The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-07-29
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groundwork for the story by reciting
the number of murders that have been
committed in the tunnel, the Intelli-
gencer proceeds TO relate the expert
ence of four men who passed through
the tunnel OIL Thursday evening about
six o'clock. as follows:
The darkness of the cavern had set
into an appalling storm, but still they
held their way. Soon groans and
supplications for mercy fell upon their
startled ears. The usual cavernous
echo was apparent, as the tone of
voice was unnatural and sepulchral-
the men stood transfiXed with horror
and fright the atmosphere was close
and sitting: All at once, issuing
from the solid rock which forms the
ceiling, directly over the spot where
the murderer slaughtered his victim, a
ghastly form appeared. All around,
as we have said, was impenetrable
darkness, but the spectacle itself was
as clearly visible as i'll the MONDAY
1t descended feet first until it reached
a place about equi-distant from the
floor and ceiling of the tunnel, where
it stopped and remained for few sec
onds. Although covered with the
slime and earth of the grave, the fea-
.tures of the CHASTITY spectre were dis
tinctly visible, clad in the habiIimerts
OF the tomb. Its appearance was hor-
rible in the extreme. With one arm ex-
tended, and the bloody fingers of the
hand hanging half severed from their
stems, with the forefnger of the other
hand it pointed to the gaping wound
i'll his temple. The wound seemed
fresh, but the drops of blood seemed
clotted and stood out in bold relief on
the. face of the ill-starred wretch
Without a movement of the lips, a
voice apparently. issuing from the
throat of the ghost, exclaimed in a
tone so unnatural as to be totally in
describable, "let the dead rest!" The
horror-stricken witnesses of this ap-
palling spectacle rushed from the
scene. At the mouth of the, tunnel
they met other parties whose credulity
was not sufficient to believe the story
of the witnesses. They therefore OBJ
tanned lantern and returned to the
spot where the apparition was first
seen. They were not long waiting,
when the spirit in the same place, re-
peated the words he had before used,
in, if possible, more horrifying tone,
and glided rapidly through the air to-
wards the western mouth of the tun-
mel. The individuals thus made sure
of the authenticity of the apparition.
were deprived of the power of speech
for some hours, and even after the in :
terventioh of days their fearful recol-
lections are so vivid as to reder them
almost afraid of speaking on the sub
ject. r.r ~ .-. .-. a
The persons who witnessed this ap-
palling spectacle in the tunnel being
men of respectable and truthful char
acters, their statements created a
widespread and profound sensation
in the eastern part of the city where
they reside. This was intensified by
facts which were disclosed yesterday
morning by a gentleman who lives a
couple of miles east of the city, and
which are related as follows: He
was coming to the city afoot, by
way of the railroad, late in the
evening and was approaching the tun-
mel on the east, and had noticed a
couple of persons walking about a
hundred yards ahead: He was short
distance this side of the sehoolhouse,
walking on the track and looking
down to guard hs steps, when he sud-
denly felt strange shiver and sensa-
ton of horror, and looking up saw a
man standing a few yards ahead di-
rectly over the stone culvert (where
Ulrich's body was hidden). His arms
were held up above his head, as il
guarding against apprehended blows
and the blood was streaming down
mis- face and neck. There was an aw.
,ful stony glare in the eyes, which
rooted the behelder ta the gr1Nnd.=
His first thought was that 1t was one
of the men who had been walking
ahead of him who had been assaulted
by the other; but before he had time
to follow ont the thought he glanced
past the horrid spectacle, aud saw the
two men just about to pass into the
tunnel. At that instant the man, spec
tire, or whatever it was, vanished, and
was nowhere to be seen. Utterly
COMPOUNDED the frightened and hor
ror-stricken beholder stood gazing a
the vacant air, trying to comprehend
what he had SEEM In a moment or TIVE
he had recovered sufficiently to thinl
connectedly. He looked CAREFUL,
around. Nothing whatever was to b,
seen, though 1t was still light enough
to see objects with perfect distinct
ness. He says he thought at one mo
ment of running forward and telling
the men who were ahead, and askin;
them if they had seen anythingi hu
reflected that of course the apparitiol
was not there when they passed; AM
remembered that he had been looking
forward over the very spot where
stood, in the alternations betwee
looking ahead and down at the track
Beside he felt sure he would be ridi
culed and called fool for his fiigh
He found it impossible, however, t
60 forward over the spot, and turain
about, he went homo 1--WE judge with
good deal of prcoipitancy). Yestel
day morning he came into the city b
the pike, and hearing of the appear
ance in the tunnel, told one or tw
friends in confidence of what he ha
witnessed. He is all intelligent pei
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