Evening journal., 1908-12-07
PATIENT FLED
IN SCANT GARB
William M. Rogers, Clad in
NightShirt, Walked Along
Railroad
WAS LURED BY
ENGINES WHISTLE

Clad only In a night shirt. William NJ.
Rogers. railroad engineer, living at
No. 1902 Lancaster avenue. was found
walking along the tracks OF the Penn
sylvanla railroad at Front and French
streets at o'clock this morning. Driver
Michael Barr, OF the police patrol took
the man In custody. II was later learned
that he was a patient at the hospital OF
Mrs. Walters 2ii West street. where It
was said today that he mad been IN but
was convalescing. IL Is supposed he was
delirious when he fed.
In explaining his reason for leaving the
hospital. Mr. Rogers said to-day that he
had heard the whistle of locomotive
through a window which had been lower
ed for ventilation and thought Il was his
train He said he left the hospital with
the intention OF going To work. but on
reaching the Harlan and Hollingsworth
Corporations yards. he partly recovered
his senses and started TO walk toward
the railroad station TO get a cab TO re-
turn.
The patient had a male attendant and
Il was while the latter was getting a piece
OF ice that Rogers left his bed and getting
out OF a window escaped. lie was In a
i''ni NH iHt hioA h'oi anu hAu H'A nav
far TO jump.
When the attendant returned with the
ice he was surprised not 10 find Rogers In
bed and in his excitement he too jumped
out of the window through which Rogers
but a short time before disappeared. Get
/ ting out on the street the nurse did not
see Rogers and with another male at
tendant. the two started to search for
he patient
II was raining and Rogers was attIred
only IN a night short. lie escaped about
i.30 o'clock and because Of the early
hour, he met nobody
lie was next heard OF I'm the vicinity Of
the Pennsylvania railroad at Front and
French streets where a colored man saw
the white robed figure walking along IN,
track toward the station. The negro. bad
ly frightened, at tho strange apparition
ran out Of the building and made his wa,
TO the patrol station where with bulginl
eyes he told of a ghost he had seen walk
ing on tho railroad
Thought Hin, q Ghost
Entering the station the wandering mn
started down the stairs 10 the street be
low 10 get cab 10 be taken back 20 m
hospital having recovered AulucitutlN u
know that he had no right 10 be wher
he was. As soon as the cabmen saw him
however. they fed. officer Barr arrived
on the scene about this time and took tn
man in charge. lie was later taken 20 tn
hospital
At first It was feared that Mr.. Roger
would suffer as "a result OF his outing Il
the rain but II WIS said nj the hospita
to-day that he showed no an effects o
his trip. lie was given hot baths and othe
treatment for several hours and e Is no
expected that he will suffer any ill re
suits.
The man for sometime was a pntien
at the Homeopathic Hospital and wa
, only recently taken 20 Mrs. Walters es
tablishment, lie had been kept fastene'
I to his cot but last night begged the at
tendent TO release his legs. This the nurs
did but kept the mans upper portion o
the body strapped TO the bed. lie man
aged. however. 10 get himself loose an
when found he stili carried part OF N
, strapping with him.