The Wind

Having spent a considerable time roaming the hospital in all atmospheric conditions (sun, rain, snow) during the day and night, I think it's fair to say (without wanting to sound glib) that I've heard it all before. It is, nevetheless, worth bearing in mind the characteristics of what I've come to refer to as the grand, or "great corridor". In my introduction, I touched on the fact that it's around 275 metres long. Although nowadays penetrated by many a natural growth, it's understandable that an enclosed architectural feature of this scale is, to some extent, going to act as a wind-tunnel. Does this explain the howling?

Well, I must emphasize that it was a pretty still night. There was no reason to expect the corridor to make any sounds that might be out of the ordinary. Usually, you get some degree if eerie breeze being forced down it, but not that eerie. If the loud bang at the start could be explained in terms of the wind, say, dislodging a sheet of board or something, I'd like to know why a thorough daytime search soon after found nothing out of place or suspicious around the end of the great corridor. Whereas a lucky gust of wind on an otherwise still night could have created a sufficient initial noise - practically every element of the follow-up events and atmosphere was purely beyond the explanation of wind alone.