The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-14
SP00kS in COOPER UNION.
N0TEL ENBTBTTTON RFFORE An
CPHOIRIOUS UOJSE.
The Spirit Of Uncle Ben-Per-onut Infcrna-
tiOn not GiVcn-CoI. Ftsk's Ghost Invoked

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seruhiing their former earthly bodies IN view of
the audience In tho gasllGht and describe life In
the spirit world with natural human Ike voices"
That was wnat Mrs Harriet Wilson proniset to
present III the Cooper Union hall last evening,
ana at least twelve hundred persons assembled
10 see the performance. NJ little utter eight
O'Clock the tall form OF Tom Lee, IN old .",..
actor, familiar to DOwery audls~- ..,,,.t -
the ".''' "e'Neu on
seance 1t would be necessary 10 have nerf,ct
| order and s,lence aud tim, al, co,,,n,n,'.,,,,ns
and questions uust be onored In writing. He
then showed the cabinet, which stood near him.
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anu 'a''ou 'o' committee OF lou'haiiS's-whom
ne ',, noIneu-t" inspect tue prepars,on'
,,i..a h,,,, -, 80. ,.. -t.,t..,,, 49,. 4, - -,
"''peu "''' 70 wy VIC ''VN'''S ooA " one Nue
another iranlped over the carpet in search Of
hidden tr,n., and "A tI,irA ona luortcl on thc
"'u "''V. ,i VII '"s
'ao''lo' WIN vi, h'u'A'oS ana Sue"eu It,
wilson. Three wen, upop the .,ore and rasssd
Of pillar and there remained.
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Z, '1"- ""i' ''.'0'D' ., - ' ''-,S u''" WI"
very sharp nose seated himself at cabinet
organ on the right of the stage. and with the
assiatonre NJ a ousrtsttc ~ u,la vo,ces rro-
sss's'"",' Vi q"ai'e''o VI mare N"iues p'"-
ceeded to execute solemn spiritual hymn
something about the sweet morning hrht.
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minutes roileu SLOWLY oy a''eI VNo Vehor hau
the audienco crew ,mn,ticnt
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Az S'l' Mt, Ice announced 'hAt 'he iadies
were examining Mrs Wilson.
A, s@p hn r.poa,ed m. s,,,.ns,, rhroo
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minutes iater large Goou looking lauy' ehu 10
he SIrs. lie Fevre. stepped from the antc-room
and interviewed Mr. Lee. gesticul,tinc as though
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"'X,sunr' a. - rn,,artaa h,, ,or,,or s,o,o
ment. '''' '''' ''''''''' "'' ''''-'' ''"''
wrItt"n and passed ,ip constsntiy. NAM ,oioes
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! :, ", w M Lax are tnev dong .,
| .. ~, , ouS, ~ ''''p "'i a''u se'fVn "ei'
-, 10. , ncI 'ut. .. ~. 80 -, -. - ,.. -.
n ns,i- ,hre,d ,n ~ an III ,e' h, 20
o@S ~, a'aeans ,ii "ius n ~ .ne no'u, 1ss s19ss
g.aNe ~ up WIN pIel@uus @ , on .ue otshn AZ 20
~ 4" lsvn ~ 1nu .ns n,h, , r ~
~ y, a. Wo'l,a @ y" 40 , 'utnr n,. tVsou'e oAs,
nrs istse nnd I16t. a1d Der eyebrows Elevated
hs ,nu,En IN cohultsoh r, or chIonic surprise.
Hcc , 80 ,.t "0 '"u' eA"N''"oi' 'eP'''
Mrs IS Tevrs IT think 4, ia sc,.ceiv sufn.
| ciert when tho Chsirmqn saws our roport il
| satisfactory. | think ought to say that we
! have taken sll Mrs. Wa clothing OF except one
| we find nothing on her but what every lady
weats." LApplause
Mrs Wilson seals her ips with court plaster,
| and then her hands are tied behind her back by
Mr.. Maitland and a Mr. Porter At s.sI shs /.
| seated In the cabinet, and the doors being
| closed, the depressing choir gets TO work once
mofs-Ir. Leo explaining that the spirit Of
| Uncle Ben.which controls these manifestations,
requires music.
