The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1873-12-04

te-'cae appearance oflights in the EoG-e of
wn. Courtney, of Vinlaai, grew to such
an -xtont on Saturday. that the sui jet
vas 4 matter cf disolssion upon the streets
Il 70 lsht import.
The croaI that went up the night be
fore had hem telling mammoth storiss, all !
OF which we're false or exaggerated, a. they /
cav ~ ligats At all, and were in no condi !
toe II sec light # thers had been any. !
that the public might gain soma fruitful!
ilea a 70 the facts in 81 e matter, = ropnr !
TER Of TIE northeastern was disratched 10
the Some on Saturday night to learn the
particulars.
The reporter found in the neighborhood
fly people -atching FIR the lights. The
house OF Mr Courtney is two story frame
Luce situated just ons 1iie west o! the
vinlaai Beptiss church. I. is on tie
rar'h side of the road RAINING east and
west and consequently fronts 10 the soIth.
t. the east Of tn. horse is n large barn
shntting out n view Of tha house until a
person gets within n few rods of il. About
20 rod. west Of the house, just beyond an
orchard, !. the residence Of Mr.. Hiram
Miracle and family. Courtney's house can
he s-enverv rca lily from Miracles through
the branches Of the apple trees. 1t has
tree windows on the west side, one up
,tairs nd two down stairs, beside, the
windows in wing or extension. Il Is only
OF the west side Of the house that the Ii .h-s
pe8r, aui mostly in the three windows
OF the main part af the house The house
containing tie furniture Of Mr.. Courtney,
which he has removed to IN upper story
for storage The watchers for the lights
cbjoy tbs fresido Of Mr. Miracle, while 4
watch IS kept outside tie house to inform
the ID when the lights appear. While
citing around Tic stove AZ Mr. Miracle .
house waiting Tor the lights to appear our
reporter learned from Nr. Miracles family
aud from the neishbors te details of the
mysterious affair /. seems that two weeks
40 Mrs Courtney died nf consumption
She died on Tuesl,y aad vas buried on
the following Thursday. and lrom that day
u3til The following Mpudiv the house As
no. occupied. On that day the young Ia
DIV who had taken Gre OF Mrs Courtney
Ir.nG tho lllness rant back to the house
40 maze few arrangements and with the
intention of reaalnia. all nigt. She took
lldy friend with her for company. A
& what took place subsequently we give
the statement Of Mr.. James Miracle, who
seen, TO be a very reliable and Trustworthy
young man.
Mr. Miracle and Mr.. Courtney were
dawn to the house few moments while
tue ladies' were there Whils Nr. Court
rev and Mr. Mira 10 we're there one Of the
reuns ladies' took w iamp ami entered
,ae room ghere Mrs Courtney died. The
door immediately closed after ier and che
va, alarmed BY hearing Io4d
nArrTvGs o. RE WALL,
and on the winding easing She iooket
up to tie pace where the sound proceeded
FRI n and watched for a few momelts bL
the rarT ing continued without irterrup
ton. She Vas somewhat frightened, bu
wen, back 10 the sitting room and san
nothing In a moment she entered anothe
room and the rapprgs began again on tn
wall This time she went back and to!
shat she had herd TIE ladies' ware boi
toms hat frightened at the occurrence, an
concluded not to remain Ia the house owe
night Accordingly they all started 70
Nj Miracles honse, aud when they arri'
q! here looked back toward tie desertc
house, To their utter astonlshment,
GLARISo LIGHT
,honc on ono Of the windows. Mr. NJ
rac,, and one or two others immcdiatci
=:-rsed back and stood within few fca
II the house, watching the light, for som
time. Il finally hick-rci an went ont
This was the frat noticed of tie strang
light sui it was determined to keep til
waiter secret and not cause any untu
s-cittmont about it, hoping that j. woul
not be seen again. Strange to say, tn
lights appeared almost every night for th
following fortnight, during which time vi
AIirao.es family and one or two Of III
reishborlns famiiie, hai ample time to il
~estigate and examine The strange occu
r.rces They kept the secret to tlcm' c
vss, IN order tc carry on the Investigate
With better facilities. The lights, as OF
reporter was informed, took three Vhas,
nf character-a div, Just iiscernible, fici
srirg light, vivid. flashing, lightning Ak
i h, und IA rouai ba,i y. FIRE, or very luri
.ppesrauc and unnatural ssFccs. Al the:
n,e asserted to iaye been seen by Il
families + sir Miracle and Mr.N Intake
iitaln Miracle is and old man, beyond Il
Gays Of youthful excitements, and ga
Wat ha ia, watched the matter closely al
- 6rmis convinced that he saw the phen
l. -a! nas not deceived. IL hal $
a.aah LIT it was becoming an o
story, lns AaG uesun 20 le locked upon
a." family without any more ccns!icrdtit
tAsu u passing motto.
Mr. Whitaker positively asserts I'll
II has seen IL, lights in all their phase
nnl watclel them hourly. At one tn
re stood t3r an hour within two rods
tie window, aud watched the light closel
,rhl,s i, nsd the appearance Of round b
d ire, with raliatious from above.
III say, he never before believed in %
PIE seeing anything termed supcrnatur
bat as l. this ligut, he knows he saw
mad il Sc firmly convinced of it as he is
his own existence. Moreover, the IL
vii rove from one winios to another
rapid succession, aud from dom stairs
tile rooms above. The statement If
entire nei-hborhool is TO the same etft,
Mr.. Whitaker states that ut one til
WHEN he stood within few feet Of
window, the light began 10 Dash ike Z
ming, windy and rapid, and With such