The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-22
BELLAMY'S HEALTH BROKEN.
The Noted Author ON HIS Way to Col
OradO to Recuperate.

CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-Edward Bellamy,
student of political economy and social
science, and author Of Looking Backward"
and Equality" is broken down from
nervous prostration and physical collapse.
Under the care of his wife and of his
brother, f. p. Bellamy, of New York, he
passed through Chicago yesterday on his
way to Denver, Col, where he will make
a last fight for vigor and life He narrow
ly escaped collapse on the street during the
afternoon while he was coming from the
Northwestern depot and was hurried by his
companions to the shelter of q neighboring
hotel, where he stayed until his departure
from the city at 10 o'clock last night. He
was denied all callers, and his brother stood
watchfully on guard to prevent the pene-
tration of intruders to the hallway upon
which opened the suite of rooms sheltering
the distinguished sick man.
F. p Bellamy was plainly worried con-
corning the state of his brothers health.
though he insisted that with rest, freedom
from the worries Of an author, and the
bracing air of dry. cold climate, few
months would bring complete recovery to
the patient. The appearance of Mr.. Bel
lamy himself in the momentary glimpse OBJ
tainable in his passage through the corridor
did not well hear out this cheerful prophecy.
He was thin. his countenance was worn
and pale, and his feeble motions were those
of a man of shattered constitution. The
Bellamy party consisted besides Mrs. Bel
lamy and F. F. Bellamy of the author
two children, q boy or fourteen ana Slfl
a year younger.
When it became known that the noted
writer was in the city there was rush
of reporters and other people TO Mr. Bel
lamy's rooms at the hotel. TO the few
whose cards inadvertently reached him at
the first Mr. Belamy sent back the kindly
he would Ike to fafk bnf that
he was commanded to remain quiet and
not TO venture from his room. +. r.. Bel
lamy was finally driven TO placing a hotel
porter on guard at the corridor leading
from the stairway to the room door. He
also erased the original entry in the hotel
register and substituted IF. +. Ballamy
II have at least learned lesson about
ne saa we s foooE dMard se
lamy will not be in writing a member or
the party. Queer, what name Will do,
isn't it? Now, l can travel from one end
of the country to the other and no one will
pay any attention to me or trouble me IN
the least. But when ! write Edward Bel
lamy find myself pestered half TO oeath.
There's some comfort in being unknown
and lots OF bother about being famous.
F. r. Bellamy is the healthy prototype
keen-eyed, gray-haired and the possessor OF
a bristly gray Tnustache, which rose and
fell in the ardOr Of his explanation OF the
trip. I'VE came right through from New
York" he said. My brother and his family
Joined me there. They live In Chicopee.
Mass. My brother Is IN state OF nervous
exhaustion consequent to prolonged strain
OF literary labor His new book, Equal
ity' was published less than a month ago,
and as soon as il was out of the press he
broke down. He supervises all his books
until they are fairly through the press. /
think that the work of proof-reading and
puttering of the work is as much account
able for his illness as the actual strain OF
creation and composition lie is writing
nothing now and ! do not expect he viii
write again for months He viii probably
remain in Denver throughout the winter.
He Is not done writing yet by any means
and as soon as his health Is regained he
will begin upon a new work. His plans,
however. are not in the least made"