The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-10
OFFERS TO RAISE MAINE.
Countess Nicholas Of Rutland, For
merly Of This Vicinity, Again Makes
Appeal.

merly Of This Vicinity, Again Makes
Appeal.
The New York Sun of recent date
says ut is q long time since New
York has heard from Eleanor Fletch-
er Bishop who was described three
years ago as an inmate of the poor
house at Montpelier, Vt. She was
once an actress, was an army nurse
in war time and in 1893 announced hes
| marriage at Burlington, VT, to Lucas
Langdon Nicholas, great-great-
grandson of the Emperor of Russia.
She was described as the daughter
of the late Sir James Davidson of
| Liverpool, cousin of Gladstone and
was the mother of Bishop, the mind
reader. She now writes this letter
to a Spanish War Veteran:
Dear Sir: l understand you and
other veterans think of raising the
battleship Maine. l am the grand
daughter of admirals and generals
and am residing in this strange city
III destitute condition, nearly blind
and under the daily care of physi-
clan whom | am powerless to pay al
though millionaire and unable to
administer upon my late husbands
estate for want of funds.
IF you will compei the govern
ment of Mexico to I,uy me the $24,-
100000 said government has acknow-
lodged it owes me and late Gen. But
terfield for money loaned and SER
vices we rendered Mexico, l will pay
all the expenses of raising the Maine
The Kingdom of Denmark also
should pay for two vessels they de-
stroyed belonging to us after said
kingdom had given permission to en-
ter st. Thomas for repairs. They fir
ed upon and destroyed said vessels
while the American flag was floating
at the masthead. l call that a
Maine" case. What IS your opin-
ion?
MY heroic brothers commanded the
{. S. S. Baltic, in which they rescued
Major Robert Anderson from Fort
Sumter They also commanded U. S.
S. Constitution and took brave Col.
Ellsworth to Alexandria, where he
met his tragic death They also COM
manded the gunboats Queen and
Ethan Allen under the late Admiral
Farragut. They also gave their for
tunes and services in protecting Old
| Glory and never asked or received any
| pension. l too devoted health, time
wounded and have never ceased
while in my power to provide for the
widows and orphans of our army and
navy.
MY only child, the late renowned
| thought reader, Sir Eminent Com
mander Washington Irving Wellington
| Bishop was taken by a doctor from
the Lamb Club in New York while in
one of his usual frances and carved
up while yet alive. My heart and
| life have become SO broken from this
great shock and by the added sadness
of being destitute / can write no more
but beg to ask you to save my life
| by loaning me some money to assist
me that | may appeal my case to the
| United States court of equity and
| perhaps recover my home valued at
| $250,000 in Montpelier, Vt.
This hotel has just been sold and
l must seek a shelter. | have given
many benefits for the soldiers and
sailors and turned by elegant home
on Fifth avenue, New York city, into
a home for sick and wounded sol
dieds and sailors and my dear friend
the late President Abraham Lincoln
named me the Real Florence NightiIl-
gale of America for my untiring de-
votion to the sick and wounded dur
ing and since the Civil War.
Praying for an immediate answe:
| have the honor to be the loyal
| friend and nurse of soldiers and sail
ors.
| COUNTESS GLADSTONE NICHOLAS
| BANQUET Hotel Rutland Vt y