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

eek she arose n, 8 O'Clock, and the ligh. o
as shining then from the bedroom 70, mer. !,
, occupied by Mrs. Courtney, and in the 5
anne manner rs it used to when Mrs.
'aurtney was sick. and was in the habit !
fkeeping u lamp burning all night. Mrs. q
Whitaker states that one evening she aud f,
lady from an adjoining county. who was ,
listing her. dl.eeserel the light, ard went
% within n shor: distance Of the window
o watch it, as had becos,, usual. After =
gazing a. 1t few m )ments, both ladies'
were borrifed ~ seeing
TUE FORM OF FEMALE.
in ghoss.y appearance, pass tue window
twice. The figure was only visible as far
down as lie shoulders and passed III. win
dow both time. 10 the same direction, and
Tot as ore would expect. ore way and then /
back agslin. hr-. Whitaker firm asserts {
that she plainly recognized the features and
even the wall e Ms. Courtney, with whom
she was well acquainted. The lady with (
Mrs. Whitaker say it a. the same time, 4
and 10 pass in the SINE manner; and, .
tn augh not acquainted with Mrs. Courtney, .
and had never seen her, described her ap
pearancc exsctly.
Thus matters were for two weeks. The !
doors, it isarerrnl !, we're loakel, AMI fire. +.
quent examinations in the house gave no
clue to the cause. Everything was found
each lime just n. it aas left, AMI the passi
hility f there being any person la the
house has been positively denied. The
matter finally got wind, an ike all ghost
etories Travelled ike wilfre. For the last
.hree nights large crowds have visited the
scene in the hopes Of catching glimpse
Of the lights, AMI have proved very noisy
assembly on the main. On Friday night
crowd from town went out, which gained
admission to tile house and ransacked
things in a ruthless manner. Their noisy
revslry was kept up until Midnight, when
they left and went home without SCENIC the
sign Of light. Mr. Samuel Brooks, the
postmaster Of Vinland. happened 70 be at
Mr. Miracles that evening rni after the
crowd left, ana silercc wa. restoteI, he
says the liybt appeared very plainly and
remained some m:nutes Mr.. Brooks start
ed toward the horsa anl ahen near it tho
light quiverod and disappeared. On Satur-
day night abont thirty persons were there,
but the lights Jill not appear at ali until
about mi hight, and then very un5atsfac-
tory. OR reporter was there that evening,
and saw what the neig'bors have termed
The dim light, which are only dimly dis
cernibie AMI q1iyer ami fash very slightly.
These only lasted few moment. and
certainly we're not satisfactory enouh to
convince person ofanything.
On Sunia nj ;ht we are informed ,ano'h-
er crowd went ont. some OF whom were bent
on creating disturbances anil III king a noise
The nci.hb 5rko,I, ": un1ersani, Is very
much annoyed 1t TIE i;osterous action
a'5ou; the premises. ani W. toghJ not that
Mr. Miracls has become heartily sick Of the
ghs.tly occurrence AMI what has com Of it
as HIS heIsa IS the rec iczvau. Of all the del
egations come 10 see the sights Every nislt
crowds are there from Ncou.h, Clayton
EinnecoRa-, Buttes des Morris, and Oshkosh
which fairly take possession Of his premises
It might be hoped at least that the actions o
visitors would not be boisterous.
The whole Of the matter is that the 81
, bors have seen light Of so.ae kind, if theil
=. v.rdcity i, to b. rc.iei apon. and lAe char
, actcr Of the Fssssas wh9 make Ike state
meat eokuot b, qpesti med
The lights have doubtless been seen an
, the cause il the ol'y mystery. Some assvr
that it is but the ref ect;op Of the moon
through the house, there are no curtain
up at the wiaIJws, and the moon in mos
any position would shine into the house
Others attribute it to the reflection Of til
lights in Mr. Miracles house. This latte
MIR Miracle ASSERTS Is false, rs the light
: have bseu seen when there were not lamp
lit in lis house. No one would be To-
= enough to hide in the house for two weeks t
. roam abou. with ii light IN his hand, at til
/ risk OF a bullet from the outsiders. So Ii
h only cause left Is the moon and as this II
} miaary has risen for the past week or tw
= early il the evening, the argument is yer
reasonable that it snone upon some brisl
object in the house, which cast the r.hecjiO
a; the viniow. 4 cloud over the moo
u would account tor the sVdien distppearanc
disputed by those who have watched n
: sh.ng, as the light has been seen to pass froI
g one room into uns,her, and then up.staii
!, very rapidly
As to the final solution of the problem
time only will eluciiate Tn. light has y
been seen for the past three nIsats TO an
satisfactory extent. man named Emno
has been intending to move into the hou.
= to-day Mondtyl, bat whether he VIII DO
q or not under the circumstances, We are II
q aware The above statements We give ;
e We received them. from the lips Of tho
r. most experience N aai eye-wituesses OF Il
e occurrences.
They are people whose ver.city can no.
r. doubtei; but whose imaginations and excit'
! b.lity may have bean aroused to an unusu
extent. They are unanimous IN their ssse
lions, but volunteer 10 explanation OF Il
" subject. The true explanation will dout
= less some day be discovered, when tue af ,
= will lose the supernatural aspee; now at;ri
. utcd it.
SC AN OUTRAGEOUS G0HST.
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