The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-13

"A tho ,dos. 81. w-ut 10 the superintendent.
tuhi m" story. and ws ttanfrfrt-i a. al
Other ~art And thi- - ano,h~r sh' u
thai Nalk- fuf th.t.n.ht 81 ttnsi pods
u IA az lr,-h wuman Who gaihsSl The
nicknams 70 Black Bsity by rvl~lu Il her
dreai - hetrg put uut 70 N" vurld before
her tim. through IA. kind oHlrsa Il
the black %l-ttL~' The latter H. Supposed
hy the ignorant u he kept in stock at all
charity hospitals for III. -ple purIss-. q
amount uf reasoning can convince th.'n
tEai " T. a inNfh.
Badly Wa -urering from cancer. and IN
spit. ~ ini.ns.. agony never lust her desir.
to live. NJ watched with INCREASING vigi-
lance every drip ~ ms-iicihc that was
poured out Tor her. always suspicious that
IL al" from the dreaded black bottle.
She even -urTssrtsd her food and finally
grew ~ weak that "A malt tonic was urd-fet
The do-s Wa met-ur,d In a wine glass
behind the ~rr,-.n that surrounded her COt,
hnt unfortunately -he hAppen.si Ia spy
the uurr- carrying the tonic hack to the
mtSiirins clu-st. IL wa In a d~ark-cOlurrl
blttl-.
Instantly the ward res bund,d with prp-
family and Blddy was an expert In thus line
straight up ia hssi she sat. cur-ing the
nurse and her black bottle until the cords
of her hands AMI neck stusd out lik. -ileNs
e an athlete. Back from her grave -h.
Promised 4" come To haunt her.
Before the nur-r could qu.ll the disorder
which prevailed in the ward and southe
N. ruraged Biddv. the unusual e~Nertiun
did IT, work. \ h"morrhagr set Ia and
Riddv di.~i, th" Victim ~ her own fury
Hut nothing could convince the other
patients that III. cause 20 her death Was
natural. To- this day newcomers In th"
ward hear the tale and watch for tho coming
~ Bddv at midnight. And nine out -
ten will insist that they have seen her
dugging the steps ~ nurses aud warning
them - hcvsr. IA" black tottle.
A. an uu'-of-town sanitariuin for the
inran" was started a tale which saw It's
end ~ a similar institution In New York.
A. ~" hr~, institution .he rates are sufi-
ciently high tn assure the friends 81 private
patients that the institution II admirably
conducted
Rut a sandal suddenly arose when IL
Na- learned that "A patient lying at deaths
door had h.-n murtallv injured ~ an
attendant. just before his death the
patients reason wac restored and raising
himself IN l.pi, he cursed the attendant
and vow~t he would haunt him.
IT." nur-' was relieved from duty and
n" matter quickly hush.d up ON 49,
curing employment In New York b" Was
placed In charge - a ward containing six
rat eu,s. presumably mild and harmless.
Just on th" stroke uf ~, on" night some
unseen Influence -'v'in'i 10 stir IN" patients
and they h-Cane uumauag 'ahlr la the
-iruggl. that fullov,st tbs" attendant was
struck on N" head with a chair. and the
blow which eventually proved fatal. landed
IN tn. exact spot where hut n few moiths
before IA" patient in !" sanitarium had
hs-'n struck
m. dyin, man insisted that seven men
instead - III had ~"t upon him, and that
'h- uu" who struck th" blow was III" maj
lac had kiil'Vi
While ia. average f"malo trained nur--
Looks upon h"r profession WIN a BUSINESS
like eve, ,NIpia ~"m"ttin'- enter 'u'n hrr
| Communications pretty girl often nnd~
,h. hospital want q west ihul- iu matrimunN.
