The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-07-16
1ERAS-IH ADVANCE.
Central Park Mysteries.

OF hundred yards from seventy:tcc.
ond street entrance, the oommissson.
ors have recently erected a wooo'asesin
structure, known from it's shape rs
the Octagop. 1t would stand in q
square OF about fourteen feet. NJ.
merous tunnels jut out from the sides,
straight or i shaped, with the oriGce
downward. These are fer ventilation.
There arc two doors, but no windows.
The Octagon stands upon platform,
and is approached by steps. AS you
enter tho door you hcp before you "a
round white table, about tho size of
an ordinary card table. In the GEN.
trc overhead is a cylinder that re.
semblcs piece of stovo pipe. A
metal rod like an elongated Car hook
hangs from this within roach Of Il
mans hand. This Ootagon ie the
homo of tic >camora o5soura, tho only
ono of it's kind in this tconntry. It
has been in operation for some timo,
although tho fact is known to com.
paratively few.
Yesterday Sun reporter visited
the Octagon. Tho courteous gontle.
man in charge invited him to onter.
uo did so, and tho door was shut.
All was dark except the surface Of
the table. Upon it was depicted
ihost beautiful ,landsoap pc, with m'cn
and women walking about, children
aud dogs frisking, and horses trotting
along ut a brisk gait. The sceno was
at once recognized.
CENTRAL Park IN MINIATURE.
A perfect picture of tho park 10
'ho south ot the lako was spread out
upon the table. A movement of the
rod brought another section into
view, and by and by Now York CITY
rs for down as DR.. Bcllows's church
was distinctly flung in miniature
upon the table. Still another movo-
mcnt, and Hoboken and the Palisade,
were presented. The Eighth avenue
cars rolled along on one sido and
steam cars rattlod past on the others
The spoke of evory wheel and the
face of every passenger wcro clearly
marked. Every COLOR and tint of tho
foliago was there, and tho slightest
waving Of n leaf was faithfully repro.
resented. Every portion of tho park,
not shut off by somo physical obstruc-
tion, was in turn, reflected, and the
attitude and motion of oach person,
walking or seated, was distinctly seen
Tho camera produced upon tho table
a sorios of pictures most beautiful
and startling, tho moving figures
approaching, recoding, crossing-
making it seem like u glimpse oifairy
land.
AS may we'll bo supposed, tho
camera has yielded some surprising
revelations to tho gazors. A New
York detective, who has several times
made use of the camora for profes
Sional purposes; accompanied tho Sun
reporter in his visit to tho Oetagon
The detective related some interest.
ing stories connected with tho cum cra
Il few of which aro given below.
JEALOUS WIFE.
About the beginning Of APRIL two
elegantly dressed ladies Visited the
Ootagon, and were admitted alone to
SEQ tho wonderful sights it reveals.
They were both young. Ono of them
who was very beautiful, was greatly
excited, and had to be restrained
more than cncc by her companion.
i'cene after sceno passed before tn IN,
until ut length tho lake oamo into view.
An Arbor on tho ohposite shore was
moro than usually distinct, for tho
sun was shining full upon it. Inside
it were seated a lady and n gentleman
tn tender attitude. The features and
dress OF both wero rs though they
stood before The gazcrs as large as
life. The younger lady, after gazing
Mt tho pair for moment excluim cd
"TRorc I told you, it is my husb and
just rs | suspected"
She was intent on starting for tho
boathouse to cross tho 1ako by stealth
and confront tho pair, but hef frien d
restrained hor.
AN ELorEN1ESr.
=, Toward the close Of March, IN
elderly gentleman, professor at q
well-koown college, visited the Octa .
gon, accompanied by n detective.
Scene after scene was brought into
view, until at last n distant part of
tho park was shown. Walking down
a pathway in the centre of tho pio-
tHro vas q couple. Tho eldorly gon-
tlofnan at onco recognized the
lady as his daughter, and the gentle.
man as the young artist with whom
she cloped two days previously.
Early this month Detective Lam
bert camo Oh here from Ohio in pur.
snit of forger and dofaurter us med
hlcMurry. He received iufcrma ton
that ho; was hiding somewhere In
Ycrkville or Harlem. The detective
on his way tbither' recognized
McMurry on Third a7cuuo, near
seventy-iirst street. Tho detective
sprang from the car, but hi6 man had
disappeared. For two days the
officer porodnj tbof ,o;oLEn,Ao.1