Byline: Unsigned; 1887-10-05; New York Sun; pages 1:6
Report: Nellie Bly and Other Stunt Girls (and Boys) of the Late 1880s-Early 1900s
Tags: asylum, Blackwell's Island, insane, madhouse, Nellie Bly, patient, posed as
Article Links"Nelly Marina, who also calls herself Nelly Brown, the pretty crazy girl who was sent from Bellevue to Blackwell's Island a week ago yesterday, and about whom there is believed to be a romance, has not yet been claimed. Her case is diagnosed as melancholia, and Dr. Ingram considers it a very hopeful case."
Description:More coverage by the World's competitors of the mysterious insane girl.
Rights: Public domain.