New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-05-24
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4 trite remark that the love Of The marvellous ha
invented many extravagancies.n TO which may b
added with equal shrewdness that Famplrisnp !
the maddest extravaganza OF them all. Fear, th
craelest Of the passions, has not more haggart
minister than this revolving superstition We trans
late
In Illyris. in Poland. In Hungary, in Turkey, AMI
even in some parts Of Germany, whoever would pub
lciy deny the existence Of vampires would be taker
for 4 very immoral and irreligious person. Vampiu
Cor vndkadlek, IN the EllyFic diaIecDl is the nam
given To the dead who leave their graves by night
suck the blood Of the living Those who die by th
hands Of vampire are likewise converted into VAN
pires, as soon they to exist; and these an
despoed OF all generous feeling. for they prefer
torment their kindred and friends rather thai
strangers Some believe that the vampire is Diyin
Judgment and others that It is fatality. The mos
accredited opinion Is that schismatics and hereto
being able TO find no rest ID their graves revenge th
panes they suffer upon the living
The ssgus OF yampirism are, the preservation q
the corpse from decay, the uidity of the blood ant
The elasticity Of the members. II is said that VAN
pres have their eyes opened inside Of their tomhs
and that their hair aud nails grow as if they wer,
alive. Some are known by the noise they make il
their graves, gnawing everything about them, ans
sometimes even their own bodies
The apparition OF these phantasms cease when the
body, having been exhnmea is divided from the bead
and burned. be best Of freeing oneself from
| vampire Is to annont the body, and particularly
the part which it has attacked with blood from its
veins mixed with earth from the tomb Of the YAM
| pire. The wounds are known by small rosette
blue or red like scar leitby the leech.
| The following are stories Of vampires
In the beginning Of the month OF September of
| the year -- there died In the village OF Kisilava,
three leagues from Gradsoh, an old man Of 81 years
Three days after his burial be presented himself be-
fore bis son and asked for food. On the following
| day the case related TO the ueighbors. That
night the dead man did not appear, but the next he
| came as on the first. 1t is not known whether the
son gave him to eat or not hut it Is certain be was
found in bis bed corpse The same day 1--WE or six
persons fell sick very suddenly and died in few
hours.
The bailif having learned what had occurred, gave
Information TO the tribunal of Belgrade who sent two
ivilocers with the public headsman 70 investigate
the affair. The Imperial officer went to Gradisch to
be witness Of deed OF which be had so frequently
heard. The tombs OF oil persons who had died
during the month past were opened. When they
came to that of the old man. he was found with his
eyes open and bis face flushed, and breathing natur
ally, but nevertheless immOvabe as corpse. The
executioner pierced the heart with bis sword A
pyre was Immediately formed, and the body having
been qnarteed was cast upon it, After this no signs
Of vampirism were found on the bodies Of the or
the neighbours.
Several years since an inhabitant Of Medriga,
named Paul Arnold, was crushed to death beneath
the wheels Of wagon. Thirty days after his death
Tour persons died. who it said by the other citi-
zens, were victims of the vampires. Rumor went
that Arnold had been tormented by Turkish VAN
plre in the vicinity OF Casowa the frontier Of Ser.
via, and that he had tried to cure himself by anoint
ing bis body with earth taken from the vampires
grave precauton that ayailed him nothing, being
himself converted into vampire at his death. 1t Is
believed that those who in life have been passive
vampires, become active vampires when dead.
He was disinterred forty days after his death, aud
all the indications Of an arch vampire were discov
erred in him. His body WAS as sound as in life his
hair bis nails and heard had grown 10 the tomb and
bis veins contained sangunary fluid that circulated
throughout his body.
