New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-03-08
THE HAUNTED sCHOOLHoUsE.
The Awakened Ghost Accepts the school
Committee's Chaiienge-StraDge Nani-
festatiOns Thursday Attested b. Nm
merOus Witnesses.
IFrom the Boston Herald. |

InerOus Witnesses.
IRrom the Boston Herald.l
The EewburypOrt ghost has revived won
derfully this week, and proves to be more
vigorous goblin than before the school com
mittee exercised him.
Through Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day the old noises were heard again in
great variety, but on Thursday they became
more violent, and of almost unprecedented
character. About $40 A. M. pounding was
heard on the ventilatOr, which the commit
| tee had occurred, as they thought, by attach
| ing weights thereto. The ventilatOr was par
| TALLY raised, and there were heard sounds
| as of one walking in the attic and at the
| same time IN the entry. The latter was
examined by Hiss Perkins, the teacher,
| but nothing was seen. Then there
were more raps up stairs accompanied by
| groanings. In the schoOlrOom and in the
entry the troublesome spirit showed his
| presence. There were sounds as of d
| heavy body rolling on the floor, and there
| were vigorous rappings on the floor where
| no one sat. The shovel which has been
resting quietly in the coal hod leaned out,
and after standing on its handle few mo-
| mems fell over on the floor. Whether 1t was
one of Cakes Ames shovels, dancing for
| joy, the reporter has not learned. The
| yentilator cord. which comes down near
| the teachers desk, was moved up and
| down in sympathy with the fastened ven
! tilator. Voices, loud but indistinct, came
| from the upper regions, and finally the door
at the right hand of the desk opened of its
| own accord. while the goblin raped upon
| its panels.
In the afternoon, III nowise exhausted,
| the unwelcOme guest reappeared. when.
| IN reply to knocks. the door of a closet was
| opened the brOons and brushes were found
| on end. What they rose to explain they
were not able to tell but fell over. striking
| the boy who first saw them and another
youth who accompanied him. They were
| picked up and hung up and the door closed.
| Then this scene was repeated. More raps,
door opened, and another scholar saw these
| brooms and brushes standing and felt them
when they fell over. When for the third
time the summons came, Miss Perkins
| went to the door and saw what the boys
had seen. She lodged the falling objects,
| picked them UP and shut the dooc More
| raps.
! Then began the most striking exhibi-
| tiOns of the day. Though the room wa )
! light as any room IN the city. n bright light
was seen ia the entry. through the window
which opens into the sciiOolroOm from it.
. This room is directly behind Miss Perkins
| seat, which has been restored to its old
place. from which it was temporarily re.
| moved. To this window scholar soon
| called Miss Perkins attention and then she
| saw, as did more than twenty-five of her
| pupils, white hand. in an index pc.
! sition. Next the 'boy" himself was
| seen looking in at the window. and
the teacher. looking around, saw head,
face and part of the shoulders. She called
upon the eleven scholars who also saw the
| same. boy went to the entry door, for
| none of the scholars seemed to be alarmed
at their youthful visitors pranks. and on
opening it the apparitiOn vanished and was
| seen no more. AL unite in giving the same
general description Of him as that already
| published. There was the sound OF singing
afterwards in the entry, which closed the
DAYS performances.
We now learn that the statement IN our
dispatch that Miss Perkins tainted during
the afternoon is incorrect, as, though some
what affected, she at no time lost her con-
seriousness of what was occurring.
These strange occurrences are, of course,
the town talk in NewbUryport, and all are
anxious TO hear what the next develop
ments will be, How would it DO for the
school committee to let two or three level
headed ply sicians and men of business look
into the matter in their own way!