Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-08-22
DEATH OF GAIL HAMILTON.
Stricken with Paralysis at Her Home In
MnRan chusottR.

btricken with ParHlYsiS at Her homo IN
Massa chusetts.
Hamilton, Mass, Aug. 1S.-"Gail Ham,
ilton," Miss Abigail Dodge, died at her
home on Main street at nine o'clock
Monday night. She arose apparently
quite well Sunday morning, but while
eating breakfast was stricken with
paralysis, the shock being much more
serious than the one experienced in
Washington in May, 1895 Her physi-
clan was Immediately summoned. He
found her unconscious and she remained
in that condition until death came.
Miss Dodge, since her illness In the
spring. had appeared in good spirits
and hal passed considerable time in the
open air. She had been quite talltative
and took much pleasure in discussing
| politics and other matters.
| Besides her servants her sister, Mrs.
Mary F. Dodge, was the only person at
the deathbed.
| miss Mary Abigail Dodge, who will al
| ways be best remembered by her nom de
| plume of Gail Hamilton" was essen.
TALLY New Englander by instinct and as
| ISOLATION as well as by birth. She was one
| of coterie of brilliant Massachusetts
the century in which they lived. A gen.
| erally-accepted impression that Gail
Hamilton" was a blood relative of the late
| James G.. Blaine Is erroneous! She was
| simply q cousin of Mrs. Blaine But for
many years she was an intimate associate
| of the Blaine household and often as
| sisted the great Maine leader in his lit
| erary work, and in return sometimes re-
ceived aid from him. For some time pre-
vious to her long illness in 1895 Miss Dodge
| W a nj urin tha ~
| the deceased statesman with view of
publishing a biography which would do
| him justice. Shortly after Mr.. Blaines
| death she sent to the Washington office of
the United-Associated presses state
| ment written in her strong, clear-cut mas
| culine hand, declaring that she alone had
| the right to publish an authorized biog.
raphy of James G. Blaine and warning all
| others from assuming to undertake that
| task.
Few American writer's have been so pro.
| life, although there is no work from her
| hands OF any great length or purposely am
| bilious. Not a year has passed since 1861
that has not seen volume of her collected
writings on the market. Her published
works have consisted most exclusively
| however, of reprints of contributions tc
| newspapers and magazines. Among the
| best known titles are Twelve Miles from a
Lemon" "Skirmishes and Sketches, -
| "Gale Days" and Sermons to the Clergy :,
| but the list is almost as long as her years
In the biographies of Miss Dodge fur
| nished to the encyclopedias 1t is stated
that she was born in Hamilton, Mass
"about 1890" This would certainly Justify
the assumption that Gail Hamilton" was
at least 65 years of age when paralysis ar.
rested her vigorous intellect and stopped
her facile PEN Her published works mum.
her many volumes. She was also until
| lately constant contributor to the New
York Tribune. She had vigorous convc
tons which she expressed in graceful, witty
and dforcefullanguage. The world was muct
better for Gail Hamilton's' life, and is
distinctly loser by her untimely death.l