Numr nv v"af- ago a pretty Young NO.
man took a S'Ir-- Il training a. a lrlNH'"
~aui'arium. and Iu ia" i'm" Developed INTO
"A fairly efficient lJi not particularly gli''i
uur~. T. 'hts hospital wa wrought the
-lu Of a WEALTHY family tol- "I~ri''l ni'n
| for apI-udl, I'I-
m, ut-rafIuu was pronounced ~UrN''--iul.
and Ii- oruNdi.-,vuvs' i-gau In a i"W
| daNs bee logan 'u View Win FAVOR me l''''N
Young woman Who wlui~'"r'd '"hl~ i'-tl-
! In ten iaN- his ,'uN lI'~I'u,' ami ul~ mr.
tatiou were both progressing finely. when,
without any warning. ur'aNurahl" ~Nfnl'-
toms ~.f iu and ~" di'-i within a lev l"it-
He pretty uur-r VA completely dcmutal-
iz.si and had to L.. sent ON a vacaiiun Her
! agitation Wa attributed 'u Election Tor the
Young man. for ~" entire tan had marked
IN. progress ~ NJ" love Mar
Dui On h.r return -hr developed horror
! If ~" institution aud haud~i IN her rc-lg-
nation R.fur" finally leaving ~" asked
| for an interview with - heat aud confessed
| tI. aus. uf her patient death
"A. had begged -u NI'tfvlN 'uf relief from
| ,L. uuuid diet .nfur,si hV Woe phv-iciau-
| liza, her common -.r~n had Welded 90 her
| d--ir, fp vI"a-' him and ~" had ~urr"p-
| itlpf.-lv given him q Ii'T" ~ ~lra"t"rrV
-hurtrsk. In the Ir'"',-i- Of 'h" hos
ut'tl no" matter naturally va never mai'
pubI,
Nothing mon. Wa heard - ~" girl until
/ 'ha ~ratt-h var lrHkr ,u'. when 10" was
among tl- iir~t u" otter her %~"rNl's"- la'"r
came Nuri that through h"r devotion ~
her work IN" mad contracted typhoid
| malaria and died
T".inv. A. her Old hospital post, the new
nurse whisper Il 90" Young glrl WITH ~"
raI ,r,-- ou h"r arm D. o.ino- back IA '''
| -~fiI,u-- uf the night 'u bond over a certain
cuf. whether b. H. empty or "ruli"i. a. u
irggug forgiveness - - o,ruli'i
Br..klvr az IHa-t q ~ Utd al n ~
it, Il-pi'al service. = haunted ambulance
,I.u' A year ago the ambulance surgeon
VA rl'Ioi uprn tn a''"ui a man found
near pu" - 'h" entrances oi Prospect
parA
viii cheerful s~lacri'v he pronounced The
man fr a state Il alcoholic coma, ana 'hr'W'
Iug him playfullv into IN" ambulance
trI''.I N To- the hospital with him or
reaching 'h"ir destination p" d~l~cnNcr'@'
that De" patient had ln"pusld"ra,"ly di'Ni,
| and me autopsy revealed a fractured
skull,
Tub ambulance surgeon las long since
| COMPLETED h- hospital ~.rVIc" and l. huild'
iug NJ a pri,ai" practice I" q T." mn,
maie frl.ud- b." orc" diNulg"Si IN" ia''
that 10 the end - hi- noviti,'" W" was not
sent pu' to au-wor q call after 10 y W
That IA. man. who's" In uri"- h." had mis'
understood and neglected did not nd" hN
IA. side Aud M" chief. refusing 20 r,c'g
MIC any such superstition. had -'"adtasilN
declined 20 r,li"v' o. m from duty 'lll hi'
trrm "NIIr'Si
An eminent surgeon tu"s not h"liev" IN
Ghosts. hu' he does admit that a dead oar
ky has is-'u hi ma~cu'. MANY wears ag'
be VIZ LAYING 20" foundation - hi success
,p hn-Ii'al va this civ and thor" cams
To- him N" opportunity 20 perform - rare
and difficult operation
Tho suhirst va an aged darby. T"n.
ulI.-. aud frlcudl"~s. hGt 10" surgeon va
anxious To- undertake" m" OPERATION IN 'h'
interests uf -ri.no-. Th"r' vas hui ON
| chance. in = Thousand fHr recovery. and We
rat,ru, vas ~ informed l"f"r" l"irl
! .th"riI'i
When IA" OPERATION had t-rn dulv I-f'
f,rurd and ~. Interests oi sri"u'r rrpTrrlN
conserved. th" surgeon turned the I"'l"h'
uy,r 10 IN. hoI-' doctors ~" wn~ 'N
c,.dingly PLEASED with What II" had t'Hft,.'
by the operation. and hi> mind wa~ a,f"adN
concentrated ou a mo-i lu"id rai-r y" it'