The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-28
TO LIZZIE BRYAN.
Will Make Her a Happy
Thanksgiving.
Far-Distant Friends Rise Up for the
Woman Who Saved General
Grants Life.

The prophecy of THE CALL with re-
gard TO Lizzie Bryan made some weeks
ago bids fair to be fulfilled
Lizzie Bryan is the woman who claims
to nave en- presented by General Grant
with a gold watch, accompanied by the
expressed belief that she had saved his
life. She is the woman who served first
in the hospitals and afterward in the field
under fire during the war; who had her
own horse Starface shot under her at
Antietam who was captured while carry
ing dispatches III her boot; who served a
time in Libby Prison, and who is now in
the Almshouse of the city and county OF
San Francisco.
Der story was told in THE CALL some
weeks ago at the time she Mas transferred,
an invalid. from the hospital 10 the final
resort of the poor and helpless, but at the
end of that story it was written that if
justice were done in her case she would
not long remain there.
A few days afterward a committee of
the Woman's Relief Corps went out to see
Lizzie, and offered 10 send her to some
home" But Lizzie shook her head and
said mo-" She was being well taken care
OF at the Almshouse, and she preferred
rather TO chance it there than to fly to ills
that she knew not of.
But LiZZie's story has been travelling
constantly since IL was launched by The
CALL. 1t has appeared in nearly all The
great cities. and by their great papers been
carried TO the most remote parts of the
Country. Indeed it attracted sc much in
teTest that IL was republished alter many
days 10 San francisco, where, for the first
time, the origin of the story was ignored
and the impression thereby given that
poor Lizzie was suffering II New York ;
Almshouse. The New York Recorder
prin led the story, crediting it to The
CALL, and from the Recorder the Ex-
anIner of this city clipped it and credited
it TO the Recorder, thus locating it in New
York, instead of right here in San Fran
cisco.
And now comes letter from far away
Dakota. which got the story from Chicago.
The letter has been answered. 1t explains
itself, and is as follows:
WHITE, s. Dak., November 20, 1894
Editor Sun Francisco CdLl-Sr: Recently
an article appeared in your paper concerning
Lizzie Bryan. Which Was copied in Chicago
paper, and has lately come 10 my notice.
The destitute condition of This woman hero
reminds US that We are very ungr ateful and
careless people TO allow such hero to come TO
pauper ism. Now. what l desire to know is
III is: In what place is Mrs. Bryan? The
article simply stated that she was living in the
AlmshOuse. Is the Almshouse in California or
elsewhere? Ask the reporter who furnished
you The article and kindly advise me. l am
trying to locate Mrs. Bryan. Then VIII send
some one to visit her, and shall present the
case before several State committees and
prominent mt here. l Will take active steps
10 raise competence for her.
/ am granddaughter OF a veteran, and have
been reared with great love and reverence for
our soldiers aud our flag.
am sorry 10 trouble busy man with let
ter, but as one American citizen to another
most sincerely beg you TO grant me this favor.
Yours cordially.
CAMILLA BALLARD, White, S. Oak,