold
benefit, and l really believe that they
would cure any man of anything"
''What sort of a season do you antici-
| pate in theatrical affairs this year?"
''After the election excitement is over
| think the theatres VIII do very well !;
until the public mind becomes settled,
| however, and We get something like re-
| spectacle weather there will be but little
| dOnpD