The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-29
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would sometimes invite them to his house
at certain hour. GOne time, when one Of
his friends was sitting with him in the
parlor, his friend suddenly stopped in his
conversation and said, "Whats that2"
He replied, we are used to that. Thevisi.
tor remarked that that noise was very
and that something was wrong.
lie insisted on accompanying hegentle.
man ofthc house up stairs TO ascertain the
cause Of the noise, but lie would not allow
him, fearing that he might get SO fright.
ened aS TO 'inimG him, rs he was already
% white us asheetf from fright. lie went
up stairs alonR, wllenhe heard light toot.
steps around him, as II q person were
walking ina circle around him within
foot, and in fact would sometimes come in
contact with him. The visitor finally went
up stairs, when the walking was continued.
Nothing could be seen. Severaltimes his
children would rushto him, having been
terribly frightened. They snid they heard
some one knock at tho window, or ham.
mer against the wall, or walk around the
room. IL ,,E .sf.fk
I Ono time the gentleman had a young
married couple occupying room up
stairs, who intended 10 remain few days.
The first night the benedict had occasion
to go down stairs. He was not absent
more than o moment, when he rushed
into the room, painting and as pale rs
death, and fell exhausted on the bed. His
vile was almost craZed with fear, wonder
ing what had occurred, He answered in
a few moments, and said that Just as he
commenced going down sttifrs something
pushed him down the stairs. Tho couple
left the house early the next morning.
The above Is the statement given by
the gentleman himself, and he will vouch
torits truth. lie does not attempt to give
any explanation for these unnatural oc.
currences, and as lie does not believe in
GHOSTS" he is at loss TO account for
them. The house has been thoroughly
searched, the walls examined, and every.
thing possible done TO find natural
cause, but to NJ purpose.
lie has had n number of his friends at
one time h and around the house when
these occurrences took place, but the
greatest vigilance, and the most thorough
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singular phenomena.
These occurrences have greatly affected
the health Of his vile and children. His
vile was anxious to move soon after they
first occupied the house, but he said no
harm wonld be done them, and he wished
to remain TO learn the cause Of the occur
rences. His vile soon become so fright
ened that she would not remain in the
house during his absence, but would
always stay with the neighbors. Several
times she had, after these noises, to be
carried into neighbor's house. Her
health failed so rapidly that finally he
agreed to move, which was done yester.
day. The above are only some of the
main incidents that have taken place
there. Every night something unusual
would occur. Sometimes it would be
continual rappings, sometimes talking or
whispering, groaning, walking, etc. Some
old residents in the vicinity state that the
house has been haunted Tor twenty years
past. The occurrences, however, were
for months at time so light as not to
create much alarm. Sometimes n year
would elapse, and nothing unusual would
occur. 1t is also said that there have been
a large number Of deaths in the house.