The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-12-22
POETESS, 81, KILLED
IN STREET BY CAR
Miss Virginia Vaughan, Once
Noted. Knocked Down
at Crossing.
on HER WAY no DINNER
Aged Writer Was Still Strug-
Cling to Earn Bread
With Pen.

Miss virginia vaughan, 81 years old. IN
her youth Il poet of some note and trans
lator OF George Sands novels. in recent
years saddcncd by inability to find pub.
fishers for her writings. was fatally hurt
by a trolley car while trying To cross
Eighth av-nu" at 131st street about
o'clock yesterday afternoon. She died IN
tn" automobile Of Charles w. Cobb OF
2o5 West 12Sth street which was bearing
her To Harlem Hospital
She was on her way TO dine with her
friend DR. g. \. Hollenberg Of $50 Gem
letter from Mrs Nellie Van Slngerland
introducing Miss Vaughan TO publishers.
Through this letter and Mrs. Van Singer
land. who is in charge OF the clubhouse
Of the Betterment League at 132 West
l31st street. the identity of the dead
woman was ascertaincd.
About ten days ago Miss Vaughan in
troduced herself at the Betterment
League and told Mrs. Van Sllngerland
that she would like to work for tine
league. She seemed exhausted. Mrs. Van
Slinserland said kindly
Il think sou want place TO stay.
Admits Her Need Of Aid.
Yes. | do want place to stay" said
Miss Vaughan. Temporarily. you un-
ders.and. until I can---''
Then she told her story. She was
Virginia Vaughan She was born in the
South.-in North or south Carolina. Mrs
Van Siingerland thinks she said Sh"
studied art and the classics in Rome.
She went to London and wrote poetry.
Her "rhe New Era "A Dramatic Poem.
was published there. and her trausla-
tions ~ "Antonia.' "'rh. snowman"
ard "Maurrat" 10y ,;"orgc Sand ald Of
sailing on thu Nile" by Laportc, were
publ shed In Boston.
Shc kr,w many literarv celebrities
abroad she spok. OF Longfclow. Lowell
and Emerson as among her friends in
America.
she returned to her family IN this coun-
try. but went abroad again and lived in
London for many years. She coniided to
Mrs. Van Sling.rland that she fell IN
love with one OF tn. nobility" but he
WAS married and therefore she renamed
single to Tia, end She also told Mrs.
that the used to say had bewitch-
Ing smile in those days"
About thirty years ago she came back
to America. SHc did some translatinr.
She named S,ribncIs as one OF the Arms
that had employed her. and said the r.
rjc,c Of Rcrt.rS had used her articles,
Meanwhile She wrote TWO novels and sew
eral poems but could not sell them.
Had to Leave Noariing House.
Recent, she had been living IN the
boarding house OF Mrs. Edna Miller. .os
West Seventy- eighth street She said
she mad to leave because she had no
money She lcf, her manuscripts and
tr,;na with Mrs M.llrr. She told Ms
Van S,uGcr,,nd ;hat Vaughan Glaser. a
theatrical manager and member OF the
PLAYERS club, who lives at ID Gramercy
Park. but e NOW in the West. was her
nephew. and that Mss Amy Fay OF =.
West Ninety frs, street. president Of the
Philharmouic Society also Was rela-
tive
When Mrs Van SlinEeriand had heard
this narrative she said
Miss Vaughan. there's n big room up.
stairs for YOU. Make IT your home. He
comfortable. don't worry. and I'll try &c
help YOU find a publ sher'
She gave Miss Vaughan a dress and
coat of her own and the hopeful poctcss
OF II So; forth on her rounds again.
few nights ago she addressed a
meeting AT the suffriGist headquarters.
II West Thirtyfouit street. She was an
a,'.v" old lady and looked about 30 years
~ agc.
DUciOr Praises Tier Verse.
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