Byline: Unsigned; 1887-09-25; New York Sun; pages 1:7
Report: Nellie Bly and Other Stunt Girls (and Boys) of the Late 1880s-Early 1900s
Tags: asylum, Blackwell's Island, insane, madhouse, Nellie Bly, posed as patient
Article Links"The Matron said that Nellie came to the Home alone about noon on Friday, and said she was looking for her trunks. She was dressed in a gray flannel dress trimmed with brown, brown silk globes, a black straw sailor's hat trimmed with brown, and wore a thin gray illusion veil."
Description:The Sun's reporter, as well as reporters from other of the World's competitors, encounters the mysterious insane girl.
Rights: Public domain.
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