The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-10-31
THOSE GEORGIA GOBLINS.

THOSE GEORGIA G0BLINS.
MORE ABOUT THE SURRERcY
MYSTERY.
The Manifestations Investigated by
Savannah Rsporter-The Entire Fam
tIy Interviewed, and the interviewer
Completely NonPlussed.
The Georgia papers are still all agog over
the late wonderful phenomenal manifestations
at surrency, No. 6, of the Macon and Bruns-
wick Railroad. Areporter of the Savannah
News, who went TO the spot to hunt down the
spirits, thus narrates his experience:
THE HOUSE,
comfortable, though built In an olden style,
is eituated near the railroad, and near the CEN
tye of q circle of cypress ponds, surrounding
lands Of low, damp nature, and covered
with saw palmetto. The train left and We
proceeded to the house, where We found sew
eral young men around bright fire. We soon
enlivened the scene with jokes, ghost stories,
de-, and In this way passed of the remainder
of the night, and the next day proceeded TO
converse with different members of the fam
ily, witnesses of the late exciting scenes.
Mr.. A. P. sURRENCY,
the owner of the place, was the fret whom
we approached; but, as he was In this city ct
the commencement of the affair, he only told
us q portion OF what was done, and which
was told by members Of his family who wilt
messed the whole proceeding. On his return,
he was made acquainted with what was golng
on, and soon atrer witnessed several mysteries
himself, but we omit them, as they WILL come
In under the testimony OF the others.
TIE MOST sISGULAR THING
told us by Mr.. surrency was the affair Of the
clock. already mentioned IN the Macon En-
tarprise. and which was witnessed by The re-
preventative or that Journal The clock was
Hanging to.the wall In Che parlor, and had
eyefbeen characterized for the correctness OF
its; time. Suddenly, with q
.3,.s4!i, G.si.s WEIRD, BUzzNG NOISE,
ths hands began to move around with exceed
ingly rapid motion, the hour hand exactly hve
minutes ahesd Of the minute hand. in THIS
angular positionIthey continued to move for
seventeen min1tes, In which time IL had de-
scrtbed fiye hours, and each time as it arrived
at the twelve O'Clock mark 1t would pause and
strike, though with the greatest lrreguarity.
Sometimes it would strike one hour ior
another. such as twelve for one, &c., and at
the end OF the five hours ceased its Wild
nresent. who was q matchmaker and Jew
eiler by trade. It was then started, and ever
since has kept Its usual correct time, which
Has always. very accurate, being kept accord
Ing to the standard time OF the ID. aHd b. 4.
a. During this occurrence the gentlemen
present locked at their watches and found
thstaaeh had the proper time, 80 tnat the
idea Of ..,,-... ~.
80 A CONCEALED MAGNET
is dlssipated, as the watches as we'll as the
iaxy hnn of
enoe. While speaking OF the clock, will
mention that on Sunday evening, ln the pres
ence Of your correspondent, and Two or three
friends, at the hour Of eight, 1t struck
onlg four, while It had been striking correctly
from twelve the night previous, and dis
tinctly remember counting seven on the even
ing IN question at that hour. We merely men
don this as IL occurs TO us now without as.
cribingxt to any cause, either supernatural
or the Management OF machinery. It con-
tuued running, and when examined was ap-
parently all right. This Is all that we witnessed
during our stay, as we arrived too late to see
any Of the performances, which ceased
ABOUT TWILIGHT
on Friday evening, the 25th, and very nearly
az the same hour ut which It began on Thurs
day. the nth. As 1 have said, Mr.. Surrency
Iaa In the CITY at the beginning of the affair,
and was expected home that evening. The
train. however, was behind, and his daughter,
a young lady of suppose seventeen years,
walked out to the track aud looked up she
railroad to see If she could discover the lights
of the expected train. While anxlously look
ing she distinctly
- e..S5 1siw,AN OBJECT
In the form of a man approaching her, but
appara1tly With 60 bad Intention. she, now
ever, turned snd walked quietly back 10 the
stems, land Just as she reached them heard
,nouaethiae ike q chunk come whizzing through
the air and fs1 to the ground quite near her.
For fear OF being laughed at for cowardice,
ehe concluded not to mention 1t to the family,
and sat down on the steps. She looked imme.
distely In the direction she had come, but
could see nothing.
THE APPARIT1oN.
She could see 1t In no direction, though the
grounds are quite open. and we feel sure,
from the distance shown us, tnat sne coulo
size. especially when moving. AS she took
her seat on the step, other things similar TO
the first fell around her In very rapid success
sion; and in quite close proximity, none strik-
ing her. They all came from the direction
whence she had seen rhe apparitton.
She Tan moved into the 2arlor, where
we're Hsome gentlemen, among them .
minister. Z She stlll said nothing Of It, and
went Into o.sthe kitchen, which adjoin5 the
house, where her mother was experimenting
the preparation of supper. AS she was going
from the psrIor throdgh'a passage-way to the
kitchen, shs could dlsllnctly hear things simi-
Lar to those described falling In the yard
and against the end of the house, apparently
moving In the direction Of the kitchen. By
the time she had gained the entrance, brick
bats, bottles, &c., were falling in thick profu-
sion on every side. The gentlemen present
were called, and diligent search made. though
no one could be seen, yet those missiles were
falling around. II then got among the pots
oa the stove, threw them of, overturned the
coaee-pot. threw orockery, knives, &C., about
the faoors and entered the house, where simi.
lar actions took place. Books. glasses and
other things we're scattered about the floor.
A Younger brother OF Mr.. 6urfency was here
sailt fol, and remained with the family during
the night. He was one OF the principal Wilt
pesses of the
STRANGE SCENES.
and detailed to us many interesting Items.
Ona In particular was, that while standing oe'
fore the are In the parlor, looking towards
some book.shelves In the opposite end OF the
room, he distinctly saw book from the mid
die Of pile OF six or eight draw slowly out,
describe an arch upward from the shelf, then
gradually descend some six or seven feet fr0m
the shelf, and lie quietly on the floor. He
picked it up, laid 1t back, and the same
motion was gone through again. He then
called Miss Snrrency from an adjoining room.
and showed 1t to her as 1t lay on the floor, and