The Washington times., 1916-11-07
Mrs. Elizabeth Danenhower
Cheered Lincoln When He
Left Chicago In 1861.
TELLS OF EARLY CAPITAL
Only One Horse Car In Sea Of
Mud Called the Avenue When
She Came Here.

Today means more TO Mrs. Elisabeth
Danenhower than the election and. she
hopes, President Wilson's extension OF
time in the White House four years. II
means that she Is ninety three years
old-or. Il had better be said, ninety
three years young.
Mrs. Danenhower. who lives at 71t
Nineteenth street northwest, 10 al
bright and cheerful as she was in Chi.
cago, May. 1861 when she cheered Abra.
ham Lincoln coming to Washington u
take up his duties as President. She ID
remarkably well preserved. and expects
to live for many years more.
Washington, she related today, there
was one horse car on Pennsylvania ave.
of mud.
at was a gala day here when they
concreted the Avenue" she said. smii.
ing reminiscently.
Born in Philadelphia.
Il was born In Philadelphia. Novem-
Der Z. 1929" she said, telling the story
of her life. my forefathers were from
France-from Alsace. in fact. So you see
there Is French blood In me-good hon.
est French blood. We came to this
country some time before the Revolu-
tionary war. and lived in Philadelphia.
During the war. when my great
grandmother died, the undertaken,
would not bury her. and her three niece.
took her coffin on their shoulders anc
carried her to the grave. in Franklin
Square.
I'm 1sls we went to Chicago from
Philadelphia. The climate there was 81
bad I froze my nose. 1t was so colo
Nhak NtV.aA II xxAi
would be actually a sheet of ice.
married my husband, Dan Eisenhower
in Philadelphia. October s, 1870. M,
maiden name was Elizabeth Enber.
THE night before Lincoln left Chicago
to come to Washington I spent tn,
evening with him and Mrs. Lincoln. NJ!
husband had been very active In work
ing for him. and had spent a great dea
OF time in southern Illinois. We follow
ed to Washington In May. My husban'
was the fourth auditor Of the Treasur!
Department, here"
Terrible Effect.
The terrible effect Lincoln's assassina
ton had on the mind of washingtopinn
was graphically portrayed in Mrs. Dan
enhower's story.
TT was the most terrible night Of m:
It. ' We Mers rsh, near the scene
the crime: one day l lifted my littl
| daughter to the window. and she say
| the corpse being carried past :hs win
| dow. She was little baby at the time
but never forgot II. Neither will
| IT am absolutely opposed to woma
| suffrage. / am an anti-suffragette.
II have often been taken for Quee
Victoria" she continued, .and mayb
because Of the lace veil that weaI
, That veil was gotten for me by a fin
son Of mine. Sloane Dannehower, O
| the United States Navy, and one Of tn
most renowned arctic explorers. II
got It in Siberia coming back from
rescue expedition; Russian noble
woman had made II while in exile. I
while away the weary hours" (The ia
nous shawl Is shown in the picture O
| Mrs Danenhower)
when we first came to washingto
we lived in the old chain house. wher
the Hudson Hotel now stands. w
| lived there for long. long years.
was from the porch OF the house tina
| Gen. Winfield Scott announced to
large crowd: Look upon the next Pres
| ident.' He was not, however.
Put Up by Envoy.
THE house was put up by Coun
Demineau. the first minister to thi
country from France"
Mrs. Danenhower had eleven children
nine sons and two daughters, and tn