The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-21
STARVING WOMAN'S DIARY.
iJELYN ADAMS, AUTHOR, kEPT A
RECORD or HER SUFFERING.

She Died Last Week Of Lack of Food more
Than Anything Else-Published One
Moderately Successful Book, but All
other Efforts to Earn Living Failed.
Some light on the suffering endured by Mrs.
Evelyn Adams who died In her scantly fur
pished room at 400 West Fifty-seventh street
last week, after being III for days without
rroper nourlshment. was furnished by the dis
coyery yesterday In her room OF a diary In
which the unfortunate woman was In the habit
o, recording her hopes and her troubles IA an
author This diary tells a sad story oil days OF
hunger. but there are passages In 1t which
indicate that the woman never lost her spirit
despite oil that she had to endure. That
starvation had moro to do with the woman's
death than nything else Is the assertion OF her
physician. DIR. Anna + Donoghue. Among the
Passages in the diary found yesterday were
the following:
81. Marriasca Lottery returned from another
rullshcr wish could arrange to publish II my.
self hut 1 can't have lived on crackers and
water for ave weeks.
success at last thank God After trying twenty
eight d., norent ways to raise the money to publish
the book for nine weeks. have succeeded l will
soon b, an author. had to give claim on the
,,,tro,ype plates on tho mineral collection (which
robody would buy and on my life. In case this
I'D
on, OF my friends brought me basket Of fruit
today. Uol to me- who have not eaten a mouthful
~ food IN thirty.six hours And she worth more
than a million But will must succeed.
lam bowed down with despair. yet through It all l
A., the beacon light OF success. will be recognized
Asau Adthor
am wondering what day my manuscript will he
seutbayh That familiar package. Thank heaven
twill make good LAM lishtsrs now that my matches
are almost gone.
Amuut feeling we'll to-day. I wouldn't object to
,,pthne nice to eat in fact I'd he greatly pleased
viii. anything to eat
| wonder why they don't publish my book.
sls,, maybe they are waiting around for my shroud
1, max the rag paper to print 1T on.
Nv sufrr. BIT isn't that the way that all sue
r,s.fl authors suffer before they reach the goal1
They all lived In attics. some time. like land
starved I guess that is essential to being an au-
thor.
There Il nothing to eat in my room. ! was stand.
H. before my empty shelf moment ago and
wondered what those rich folks up at Delmonco's
we've feAstns on tonight. OH how l would like to
&c, some 81 the crumbs But cheer up. I'll dine
Their, too when my book is published. have been
directing envelopes. I will take them to the once
tomorrow and get ny money. oh. can hardly
Vit
only twenty cents left Is this authors reward
Unless something comes u the rescue shall soon
Use ny reason. cannot hold out mnch longer.
Ia la, stage Of despair is creeping over me. And
Tat will he the end Of all trouble.
Ihaye had a cup ~ tea and a boiled egg What
more could any one want' OH but some day will
have house uptown, and horses and carriages aud
At1.tman But-when' My years have been allied
with hope. but hope does not buy me food and
clothing Lam ,hinRs q suicide i v, ,scr which
ha.e tiled it come back and tell ~ suppose TO
hen n IL
ne anl say, what 4 horrible accident. How sad
ID nj think 1t would be so very sad. Not near so !
The book, rs Marriage a Lottery" written
by Mrs Adams. was published. and attained
Tor The work was soon spent and the woman
could not ina a market for her other books.
aid not despair all the. time despite her i'm
rover.shed condition. Here are some OF these
his icing an authoress is mt what it's cracked up
have heard about the delights Of light house.
keeping, hu, this is getting altogether too light
fG NOT WI, nice sSaS.RR Hisi ssTs oIs
ny WIN 40 I'd p.ry i'ri II he had plenty Of beef
Mrs Adams was estransed from her mother.
eHd a,th2uxh asked repeatedly for the address
she. died. she refused to give any. From Her
t1rt VI Garter. an arts, who knew Mrs;
snI -ha was informed Of her daughters death.
tn" ordered the body sent TO her home ia
lca. ana IL was taken there yesterday.
Mrs. Adams's maiden name was Evelyn La
Taueh She and her sister Gertrude left home
rs young girls and travelled around the coun-
try, giving recitations Gertrude died in CALI
fornla OF smallpox and Evelyn came Fast to try
her hand az literary work. What success she
met with can be seen from the passages in her
diary In this city she met Adam Brown
ADAMS, Boston man. whose father was
wealthy The couple were married and then
the young man was dlsinherited. He lived only
short time after his marriage. dying OF con-
sumption and leaving. his vile pennle.s In
trying to earn her own living Mrs. Adams tried
l,:"rGry work and then dressmakinG. Finally
her health broke down She was sent 10 a
hospital. but was discharged last July. She
went lack 10 her writing. but was unable to
maS" enough to give her decent living.
she Tawned everything she had and then
tett "i down To starve to death. Her condi-
ton was discovered too late for help TO be OF
hnv ~" 10 her
Among the woman's effects was found tho |
following letter. evidently written by Gen. |
'd>s!us VI, Clay In response to ono from her. |
asking for assistance:
WHITEHALL. Ky. Oct o. 1899.
I'm worse OF than You. Unless Congress votes |
M pension Of 2 200, passed unAnmr usly in tho |
Senat" and lost by the aid OF the vendetta in the
HI ~.