The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1858-12-18
Excitement Among the SpiIitua!ists.

Excitement Among the SpiTituallsts.
4 Den1 Han picks himself up. and carries
Ais bones fl on Hartford to Ae,o York
Quite buzz has been stirred up in the
spiritual circles Of New York by an occur
renee that sets all the achievements OF the
spirits hitherto in the shade. The facts.
which arc related at considerable length in
the New York Eceniag Post, are briefly as
follows:
When Dr. Reiman, partner Of DR.. Or
ton, of 18th St, n. York, was a medical stu
dent, several years ago, at Hartford, body
was dissected, and the students agreed
among each other that they would draw lots
for the bones. The spirit Of ths dissccted
subject, however, indicated his wish that the
bones should be given to DIR. Redman. 1t
is not .ated whether the lots were drawn,
but it appears when DR.. L. returned to New
York. the bones were left at Hartford
Thereupon, the indignant spirit expressed
his determination himseJt to move the bones
to New York. And this extraordinary de-
! termination, which has no parallel in ghost
ology, the spirit forthwith commenced to
carry out. The very next day bone drop
ped on the side walk in front Of the office O.
the two doctors, and since that time, bone
after bone has been moved, sometimes drop
ping from the ceiling, sometimes upon the
walk, in front Of the office, and sometimes
in different parts of the city, wherever the
spirit happens to encounter the Doctor
This had been going on since May last, whor
the spirit finally called to his aid some Other
spirits, and determined to finish up ths jot
without SO great consumption Of time. Ac
cordinglv, on the evening Of the 1st of DC
tober, as the two doctors were standing or
the rear piazza ofther Office, CDR. Orion re
ports this in communication to The Spirit
ual Telegraph
ga small bone fell on the floor near him with
sharp stroke. He picKed it up, AID sevs
, raj more followed. He then called Cut
number of persons who were in the ofhce
and the dropping of bones continued fol
some time at intervals. Surprising the per
Torrance had closed, he drew up 4 state
ment of the details, which was signed by
the six visitors present But no sooner h.e
they gone than the bone throwing recon-
menced; and the second instalment consist
cd Of fourteen bones, which the ghos; threw
in about quarter Of an hour, averag Ing al
most bone a minute, which was certain
satisfactory, considering the distance he va
compelled TO bring them.
The next dav between eleven and Twelve
, o'clock, the performance commenced again
and the ghost, cXceiing ali his form c
, achievements. hurled perfect shower 0
bones into the room. They fell in ever,
part Of the, office, tho floor, on chairs
:, and on the table, some flying swiftly ant
, !orclbiy from ths direction of the windows
o and mary in a perpendicular line from ia
ceiling.
In this way the large bones OF the heel,
patelia, rib and various bones of the hand
e and feet were showered upon the astonishe
# doctors, when the CHEST, by master strok
eclipsed all his previous brilliant achieve
men,s At last, saws the doctor, "as a
u Of us were standing at the table, sudden,
: there fell down in the midst of US bag con
= tanning SIXTY one os the smaller bones OF III
human body This ba, WAS Of muslin, an
about fifteen inches long, and it fell direct
before my face-much nearer % me than til
4 other parties presert-i;i a direct line apps
S, rently frcm the ceiling, and with such fore
>, that it marked the table where 1t struck. -
:, The parties present we're Drs. Orion an
y Rednan, ard brother of the latter.
This Temporarily closed the exhibition
but an hour afterwards, IS DR.. Orion w
!. d" entering his house. he encountered TING
ii bone, eighteen inches long, winch can
down with such force as 20 knock an app
/ ont Of his hand. Soon after the tit!a ";
l. thrown. which concluded the prcs'amn
he the actual .ir..c which he has spent IN II
a + = stated % be eishteen hoUrs-not
soon, to be sure, as they hight nave be-
- brought on the cars-but, all thing con
:" dered, We think the ghost has made &C
time --