The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1873-06-13

OF the JohnstOwn Tribune, who goes in on
sensations with vim that is perfectly as
founding, dishes up hair-straightening
/ chapter on ghosts in Tuesday evenings 5
issue of that paper, but very considerably
leaves the reader to form his own opinion
/ as to the truth or falsity of the blood
cTrdling story. The scene of the ghostly
/ exploits is laid near Lilly's Station, this
county, at a point where not less than
nineteen persons, all told, are said to have
been hurried into eternity through the
/ agency of railroad accidents and like casu-
alties. We extract
| con Thursday evening of last week, re-
! putable watchman, who has been in the
habit of carefully avoiding that portion OF
/ his beat, concluded to pass over it, and
1t was not many minutes until he was
back in the village, and waking up a land
! lord, he told a most horrifying tale. He
said that as he approached the locality
where SO many had met with a violent
death, he noticed a form bearing the SEM
bance of a man, but yet wanting in many
important particulars. He was minus both
EGGS, and various large-SiZcd chunks of flesh
were missing from different portions of his
body. The most singular part connected
with this apparition, or whatever 1t might
be called, the fact, that in one hand lie
held laTge-sized bag, and while apparent
| ly floating along ON space, he came to
point where two mangled limbs were living.
These We're hastily thrust into the bag as
also several pieces of human flesh that were
| found lying in the vicinity.
such was the story told by the affrighted
watchman, and when morning dawncd his
tale soon became public property. 1t was
now resolved TO enter into iuVeStigat
of this serious matter, and accordingly
three of the boldeSt spirits in the village of
HemlOcl appointed themselves a committee
to watch during the following night for the
rc-appearance of the ghostly visitaut. Ii
must have been good night for ghosts, for
scarcely had the hour hand pointed to the
hgure twelve, when not one dlsembodicd
spirit, but nineteen, made their appearance.
They assumed the shapes which had be-
lOuged TO them in life, with the tritiiug
CcptiOn that 4 general assortment of limbs
were missing, and one of the spirits cut
rather ridiculous looking figure by ap-
praring without a head. They slowly and
so!omnly arranged themselves along the
track, and at a given signal all were seated.
The three watchers Were not alarmed at this
unusual proceeding, i'll fact they appeared
to relish the strange view thus brought out
in bold relief as the bright moon shOne
down upon the ghaStly spectacle. w hat
might have resulted from this conven-
ton of spirits the sequel will not relate for
about the time the spokesman appeared 10
he in the act of calling the meeting 10 order
the shricking whistle OF an approaching en-
gine threw them into violent agitation,
and before the committee, who We're anN-
iously waiting for proceedings to open, had
time to rub their eyes, the nineteen spirits
had vanished into thin air.
owe don't ask any person to believe this
on Our say so. The story was told MS at
Cresson, on Sunday last, by a man who
could not be persuaded to utter an untruth-
particularly Oh the Sabbath. ANY person
unwilling to credit il 90 up to Lilly's
and examine into the matter for himself
AN EBENsBURGER KILLED NEAR HAIR
RIsBURG.-It will be remembered by our
readers that note was made Of the fact
some months ago that Mr.. VIM. d. Davis,
of this place, who some time previous
had become sadly demented in miEd, bad
been removed to the Insane Asylum, near
Harrisburg, for medical treatment. Since
then nothing was heard in regard to him,
except by those Immediately interested i'll
his welfare, until Tuesday last, when
telegram reached his friends here an
nouncing the finding of his dead body near
/ the Susquchanna bridge, six miles east of
/ Harrisburg, on that morning. Later ad-
| vices by mail inform us that the unfortun-
ate mans head was almost severed from
| bis body, and the presumption is that
both freight and passenger train had
| passed over his neck some time during the
night. The deceased had escaped from
the State Lunatlc Asylum two days pre-
vious, ard a search had been instituted for
him by the officers of the institution, but
without avail. 1t is thought he was try
! ing to make his way home when Overtallen
/ by the fearful accident which SO tragically
/ ended his joyless life. The remains We're
/ brought here and inferred in Lloyd ceme-
| terry yesterday afternoon. The careless
/ ness which permitted his escape from the
! asylum, where he was taken for safe keep
! ing, has elected considerable comment in
this community, and an explanation from
the authorities of that institution, if they
! have any to make, would seem to be called
! for.
| We arn cr11d tp lparn that Good oil