New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-11-29
SINGULAR REVELATIONS
COMMUNICATIONS WITH SPIRITS IN WESTERN
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regard 70 our kno~ edge o. me matter
Tee soqnd. v-,s Fret heard about t"' years
s,Ece, 55d have ro- yet ceased, bu' seem u &c
spreading from one yIsce - another and gfAo'A'y
claiming the attention Of the Put"c min'' hen
sr,, heard. they we're usniiesssd by simple
hollow sounding rap ap1c the hoo CT n'7ae'-
THIS rspping wsI continued every night, Tor
long time an1 6nsIy comE snced n tbs day time
{, vVs- at f-.t entirely 1Dinielligb'e 70 the H.
tabitsnts Of the house.
Al ,ene,i a litie cir. ssd " nov IL "a do,
ara snapped her finger three times. Sne vas
answered by three raYs OnT e2eatuS x .hs iounf
,bst Il ipvansb'y fegeste1 the number she made
n.es.E .a,thsr person BAD. Now count ten
Ard IL yes done = ~ coa., 'hr aye Ci - J-ie
n the cbidrenD ltwss done o9-rrc;ly Another
-. ;fi.d with ks SUCCESS - = 5sgsa tOdsp!ay
siyn. II intelligence the ismty b3csm" alarmed
o. d the females all .eil toe house At night The
DC sbbors were ca ed IN bat there cessation
- the sounds. TGs excitement became Intense
AID 81 oue the, j. n ssid n=a-y or qa,te 300
velso.. assembled - @iscoyer from whence tie
-c.aGs proceeded The houss was thoroughly Cx
i5ed from garrett 70 cellar b1' Wall the sounds
continued, 10 one ever discovered the OperstOr
At length it WAS discovered that every time &
question was Put that required sn Affirmative a
rsp wss heard for 4 nsgstiVo-nO EOord.
Tne answer was by rGPp'ng-th'ee rsps 81
;hs r,sal they found that !: purPortod to be the
.-iri. ~ man. Many expedients were resorted
20 by which 20 End oct the name OF the man whose
s2irit was making these manifestations. At length
a str.ngtreskC3 d" l. will cslthe A 9hE5et tesin-
n,ng with 4. vii you rap whom come to the ii-st
lettes Of his nam,' The answer wSs affirmative.
He then comm suced A. b, g. when he came T.
g. thero vsss rap. Again Le went on, aud It
tyDod st H. and In thar way he spelled out the
ne.ir o CHAPIEs HASNF. AZ before stated, these
.oun3s have, from that time been heard IN various
families in that place aud the cites o. Auburn
en- n ctcs.-- and various aces ma the country.
A,th Ugh confined 70 this rGpping sound, the mode
Of cl,o uu6irsti71 he's gradually improved 20 tat
rcnny very curious and astonishing sentences have
.eAu gprilfd ny fne use oi tho Alphabet. 10 10
l,nger pUrpoTs to he the spirit Of one man or per
s3a bar whom - in~ividpAl makes The ioquiry
..o .to il !. that V ishes 10 communicate with me,
they vii geuersiiy get the name OF some friend
~ relstive--s Mother, Fsiher, Sister or Brother
who has passed from visible existence. Many
persons have msde the trial AID have had names
.pecf on. 70 them - their friends. unAnown to
any prrsors present Strangers have ;rle1 the
experiment, and had thsir names spelled out be
toro any person present knew il or where they
okmO from.
In each family where the sounds bppear, there
seems to he some one or fr0, whose presence il
u rcess3ry 90 insure Communications freely
Generally We find that 'heSo persons are slscePti-
bic - magnetic influences aud Cialryoyaut, n
though we have heard it where there wero none
that had ever been rnaRnatiZed cr were known TO
be CsiTyoyant 10 tho family Of Mr. Gfsnger OF
Rrcheser-a cit Zen well kuo~n there-the com
munioati0ns could ne hs3 with any TWO Of the
family previous ~ any oi them being placed under
the magnets influence, but after Il daughter was
magneiized AMI became ClairyOyaut, no comma
notation could be had wiihou, her presence No
r,oA vii.
where IL first appeared.
