The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-28
A SMILING, SICK GIANT.
VOORHEES, rs roo LONG ron AM
BULhNOEs AND, HOSPITAL COTS.

Resiaes. ,oUtng co His Arlment, NE Can't bs
neat at she Hnips-This and tais Strange
sn,iio and stin Stranger Behnvior Caused
o.ite = Cornusoten Yesterday Arternoon.
A lean giant Q feet 8 inches tall, who had to
bend himself sideways to pass through the door
walked slowly Into q small stationery shop at
II Avenue G late yesterday afternoon, smiled
engagingly at the proprietor, a woman. and
asked II no might use the telephone in the shop.
Tho PROPRIETOR told him that tho telephone
was O public one, and that any person who could
pay might use 1t. The giant smiled again, 90
genlally that the proprietor laughed outright,
and then he seated himself at the telephone. He
rang the bell and asked Central to ring up the
Murray Hill Hotel. When the hotel answered
the giant inquired II Mr.. Croker was about.
On Learning that ho was not, the giant asked for
Mr.. Depow. When he was told that Mr.. Do
pew wasn't at the hotel, no called the Central
Exchange again, and tried to get the homo of
Mr.. Depew on the telephone.
During his conversations on the telephone tho
man sat with his legs stretched out straight In
front Of him, taking up most OF the room In tho
shop. Disappointed In not getting Mr.. Croker
or Mr.. Depew, the giant began to smile moro
than ever, and rang up the Central office again.
Hello" he said, after a moment.
"Who are youi" he asked over the wire.
"oh. you aref'' he said a moment later. There
was a pause.
81 want you, Of course" he said then.
Tho stationery shop woman had become fright.
oned by this time. In spite of the comprehen.
sive smile Of the giant. When, a moment later.
he put his ear to. the transmitter of tho tele-
70. ring the bel, vigorously. she made up Ror
mind that something was wrong, and sent a mes
sengerto the Union Market police station for q
Glayin, a man of ordinary size. was sent to
the shop, When he arrived there tho big man
H%Wen.." he said to the policeman, i've been in
New York riding on cable cars and horse cara
seen a policeman who was gentlemaniy enough
to arrest me. come from New Brunswick.
S Sea shii I've ,s b BEEN nr ord erlP 20 around NSM i By car IN 'e oon.
ductors and every one else.
,," First rs they'd tel ell m to go into tho car and
hips. and 1 got mad at last and began:to smash
glass. I've smashed a lot Of it-windows in
me- They'r very unkind."
II guess can accommodate you." said Ola
"oh, you'll need help" said the big man
Calvin sized up the giant and seeing that he
was vol built and apparently strong. In spite
Of his excessive length and siimness. called for
him and the two carried. the long man to the po-
lice station. There no said he was Willis q.
New Brunswick. N. j. He said that he had
been Ill of rheumatism for three years and that
he couldn't oend hisships. A call for an ambu-
Voorhees, was waiting for 1T he walked about
the station house.
He asked, for a drink Of water, and the Ser
geant told him where to get it. He went into
the back room. and after filling a large tin dip
per, he glanced around, and caught sight OF q
policeman who was diligently reading an even:
ing paper. Smiling annually, Voorhees, doused
the ls p%SilSe% %Seni w he 5 Sausst S S|psS SpF ~ 'v SS5 Ssssa 3
smile. He watched him closely, however. until
the ambulance with Dr. Ponerey arrived.
bulance. When they got him in 1t they dis
covered that he was too long for it. d.. Pom
Grey suggested. that the giant be doubled up
count OF his disease he couldn't be doubled up.
The tailboard of the ambulance was let down,
to the hospital with his feet and tho lower
At the hospital he soon had every one laugh
ing with his good-natured smile. He was sent
to the. insane pavilion for examination. He
patients, and two orderlies started to lift him
into 1t. They had got him about half way in
when his head came in violent contact with q
his head was in the vicinity of the ceiling, Voor-
hips hadn't bent. When he reached the ward.
cred that none of the beds was long enough for
him. A chair and a blanket were put at the foot
of one; Voorhees, feet were stuck through the
iron work at the foot Of the bed, and with ten
inches of him reposing on the chair, he went to
New BRUNSWICK. N. j., Nov. 27.-willis @.
Voorhees, is the son OF Mrs. Voorhees,. tho
years was pastor Of a church in Glandenburg.
Somerset county. He has been an invalid for
years, and only lately has been able to get about
but was never considered insane. He is q man
Of excellent habits.