The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-05
PORTLfND's norm SPECTRE.
Also an AppnritIon In boarding House In
NM SlNIl .InmrIh NIreeI.

\ gentleman living In the metropolitan
Hotel who has been greatly Interested in the
story Of the vision which u lady saw in room
2i2 for four successive nights. says that the ex-
porlencc is not So unusual a. to he exceptional.
A. a traveller hc has heard OF others equally
well authenticated. Before the Falmouth
Hotel was built in Portland. Me-. the prcbls
House ranked first. There is room IN
the hotel" says this observer. " that has
a local fame. Some pcrsons can't sleep there
although they see nothing others claim Ia
have seen Two men. one dressed "a a BRIDE
groom and the other with dress coat and a
pair u ovcralls on. The bridegroom entrr- the
door and the other follows him. suddenly the
bridegroom stops and half turu- The other
scizc- him. glarcs AT him for am instant aud a
look ~ terror steals over tie hridEroom's feoc
Then the other draws pistol and fires. Then
Have you seen the room ?" the reporter
asked. ,,
a fool. Thorc was q violent death IN the room
heard from some persons Ia Portland INIT
there had been TWO suicides IA IN" room. anu
from others TINT man who. 10 was supposed,
had shot himself. was once found there deal
Commercla travellers call II the, suicide room;
But the sirangest instance have heard Of
happened In largo boarding house in sixty
fourth street near the Park lady. whose $ IT,
ter il the wife Of n gentleman connected with
one Of the weekly newspapers ia New York.
had been boarding In the house Tor some time.
She occupied "a 'front.' room III ia" third story.
She WAS Iericcily Well whom she went there, but
grew nervous and eNoliahle after occupy INK Il
room for a time. Neither shu nor her friends
knew why. On. day last iail 81, sat hy lhe WIN
dow scW hg., lIlrhu shl IN tho room az ln1
II which was pile Of dress goods. suddenly
the young lady dropped h"r sewing ana AZ;
pegrrd 20 hr sl"ilhs hNruN Al inc uh'''upIeu
cni az az tn" SOFT - .i.i,,,,.,.. .sr..ii.rrt,,,
Mha are you looking N AsN''l i''r ltl'Hn,
who did not know cAu.ty what 10 make Of it
az. ,,,
the young lauN SLOWLY fals.n leI lhhu anu
pointing al vacancy rhld' lhelt NARY
Mary was Ah9lnci slst.i men HNllE III ilsuhn'
ana Tue lilenu l"nl'l LA, w. S"unt IuS W.,
losing h"f reason Sne iuSc 10 x 10 h'I hilt
before shD 'o,u IT, W., rom ,r It- ."A
iell IN swoon' mem -he lecpNrr'n Hlr Shu
mat as sir u"hSn ul, -lv saw hrI ,s4'tnt MtIS
sitting On tiir SON IooA'h% al AeI' IHeh t4e "p-
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