The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1870-10-25
For The Bloomfield Times.
The Davenport Brothers i'm Carlisle.


Mr. ED1ToR-Sir-Havin learned that
the Davenport Brothers were to give one of
their remarkable Seanccs in Carlisle, on
Monday night, the 18th inst, made it my
business to go over, distance of twenty
miles, to see what was to be seen. Rheem's
Hall was filled with the most intelligent
citizens of Carlisle Coils. Parker and Pax
ton, both well-known gentlemen in Carlisle,
were chosen by the audience as q commit
tee to tie the performers and watch their
proceedings upon the stage. The Brothers
have what they call cabinet III which they
perform most of the scenes. This cabinet
was examined closely by the committee,
who reported that it was made tight all
around and had no machinery about it.. or
place to enter except at the doors in front
They found nothing in it but two violins,
rope, brass horn, and two little bells, and
the audience could also see in from their
seats.
The Brothers were then tied firmly, both
hands and feet, 50 that they could not get
off their seats The doors were closed by
the committee, the gas turned down little,
and the musical instruments began to give
music, the brass horn flew out of the win
dow on to the floor, hand was seen at the
window. Upon the doors being opened,
the Brothers were found tied as before
One of the committee then entered the cab
met and sat between the Brothers with one
hand Oh each one, the doors were closed,
and Immediately music was heard, bells
rang, and great noise went on in the cab
met, but as soon as light appeared the doors
flew open, and the committee man came
out, and stated that he had bis hands on
the Brothers all the time and was sure they
did not move. He also stated that he had
been hit on the head and face, and that his
pockets had been fumbled.
The doors were again closed, and i'll about
one-and-a-half minutes, the Brothers were
united, although the committee had been
engaged about five minutes at tieing them.
The ropes were examined and found to be
just as before. They then entered the cab
met again, and in about ten minutes after
the doors were closed, they flew open, and
the Brothers were found to be tied as tight
as before.
A spoonful of flour was now placed in
the hands of each one, the gas turned down,
and in less time than any person could un-
tie them, the doors opened and the Broth
ers stepped out loose, with the flour in their
hands. They then gave dark s6dnce.-
The committee tied one of the men in front
of the cabinet on a chair, with his hands
behind his back, and then told him to take
off his coat, which was done in an instant,
with his hands remaining tied, the coat
was seen flying up in the air near the cell
ing, and dropping down ON the floor. An
other was then put on him, in an instantwi
hands tied behind his back. The violins
flew around over their heads giving music
and other unexplainable things.
The cabinet was made very much like a
wardrobe. 1t would require too much space
to give an account of all the wonderful
things performed by invisible agency, or as
l presume spirit power. If the committee
or any others, who witnessed this Sednce,
think they can tell how it was done by any
other than spiritual or invisible power, /
should like to have them do it.
Will the committee please give us brief
report Of their opinion for the Times
NoTE.-We give the letter of our cor
respondent who evidently has "taith," but
as this class of performers have been proved
on several occasions to be perfect humbugs,
and the performers forced to leave sudden
ly, we give them credit for being only too
smart for the committee