We first became acquainted with these mani
ieststiOps ahOus year since, and We have taken
every Opportunity 10 discover, II possible what 1t
is We have become convinced thst these three
fac,s there is no d-putine, viz TIE s"unds,-
the tHtell gence and The absence Of any collision
or deception Ia tho matter.
Slme two weeks since. we wero 10 company
With some psrsons who we're getting communica
ti0ns from this invisible communication when
message w1s spelled DOT t. us TO the i'm port that
.h- matter should bs made Gs"-a public that thu
true hsi arrived ;1r tie people 10 investigate toe
whole aaisir-thpt IL was thing which will u'ii-
mstciy become knowp to all men, Hud that
sNoud Immediately take measures 20 have It ia
yestiga:Cl The directions were then miDutelS
given by these spirits, a. they rapport TO be, AMI
which we are Wiling t. believe are until We have
o. much proof TO the contrary AZ It required h.
bring US u tins conclusion These directions vii
appear IA the following history, ~ they we're fully
Gld strictly followed The great object was e.
start investigation asd clear those who mad been
hearing i. FOR the last two years from the impu,s
uon off-sud and dec spton.
Acoord.Dgiy on tue evening OF Novembef Ia.
lecture was delivered in Corinthisn Hall ~
the City Of ROches,c- :2c iull history Of the ris,
and progress Of these strange manifestations given
Dur0g the re alton Of these facts the sounds were
distinctly heard by the psrsote in the hal
After the lecture, Committee wss chosen by
she audience c,mpnset OF the following Peisons-
A !. CoNss DANIEL MARSH, NATHASlEL CLAaK,
EsQ A. JUDsoS AND EDWIN JONFs.
On the following evening the CcaiDi;tse re-
ported In Substance, rs follows That without
the suc~'"3SC Of the persons in whose presence
,ae manifestations are made. the Committee Sc
,cctCd tho Hall of tho Sons G. Temperance ior tie
e.tigation-thst the sound O. the floor near
where the two ladies stood " AZ heard IS distinct.
~ as at other places aud that part oi the Commit
zee heard the rsppiog on the wall behind them
that a number Of questions were asked which
we're answered not altogether ricS; nor altogether
wrong that In the afternoon they went 10 the
hcrss Il private cit zen, and while there the
sounds were heard on the outside apparently OF
toe front door, after they hsi entered and on the
door Ct e closet By plscing the hNnd upon the
door, ;here was a sensible jar lett when the rap
ping vas heard. Oae OF the Committee placed
q his hands upon tho feet of the ladies' aud the
other the floor, and though the feet were
not Moved, there was q distinct ar on the floor
On tbs pdrtmSst and on the ground the same
sound was heard a kind Of double rsp as 1t
stroke and arebouud vere dstingaishsble When
!he ladies were separated at distance no sound
wss heard bet when a third person was inter
posed between them the sounds were heard. The
ladies' seemed ready 90 give every opportunity 20
the Committee to investigate the cause fully, ana
would submit % stho7oush investigation by com
mitiee of ladies II desired. They al agreed thst
the sounds were heard bN! they entirely tdi,a 70
discover Gay sisrns b. rhict U could te done
Ansr this report aud some discussion on Tie
suhject, the audience selected another Cnmml:se,
c,-posod 81 the following persons Doctor y.
Lsngwor.hy, Hon. Frederick Whittlesey, d. c.
M,Csllum, Wlihsm Fisher, OF Rochester, and
Hon. A. z. Hsscsn. Of Leroy. AZ the next lectare
this Committee reported thatthcy wen, iaso the
invc.tis stioa at the ctlce ofChsncellor Whitesey
.ri they hesrd tho sound on the foo-. on the wal
sud acor,ihst tho ladies were placed ia different
positions and. like the other Committee, they
were wholly unable - tell from what the sounds
proceeded or how y WAS made, that Dr.. Lang
worthy made chseryatinas with 4 stethescopc %
sscsrtsia whether there was any movement q
the lungs, sad i0aad not the least difference when
the sounds vera made; ard that there was n,
kiai Of probability or possibility OF their heioe
made bs yen,riloQaism as some had Supposed
ana th,v NOuid nor hSNe been NADIA hV nlachin.rV