February 10 Tuesday – In New York, James Redpath died after being hit by a streetcar. The NY Times for Feb 11, 1891 p.8 reported the tragedy:

JAMES REDPATH DEAD

THE FATAL TERMINATION OF THE ACCIDENT WHICH BEFELL HIM

Mr. James Redpath died yesterday morning at 9 o’clock at St. Luke’s Hospital from the effects of injuries received last Thursday afternoon, when…he was run over by a Madison Avenue horse car.

Immediately after the accident Mr. Redpath was taken to the Chambers Street Hospital, and it is now the judgment of Mrs. Redpath and her two daughters and of friends that the doctors who had charge of him…failed to realize how seriously he had been hurt. Death came from blood poisoning…

It is probable that if Mr. Redpath had had proper care immediately after his injuries he would be alive to-day…. James Redpath’s life was one of tireless activity in public affairs.

In Hartford Sam wrote to his longtime friend and advisor, William Dean Howells. Webb Hayes, the son of President Hayes had recommended to Captain John G. Bourke that Bourke’s account of his Indian campaigns under General George Crook would be best published by Webster & Co. Sam thanked Howells for sending this letter (not extant). Scribner’s eventually published the book, On the Border with Crook, in 1891. Sam also approved of the Howellses visiting during March.

Now you are shouting. Be sure & come; tell Mrs. Howells she will never regret it. As for you, I will plug into you at short range the first chapter of my new book [The American Claimant]. I limit myself to that one because it is written — I did it night before last & yesterday.

Mrs. Clemens has been in Philadelphia a week at the Continental Hotel with Susy (who, to my private regret is beginning to love Bryn Mawr) & I’ve had to stay here alone. But this is the last time this brace of old fools, indispensables-to-each-other, are going to separate themselves in this foolish fashion [MTHL 2: 635].

Sam also wrote a short note to James W. Paige, advising that he’d reminded Senator Jones of the expiring date of his option, asking him to write or wire. Sam wrote there was no answer yet [MTP].

Frederick J. Hall wrote to Sam enclosing “two copies each of the Profit & Loss Account for 1890 and the Balance Sheet audited by the experts.” One set was for Sam, the other to be signed and returned. Also, Andrew Carnegie had ordered 20 sets of LAL, half-morocco, “to present to various libraries” [MTP].