From the Richmond Times, 9/23/1900, p. 1, c. 6
GROWING WEAKER.
Relatives of Miss Van Lew Arrive at Her Bedside.
Miss Van Lew continues to grow weaker. Mrs. Nicolls, of Philadelphia, her niece, has been with her for some time, and on Thursday, Mrs. Charles Ricksecker, of Buffalo, N. Y., sister to Mrs. Nicholls, arrived in the city.