The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-30
ROUND THE EARTH.
NELLY Ely Who is Now Making
the Chase.
HER GREAT RACE AGAINST TIME.
Her Struggles fer Recognition and :
Fcosh.a4 in the naferHry world
The work sac fIss Done-
pillln.elnl.ga rnaalrgr.


nov putting = girdie 'r0und about iae
earth. - a Plttsbars gfrle She has BEEN
engaesd lr writing fer newspapers : little
rgcre thei three wears. Her hrst attempt
10 cain : livelihood with hsr cen was raas1e
esrlv ii Ies on the Pisssbnrg DsspassA.
she Ind written a communication 10 that
sosrnas on the condition 81 worklugwomen
n tsseeity 81 Pittahurg and there was 70
much ovsganas thought in Der Deductions
tssas she w1s requested to send her narae
and a8dresfs 60 The editor With this she
couulies and ~ = result she WIS engaged
to ts4lox up several Of the suggestions she
had male
ssSeiIIe Rly'sv first important mission
was a trip to Mexico. where she travelled
Tor sir nfmths. learning 10 speak Spanish
with fair a8encv IA that time.
when 'sNiss Bly, returned to Pistssurg
she vas rsts IN charge OF the society col
unn OF The Dispatch. alternating this work
with writing theatrical notices and cr-tl-
cisrns and IN preparing articies on woma'l's
work. With her added experience these
papers attracted attention in Sew York
and we're frequently reproduced IN the
metropolitan daIlies. This gave Mss
Bly, the idea that she could better herself
In New York and she secured letter Of
introduction 10 Joe Howard IT.. from one
OF her newspaper friends In TIttsburg.
sHg sTAKTs ~.
Arrived In Nr~ York she presented her
letter end was given several large chunks
81 fafheYiyT advice and the cheerful opinion
that she had made a big mistake and ought
20 so home. She didn't 90, bat sought 0us
Foster c0Ates. managing editor OF the Atiil
= "a - A. 90
Andrew Carnegie, the millionaire, had
taken unhs himself bride. and il Was este
mated that II Miss Bly, could interview
Mrs Carnegie such service might be &C.
cepfahse. Small hope was held out that
success would attend this effort, as the
most experienced New York interviewers
had tried It aud failed Miss Bly, started
in, and BY perseverance and the exesilise
Of little feminine diplomacy ohtained a
compleks and exhaustive talk with the
bride. touching upon every subject that
would 10 Of interest 60 women readers.
Like all beginners in the newspaper work
in the big city Miss Bly," speedily reached
that period when II appeared that there
ives not single new thing under the sun
10 write about. She thought and thought,
ard tried and tried. but met rehuffs st
little clearinghouse way up in Harlem.
where he fare was just about generous
enough 70 support life, because OF the mod
crate price paid for IL Cheap as this living
was, IL could not be paid for without an
income. The little store OF money that the
girl had boarded was becoming rapidly ex-
hausted. She was indebted TO her !and-
lady aud could not meet the obligation.
H.
lay loss her purse. and with 1t every dollar
she possessed in the world.
This misfortune did not discourage her.
however, and ahe was too proud TO make
her loss known. Every day she walked six
20 eight miles because she had actually no
money 10 pay car fare. The situation be-
gan 10 look desperate. Days were slipping
by and the board bill was growing. Some
thing had 20 he done, 50. without much
hope Of success, letters Of Introduction
were obtained from Joe Howard TO every
editor in New York. after a struggle and
the exercise OF a most extraordinary
amount ef patient perseverance, interviews
were obtained with The editors or editors in
charge Of the HeyaiF. the Sasa, the Times,
and the Ttisane, Not one OF them pro-
fessed 70 believe that Nellie Bly, would
be a profitable investment. The old and
iayorite method Of politely disposing Of the
applicant by taking her name aud address,
was adopted and Miss lily was informed
that II her services were needed she would
receive notification hy mail.
AZ INSANE ASYLUM
Then the young woman, who refused TO
he dlsheaFteued, betook herself "a the afiice
ot the Hetld and secured an audience with
Joseph PaIitzer. II took the proprietor Of
tho Hosid atoat fifteen minutes "a make
up his mind that Nellie Bly, migat be
made use!ni. he engaged her and Ter the
hyst assignment she was directed 10 visit
the department for the insane On Fiack-
wells island, oslensibly as an insane pa
tient. and describe its workings thoroughly.
These instructions were carried out aud re-
suited in enc Of the most remarkable
stories Of its klad ever printed in = news
rapar.
For threo days Nellie Rly'' rehears,ss her
part, she bought books On insanity and
studied carefully all is phases She stood
IN irnnt oi mirror With dlsheveled hair
and praetsced rolling her ewes and comfort.
Inc hes features until she iegt that sis had
studied her part wesl ard knew t. Il had
been agreed that she shoelti remain In tie
would Re secured With her rasfneat dis
arranged and the pretended glare ~ is,saB.
ity IA her EYES she wandered into a police
station, seemingly TOO much aemersed 20
give aay thing bat her name Ne.lc tlrown
Jusiiee Patrick G&y.a Duffy committed her
Ia niaekwssl's lsiapd and on the following
aaT the newspapers contained accounts %
the mysterious yuRag wonaan VITO nAd
keen found wandering "a the streets with
Tezson dsthtanst. fir FseiA one ~ the
nsnzt eminent alienGsts la shs cauntrf. pro-
aoancsd tac pssseBi 10 he "hopelesslg sn-
sane Hundreds Of visitors Canis u sse
her, eRt Aos eae Of them could tsst who
tae stTanEeF was na tae hfsh cay
chr paSseat made uaFrsR eseape
fTom discovery. Size bad learned
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sess8 daily villa tasrrAale ennarssstt.p. aaa
wAzn ea tA8f 6ay she wAs feacAe~f ca Ale
szsosaasies hy the auyse ara ternea 4roeua
she ssnaest "a se4A There sssassa a Fsssks.
bare news paper man wao hasi knssa her
Wssl ia aeFseWn AagNe. lie was tata can.
Yavsd ou New NaFk ~ sp4rer. ara hal
teSA directed Sc invesssgAse sae case Il e..
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saufaal, AMI ssse new sgap&r sa=n sas So ss-
tangsAea that es euas s8s sf~ak re bad
ma i&ea fhAs Neslie was sA&mnaasx. aaa
taoeehs ghas Sis bad heeesae sadslsalv iu-
sane, tlp as lass ON the gsaas * saa Aelns
tie ktgl's 3deauEY kneAA wren she, saiv}n.
tes ats purpose. kes ees@ gsp 10 Atm ard
whapess8 Hikas hetFav nse va ex.
psia lasss Tee visitor mnslegksaad sas
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