The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-06-18
MAY LOSE HER MIND
Woman Who Mas To Die SUM-
day Puzzles Many.
SERIOUS REACTION SETS IN
The Eject Of Her disappointment May
Cause Long Stay In Hospital. II Not
In Asyium-Her Stresnth Much I'm
paired.


Passa.c. y. j.. June l6.- \ strange
disappointment was that of Mrs. Anna
hiselcia. She Is still I'm tho Passaic
General hospital patient with uoh
'Nf the matter with her. apparently. In
the world She WAS an object OF Keen
study. none the less. and uo utl,
worry To the PHYSICIANS and nurses az
thc hospital she had believed TIA,
she was 20 die on Sunday morning al
% clock.
That time is past. But now. I'm her
strange state OF mind. the hospital an.
thoriues SAID that she was mentally
so cazcd and confused that she ulight
entirely lose her mind Mrs. Kiseicia's
stranSe disappointment was thus
strong because she believed 50 tt.r
onshly mp 10 the last minute that she
was doomed.
The woman has hecn a widow some
months. She was made gloomy and
Sn"ore boy her husbands death. ror
some time after size spent a creat part
oi her tiwc i'm the Greek church a.
Paterson az Worship. After an acc
oi reigious fcryor sh. announced ,aa
cav % her ighro~s that she kne. D
hclf OF her death. 10 had been tl.G
io ncr I'M vision.
siauy az the Siavs IN Paterson De
loved In the woman's vision ana Oh.
MAS great excitement among ta.m
The authorities feared ;hat tho won .a
insight 90 herself sme violence. Tu
prevent 10 they pat her ia the hospital
whittier she was quite willing 60 10
To The surprise oi the hospital n.
PENDANTS Tie patient was calm ANA
matter-oi fact in her behavior ami l..r
ieccy positive that her end was Z. ar
which caused her giadncss more thsu
fear. She spoke COZ SUNDAY as tho dan
when she was 10 20 home the sam.
expression as that uscd by the patients
who wished Co get well
Sunday morning came. The nurses
could not make the patient believe
them when ,hes told her that 30 was
already Monday
TT ls The day" she said Even ir 2
dil not hcar the church bells ! would
feel 30. not because BE- is tlc day Whom
/ ann 90 die.
She turaed aer ,aee Co the wall. ~
the cio,h 10 the ward marEed nearly ,
O'Clock. Whom 10 wgs au hour iater o.
aurse voutuged 90 90 up &C. the be-
and touch hev on the shoulder.
See. said tho nurse. -vol az,
breathing stiii. and the time ,uu spok,
81 Is over. Cheer up. have courage
for your vision was wr1ng auI yos az,
not to die"
The woman turned her face toward
the nurs" again. Il was a blank and
puzzled face
But an angel. she said. had steol b.
fore her. quite plain. and toI6 her "a
hour and day OF her death Their,
could have been mo- mistake. Now sh.
was willing 90 listen 60 the stor. .t
the nurses who had made ta. dat
Monday. She even asked one. "nf
you say this was not sunday" Th
ume. however. the nurse pressed tl
advantage and told tho woman chat r
was indeed sunday morning.
Il was not likely. they said tha
Mrs kisclc.a. who was So well un g.
the expected moment OF her death
could now leave the hospital soon Be
fore the crisis. her belief in "A diyin
message seemed 20 sustain her Even
since her vision she had been cheerful
matteroffact. almost jolly If the
ioea oi death did not make her giuom,
&c was otherwise now.
Her strength was much impaired
since Sunday. and il her mind w.re
not soon calmer. IL was said. she would
be sent 20 the state asylum for the Ia
sane.