New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-05
EDWIN BOOTH IN TOWN.
BE SAYS THAT HE HAD NO STROKE or
PARALYSIS.
TxcnsHvr SMOKING CAUSED Els TROUBLE AT
RooHEsTBR-HE SIMPLY LOST HIS VOICE
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EXCESSIVE SMOKING CAUSED BIS TROUBLE AT
RooHEsTER-HE SIMPLY LOST HIS VOICE
EoR A TIME TO REST FOR
SEVERAL DAYS,
The Chicago limited express train, on which Ed
win Booth was passenger, arrived at the Grand
Central Station at 1890 o'clock last evening. Mr..
Booths physician, DR.. st. Clair Smith, Booth and
Barretts New-York agent Jerome Fl. Eddy, and
the reporters Of the morning papers were the only
persons who had come to meet the tragedian, the
news of whose sudden and presumably dangerous
illness had only a few hours before alarmed his
many friends and innumerabls admirers After
nearly all the passengers had left the train Mr.
Booth alighted and walked down the platform at
moderate pace and without any assistance His
face always pale, bore no traces of illness; his
6gua was erect and his step firm. He wore
derby hat and long overcoat, and small leather
satchel was suspended by strap over his right
shoulder His onL attendant on the Journey
which had been begun at Rochester at i 0 80 O. m.
was his valet Frank Lodge
To a Tribune reporter, who expressed hope
that Mr. Booth was feeling better, he said: "YeS
thank you, very much indeed The enunciation
OF these words was perfectly clear, and the voice
in which they were uttered was as round and
musical as ever. While waiting for DR. Smiths
carriage, Mr.. Booth added, have had no paraly-
sis; my Illness was loss of voice, caused think
by excessive smoking. have had the same thing
occur before, but it was when ] was not acting
and then It did not SO much matter. shall be all
right again after few days rest"
Mr. Booth then took his seat in the carriage
and was driven TO the Players Club in Creamery
Park. j. q. Magonigle, the superintendent Of
the club, who married a sister of Mr. Booths
first wife, Mary Devlin, said about half an hour
after the tragedians arrival: There has pot
been any paralysis DR.. Smith says, and Mr..
Booth win soon be in his usual health. The
doctor did not stay with him more than three
minutes after they arrived here. Mr. Booth went
at once TO bis rooms ON the third floor and ordered
some supper. When he was spoken TO about Mr..
Barretts speech, he smiled and said, 'Barrett
got frightened, lost his head and let his
feelings run away with him."
Several friends of Mr. Booths who were seen
yesterday described his fondness for tobacco as
something extraordinary. One remembered hav-
ing seen him smoke six pipefulJ Of strong tobacco
and ten cigars in the course o. one night IL is
not singular that the cumulative effect Of such
excessive Indulgence should have proved disas-
trous, and the only wonder is that the attacks
which MR. Booth says he has sustained should
not have been more frequent
. Lawrence Barrett telegraphed yesterday that
Booth till Monday week, when it was hoped he
would be able to rejoin them in Cleveland. In
the meantime Lawrence Hanley will attempt some
of Mr. Booths parts. 1t is additionally unfortunate
that the leading-man, Mr.. Hanford, was taken
III with pneumonia some weeks ago, and has not
sufficiently recovered to be able to resume acting.
The route as booked is Buffalo last night and tho
rest Of the week; Toledo, April 80; Detroit, 10.
IL, IL and 13.