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“The Haunted Hospital” written by Miss Cellania gathers the background information at Waverly Sanatorium, a hospital that was used to treat patients with tuberculosis in the early 1900’s that resulted in an estimated 64,000 patients had passed during the operation of Waverly until it had closed in 1961 (Cellania). The article continues discussing the hauntings of the sanatorium such as the underground tunnel and room 502. ‘The Haunted Hospital’ closes with the topic of the new owners of the sanatorium and their plans on restoring the historic monument.
In “The Haunted Hospital”, the author provides factorial information by providing proven facts to back-up the statements expressed along the writing. These facts make the article more believable
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The article continues describing real paranormal experiences at Waverly to result in a more reliable resource to the readers. However, the article may not be as a reliable source because the webpage is created from a fan base that is not affiliated with the hospital itself.
Both “The Haunted Hospital” and “Waverly Hills Stories” include similar aspects of the haunted location. Both articles include detailed and similar experiences of the body chute and room 502 at Waverly. Although “Waverly Hills Stories” includes more experiences within the location, whereas “The Haunted Hospital” provides a more detailed article of the phenomena happenings at Waverly Hills Sanatorium.
Of the two articles, I enjoyed “The Haunted Hospital” most rather than “Waverly Hills Stories.” “The Haunted Hospital” gathered information and pictures to back up the statements with made it more enjoyable for me to read. Even though I would not use either of these article as a reference for future writings, but I would rather use “The Haunted Hospital” as a more reliable resource due to the writing being well put together than “Waverly Hills

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