Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-11-30
Strange Case of Frank Harrison
Who Is Recovering From
Remarkable Experience
HIS MIND BLANK FOR A WEEK
During That Tins He Wandered
From st. Paul to Hamilton County
and Was Finally Found Half Con-
scious by Professor Kent, Who Took
Him to His Home.
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| Webster City, Nov. 30.-Frank Har-
ri$on, whose strange condition Of men
tai alteration was noted in these dis
patches yesterday, left Jewell last eve
ming in company with his wife for
their home in Guthrie Center. He
seemed perfectly we'll after the pecu-
liar state in which he had wandered
about for six days.
Harrison arrived at the d. A. Kent
farm home Sunday evening In a de-
mented state. He was fed and cared
for and put to bed. The professor
summoned medical aid and after a
good nights sleep, Harrison regained
the control of his mind Mrs. Har-
rison was telephoned for at Guthrie
Center and arrived yesterday, and in
the evening took her husband home
with her.
| Harrison had been working at Arl-
ington, Minnesota, for the w. w. Kim
ball Company. He Is we'll educated
young man of about rs years OF age.
He Is large In stature, well built and
athletic. He is also a very good must
clan and is the possessor of an excel
lent voice. While lying at the Kent
farm home in semi UNCONSCIOUS con-
dition, he sang many songs in good
voice. rich in tone and cultured. While
at Arlington, Mimi. in the employ Of
the kimball company lie was aiding
in getting a large 900 pound piano up
a short flight of steps. While stand
ing behind the piano, I, tipped over
on the Saddle of the shoulder and
This happened about a month ago. The
injury did not seem serious, but later
began to trouble him and his employ
ers advised him to go to st. Paul and
take treatment for the injury.
He acted upon their advice and
started for st. Paul. Before reaching
the hospital which was his destination,
however, he had apparently lost control
OF his mental faculties. Last Tuesday
he arrived in ST. Paul and from that
time until the brakeman dashed pail
of cold water upon him near Jewell his
Mind Is almost blank. He states,
however. that he has very faint
recollection Of buying railroad ticket
from Belle Plain--;l small town near
st. Paul-to LeSuer, Minnesota, and
also faint recollection of someone
leading him from restaurant and put
ting him aboard the train. He believes
that this was at Mankesto, Minnesota.
How he came tc Hamilton county,
however. Is a total mystery both to
himself and to everyone else. Sunday
afternoon as a freight train was pass
ing along between Kamrar and Jewell
Harrison was seen by brakeman
sitting alongside the right Of way. The
"brakey" evidently thought he was
hum waiting to board the train, and he
threw pailful Of cold water upon him
as the train passed Harrison.
This seemed to bring him partly to
his senses, and it was while in this
condition that he wandered to Profess
sor Kent's and was taken into the lat
ter's home. It is believed that Harri-
sons recovery will be complete Profess
sor Kent explains that Harrison's con-
dition was due to the injury received
at Arlington, MINI. This, he says, had
affected one of the brain centers, and
had finally resulted in his condition Of
mental alteration.