The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-29
DREAM CAUSES DEATH
Strange Death Of Miss Hendrickson in
New York.


New York. June 2s.-A terrifying dream
one Of macy such that had -unnerved her
I frightened Miss Nary Hendrickson to
death The lUckless young woman lived
/ at No Il Cumberland street, Brooklyn.
/ The last terrifying dream was fatal 70
+ her because she suffered from heart dis
/ ease. Her heart. unable TO recover from
! the shock dealt her by sleeping vision,
/ soon ceased to beat.
/ Miss Hendrickson. who was still al
school. never had robust health. About
SIX months ago a nightmare intensely
alarmed her Again and again horrible
/ dreams awakened her trembling. Yet as
soon as she had recovered her walking
/ senses she forgot what had SO greatly
terrified her.
Il have no idea what caused these night
mares said the girls father, Henry
/ Hendriokson. q travelling salesman. yes
terday- often. after one OF them, her
mother and I soothed her and then asked
her what she had dreamed. Always she
was so frightened she could not tell US.
Her dream seemed to deprive her Of mem
ory for the time being. Yet. often after
one OF these Nightmares Mary was very
nervous and distracted for a day or
two
on the advice Of physician Miss Hen
erickson slept in a room opening from
her parents bedroom. The family retired
about 9.3 con Saturday night TWO hours
later 4 piercing shrek startled AIr. and
Mrs. Hendrickson from their sleep.
Springing from bed they lighted the gas
robe. standing erect in her bed Wade
staring the girl gEeered straight before
her: an expression Of terror disasured
he rface. They tenderly spoke to her
and sought 70 pacify her. She sank TO
the bed. pale and quivering seemingly ex-
hausted For Minute or two her breath
came quick and shallow-like one who
breathes that confronts a deadly danger.
ooh. my FOOT she exclaimed. then
tainted
MIR. Heud-ickson thinks that, as usual.
his daughter had forgotten her dream
an dthat her exclamation in no way
described the imaginary danger she had
confronted. Dr. A. C. Howe. 10 So7 Cum
terland street. was hastily called lie
found Mss Hendricks0n in c ellapse. her
heart futtering. her forehead beaded
with perspiration her lips and finger
tips blue, her feet cold. He administered
heart stimulants adopting every measure
his skin could suggest But he SRI sank
into deeper and deeper unconsciousnsss
and she soon died.
Her mother and 7 cannot explain the
cause Of the Nightmares that 50 fright
ened Mary. said Mrs. HenaricSso2 yes
terday she led a most uneventful life,
she never read. nor wished IN read. sen
sat0nal novels. in fact she read httla
less than her school books. She was not
brilliant az school and We did net Try
10 hurry her studies.
Before she went 70 bed Saturday might
Mary seemed 20 os in very gooa health.
She and some Young girls of the neigh
b0rhood were laughing snd chatting en-
the sidewalk when 7 feU asleep she
seemed 70 b fast asleep The CRY she
uttered instantly awakened Is. and az
one glance Al her showed rs she was
dreadfuuy frightened. we did everything
10 calm the poor chiI5-sent fo- the doc
tor az once. But she died a few minutes
after he arrived.
Dr Howe says Miss Mary certainly
died ~ heart disease. As in duty bound
he reported The case 70 the coroner. Ply
sicians who were consulted last nisht said
that nightmare Is a symptom in certaIn
forms ~ hysseria that a1eeis youns za-
men ard that often such a hystefiezl
stete IS accompanied by weak heart
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