, 1872-12-24
A NIGHT EXCITEMENT.
a Whole Hotel Turned Upaide Down
by a Sudden CRY Mt Night thnt the
IS Lord Vas CorninE.,,

a Whole Hotel Turned Upaide Down
by a Sudden Cry at Night thnt the
ssLord Was Coming.''
FroAstae Dubuque Herald, Dec. u.
The guests ut the Lorimer House had a lively
shaking up about o'clock on Friday morning,
in the great ;o1't it produced, but which fortu-
nately tu:--:I cut to be OF q harmless nature,
and, to look back upon, rather 1udicrous:. For
about five minutes, however, times were lively,
and there was the fastest getting out OF bed that
has been Witnessed in Dubuque since the cold
weather set in+
The cause WAS 3 lady who had been seized
with insanity during the night, and insanity OF d
religious nature, too; she stationed herself in
the hall near the head Of tile stairs, and sudden
everybody to repentance. for the Day-Star had
come saints, sinners, and all. The lady is the
wife Of an old citizen OF Platteviue, Wis: Hor
husband is among the most respectable citizens
more than ordinary ability and culture. It
eeerns that ten or dozen years ago she
waa insane, and had been treated in
an asylum, but had recovered, as
WAS supposed, years ago. On Tuesday
chases, and while hero had the misfortune to at
tend some Of the revival meetings now in prog
ress. Theae, with their attendant excitement,
must have unhinged her mind. On Thursday,
some Of her actions we're peculiar, but nothing
versation ran wholly to religion and its kindred
topics. After she had retired, it seems that her
insanity came violently upon her once more,
and she got up, kindled her fire, burned up q
wood-bo1 Of wood, and =, devoted hsr-
It a the hour abo7e mentioned she lost al con.
her night dress, she lifted up her voice, crying
for all to seek repentance. "see," says she,
+1,nE Etor rsf4
are coming. Get ye ready to meet them. Be-
lieve, believe. See, see; they come, they come !;
beautiful in form, clothed in white, glorious to
all. These are the days when old men see
prepa1ed. 6ry, cFy aloud" And cry aloud ahe
did, and no mistake. OF course, all the guests
were wrapped in tho profoundest sleep, and
wakened suddenly in this manner, they
could not help but be frightened: There was
the nveliest turnbling out of bed that had been
and the time short, and it did not seem to mako
much difference. Uni7e1salists, Presbyterians,
Episcopalians, Congregationalsts, Catholics,
Methodists, and all, were brought to their feet
seemed shove the rest to be in q hurry to accept
the sudden invitation. The Hammondites we're
no more ready for the 81 Star in the East" than
we're the Hammonditos. The lady ran from
one door to another, rapping yiolently-to the
eli and his daughters, II. Il. Ham, Mrs. Mac-
kenzio, and others, calling in frenzied tones to
the occupants 'sArise, arise; the day is dawn
ing, the Lord is coming" And nobody seemed
glad to hear the news, either, but, on the con-
trary, double-locked their doors; showed the
bolts, and piled up the chairs to keep out in
truders, and particularly the guest who had
been so suddenly announced. By this time,
some two or three men came upon the
scone, and, after short resistance, &C.
cured the unfortunate lady as she WAS knocking
loudly at the room occupied by A. g. Case, Of
Charles City, He wanted time before he could