Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-15

Miss Adams had occupied q room on
she top floor Of No. 136 East Twenty
ninth street for the last nine
years. She enjoyed excellent health
until month agO, when she attended a
sociable given by the League. She
complained then that she was not feel
ing well, but as she did not make much
Of her ailment her friends did not think
it serious.
Lester Guerney, secretary Of the Ac-
tors Fund, received a notice that Miss
Adams was ill in her rooms and needed
attention. DR.. O'Hanlon, physician Of
the Fund, saw the patient, aud last
Monday had her removed 20 the hos
pital, where through some mistake she
was placed in the alcoholic ward. IL
was found later she was suffering from
weakness from lack Of nouriShment.
She was Of a retiring disposition and
would not make her condition known
even 90 her friends who lived IN the
house with her. II was only when she
was found unconscious in her bed that
her condition was looked upon as seri-
Gus.
KNEW THE END WAS NEAR.
A scrap OF paper found 10 her room
bore these words:
20 God, forgive me and receive me.
I am nearing my journeys end" This
showed she realized her Illness was
fatal. Not a cent was found In the room,
bat there we're four trunks containing
costumes worth lsIndreds OF dollars.
Her only known relative 10 this city Is
cousin Mrs. X Hammond, OF No. 800
treet, whose daughter,
Leslie, IS = .nt n0er OF Frau.
Company. Mrs. Baldwin
.- wife OF a San Francisco bank
her sister, and Samuel B. and
John Quincy Adams, Of Sacramento,
CAL, her brothers.
Laura Matilda Adams, Lucille being
the professional name, was born in Car
Isle, Pa, in 1850. At an early age she
played a smalf part with Z. l.. Daven-
port. After. that she played with Booth,
Barrett a(nd John Mccullough. Her last
engagement was with Denman Thomp-
S0n, but she had not played for two
years.
SAID TO HAVE INVESTED A FORTUNE.
She married Hubert Davis in 1869.
Her friends say he was an English baron
and very wealthy, but "Burke's Peer
age" does not contain the name. She
was known to her friends as the Baron
ess Davis, and her stationery bore an
elaborate coat Of arms. Mr. Davis died
10 1873, and according 20 her friends
left a fortune of nearly $500, 900 70 his
widow She was interested IN a silver
and lead mine To Virginia City, New, it
is is said, and 10 was reported yesterday
that her business manager, w. r. Rob
erts, of San Francisco, Cal, wrote %
her only a short time before her death
saying that by next October the mine
would be- worth 81, OOO 600.
Miss Adams was married 70 w. w.
O'Har1 iu 1SS2. he is a son OF ex-Sen-
ator O'Hara, OF Baltimore, Nd. The
couple separated several years ago.
Her friends say Miss Adams was the
founder Of the Actors Fund. IL was
brought about In this way. Eliza New
IN, an actress, had died and there was
money 20 bury her. Miss Adams
arted around with a subscription list
Z collected en'Ugh money for the
~ raj expenses, visiting all the big
way stores. From this the org an
sprung into existence.
spital doctors, not being sure
sth certificate, and when sn
sent by the Actors Fund
Morgue yesterday to claim
was told an autopsy was
Miss Bertha Welby, from
rs Fund. called at the hospital
IN the day and protested ageinst
topsy. Secretary Guerney, Of the
sctbns Fund, also sent in protest In
wiring.
Two young women, who said they
were relatives OF Miss Adams, called at
the hospital and demanded a post-mor-
tenn examination 70 show death was not
due 10 alcoholism. These women said
I. Miss Adams was erratic and that her
mind was undoubtedly affected. The
autopsy was then performed.
The funeral will be held az the "Lit-
a Church Arou nd the Corner" at two
lock this afternoon.