Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1885 — THE DEMENTED TRAGEDIAN. [ARTICLE]

THE DEMENTED TRAGEDIAN.

Poor John McCullough Listlessly Awaiting the Coining of His Pate. [New York spec'at. 1 Keports have recently multiplied to the effect that John McCullough was rapidly sinking in his home in the Bloomingdale asylum, and that his death was but a question of a few months. Dr. Nichols, the medical superintendent of the asylum, was questioned yesterday as to the’ truth of these reports. “They are about correct,” said the Doctor. “As nearly so, at all events, as laymen can make reports that should be tech deal. Mr. McCullough is general'y paralyzed and quite weak. He will walk a quarter of a mi e or so at a time with an attendant at hand, but he moves about like an old man, sitting down and getting up with a good deal of difficulty. Mr. McCullough’s physical condition is not greatly changed since he came here. He Will not live yea s, he may not live many mo ths. He is much quieter and happier than when he first came, and seems quite contented to be here. He looks bock sometimes on his stage life and recalls the courng on of his disease with much feeling. His case is. of course, hopeless, and I never he d out to his friends the slightest hope of his recovery. ” Mr. McCullough is very regular in his habits at Bloomingdale, but so lows no cast-iron rout ne iu disposing of his time. The pat ents are expected to r.se at a certain hour ancl take their meals at specified times. These rules are not rigid, however, and are relaxed when rec ssary. So far as his physical powers will al ow, Mr. McCullough endeavors to follow them, rising and taking his meals with the other patients. He passes his time otherwise as he chooses.