New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-04
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From The Chicago Tribune.
in the alley between Michigan and Wahas h-ayes'
tractel no more Than ordinary ati"ntion. p c
ana wholly unprotected from the hands Of vandals
lis only protection his been the nora4cg Of IN.
PIE in Chicago knew tn real value Of that "oonllo
but II II ,."rc generally known mat almost '''Iy
OF those logs Was split 10y an axe ~ me hIn ,
Of Abraham Lincoln therc proDabF woul 10, po ,l,,i
iieit 80 10 shoT 49,, a. "n m W. Csthrr
For years this cabin served The Lincoln family as
safe protection from storms ana carry II"h'rI VI
g.t3, ns " s'1''ma I'm" tI,i a. is known steps may
io" t 01 coz "'' H. 1Tesrryaion as one Of the most
INC uro'.cI of bringing the littlc log cabin %
Chicarr ,,.as n commercial one. Because LIBBY
Prison was brought her" and was succrssm ~ a.,
ojhere historical structures in ,ais country tnn.
w0nd be eqq@ly a'i iarnrr Ferry was torn from
rs pretiy home ana Sc, "I nc I Toms cabin wis
sprung the city. and II server '"'' "''"'' ~
DIa "a, 'hns Of 1 party or chica goans headed
/ bv George 81 i que. came to Inc conclusion ma
I.incolns Old log cabin home M"u,i put I iir
season so they bought the lit;ie stfnciur" Tor >D
o,i and semi George o. Carnsey, the architect. down
wv wv @ 1i "onnt~ limos 10 take the cabin dOwa
and sin it TO- Chicago He performed the work;
and marked the logs With Il series Of numbers ana
letters SO That ihcre would be no trouble In putting
the material together dSdh III 49,. 't I ' ,r,t
before satisfactory site was secured the hackers
OF the enterprise weakrnap' In ,b moan I'm. The
/ logs were stacked In PIE ~ iu ar o, me john
B Brown fort building, ana lh'i' NV. o. 'V,,Nas
Hcfnr,. its removal 10 chicago, TINS CABIN st0oI
Non a small tract of land In the extreme southern
par Of Coles County. when VIZ .Sp.litr" ~ ~
l Thomas Lincoln. the father ot, Apraham- IN the
fall OF 1880 the father as-lstr' ny , .on anu ~,
! thor members of his family, erected a lpg capi
oi,i,'b V,s oniv l5x1J feet dimensions For nearly
| a vnar The entire household occupied ms rom
lin cnlv a lof, above In the spring oi the follow
Sn" YEAR the cabin was pulled down and rebuilt
ehtv rods south of the first locality and for n"nri
az, ears only this one was the 1bCie or th
In,nlle family. During the year no as an ncr"h-
in~ family demanded larger dccoInnlIda IONS an
,Ser room of the same size was added to the orig
Inal house, and Mr.. ana MT i"""''S I>HcoAi
moved into the new apartment -. It,, -
II was in this room that Ahra"aH iHhc0ih Si'en
I ,opnv DAVIS while at work Ia me h'RhpoihoOd am
uu I s,rents after h!s Withdrawal from the HON
~, and while engaged In the various pursuits am
liii.T,atIons which he attempted before his admis
Con ~ the bar. And even altef ms siecuon To IN
ne unrpose OF bidding farewell 70 ms mother an
t,le - M this time that he visited his father
grave i il,sdssnf never returned TO his old hom'
: Tor NE a, mis- time In December, $50 When sh
1 Kim farewell she said in par ing. and wit
, naue sireaming down her cheeks: "oh. Abe; IN
boy IN never e. TO See ~ nj xii ye KNOW
tnr r, lin its belongings. and the land upO
Lhtnh ~ stood after the death OF old Mrs. LII
w VIII which occurred In 1862 passed INTO the pos
session OF John j. Hall cousin o. ene Pres.den
aha I'm 10 lincoln as compensation for the cal
hp " ,,a IL, tenan nee OF his father ana mother
a az" Tbe owners OF the cabin as y stanus To-Day nav
M idea what thew will finally 90 Mhtn II Ihey al
paying rent for the hround The end OF tb,s re-
ana nayI 1o ~ logg can be seen at the north end
: he lori building and can be easily seen from II
n street