The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-11-11
Cmgressman-Elect Has Been
Improving in a Sanitarium
During Last Two Weeks.
FRIENDS CAN'T SEE HIM
Sight of Them Has a Disturb.
ing Effect, and None Knows
Where He Is.

"BiE Tim" Sullivan Ia close to death.
a mental wreck IN a sanitarium In or
near this city was denied this after
noon by DR.. Herman L. Refs. Tho
doctor IL one Of the few persons In
this city who knows where Big Tim"
10.
"Mr. Sullivan" said DR.. Reis. "a
not dying. II II true that he n Z
very sick man and has mental trouble,
but his case 10 not hopeless by any
means. He has diabetes complicated
with q nervous breakdown. We have
him In . sanitarium. where ne 10 we'll
taken care Of. He has been slowly
Improving for the last two or three
weeks.
mo one he has ever known IN New
York 10 siaowed 10 ses him. Even !
do not 60 near him. Tho sieht of .
familiar Sace brings back memories
wnich operate on hds mind 70 . disad-
vantage.
"we are keeping him hidden because
It is absolutely essential that he be
kept away from his friends. II tho treat
msnt continues TO show progress he
should be out In couple OF months-or
inside OF three months. anyhow. The
great dig requisite In his case 10 that NJ
shall he kept away from influences or
persons that could possibly remind him
Of things that have passed which he
H1shes to forget. When he gets iittlo
stronger his closest friends will be per-
mittesl TO see him."
RGFusEs TO TELL WHERE "Bio
TIM" 10.
rs 'Big Tim In Dr. Bonds sanitarium
In Yonkers?" DR.. Beis was asked.
II wish you wouldn't ask me-" he
replied. Il wouldn't tell you whore he
10. even II you guessed the right place
1t would not be possible for you to con-
abouts. Not more than ha,. . dosen
people know exactly where he 10 and
not more thsa halt . dossn more even
suspect whore Ne TO-"
DR.. q. y. y. DonS esid to-day thst
'Hig Tim" u not In the Yonkers ssni-
tsrium. Little Tim sullivan was . pa
tisnt there several ware ago.
persistent run,or AAA been circu,At,
Ing through tho est side. and along
Broadway and ever since last nieht
that Big Tim 10 dssd or sosrlose 20
death that the end u q matter OF only
q few hours. A revival OF the rumor
Eained currency this afternoon In tho
face OF the denial Of DIR. Refs and others
that big Tim" 10 not In danger Of
death.
People who profess TO know say that
big Tins" mental disorder has taken
the form Of religious mania. They &C.
clare that he spends his time In mum.
bling prayers and entreatinE forgiveness
tor his sins.
Despite "Big Tins" great optimism and
his perennial cheerfuiness. family an
business rr)uoes are credited with ia
undoing. lie was we'll bred and OF In.
domitable courage when he entered poll
Tics He could look the most wicked
revolver In 1.-The eye without ninching
The sandbag or the blackjack OF the
old Bowery days had no terrors for him
His sunny temperament made him popu-
lar everywhere he was known. He used
10 say that worry was q sign Of mad
ness. and yet II was worry that made
him a mental wreck.
FIRST SHOCK CAUSED ~ BE-
TRAVAIL BY FRIEND.
The beginning OF his decline was three
years ago when the treacksry OF one he
trusted caused him q loss Of 800, 900
Not the loss OF money but betrayed con.
i,dence shocked him. Then came tn,
death OF Little Tim" and the discover,
of the wreck OF the lstters estate. ana a,
n fnal blow the death Of his wife. Ever
rs he stood at his wife's grave he cav,
evidence Of the nervous disorder whicl
has become 90 critical during the pas
few days.
big Tim Ia only forty mine years old
He was born In a Leonard street tene
ment house and has always lived Il
lower Manhattan. He started as
newsboy and was pressroom assistan
before entering politics In 1880. For eigh
years after 1856 he was In the State A.
sembly. He In credited with havin
fathered more bills favoring wage earn
ers than any half dozen other ieEisia
tors. After the Assembly he was eiecte
TO the Senate. serving four terms an
part of q NTH. After one term IN Con
gress he retired to private iife for a 70,
years. then returning to the Senate
One OF his last measures was the Sui
iivan law" against concealed wea pons
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