New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-13
TAKEN no THE LySINE PAVILION.
FRENzIrD OVER THE LOSS OF HER CHILD.
A PATHETIC SCENE IN TIE OFFICE or BELLEVUE
IOSpIIAI.

A
HOspIrAL.
Bellevue Hospital is visited every day by
several missionaries belonging to different churches who
oh IN administer tao consolation OF religion to those
who are about to die who hsvo expressed desire to
ialk with a clergyman. one OF them, young man. win
cean-shavcn wearing his black coat put'ohe" 'o>e
80 ,ho noel, bui not concea!ng his white cravat, stood
talking with the clerk in the room where IS taken the
history OF all the patients admitted TO the hospital.
Two loud clans uron largo gong announced the pas
s,co of an ambulance through the gateway at the en-
trance TO tho grounds, and in moment moro
II dashed by tho Office window and stopped
at the hospital doo'. There was commoton outside
The stern voices the ordores were mingled with the
pleading voice OF woman, and into the Office she was
led aud partly canedaud not too tendcryby the hands
of men who are usd to human suffering and do not mind
the sight Of IT,
Take them away" she cried they are murderers,"
and she vanlv struggled to get away
Taking her to abench the orderlics induced her to he
seated by force better dressed than patients
broucht to Bellevue usually Her face, In the few
moments that it remained composed showed nnmistak
,nIe marks Of rdinement ana Intelligence. and her
hands were white and small and evidently unused TO
work.
"They killed m child. and now they trying to
noson me-" she dreamed in terror and shrank away to
the flrhest end II the bench, whore she crouchcd In
seeming despair. while her eyes rolled wildly as
In the room II seeking protection from some one
She remained in silence for moment As the ambulance
surgeon told thu clerk her history. She WAS married,
possessed good income, had recently lost her only
child and she hid become Insane through srieL In her
rawlings she had shown suicidal tendency, aud had been
sent to the hospital by her friends for safety unu
arrangements could be made to take her to private
asylum.
Before the surgeon had finished his story the woman
began TO moan md holding her arms ~ If carrying an
infant she rocked and fro upon tho bench apparently
oUyious to everything the babe in her arms sud
denly scramble the widest yell OF agony burst from
her lips and vent resouudnc through the hospital
wards bringing many OF the hospital employees 10 'uo
reception room
my ring! ny dling ring sEonc" she cried They
killed my chic and stole my ring. My child-who said
INV child was teid la! IA! sleeping m the cradle
that's AL thatsa all There he comes to XIII me he.p
lielP! Take nm AMY on Won some olN I'M I
Who said I killed my chilii To poison ne Yes III
take your drug, but you must give cup;u. No no
CJ'ars vie was good. COOL good. 20" lac S,'Pe,
llush.' Her voice sank to- whisper and she sang q
by a slow movement oi The body. o..
'"Takc ITO thrty-ume" said the clerk as he I'm
| ishcd the record IN the book lying heipr" hlu'
meaning hc Insane Pavilion. 'hoc'"-nye' my
CrIriy .ii.ci AZ the pataos in inc touching
diJ Du, H,r 10 disturb her fine clrik repeated
IGe order somewhat sharply. aud then tn, order.
lee, novel toward the Wumtu Sh' dld H'l
uo,icc i,cir approach. but continued her p.niutivc
y'Inrii one o. the ordcrcs touched her 1hcn $40
Jumped &, her feet aud GlHrcd Wildly. IKE an amman q"
Bay. Her wholc body seemed 90 tr'uoe 90 her mnd
frenzy and She ciu3cucd her dress couyu-IyrIy she
became possessed OF the idca That ID" ordctilr' were
torment she pcc-e ptcuu>ly FOR hclp a. she ioH-i
the ordcri Oh win surprising stte"Eth Ihrir "'i"7
Of command or PERSUASION she ana hot tn To- NJ" ~,
Then her mood changed ana she BEGAN To- pray. lht
orrIIc, sea- her firmly and started to dr1S her 10 he
pavilion. She violently resisted.
must sec pi.r>t Oh, let mc see priest before
Oh come.aious, said an orderly. impat!cutly, and
wen lnd pie>L' ,,