The evening world., 1902-04-08
Rev. Frost Demands
$6,OOO,OOO of Car.
negie atPubIic Dinner
INSANITY STILL ACUTE.
Wife Fastening to Him from
Baltimore, Where Both Are
Socially Prominent.

The Rev. William a. Crawford Fros:.
an Episcopalian clergy man q: Balil-
more. who created q scene by demand
ing 10000 from Andrew Carnegie at
the Authors club dinner N IN. ~
Denis Hotel. will be turned over to
friends to-day after he IL examined at
Bellevue by Drs Fitch and Wlidman
He Is IN the insane pavilion under OBJ
servation and the physicians say he Is
suffering from acute mania
The Rev Mr. Frost was quiet ;ai,
morning. but he talked incoherently with
the doctors about hi. typewriter inven-
tion and his plans 20 have Mr. Carnegie
advance millions for its exploitation. He
seems to realize that he Is in an insttu-
ton and has made no complaint 1t oe-
ing restrained.
Rational ON Arrival.
one Of his friends tn this city called on
supt Stewart early to-day and said that
he would he taken care of ns soon as
the hospital was ready to release him
Mrs. Frost was notified OF her husband :
predIcamcnt by the clerks Of the Wal
dorf-Astoria. where the Rev Mr.. Frost
registered on reaching the city yester-
on his arrival. telling them his "trip was
expressly to interview Mr.. Carnegie.
They inferred that he was looking for u
library donation.
The Bellevue physicians commenting
on the fact that Dr Frost sprayed his
face with ether at the hotel following
the exciting scene at the banquet. sali
that ether spraying was getting TO be u
fad with highly nervous persons. The
evaporation Of the drug on the tenG.r
pores o. the skin produces a cooling
sensation that soothes the nerves. The
danger. though. the physicians assert. IL
that those who Yield to the practice In
variably become ether drunkards.
Or Frost wr- taken TO- Bellevue at
o'clock this morning by Dr. Cox the
house physician OF the Waldorf
Both Dr Fros: and his wife are
wealthy and socially prominent In
Baltimore For Ave years he has
been pastor % the Memorial church o,
the Holy Comforter. lie has given l!o-
orally to the church and the po0r AMI
Is popular with his CONGREGATION. which
consists mainly of workingmcn
Dr FrosIs ritie TO membership In the
AuthnrS Clnb whose banue; he dis
trrbCi is based On his oopk, odd Dog
int in New Light published !. lS-.
he incident wniCh led To DR. Frost
removal TO Ia. hospital was more dra-
mate than amusing. ESSuirlgate
khsida Ransom was presiding Mr.
Carnegie had finished speaking whcn
Protestant Episcopal clergyman. seated
sb'I. ten yards from the guests table.
Jumped 20 his feet. flushed and excited.
shouting:
MIR. Chairman. JUS, one moment.
please. My name Is Crawford Fr.s,
am the rector of "A church In Bllti:..ore
want To oncr Mr.. Carnegie an invcn-
ii'n Tor s1.vn.''o hat Is FOR the good uf
humanity
Mr. Carnegie interrupted. He vas the
coolest person IN the room
VIII the reverend gentleman under
stand thar | am not a philantnropisi."
he said. quietly.
~ you won't listen to my plan for
the benefit OF humanity III leave yol."
said the clergyman.
In the corridor o! the hotel the clergy
man said that h" had come t.p get Mr..
Carnegie support for his invention
Its a marvellous invention" he said.
u call II vitagraph, pr a printogTaph.
or an auiomi,u thought producer