The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-03-17
How n MaterSaIixcd spirit had his
Head Damaged.

Until lately spiritual manifestations have
not been very satisfactory in San Francisco.
A little while ago, however, 1t became bruit-
ed about that the spirits had actually sue
ceedcd in Undertaking. through the mag
netic forces possessed by an amateur medi-
um, and quite a rush was occasioned to wit
ness the marvellous phenomenon at the
usual charge isl each.
In the room in which these manifestations
occurred was large clothes closet extend
ing nearly to the ceiling, which was appro-
priated as the indispensable cabinet. Ghost
| ly faces appeared at the round hole which
| had been cut in the front of the cabinet,
and were distinctly seen by the dim light
maintained, while strange voices were
| heard, as ifrroceeding from the air, con-
veying messages of varying import to those
| present. TWAS finally announced that the
| familiar spirit Of the medium was preparing
| for full naturalization, and wonld emerge
| from the cabinet in complete form as in
| life.
| This startling exhibition was appointed
| for Sunday evening, and the familiar spirit
| was understood to be young Indian war
| rior, who had inhabited that part of the
| world at some remote period of antiquity.
The company was found to be excelently
chosen for obtaining a perfectly harmoni-
1 ous condition of magnetic influence, and af-
ter the medium had relapsed into the Gus
| tomary trance, weird and Swallowed faces
shortly fitted before the round hole in the
door.
The company sang successfully, number
of favorite songs. and at each interval
watched anxiously for the opening of
the cabinet and the appearance of
the expected materalized syirit. They
had Just renewed the sweet, persua-
sve influence and were singing the
touching ballad, The Poor old Slave, with
much feeling, when suddenly the harmony
was dispelled by sharp cracking, followed
by crash and the descent Of heavy body
into the midst of the circle, knocking sew
eral of the members PROSTATE, and produc-
ing a sensation similar to that experienced
at the critical instant of steamboat ex-
plosion or railroad collision. A good part
of the company made bolt for the point
. of egress, and dashed down three flights OF
stairs without tarrying to inquire the origin
of the shock; others were petrified with
mortal terror and retained their seats, while
| one or two of the most daring proceeded to
determine the precise character of the phe.
nomena. The light was restored, and the
strange visitor was discovered lying on the
floor, with splintered laths and fragments
of plaster scattered about him. 1t was the
mediums familiar spirit, the Indian war
rior, completely and most palpably mater.
ialized. He was bleeding profusely at the
nose, and was in sore distress from a con
, cussion of the abdomen, caused by the fall
ing across the head of one of the company
in his sudden descent. AS soon as the un.
fortunate savage could recover his breatl
: sufficiently to articulate between his groans
t and profane CALCULATIONS of the most mod
ern construction, he exclaimed beseeching
ly, Sam, go for the nearest doctor; get Sti
/, vers." By this time the medium had re
covered consciousness, and, emerging from
; the cabinet in evident chagrin and dismay
he remarked pathetcally, while gazing a
an enormous rent in the ceiling overhead
"What made you step between the joists
This has just bust the whole business