The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-22
EMIT THE GHOST.
Tho Spirit of Old >hcp Materiailxed by Three
Police Oncrr.

The little rowboat that went from the pier
at the foot OF Thirty fourth street very early on
Wednesday morning contained three OF the
bravest officers in the River Police force. MINIS
Mccarthy. and Parks They had seen the mys-
terious and unearthy light upon the river
which. 10 Officer Gilbride's supernatural vision.
had assumed the ghostly form OF Old Shep.'
the Waterman. Officer Parks thought that the
light ought 10 be captured. and The rowhoat was
pulled silently and ~ swiftly H. possible To- the
dancing beacon. II wis n stern chase Now
and then the light disappeared. and then in a
second ur two showed itself as bright rs ever.
1t seemed TO float upon the waves. BY hard
pulling they gradually gained upon the light.
and NJ last came within u few i"ct OF II. THIS
KIND Of chase kept NJ for some time. Now
they were certain they had il. and then found
they had il not. Even these officers. who are
used 10 all sorts of queer and strange sights
this was something "a little beyond their cNpe-
ricnce. Albright hight apparently floating upon
at one moment seemingly near enough to blow
out. and q, the NEXT a long way on " No Won
der. said one, OF the officers. shore police
man thought this funny
At length the three river policemen got the
strange thing cornered az the pier At East Sew
enteenth street. officer Parks stood in the bow
OF the rowboat. leaning over. Then he sudden
ly reached forward with a lurrh that almost up
set the rowhoat His hand touched something
cold and cammy. which he graspcd and the
next instant h" had Old Shops ghost IN the
little rowhoat, and il Nine Blnyatsky. Hero
sons who 50 patiently watched on Wednesday
night long past midnight 10 see " Old Shep's'
ghos' dance upon the water. had gone To- the po-
ll'r boat Seneca, S'rgt. Schultz would have
shown them what they wer" looking tor.
Officer Gilhride WAS right in saying that at
times the light showed the form of "a man h.
hind H. There il such a form. Ii stands about
twelve incno- back oi the light. wears a grrna-
dier 'ap very black and heavy. has a irrorious
expression on the farr which - very pale. has
on q red coat and striped trousers. and holds
on" arm up rs n IN salute. The other arm il
gone. amt the man j. about four inches taller
and made of wood. The lamp appears To have
dom srryic" on some night v"ndrr- stand. Il
L. tin, ii4rd With Kerosene" ana is fastened To- "a
thin board. which is broad enough to ride on
tho water without ui~eiilnG.
PROBABLY ia" boys who ragged II all up and set
II ailont from the foot cot Thriy-iith street near
ia" spot where "Oli Sh"p' WAS drowned. an
tcipatnd the oil"rt which H. discovery 10y Oflrrr
Chloride or any on. els" in the vicinity would
cause. The tide had curried II back and forth.
on might through tho lNls. and once, It narrow.
is rseuprd landing near the wharf o III" Mutual
Gas Light Company. whrrr - nurh inlamma-
hl" matter. The waves ui tho irrryhoai Mary
land upset the raft Tuesday night. but the boys
went out IN II hoat soon aitrrward and recovered
II. Thus. by three brave policemen. the ghost
Of Old Shep was lastingly matrriallzed.