New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-24
MRS. BOOTHS CASE MORE HOPEFUL
MORE CHARGES MADE BY THE VOLuN-
TEERS-WHAT COMMANDER BOOTH
TUCKER HAS TO SAY

The physicians who are attending Mrs. BallIng-
ton Booth at the Presbyterian Hospital gave out
the following bulletin late yesterday afternoon:
Mrs. Booth is responding slowly to treatment.
Her splendid physical condition makes her case
more favorable. The physicians therefore hope
to pull her through but her condition still con-
tinues 10 be very serious"
The announcement OF Mrs. Booths serious con-
don and the causes to which the members OF the
Volunteers attribute her breaking down. as too
exclusively IN yesterdays Tribune. has excited
great deal OF sympathy for The Volunteers
say that some Of the most severe attacks on Mrs.
Booth have come directly from the headquarters
OF the Salvation Army. In Fourteenth-st One OF
the most specific charges made Is that letter
was written by officer high In the ranks OF the
Salvation Army to a child In the Chlldren's Home
at Montcair ~ ]. This child had peen placed In
the home by Mrs. Booth when she was active IN
the Salvation Army. Soon after the Volunteers
organized this letter was sent to the chic,
and, to use the words OF the officer who furnished
the information. 1T was such vile attack on
Mrs Booth that the mstron Of tho Home refused
10 let the child read It, and, instead sent IL TO the
ckild's guardian at Boston. who absolutely refused
TO allow the little one 10 have It, on the ground
that 1t unfit for young person TO read. IAis
letter written In the hope Of getting the CHILD
10 leave the Home and Mrs Booths protection. IL
was sent about ten months after Mrs Booth lex
the Salvation Army"
headquarters Of the Salvation Army yesterday
made this statement: IL have only this 70 say
that IL Is a very difficult matter to speak when a
woman Is so ILL., 1t would be as just. however, Tor US
to ascroe the death OF our baby 20 the Eoun'eers'
or the fact that Mrs. Booth-Tucker tainted AZ
meeting at Indianapolis 1t would be equally cruei
for US to say that this illness Of Mrs. Baliinsfoh
Booth is the Judgment OF God visited upon her for
leaving tho Salvation Army II seems 70 me that
these efforts TO arouse popular anupathy ana an
tagonism are especially sod when Il Is CHRISTIAN
against Christian. Our position has always oeea
one Of silence. We did not want TO get Into any
controversy. The Volunteers are an'agonizing US
and not We them
Another charge made by the Volunteers against
the Salvation Army is that the leaders OF the or
ganization are endeavoring make light OF Mrs
Booths Illness When Commander Booth-TucXer
was asked, late yesterday afternoon whether nc
had heard OF Mrs. Booths condition. he sac:
Eyes, we have just had telephone message from
sicians said that Mrs. Booth was not dangerously
shown TO the Commander ne called In his private
secretary who said that the bulletin was all tnat
had been received Yesterday afternoon tne COM
ma nder Issued a formal statement to the news
papers in which he said: - , Ill
over the world to say that there 10 but ore ieenns
in our hearts regarding the illness OF Mrs Ba.ins
through which Commander Bangton B9oth Is
passing. That feeling Is love which wouid ma e.
preston In qnceass P,aggf conmncation both
with the hospital and with Commandsr Bailinston
aSsIstance within her power. while General Booth
has cabled from London the assurance OIL MS
Commander Booth.Tucker announced YESTERDAY
that General william Booth would SAL IRON o Eng rs
lard N but would "s 60 direct Canada
and the West. After the Western trip the oon is
said several large mee T w ot me DC CON-
ma nder-.n- Chief Of the Salvation Army.