The evening world., 1892-02-10
CAUSED PANIC IN A HOSPITAL.
A Madman Cries "Fire" and
Murder" at 2 A. NJ.

Barnet Brcshaer, q patient In the New York
Post Graduate Medical School Hospital at
2"6 East Twentieth street. was seized with
acute mania at = O'Clock this morning and
caused scene OF great excitement He was
SO violent that IL required the combined
Efforts Of halI dozen men 10 subdue him.
lie yelled Fire" and "Murder" until the
other patients became panic-stricken. The
doctors and nurses had q fearful struggle
with the crazy man, who fought for two hours
before he was taken away to the insane
pavilion at Bellevue.
Breshaer Is u liungariau, thirty-six years
old, and lives at 1878 Second avenue. lie was
admitted to the Post Graduate Hospital
Monday, suffering from some nervous afIcc-
tion.
Breshaer is big and strong. He was llaced
In ward on the second floor along with two
other paticats.
1t was Just about = O'Clock when Breshaer
suddenly jumped out OF bed and uttered a
series OF yells which aroused every man In
his ward. He paced up and down the room
like Gagged tiger, yelling all the time at the
top of his voice. Several times he made IL
dash for some one OF the patients, but the
latter grasped chairs to defend themselves
against the inadman's attack.
The night orderly tried to quiet Breshaer,
but he was no match for the maniac, who
brushed him inside with one sweep OF his
hand.
suddenly he tore through the ward, yelling
"Fire I" and Murder" His yeIls resounded
through the building and awakened the pa
ticnts In the other wurds
House surgeon oppcnheimer and his as
sistant hurried to the ward where the mad
man was and tried TO subdue him. lie
| seemed 10 be possessed OF the strength OF n
demon, and he fought and struggled with
| those VINO were endtavoring to quiet him
The madman continued To yell Fire " un-
| I'll all the patients were awake, ana q scene
| OF paEic ensued.
| There were ninety patients In the hospital,
most OF whom were women and children.
Among them was Mrs. Meares, wife OF the
proprietor OF the burned Hotel Royal.
The cry OF frc ringing through the building
at that hour OF the night sent a thrill Of hor-
ror through the wards. Many OF the patients
| left their beds, and went to the door TO see
| what was the matter.
| Five men were soon struggling with the
madman, who was still yelling "fire" and
| "murder." Nurses were sent from ward TO
ward assuring the patients that there was no
| fire and no danger. Al every door the nurses
met women who were terribly frightened.
Finally every one was assured there was no
danger.
DR.. oppenhCimcr, his assistant, the night
watchman and two nurses struggled with the
| nadman for two hours. They finally got him
down on his cot and bound him with ropes
and straps. lie kicked and screamed and
| tried To bite those around him. Towels Were
held down over his mouth 10 suppress his
| yells. Three times hc broke the straps that
held him, and "a Ii time a struggle occurred
until he Was secured again.
| AT 1 A. VI. an ambulance came aad took the
maniac to Bellevue, where he was paced In
the insane pavilion.
Or. OppeEAelmer said this morning that
among the patients were several women who
had recently been operated upon. Many of
them We're so badly frightened that he feared
bad results might follow.
Dr. Douglass Will examine Breshaer to-
day.