The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-12
INTERVIEWS WITH SPIRITS.
COMMODORE T.tNDERBIi1 DE.ID WIFE
AND JAMES FISH. JK.
spooks as Wall street Mcntors-Thc Commo-
dorc Impressed with the Mmrvciionsn"s"
Of the Manifestations or Medium Foster.

Of the Manifestations or Medium Foster
Mrs. Helen :. Clark's testimony in the
Vanderbilt will cusc. Yesterday. related t.
ghoetly communications from james FISK. j.,
and the first Mrs Vanderbilt TO the Commo-
dorc. through the spiritual medium Charlcs
Foster. Mrs. Clark testified that she was in
vited by Commodore Vanderbilt to an interview
between Charles Foster. the spiritual medium.
and tho Commodore. II wns soon after Mr..
Fosters return from Australia. In the autumn
Of 1874. the witness th.aks. The Commodore
wrote on II Slip Of payer. asking James fisk.
Jr.. to communicate in regard to stocks. and
whether Fisk's ghost could iiud II lost paper for
Mrs. Clark-a legal document The witness
does not remember the spirits precise answers
TO the questions concerning the price OF stocks
The Commodore wrote these questions on
three slips OF paper. and the spirits reply not
agreeing with the Commodorc's views. he said
he would watch tho market and soc which was
right. The Commodore communicated with
his wife through Jim Fisk calling her by
name. The Commodore wrote Ny dear
wife; can you communicate with me m
Q.-Was there II response to thatY A.-There
U-Do YOU recollcct the substance Of It? A.
She said she was there. and would communi-
MIR. Ciintcn-You moan Foster said she was
MIR. Iord-Oh. she saw no ghosts.
Mrs Clark did not zee ghosts.
O.-Anything eiseY Was there anything fur
Their from tho dead Mrs. Vanderbilt A.-She
said something that he wrote ON piece ot
pi per. Some question he asked she SAID II was
not SO.
do you rccoicc, what the question was ?
| Assembling in regard To- one of h- children;
DO not know what the question was, !! eMs Nod
| whether It was true and She said " Mo- There
was nothing else Of Importance.
| rupting another? A.-Foster said th9t the vile
was there. and pro;esscd to write on those little
| slips Of paper. Tho Commodore sHid be- wished
| to communicate first with Jim Fisk. He spoke
| Of his wife ~ being Il good wife and mother l
| have had conversations with tommodors van
derbilt on the subject Of sprituHllsr; also " tn
| ministers. lawyers. doctors. and judges. On
| one occasion the Commodore proposed max l
| should 20 to Fosters. and said he would pay
| the expense which was $40. lie desired me 10
| 70 and witness the mamie stations.
Q-For what purpose A'-lM H. aus s, ne
| that would get something with regard to my
papers. think he said. 90 You will get some,
thing in the library that will prove beneficial.
l had another conversation with the Commoiore
| a few DAYS previous. He spoke Of Mr.. Slnde
and also .qi Maggie Kane, That was in the ben.
| nett family. he spoke OF her being one OF the
Q.-Were Fosters communications made ly
! rRpsY A.-Ihcrc were rams and then he wrote
| with his hands. He said. such one is your
WIFE Such rap Is your father stephen
Odd you have any conversations with the
| Commodore about spiritualism? Ale sked
| mo whether | believed those raps wrr" from
my father; ! SAID II had seen MIN slhioq y \
| asked me how | supposed Foster gOt IN" name
If ne knew my father. lsaid . No; my father
| had bocn deud for years do nnt know
whether Foster read them or whether | reAo
them. He wanted TO know how Foster p.0'
duced the raps. said | did not know but D.,
sat too near The table FOR me 70 see whether /.
was his feet Tho Commodore nskcd me-
whether | thought the feet could have glv.r
the name. had another compensation with th'
Commodore IN the spring %! lsI5-sevoral o
them. In nearly all ~ tn"s" Conversations nc
spoke OF his ailments, and OF my b"nertni
him by laying on, OF hands. and asked NJ
whether believed that il was spirits that con
trolled my hands. | said | did not believe d
was. He said It was claimed by some. ina
WAS in the spring OF 1910. Ia- Commodor'
said thnt some parts OF the Bible confirmed
| spiritualisu.
Q-Did he say anything more upon that sub
| le,t Ale spoke - ST. Paul ami the nund
writing on the wall. He brought UP some oihe
u. What did the Commodore say about sain
ciit OF feeling: 10 some the eifl Of seeing" IL
said - Is not that what Foster does ?"
Did he say anything more about the hand
Nj fori offered to prove by W. W. Bennett
that IN May 1876. the Commodore told b IA TIA
he believed in ciairvoyanee; t9nt hesaid he ma
leit his property as his dead wife communl
catal TO linn after her death 70 leave IL: that b
was now ready to 20. ana that he knew that a.
spirits vi our dead friends can cOMmunlcat
with us. All this WAS excluded.
Mr. Lord recalled Mrs. jennie Danforth. an
offered to prove by her that tue Commot"r" sal
he hnd received communication from his dea
wife. and was going 10 alter me VII on tne ,nul
row. This o!ler WAS excluded. ILcn Mr.. l.Qr
offered to prove that the tommuNorr told hl
: living wife that he thought he ought 10 chang
his Will that his leaving all his properly !
| William would make trouble alter his dealt
and that the Commodore living wife said
would be hest 70 leave the will ~ II was as II
liam could take care OF II. This also was "a
; Guided.