The sun., 1878-11-03
IDA ESTELVA HUTCHINGS.
4 r0UN0 WOMtN WHO rs EXCITING THE
uONDER or THR CREDULOUS.


.,on,lcr without being slim. eyes almost black.
,oi, n mxnriant growth. and deepest golden
S,,e complexion pericct-Ida Estclva Hutch
ines such is the picture. and such the name
hot goes with il. Of tho now medium whose re-
uarkabls powers have convinced unbelevers
INFUSED disbcicvors. and astonlshed all, OF
uhotsoeyer belief regarding spiritualsm, who
have bcon permitted to be witnesses Of the man
i,estations made through her.
Yesterday forenoon reporter for THE Sun
Nnoeked at tho door OF the apartments where
lhis spirit possessed young woman lives with
nor father and mother. and was received by
,leasant- looking woman In morning attire. As
no entered he caught a glimpse Of the receding
form Of a younger woman. also In morning
wrapper.
MY daughter will return in q moment" Mrs
Vutchings said. and then she proceeded to oc-
amy that moment with the story Of how the
,oung woman's wonderful powers first mani
Tested themselves. In March last they were liv-
Inc In Fast Fourth street-fathcr. mother. and
daughter. The daughter was in rather delicate
health. as she had been from her birth. and was
leading very quiet life. going out only little.
and occupying her time with tho creation Of
tr,fes In worsted or embroidery, or reading
suoh light literature rs she found adapted to
making the days pass pleasantly by reason OF
her lack II strength she had studied little.
knew nothing of the languages. music. or the
higher ranges II standard literature. took no
interest In any Of the iams." and was rather
AL unnteresting little, body. One day VIII lie the
mother was ON a couch. half asleep. she heard
fome one nging in the adjoining room. The
words were Of language unintelligible 10 her.
The air was one shc had not before heard-ot
singular sweetness and OF peculiar movement.
pofwean sleep and awakening. she listened
an dii not stir lest she should find that she
had bocn ontranccd by the music that is heard
ht nIpluNpl
agencies. The song. with its strange rhythm
Hui uuiutollgihle words, did not ccnse when
he mother arose and stepped To- the threshold
Of the room whence 1t came. but standing be-
Tore the dressing cas" and smoothing the hraids
OF her shining hair she beheld her daughter.
hnl from her throat wore ascending the notes
which had reused the mother from her half
sleep.
Hutchings. and ! exclaimed Why Ida. what
Arey0u singing
The daughter was not less startled than the
AMI she answered. " ! don't know. mother"
Then she strOle across the floor. and Hssum-
ing the attitude of a tragedy queen. began
speaking In q strange language. with the man
nor Of one under the influence ~ an intense
passion. The mother was alarmed by her
daughters strange conduct, and went down
stars. ~ she says because she did not know
what else 10 do In a few moments Ida came TO
herself. So to speak and felt as though she had
Just heou deserted hy some presence which con-
troIod her. Sue was alarmed and hurried TO
her mothers side.
Every day thereafter Ida had this feeling of
being under tie control OF some mysterious
power She spoke iu strange tongues. and sang
songs fhat were new tu her. She suddenly broke
forth iu song resembling the wild melodies
sung hy Nulthern races. then, posturng with
~ gr: go" ~ an opera queen. she sang most
dfruii passage. which might have boon taken
from an op"ra Intimate friends of the family
wcr" niurmU oi these strang" manifestations.
and Vs. r. astpui~hcl 10 see them. Three or
four days after tho first manifestations the
dauett r suddenly aros" and began walking the
noor. She turned to her mother and said that
she iclt as II she wero going to " get poem
From where; from whom" asked tie
don't know" was the reply given IN nm
gncerihin i"no; but it seems ar though Mrs.
sigonrn"y wanted 20 write through me-" Then
IDA began slowly reciilng;, while her mother
wrote tic woris. line after line.
Such Is the story which Mrs. Hutchings told
In tho moment occupied by the young
woman In making her toilet. Miss Ida stepped
lorward and apologizet for the length OF the
moment" she was compelled to take for sub
iututlng her morning robe Tor neatly fitting
dress of dark material.
She arose and walked half way across the
[oum. pressing her forehead with both hands
Then she turned about TO face her two auditors
Her manner and looks were entirely chang d.
She seemed unconscious Of their presence. md
Nas apparently looking into tho faces Of a wait
M mutt tudo beyond the walls u the room.
Then she began:
when the battle RACES mother
Aui the surges onward run.
The redemption of the soul
6hc spoke in a voice remarkably strong for
Aperson % her size. uttered her words with
great dlrtinc ctncss, and accom- panied them with
Eesturea oi marked approprlateness II may
Dr. noticed that the sense OF tho above quHtrain
ls incomplete, the next four lines being neees-
parry 10 its completion. The concluding four
lines 81 the poem arc the finishing OF s,nii-
mont INTRODUCED in the four preceding them.
and arc as follows:
When the angel. .ing their anthems
rlas.ns Col both day and night
And the power OF his might
Tho reporter asked permission 70 copy the
nrst aud last stanzas and obtained the above
both Of which are incomplete Perhaps II az
had requested them Of the influence which pos
,essed The Young woman, he might hayo re,
ins that when she re,!,ed me poem shc maic
lwo syllaulrs Of the word power In III" fnA
lne-thus making the mctr, prrfect-while she
made only. one syllable of the same word when
. she sat IN her char ana lin"d' the ,verse ior
The reporter. After she had finished reciting
Tho poem, her usual appearance returned like
Hash she bowed slightly. blushed. md looked
q little confused. and returned TO her seat.
Tho mother went on 10 say that Miss Ida fire.
uuently received impress ssiOns' from Inska-
ba.' dusky maiden Of the forest. and while
lake on suggestions Of Indian physognomy.
A minute suficed To- transform Ida Hutching-
into the mysterious Inskaba' and she began
talking in a broken English very closely re-
fcmhlng that In which the remnant OF the
Dneidas cautioned the small boys against
,glling the wool Of from the ribs Of the Woolly
HQrsd
Returning 70 the subject OF poetry. the medium
laid: They arr all the timr giving me poems.
Two or three months ago Bryant gave me the
through the Shadows Last evening friend
who was here asked me II | couldn't get some of
lho verses. and in about ten minutes l received
these two. which seem 10 belong somewhere
Along In tue poem:
Looking upward through the shadows.
Though the eyes bee VeIed in tears,
Jloush me heart m deepest sorrow
lfeinblcs with It's iearS
'Lotkng upward through the sunlight
Asits beauty fades away
waiuns through the hours Of darkess-
Waiting To- Nc ."flsctcay'"
She also gave n sentiment which she said she
received from Bryant: The interest that God
lakes IN man Is the interest that man takes In
himself
1t is pretended that the medium possesses In
! highly successful degree the healing
stanccd rs one who has been relieved OF pain by
The touch of her fingers. But her singing Is
considered the best evidence Of the vail lily OF
per claim 20 be the recipient Of Impressions
lgom those who inhabt tho world beyond, She
says that she knows nothing whatever OF music
ana has no voice for singing, and her parents
lstliy 10 tho truth of this assertion. Her voice
y certainly not strong when sife ia not under the
Influence" but when she goee into a trance
tnd sings she displays powers which are really
remarkable.
Will thcY sing through you today asked
me reporter, tho they " being his collective
term for whatever tuneful gollins might be
UfhIng IN tho surrounding atmosphere.