New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-02

lie 20 proceed. The danger Of lacking was OF
course considerable; bat since they couc not al.
vance there vas 10 alternative but 70 tlrn back
spd II vas resolved TO attempt it The manedver'
however, failed the boat capsized, and they Were
all precipitsted into the water.
you kee bold of the horse-l can SWIM sald
Captain s. 20 bis servant, when no saw Whh
vss abb to happen.
Being an excellent swimmer, and the Instance
from the shore transferable, be hoped n save
himself but he had on a heavy top coat, with o9o,s
and spurs The coat be contnved to take OF Ia
the " ater and then struck out with conf iencs
but. alas the coat hsd got entsnged With one Of
the spurs, and ss he swan IL cluns y him getting
heavier and heavier as II became saturated win
water, ever dragging him beneath the steam.
BE however reached the shore, where his ANXIOUS
hiend still stood watching the event and as the
latter bent over bin, be was just able to make
gesture With bis hand, which seemed to say, You
see, IL was 10 be and then expired.
The boatmsn was also drowned; but, by the sid
Of the horse the servant escaped
She has gstherei up some singular anecdotes
about Haunted Houses which could probably be
matched in this vicinity if it no. for the fear
of diminishing the value Of real estate;
know oftwo or three other houses in this city,
and one in the DeigbbOrbood, Ia when clrcum-
stances Of this nature trausping or have trans
pred very lately; but people husn them up, from
The fear Of being laughed At, and also from an ap
pre hension OF iujuring the character OF h0dse on
ubich account do Dot d we'll on the particulars
But there vss, some time since, famd oil THIS
hind attached TO a house ia St. = street. some
of the details of which became very public. IL had
stood empty long time in consequence OF the an.
Loyances u hch the Inhabitants had been sao
jected There was one room, particularly ~nlcn
nobody could occupy without disturbance On one
occa,iop n youth who had been abroad consider
able time, either ia the army or navy was put
there TO sleep bis arrival. since kno wing nothing
of these reports it hoped his rest might not be
Interrupted la the morning, however, he COM
planned Of the dreadful time he had had, with peo-
Die looking in at him between the curtains OF MS
bed all nigbt-avovipg his resolution 10 terminate
bis visit that same day, as as he would not sleep
there any more. After this period the house stood
enpty again for a considerable time, but was at
ensth taken ard wOrkmen sent IN to repair It
One day, when the men were away at dinner, the
master tradesmsn took the key and went TO inspect
progress ard, having examined the lover rooms
he v as ascending the Gtairs, when he heard mans
foot behind him. He looked round, bat there was
nobody there and he moved on again; still there
wss some body following, and he stopped and
Looked over the rails bat there was no one to be
seen. so, although feeling rather queer, ne al.
vsnced into the drawing room, where IRE had
been lighted and, wishing TO combat the uncom-
Portable sensation that was creeping over him, he
took hold of a chair, ard drawing it resolGtely
along the floor, be slammed il down upon the
be arth with some force and seated himself IN It
Vhep TO his amaZement, the action, In all rs par
tcularE OF sound, was Immediately repeated by
his unseen companion, who seemed y seat himself
beside him on a chair a. invisible as himself Hor.
ror.struck, the worthy builder started up and
rushed out Of the house
There is house in s. street. in London,
which, having stood empty good while, was at
length taken by Lord B. The family were an
ma ana n N Z
the sound Of footsteps, which were often audible,
especially in Lady 8 bedroom-whO, though she
could not see the form, was occasionally conscious
OF it's immediate proximity. ~
Some time since, gentleman having established
himselfn lodging in London, felt, the first night
be slept there that the clothes were being dragged
off his bed He fancied he had done it himself in
his sleep, and pulled them on again; but /. hap
mems repeatedly he gets out OF bed each time
can hbd nobody, no sting, no possible explanation
nor can can obtain any from the people OF the
house " no only seem distressed and annoyed. On
metioning it to some one In the neighoorhood, ne
Informed that the same thing has occurred 70 sew,
eral preceding occupants OF tue lou6u S' "ho"' VI
! course, he left.
/ Tbecircumstances hathappened at New House IN
u.,ay.bire-a. detailed Wy 81. urhnm In Tie IDlru
! volume THE " IDgoidsby Legends are known to
be perfectly authentic as are the following, the &C
! oo1pt of which | have received from highly re-
spectsble servant, residing 10 siamily with whom
/ am well acquainted; she informs me that she was,
! not very long since, living with Colonel and Mrs
! W who, being at Carlisle, engaged furnish
/ ed house, " ich they obtained at an exceedingly
cheap rate, because nobody liked to live In IT, This
family. however, met with no annoy ance, and at
acbed 10 importance to the rumor which had kept
the house empty. There were however, two
rooms in it wholly unfdrnished; aud as the house
was large, they were dispensed with TIL tue re-
currence OF the race week, when, expecting com
/ pany, these two rooms were temporarily htIed up
Tor the Of the nurses and children. There were
| heavy Venetian blinds TO the windows; ano 10
the middle OF the night, the person VINO related
! the circumstance 10 me, was awakened oy the
distinct sound of these blinds being pulled
| mn and down with violence, perhaps as many
~ twenty times The fire mad fallen low, aud
] ,be could not see whether they were actually
moved or not but lay trembling IN indescrlbabe
terror Presently feet were heard In the room
and q stamping as il several men were moving
about without stockings While lying In this state
! NJ AGONY she " as comfoTted by hearing the voice
Of nurse who slept in another bed in the same
chamber. exclaiming, "The Lord have mercy upon
u,W This second woman then asked the first II she
Rad couraee TO get out OF bed AID stir up the fire
40 that they might be able 70 see which by a
great effort Shs did, the chimney being near hel
bed. There was, however, nothing 20 be discov
cred, everything being precisely as when they
went 10 bed On another occa.lon, when they
were sitting in the evening 81 work, they distinct
IL heard some one counting money, aud the chinh
Of the pieces ts they were laid down. Inc SOUND
nroceeded frum the inner room OF the two, bal
here vas nobody there. This family LETT the
house and though slsrge and commodlous one, snS
nnders,ood il remained unoccupiec a. before.
respectable citizen Of Edinburgh, not long ago
uent 10 America to visit his son, WHO had marie.
spd settled there. The morning after bis arrivSl
be declared his determination TO return inmedi
stely TO Philadelphia, from which the house wa
A. considerable distance and, on being interro
Gated as to the cause of this Sudden departure b
ssjd that in the previous night he had heard ma
Waking about bis room, who had approached th'
bed drawn back the curtains, and bent owe, him
Thinking it was somebody who hac concealed 81 !
elf there with III intentions, be had struck out Vlc
Iertly at the figure when, to bis horror, bis ARD
passed uuimPeded through It.
Other extraordinary things happened in tbs
, house. which had the reputation OF being haunted
although the son had not believed IT, and had there
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