The baif or haduaji, before whom the exhumatien
took plare-a man learned Ia vampirsm. ordered the
heart Of the defunct Arnold TO be pierced. A loud
cry followed the stab, as il from living man. This
done, the body was beheaded and burned. The same
opeiaii n was performed upon the other victims of
yampirism, that they might not be able to torment
others
Nevertheless this did not suffice to extingush them
In the short space OF three months seventeen
Of various ages died, suddenly some after TWO
Or three days OF suffering II is related that among
these, one Stanoska, daughter of the Hungarian
Jotiletgo, having retired in perfect health awoke in
terror ut midnight, shreking rightfully and crying
out that the OF the Hungarian Milo had tried to
strangie her while she slept From that instant she
sickened and finally died at the end of three DAYS
The body OF the of Milo being examined il
was found that he bad really been converted into
vampire. The principal citizens, the physicians aud
the surgeons applied themselves TO the business of
asoertaining the reason why vampirism had reap
peated after so many years. After some DAYS and
considerable investigation, it discovered that the
deunct Paul Arnold had kIledsnot only four persons
but many animals which had served as food for the
new vampires. among whom was the son Of Milo
La consequence, It was determined to burn all the
bodies at the end OF certain time. Among some
forty, seventeen were found with all the signs Of
These suffered the same fate as their
predecessors
All these Investigations and executions were made
ndicially. and attended by various civil officers sur
seons o. the regiments and Inhabitants OF the coui-
ry. me verbal proceeding was sent 10 the Imperial
Jonncl Of War, constituted In Vienna, where com.
mission mad been established TO ascertain the truth.
We conclude with the relation OF the following oc-
curreiice, witnessed by German traveller:
In 1876" says the traveller, Il undertook iour. |
ney TO Vorguraz and lodged in the town OF Varvoska
The patron Was rich gen lemau named Yaek Piogo-
1evich, man joyial and sufficiently fond of drink
His wife was yet young and lovely aud his daughter
child Of ten years, marvel Of beauty. desired
70 remain some time longer In his house. in order to
contemplate the ruined edices, sad relies of ancient
Iies; pay N spite o. having offered money enough,
could not procure habitation This Obliged me to
separate myself from the good Plogonevich, with |
whom, however, had the pleasure to eat
One night when the two women had left the table |
" the accustomed hour, my host began singing GER
ain songs OF bis country, when were startled by
horrible cries, proceeding from the bed room In |
hat country, there is usually only one bedroom in
zach house, which serves for all. We snatched ~
,ur arms and rushed TO the apartment and beheld
rghtlu spectacle The mother, pallid and DISNEY. |
slled, supported her daughter, who recined upon |
pallet Of straw.
A vampire a vampirel my poor daughter ia |
lead I! exclaimed the aifrighted mother. Our timely
'uceof restored the poor khava, who said she had |
zen the window open, and man Of cadayerOns .ss |
beet enter, developed in large shroud, who having
bitten her attempted TO suocate her but fed at the
I0ce OF her outcries Overcome with terror. she
ould say no more. Nevertheless she believed she l
lad recognized one WeezHany Ia the vampire
Ahavas neck exhibited red stain. With view
o console her parents, suggested that the stain
night have been caused by the bite OF some insect
had better have said nothing Of the kind for the
ather replied bitterly, and the daughter began to
he'd tears reiteratlDg ceaseessly "Woe's me to die
o young-so young!" The mother heaped reproaehes
pom me, calling me ind ell, ncreduous, impious
nd declaring she had recognized Wieeznany. See
,gs this blind obstinacy, concluded to hold my
eace
All the amulets IN the house were hung about the
eek of khava. Her father swore that be would 20
ext day TO dsinter Wieeznany, and burn him in the
resence OF his kindred.
At the break Of day the whole city was mt in
oinmotion. The men went armed with guns and
eklcs, the women carried red hot irons, and the
hildren sticks and stones. lu this manner they an
reached the cemetery. with load and furious cries.
The examination occupied considerable time, As
1 wished 70 take part in the vengeance, innnmer.
BILE quarrels sprung up, which would have had an
wi end had not the old men interfered and declared
bat two men only should disnter the corpse The
aoment the cloth which covered the body was r !.
moved, sharp, horrible cry raised the hair upon nv
cad. This cry had proceeded from a woman at nv
ide: " 1t Is a vampire she exclaimed, and a thou.
ana voices echoed the p.rsla ln,.st a. s,....