New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-03
RAVING IN A STRANGE LAM
HOLLAND HOUSE GUEST GOES cRAz1'
GEORGE GRAHAM. AN ENGLISH TOURIST. REcEN''
LY ARRIVED TAKEN TO BELLEVUE

cropGE GRAHAM. AN ENGLISH TOURIST RECEN''
IY ARRIVED TAKEN TO BELLEVUE.
George Graham. an Engllshman. was removes
from, his room in the Holland House TO 'he pa'',e..
for the insane at Bellevue Hospital soon ai'e.
o'clock Yesterday morning. There are se'e'
odd and mysterious circumstances Surrou'ue
case Graham VINO is venerable 'ooh'hs 500
man. arrived in this city Monday from hhe'a"u'
having been a passenger on the Cunard s'eane,
Etruria Presumably. he went directly 10 'he my"
from tho steamship pier. He was assigned 10 roolA
No H. and up his baggage he ac.e" " -
odd way, and the clerk thought that ne hau 80
drinking. lie behaved like a nan WHO va" ~
toxicated to point where ne "aii'e' y" -
to every one His language. however, was not IN
teugible and he made himself obnoxious fihahy
he retired TO his room, and nothing further was
heard OF him until abou. 10 o'clock. Al tha' "o',
the halboy on duty heard angry eXclamationS az.
shouts sounding from No. III. lie thought ..As
a fght was IN progress. and called assistance ips
door was not locked, and when inc clerh e"
tho room Graham paid no attention 10 him.
All attempts TO pacfy the excited man were
futile He STROBE up and down the room' shah"s
his fist at some imaginary enemy and mutterihs'
He insisted that there was some one III the 'oo''
who was trying TO 90 him bodily harm. but Wheh
he was asked the name Of his enemy ne ohy
became more violent and would say nothing that
was coherent. Gustav Baumann. manager OF inc
hotel was called, and he tried TO reason WIN WI.
Graham The only thing that could be sIeaheu
from the incoherent talk Of Graham was that ne
wanted 10 escape from some one. To try and quiet
him IL was decided change his quarters lie was
moved 10 another room. but was quiet TOT le"
moments only, and then he began 70 rave as1 III.
and dc manded that ne be taken back 10 rae ms
acr,isers He was allowed to go back 10 room
10 H. and then FOR time remained dliei :, E sooa
no again began shOu; ont unintel'iSlpie threa's
ana 10 throw the furniture around. nr-.
A telephone call sent In, and beae HnH
ambulance with Or TIRt in charge, Responded;
Graham by diplomacy, had been induced 10 put
on his ovcrcoat and go down stairs W men tne
ambulance drove up he entered without TpIu,
and was auiet all the way 10 the hospital pom
being questioned there 10 where ne came irom
and concerning mis- family he became violent AGAIN,
and said il was nobodys business. An exanlha,loh
by the physicians revealed the fact that Mt; ora
hams head had been hurt This wound mad peen
inflicted recently. for, while the nesn WAS ne h
the scar was s; fresh. II was found mat =
slight depression OF the skull marked TIE wouna'
small piece OF cOurpaster was sun chhghs 10 ~,
IRE musicians are Inclined 10 believe tn2t me
injury 10 the head has led portion OF the Skull
being pressed down the BRAIN and the patent
cratic actions due TO this cause An operation
NAV be performed II the patient does not improve.
In the mean time the baggage when NJ; Grahan
brought TO the hotel will be held to await the re-