SIX minutes later, strong, harsh voice inside
the cabinet says, " How DO you all do te.nilht1
so You % can ali see" "'''' ''N"''' '~A' '''"'
Then, In answer TO Mr.. Lee, Uncle Ben" an
| nounced his readiness to answer questions.
| The nrst query read Is about -. W. Iingard,
| who died some time ago" but Uncle Ben says,
| Thla l. not the time or place TO answer person
| al Questions" and sterniy orders that all such
| lie set aside. Anything spiritual" however
I. II Al .l... vNrla
ii WIN trv to do so Keep order and silence
Keep your singing up"
Al s5s a face appears In the black velvet
cruped aperture In the door. II ls lust such a
face in the opinion Of those closest In rront, as
| Mrs. Wilson'S would appear II she wore a heavy
| false moustache and beard. Tho eyes are hers
the nose IS hers the check bones are high, ilks
| hers. 4 strange Tcsefn blance-if no more. II
remains IN full view ana talks, merely iniuno-
tons TO keep order, then kis-ee the fingers OF 4
right hand ana ana yanis1hes , she's Quickly Il reanpears
donbtedly show himself to night 80 that all may
Praise God from whom all blessings now.
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H Sat'ann, IT, ~ suipIi,Se, poe i '!N want tnHs
b nee i snd I nc facs
Co., ne cn"'r Vo'.2, @ anu ,ne @ laue siter VANISH @
,hg i a,I ons
lhe tuo lhIoTmaton hna' u was uroMho-
| ed' ana ths' oeAth AZ nrsI seemed TO II IKE
ieNsuii,,,,d cats TRAD q, ,h,. sf,o, swhu. and
H'Fs epy a Il G face Ss Is hfus out Of The
| aperture and then Withdrawn, vanishing ef-
ieet oeihg pro-, uceu Ecu uy uIi"lng vel nsek mtg
| the cabinet and then quickly dropping the black
velvet draperl. before tnls happens' however.
| tho spiit becomes awgre that AN opera
Rlass s leHeHeu iAIly on u from
| lhe reporters heais ana hatehs us
ieureheht, Sonihe no uoIe SO lh IoIwHIu,
AWE The cabinet tips Tar over TO ono side and
the evninitteeineh spI,hgin u, 70 y, enacsvHr 20
| opeh tno uoots suuu"hN but hnu tnem itstehe'-
| ny odtch INSIDE, lnel nndlB Eet tlein olene'
ana examining ne meuium report thht '-
plhstet Is sun on heI uloutn' -. .
a ulg hal' suuseYucnty iouh1 70 DC 80.
haifStillu, is skel,,uH, ime aun'ehee "a" lV
III ~ @ pI' st ~, ~ 81 NV" M " ~ ev-o, 10 h ,,n a., o.
.u9 on the ,st"se',, WHO -" VINO Is her n1 car.
uln ulaut' "" uh' people snout' lie mounts
| tue stage , ,,..,, IL, ,
| : NheppuN. VHNsos niatlahu WIN pelns
ehtt,ippust anu ~ @ r@oiueluh WI tue pctluim-
eI, ms piotent VII W I not 10 20 nodIu', -, T., ,.,
| . net uoWl! Leave tno stage Is snouteu
| az hln by huhureus ol Voices hlil ne tetlres
lLnomlhlousy' tur nle IhuH tahlie hls piace.
| By thls time huhuIeus OF pepple hre shouting
! sugge, uols' puss.ttluhs' hiu pr2tes's;
| w no HIs YOU tutp u"InuRli VI VIC gldh!;
| aug the Eent,e'nan "a VINO Drohe up the
seances last winter III iidriem
| Ihey let hlui geL no iurthtt tn9h thn' .
- All rghti 20 "hv tu, Dust ihls one.
he prooeeus 10 examine the lhtulun, VINO
| seems 10 ue ln ueep trance, me doors ~ ne
cabinet oeihG hgAlh cIoseu, oHclo l1en biehks
| iOrth once inorSh an ausIS voice, dare YOU,
| Tor ] u nOl uc5h ana hinpl, Dut spirit. defy