The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-10-11
The Eddy Family.

A correspondent of the Boston Travel
ler writes from Chittenden, Vermont,
the following account OF u recent visit to
the home OF the Eddy Brothers. who were
notorious year or SO ago for their sup
posed spiritual manifestations:
AS almost every one knows, Chitten-
den is the home OF the Eddy family, at
whose house astonishing spectacles are
seen daily-or, with greater eXactness,
nightly. The road from Rutland TO Chit
tenden leads in a nortnerly direction,
over sandy hills, and brings us to the
vicinity OF mountainous region, near
the haunted house, or Whatever our
readers prefer to consider 1t. Word
pictures OF the house, within and with
0u., have recently been presented TO the
public by graphic writer's. SO Tar as is
at present known, nothing connected
" ith the construction of the building, or
its Internal arrangements. will shed any
light upon this OBSCURE subject.
AS we approached the entrance, sew
eral persons Were gathered in little
group outside the door, relating Incl
dents OF q supernatural character. After
waiting a. few minutes for the host, Ho-
ratio Eddy approached, and at fret
seemed indIsposed TO receive additional
visitors. He stated that his brother was
quite unweA, and it was very uncertain
whether seance would De held this
evening. He finally agreed to give US
as good accommodations as possible.
We therefore waited patiently until In
yited. soon after dark, to enter the up
Der room where the @materiaiizations"
take place.
The audience consisted Of more than
thirty persons, who were seated In pre-
scribed order, and VIM. Eddy tnen en-
tered the narrow cell, 20 closet, which
serves as cabinet. He Was concealed
from view by curtain which hangs In
| front of the door. After singing BY the
| interval of silence, an apparition. in the
| form OF an Indian chief, n noble aspect,
emerged trom the cabinet. He strode
across the platform several times, with
majestic moin, shock hands with Hora-
| tic Eddy. who was at the foot Of the
steps leading to the platform, stamped
his loot with considerable force and re-
tired within the closet.
After O tew moments, he drew the
curtain to one side, looked sharply
around the hall with flashing eye, and
took his fnaI departure. A coy maiden,
represented as daughter Of the chief
| tain, soon peeped out at one corner and
hastily Withdrew. The apartment was
livery we'll ilgnteu uuEibS nor tdeH0F
visit, and some one inquired whether
the spirits desired to nave the lighl
turned down. Affirmative raps were
heard within the cabinet, and the request
was accordingly complied with. The
timid damsel came out, remained a few
moments on the stage, and then re
treated, as though the gaze OF mortals
was repulsive to her.
A highly ornamented brave and two
souaws, one of whom was understood Il
be the chieftain's wife, subsequently
made their bow to the audience. Tht
lshrill voice oil Mrs. Eaton addressed III
from the inolosure. She gave reason
why so mary Indians had sucoessivel,
favored us with their visible presence
maj the feeble condition Of the medium,
nhysiaue required their healing intiu'
snces. The old lady required som,
ehangas In the arrangement Of the spec
tators. aad one unfortunate young ma
WAS directed to leave the front row Q
benches, and occupy aiess conspicuou'
MRS. Eaton deprecated the frivolit,
which 10 90 common among Splritualist