The Baffling Case of Edgar Allan Poe’s Death - Page 3 of 9

Upon being informed of Poe’s state, a physician friend of Poe came to his rescue and brought him to the hospital. However, until the very last minute, Poe refused to reveal why he was in that condition and what had brought him to Baltimore when he was supposed to be someplace else. For four days after he was found, Poe suffered from feverish dreams and hallucinations in which he called out for a person named “Reynolds,” although his family and friends denied ever knowing someone going by that name.