The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-22
CRAZED FROM RELIGION.
TWO FORMER SAVANNAH LADIES
IN A NEW YORK ASYLUM.

Misses Louise and Anna Harmau
Create a Scene IN a Boarding House
in the MetropoIs-The Former Tries
so Throw Herself From a Third
Story Window-They Went to New
York TO Do Missionary Work in the
City-The Ladies Prominently Ideuti-
fed With the w @. T. o. Eere.
Misses Louise and Anna Hartman, two
well-kDown young women, who have been
active workers Of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union In this city for several
years. are now confined in BloomingdAle
asylum, New York, suffering with religious
mania.
Miss Louise Hartman came to Savannah
six or seven years ago from the north. where
she had been engaged in tesehins. She
was 81 active worker in the RomAu's Chris
tan Temperance Union, and afrerwsrd in
the Young Wome1's Christisl Temperance
Union, which she was instrumental il or
gaining. She was also tie orgAaszsr Of the
Young Women's B1rssU for Workers, with
headquarters on BrouShton street
Miss Anna, who Il The younger, came here
two years ago, and ts1Ckt music. She was
also engaged in CHRISTIAN work with her
sister. They were both ucriv We supporters OF
Mrs. Richard Ns6o, president OF the
Womsn's Christian Temperance Union. and
were WelEknowa to church people in the
city.
About two months ago they left Ssvsn-
nah sD5 Es1t C. Ne~ \ ork, where they en-.
tered 81 oncs zsaionsly into city missionary
work The ladies took up lodgings on West
Th1rTy-si5csh street, and the other boarders
suG sang aud prayed q great deal in their
room, out nothing IN thsir action suggested
rhs sudden o1t0uTss which startled the
house last Friday.
a little before 10 O'Clock that evening,
HccordiGg 90 the New YORK sun. The
Older # tns sisters Louise, began
screaming t5ar she was about % die. She
Tell co her knees, clutohed her sisters skirts
and alternately so5bed. prayed and
screazsed. A lady Al 90 adjoining room
1ssisps5 IN calming Tre hystsrical woman,
and induced her 70 60 into her room, whore
s5e remained qUie5 for short time. sad
denly snB startled TIE whole block by rush
inE 90 the window and screaming for tbs
police. Her sister tried 70 restrain her. aud
there was a struggle 10 the window, the
hysterleal WnmaH trying 10 tnro y herself
from the third story and her sister with
difficulty preventing her
Mr. Hart, q lawyer, who was passing, ran
AAAD EtkS llluhE lALA us ROOM Al=TE le
Euccsads5 n dragging The woman from the
window. he was followed BY Polics Officer
ShsrldEu. " hs1 sb5 saw the officer Miss
Louise bagFs1 mn - take Der away. The
younger Hls e.. Miss Anna. agreed 20 20 to
ths IhITty-ftth street station with Ere officer
and Der sister, Erere she asked that DR..
Bal Be sent for.
Before The doctors arrival Miss L0uise's
mania again took E violent form, ana she |
fell on bsr knees IN the station house and
prayed and sang. CPol the advice of the
police sergeant, Dr.. Ball took the two
women Ia carriage TO Bellevue hospital.
DR.. Bal said Saturday that be had been
requested by clergyman TO attend she |
ladies, who mad shown symptoms Of violent |
religious mania.
At the hospital DR.. Douglass said both |
women were suffering from hysteria. They |
were both confined in the insane pavilion. |
The only address they had given
at their boarding house was 6g2 |
Eighth avenue. That is the salesroom of |
the Christian Alliance Publishing Com
psny.
A Sun reporter who called there encoun-
tered severe youpg woman standing be-
fore q wall motto in cut letters, which
read: "He careth." The severe young
woman said: 81 do not know or know of
the Misses Hartman or any Miss Hartman.
The Kings Daughters have no connection
with this alliance. l do not know DR.. Ball.
do NOS know any minister who might
know any lady missionaries who might do
city work.