The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1865-10-13
THE JERSEY CITY GHOST.
tremendous Excitemcnt-.Churc Mob.
bed-.Pale Blush Lights Eecn...C,OId
Sorps.iike Bodies Fclt-.lIOrriblc Noises
Heard..An Explanation,

From the New York Daily News, 2oth.1
The matter has created an emeute
in Jersey City, which is perfectly
tremendous. On Sunday night hun
dreds of men and women, excited to
the highest point of morbid curiosity
and superstition, congregated in the
vicinity Of all the uptown houses Of
worship in the city. About forty per.
sons went over from Hoboken ALSO
among them q committee of cxamin.
ation-and numerous crowd from
New York, attested the sensation
which the report had up to that time
created.
A mob of three or four hundred
persons assembled in Erie street, and
were finally dispersed by the police;
another OF the German Catholics in
Sonth Eighth street, until late hour
in the night. .... ..
Last night thcro was no abatement
Of tho exctmont. The ghost has,
however, been very generally locat-
ed somewhere near the St. BCriface,
although nothing is as yet known to
tho populace, and our reporter was
pressingly requested to make no men,
ton ofany particular locality. Among
the various explanations thus far sug,
gcstad by tho knowing ones, is the
idea that somc fellow has by some
device found ingrcss under the floor
ing Of the St. Bonitace, and il anus
ins himself by practising upon the
crcdulity and supers,itions Of the
people, bctakins himself there at
night and RECALLING tho alarmed
victims with dismal yelps and bowls.
One gentleman, well known in the
city, insisted that the ghost is located
in the vicinity Of Father Sencg's in
South Eighth street. He relates that
while his daughter was out on Sunday
night, hunting for the ghost, she saw
in passing the above named edifce, a
spook or ghost upon the stecple,
which waved its hands mysteriously
towards the spire, hurled apavc-stonc
directly down in front Of her face
fortunately not hitting herr and sud
denly disappeared.
She describes the spectrum as hay
my been gigantic in appearance, with
eyes hollow and fiery, like marsh
light, and wearing 4 long flowing
robe which resemblcd Il cloud, so va.
pory and mistlike was its apparent
texture, At the same time she heard
noises Of tho most unearthly order,
which seemed to issue from within
tho building.
Night before last, during tho pro.
gress Of the storm, singular lights
were seen to move to and fro slowly
and warily in the cdifico Of St. Boni-
face A policeman who was present,
and fist noticed i, describes the color
as having been yellow with n BLUSH
tinge, and totally unlike anything he
had ever before seen. They would
be seen only for an instant fitting to
and fro and then die out succeeded by
shrieks and hollow meanings.
Thus far the matter progressed
among the popnlace, and all day yes
tcrday the widest wonderment pre-
vailed; and tho ghost was tho sole
topic of conversation. Men talked Of
spectres and shadows upon the street;
women gossipcd, half shircring with
terror. about the strange mystery, and
tho juUeneS absolutely shuddered-
even to the inpo rturbable newsboy-
ut the weird revelations which went
from lip to lip.
But last evening tho excitement
waXcd wilder and moro trmultuous
several German societies turned ont
with arms in their hands to drive
away his ghostship, procedure sufli.
rient to drive away any ghost Of re-
'pectability, and in general Jersey
City was in Il perfect state Of insani-
y.
Some facts of n very peculiar order
came to light last evening, that only
served, when disseminated, to heigh. |
zen the foyer Of tho public. Several
gentlemen Of undoubtcd vcracity and
were invited to visit
,no of tho previous named cdifccs in
with tho sexton AS they |
,ntcrod the gate and passed around
no building, tho Same singular lights
previously mentioned were observed
~ ono, Of the party. Decided to
Iress on, he however, made no mon
ion Of the matter, until ohc OF his
companions hnzardcd the remark
"Why, tho building is lighted I"
And sure enough tho building was
ightcd q sanity blush fame appear.
ny exactly in tho position OF the
"Tho gas has evidently been light
ID to frightcn away tho ghost" re.
oned ono Of tho party rather skcpt-
cally.
Tho Investigators entered Tho cd.
fec was sicht rs tomb within, and
hc tall columns cleaned like spectre
,ndcr tho palid illusion Of the light
No sound savo that Of tho mufllod
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