Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-10-18
MRs. BIooMFIEID MOORE.
Her Family Troubles httrncttn
Much sympathy An Europe.


Her Family Troubles attracting
Much sympathy An Europe.
Mrs. John Sherwood Of New York writ
Ing In the World says;
II have written you Of the royalties
and the people of European fame per-
haps enough. have now to record the
visit OF well-known woman, an Amert.
can woman, who is here under treatment
for nerve exhaustion caused by recent
domestic sorrow. refer to Mrs. Bloom
field Moore, whose fertile brain seems 10
develop new powers and strength as life
goes on. She is well known as the author
of several volumes Of poems, original
novels, Of essays on social and ethical
subjects which are striking for their cloal
setting forth OF everyday duties. But
no one was prepared to find her able Ia
write so we'll on scientific subjects until
her papers on sEtheric Force drew at.
teniion TO what an English writer calls
her lucidity OF thought, her eloquent ex.
preston and her logical reasoning
must confess that whom read one OF her
papers on the Kelly Motor Secret
thought her dreamer. II was only
when lie Figaro Of September ] an.
nouneed that Mr.. Keely's grand dis.
oovery was officially made known In
France that / realized that there was
genius behind her enthusiasm.
But II is not the intellectual triumphs
of gifted woman which have interested
us here, but her recent sorrows. We all
remember the Oheyalier de Bildt and the
illness Of his lovely wife, who became in
sane after the birth of child. M. de
Bildt last year divorced his wife on 40
count Of her protracted alienation Of
mind, which shows wherein Swedish law
differs from the law Of other countries
In the month of July Mrs, Bloomfield
Moore, finding her daughter was not ns
we'll as she had been, went to Vienna ia
remove the patient from the establish.
ment Of Prof. Lisdesdorf, and was there
summoned by the POLICE Director and in.
formed, by order of the Swedish guar
dian Of Mime. de Bildt, that she could
have no further power over the move
ments of her insane daughter
Tho poor daughter had had heart
rending scene with her mother, begging
to be taken away, but this was not per
mitted. II ia whispered that in Stock
holm, Mrs Bloomfield Moore is consid
cred mentally incompetent to take car,
of her daughter. This is too absurd Ii
obtain credtncs. Nor do the do Bildt!
take this view OF the case. They are hel
friends. The sensible idea would seem Il
DO that when divorced from foreign bus
band an American wife regains her ma
tionality, and who, then, so proper q per
son to take charge Of her daughter 81
the mother whose broad mind has con
templated and whose pen has written 81
much on the subject Of insanity.
"Mrr. Bloomfield Moore was subjected
to much indignity at Vienna, where sh
generously left so 900 for the benefit o
an asylum, and now rumors are curren
that her well-known support, mental,
and financially, Of the Keely motor hs
caused the Swedish members Of he
family to consider her under delusion
Thus she is deprived of her child, who
now suffering intense mnnia, and the m
fortunate Mma. de Bildt ia left to sufie,
s'I,he case has excited intense inteTes
all over Europe. II is unique, and tele
grams and csblegrams and letters hav
poured in upon Mrs. Bloomfield Moore
Nov, is q guardian appointed b
Mrs. Bloomfield Moore to look afte
Nine. de Bildt's financial interest to b
allowed to prevent the mother from DE-
ing what abe deemH hest for her daugl
ter This seems incredible.
SIT is at least very in.ersstinp hit :
International Law Tho guardian is sti
keeping Ms bloomfield Moore IA I,
aoranes as TO his Intentions, al.houe
: several weeks have elapsed since she r
quested him to resign his guardianahi
on aceount of his abuse of authority.
"ThO question OF insanity is always
most Troublesome one, but as tha casa |
Nine. do Bildt resembled that Of IL
DGchees Of Cumberland Mrs. Bloomfel
Moore tried for hor daughter many
the agents used for that unfortuna
lady, now cured, with great sucoes
Change and fresh companionship, lovit
care, her mother'B devotion, were q
curing Mme. de Bildt. She was vel
much better. She is now thrown bal
upon her sad decisions and her inten
sufferings. NJ. do Bildt will he remer
bertd az Swedish Charge d'Afsirs, as
well.known fashionable Citizen of Me-
port. The father, Baron Bildt, is pIin
/ / minister of SWedenn