Windham County Democrat. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1836-1853, 1851-08-27

The "SPRITs" IN NANTucKEr-.lfore RepeLa-
fioRs Acme Of Himbug We did not anticipate
short time since, when referred TO the efforts
OF the Nantucket people, indicated in their news
papers, TO secure the Lunalic Hospital on their
lsand that we should so soon have occasion to rec
ommend compliance with their solicitations But
taking the developments of the last week as an in
dex TO the sanitary condition of the people of that
island, we should say that no place in the state
has 1.-THE of its need of lunatic hospital the pro-
secled new one should without delay be located on
tnat island, and moreover should DC Dut mud furn
ished with all possible expedition. All people who
have not taken leave of their senses we think, will
agree with us, when they have read and considered
certain late occurrences by which the island has dis
tinguished itself for all time
In our daily of Tuesday last, stated that on the
last previous Sunday, woman in Nantucket hav-
ing been put, or having put herself into communica-
ton with the "Spirts," what kind of "sprits" was
not staed,-black spirits, white, blue spirits or
grey,) predicted that the steamer Massachusetts
would be blown up next day on her return to New
Bedford, and that many persons would be DESTROYED
by the disaster. We also stated that some of those
who had engaged passage for Monday were so af
iected by the mortal prediction that they staid be-
hind and that Capt. Barker did not heed the proph-
ecy of evil, but came and went in his fine boat in
safety and with success Since then we have seen
the Inquirer, of yesterday, giving an account OF the
affair, but stating, far observed no new fact
in addition TO those which we have given. We have
learned however from private sources some addi-
tlonai particulars winch we now proceed 10 give.
The island, according to our informant was on
Monday in actual state of uproar, in consequence
of the vatlocnations of the woman who pretended
TO have had communication with the "spriis" Some
thirty of those who had proposed to take passage in
the Massachusetts, on some account refused TO come
Some OF those who despite the prediction
broke away from the entreaties of friends who had
faith in the prophecies of the Nantucket syb Anx-
ious wives, sisters and daughters took leave of their
relatives who came in the boat as expecting to see
them no more.
After the boat had gone, the prophecies, instead of
comforting tue anxious friends of those who had left
In her. continued her predictions of disaster and r-
in. She declared after time that the MassachtI-
sets had burst her boiler between Holmes Hole and
Woods Hole, and that all OH hoard had persisted, ex-
cept one person. But the boat made her usual tri,
with her usual safety and success, MS is we'll known.
On Tuesday, however, on her passage down, she
stopped about two hours TO land large number of
passengers at the Vineyard who had come down to
attend camp meeting. This occurrence, causing a
corresponding lateness in her arrival at Nantucket
increased the fears of those who credited the predc-
tons of the "medium," and filled some of them with
despair. When at last the Massachusetts arrived
the passengers who lived in Nantucket were recev-
ed with every demonstration of Joy by their relatives
Wives and daughters embraced their husbands and
papas as people alive from the dead The return OF
their relatives considered miracle of goodness
-Nep Bedford Standard