Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-12

fever, aud alter few days illness died,
leaving her TO- broken hearted that for
time her fortune was forgotten. But
she had alrt ady spent so much money
and effort In preparing for battle that
she was in n0 condition to retreat, and
for the sake of her helpless children,
three in lumber. she reused herself and
once more challenged her foes. They
were Inaby and powerful, and generally
looked wi contempt upon the little
woman who, single handed, came out to
meet them.
They supposed they would easily dis
pose OF her. They employed ,ne best
of counsel they circulated every con-
ceivAbie slander against her, aud four
attempts at different times were made
TO assassinate her. But che was not
frightened, and would not be driven
from the position she had taken. Back
and forth from South to North and
North TO South she travelled, and while
generally yielding to the judgment and
advice OF the eminent men " ho had un-
dertaken her cause, she never gave up
the entire command to them, She su-
perfntended every movement herself,
and appeared in person whenever her
case came into court.
Her means had long been OK hausted,
and she WAS scarcely able to obtain
even the common necessaries of lite.
AS 1t was necessary for her to visit
Washington she borrowed enough
money for the purpose, but had been in
that city only short time when she
learned that her enemies in New
Orleans had forged paper setting
forth that she was not Daniel Clark's
child.
Taking some valuable jewelry she
borrowed $1,000 on them, paid her
debts and started for the South, arriv.
Ing In New Orleans with just 30 cents
In her pocket-a poor pittance, truly,
on which to renew her great fight.
The Judge before whom her case was
to be tried was known to be opposed to
her, but before the trial came Of he
died suddenly. Another man, also op-
posed to her, was nominated for the
position. but the plucky little woman
| succeeded in defeating him, and bad
the satisfaction of seeing o man chosen
! whom she had every reason to believe
would act justly in the matter. About
this time she wvs called upon by Gen.
Gaines, who proffered his assistance,
and ere long the friendship engendere1
by this act ripened into love, aud they
were married.
The struggle was then renewed, and
during the eleven years the General
was spared to her they fought together
against her enemies, and had II not
been for the rebellion she would have
been accorded her rights long ago. At
the close of the war she renewed the
fight, and at last the great fortune is
almost within her grasp, Her counsel
had obtained the assurance that such
action would be be taken next winter
as would oblige the city of New Or.
leans to levy special tax in order to
place Mrs. Games in possession of her
princely fortune, but death steps in
and puts an end, so tar as she is con.
cerned, to the world famous struggle.
Her family will probably reap the re-
ward Of her great fight. Had she been
selfish and grasping she could have
long since dazzled the world with her
wealth, for she fairly won the suit
brought to recover a large portion of
the estate on which as many as four
| hundred families resided, wi o q D IT.
chased their property from the CITY,
the latter guaran teeiDg perfect title.
Much honor is due to her fo1 the re-
buke she gave TO party of speculato-s
from Baltimore, who offered her seve-
raj hundred thousand dollars for only a
small portion of her interest in that part
| of the estate. Finding::that the would
be purchasers intended to oust the fami-
/ lies then holding the property she fatty
declined their offer, though at this time
| she was too poor to afford 10 ride in tho
! street cars, and was living ON the mis-
erable pittance of fifteen cents o day.
But she never complained, and even
allowed those 400 families to occupy
her premises without asking or drawing
a M in
, she last went to New Orleans, depu-
tation from these families called upon
her, and after thanking her for her
leniency toward them, subrogated all
their rights to the city, but she
generously refused to accept the sacri-
fice.
By her two marriages Mrs. Gaines
had five children, only three of whom
survived their cblldhood-s son and
two daughters. One of the daughters
ID ID in New York City under very sad
circumstances at the early age of 16; tho
other married and became the mother
of three children, but in the fall of 1879
the son married very estimable lady
from Greenfield Mass, who proved
herself devoted wife. Her son-in.law
and six grandchildren, all under 16
years of age, survive her, and to these
will 60 the bulk of her immense
fortune, which is now beyond all danger
of legal controversy.
The funeral of Mrs. Gaines took place
on Saturday in New Orleans. Many
leading lawyers were present at the
services, among them Judge Billings, of
the U. S. District Court. Rev. DR.,
Palmer, of the Presbyterian church,
officiated. In the course of eulogy of
the deceased. he said she was q
woman whose whole life was devoted
to the high endeavor of the attainment
of the aim of the vindication of her
name and restoration of her wealth
that she was entitled to-"
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