New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-19
MRS ABBY HOPPER GIBBONS DEAD.


THE STORY OF REMARKABLE LIFE WITCH WAS
N HONOR TO AMERICAN w0MANHooD.
Mrs. Abby Hopper Gibbons daughter OF isaac
Tatcm Hopper the Quaker phinihroplst ami herS'i
phIlanthropist OF National reputation died on Mon
day at her he me- 30 80 West Forty seventhst. Her
death ended an eventual llfe Mrs Gibbons was born
on December :, 1901. IN Philadelphia. she was the
third OF sixteen children Her father was liickslie
Qu; krr. active Abolon!St NEST energetic prison
rcformcr and wGs identified with works CT charity
all his lifetime His daughter. after teaching school
in Philadelphia and New York for set crnl years, was
married /, 1889 10 james sloan Gibbons, flhladol-
pha merchant, who moved To this city In ls''o. ana
who was for many years connected with banks aud
nnancial Institutions here he the author OF
the song. We're Coming. Father Abraham. Tnr
Hundred thousand More and Of several books and
articles In magazines financial subjects. Mr.. Glib
bons died last cOjsr
Mrs. G!bbons's life was devoted IN great part to
works OF charity. IN 1915 she aided her father in
forming the Women's Prison Association In this city
and In founding homes for discharged prisoners. She
was the first director OF the Womcn's Prison As'ocla-
lion. She also assisted her father In forming the
Isaac T. Hopper Home. and for twelve years sio WIS
president Of German Industrial home for children
found In the streets. The school was a great success,
the attendance Increasing In four months from seven
TO 200.
The years Just before and during the Civil War
were most active ones for Mrs. Gibbons. She WAS IN
unreenuns Abolitioni,t Her house was 4 meeting
place for all the principal AboitionistN Horace
Greeley Theodore Parker and Wendell Phillips were
often visitors there The strong friendship existed De-
tween her and Mr. Greeley. lie made long visits TO
her home and al one time lived there five weeks.
During the draft riots In 1863 the home q Mr.
and Mis-. Gibbons carly selected by the mob rs
object Of attack. The attention OF the rioters was
first drawn their house by some one pointing IL o"'
rs the home Of Horace Greeley. II VAS III one"
sacked and partially burned
The strong antislavery sentiments OF Mrs "iDDohS
were due in part no doubt, to the great activity of
her father as an AbOlitionis Her fathers home was
refuge for escaped slave. II l. said that through MS
efforts not less than 1000 slaves escaped by Ne
d. Undetermined rallroad Mans Of these were con
ccaed In his house. lie "dlsownod' from the
Society OF Friends for being associated IN publishing
The Anti slavery standard" in this city.
With such father II not surprising that wien
the Civll War broke out Ms Gibbons was WHINE
80 risk her life by serving aS nurse III hHapai ana
camp. She was I'm the Army hospitals and camps
tor three yours and half. making II record VI
which any woman might be- proud.
About The first thing Mrs. hibb0n, ala a'''r 'hc
returned from the army hospital, nj the cnd o. iIc
wpr was to establish labor ind all s,eet' for The
benefit OF soldiers families. She thoush If it proved
success that II could be extended a. 10 aid the
poor Of all classes. II was carried on successfully
one year and then given up PATTY because Vi ''c
dscourag.ment OF some Of Mrs Glbbonss friends and
partly because OF Hines which prevented hr
from doing any w.rk. In 1871 she helped to eStnb
ilSh tho NewYork Infant Asylum, and In 1913 sic
established the Die, Kitchen Association shc WIS
,y many yca,s PRESIDENT Of The Diet Kitchen Associ;
uou and presided over It, last meeting on January
g. th, year. one Of III, wning events III her iaDo''
for the unfortunate toek plac" last year, when sue
wa, successful in her efforts to secure 'le p'''"e
Of a bin through the STATE Legislator" c't'bu'h'0
r.formatory for women and girls 81 New->or anu
Wcstclic,tnr At EedfCri, Wc-tchcster county III"
Till wa, -lgncd 10y Governor Flower II "A' p''Hc'
hy hath Houses Of the Legislature III le7'' ana we
vetoed by Governor Hill Mrs. Gibbons Logan "oriio
personally for the pi7>aSe Of the biii ""'n 90
was eighty nine years old >h' went 10 "o''''
last wear and the year before and made per'o'"'
appeals. which We're successful.
During all the years Mr.. Gibbons h'ed III Ne"
York. III. took great interest In the inmates VI
1,nhs nr,on III. listened 10 every Story VI Surer
,r, and did much so relieve ana comfort the u'
..n,,, ,,,on,r. Fifty years ago she ana
CATHERINE VI. Scdgwick. the author went 10 """u''
Island and inauguated many reforms 'h're' gu
iook some Chrl ,ma, presents To the ohliu'ei y" ~
island on her first visit. AID every year S'".. VI"
IN, sent hundreds Of presents at Christmas Time 10
,I ,niIdr.n There She WA a reader OF Inc
TriLuu. from the day it WAS hfet p"oinSi '.
Among Ml,. Dlbbon most siihims 'n"'t wli,h nc
v, tr ,hn ,ncccs, which ATTENDED al her u"fr'
,nLtn,s tier house was always open for lh' rt.p
,,n, =, All SORTS Of unhappy children Frequently
IL wa 20 filed with the special obl,eN 1 her ' ,L
,S,t nor own children and all tlr hchWr' oi Wv
,l"',.i,''d vrcrr Obliged 10 seek temporary quarter"
,'a,,horr Mrs Gibbons woman oi exception
49,. ,,td ,.i.v.. her charity WAS never op'cuIfu Nv
49, ~, .rinr,.n, Inc las, rd- Sl' uttered M'Ir ~
M renee to the rotormarry 10 b" bult ~ ,Tiio i
ur. Gibbons, death va. caused Nv Il, Gnu WIN
, r,,rbt last week and which developed nv" ''hIo
INV u.', " IL. leave, Two children, MIS- lanes
Il, H. r,' md Mrs sarah H. Emerson, WHO narrn' =
N"t o.. "T pnInh Waldo Emerson. The burial WAS III
';recuwood Yesterday. There we're no funeral snN"",
rl. coffin was covered with ho"rra s'h' Nv NV " "
~ IN. ilnnn,r IIOmr.