Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-18
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gular Phenomena
A CoRREsPoNDENr Of the Cincinnati /
gazette, writing from Laurel, o., says |
The Nicholas Building IL a corner |
building Of two stories, and forms an L |
fronting on the two streets. The upper |
story has been occupied IN whole or IN |
part by families or as workshops in the |
inverse order as follows: John NJ. viii !
son, present occupant, backing; Chag |
Day, John Mckinley, u. w. Days shoe
and harness shop, Jas. VIM. Boyce,
John Mofiord, Jack Boyce, the Grange,
etc. On the rear Of each l. in the upper
story there Is a window facing respect
lively southwest and northwest. Last
January, 1880, o. w. Davis accidental
ly discovered a distinct likeness Of q
little girls face on one Of the panes Of
the window facing southwest. The at
tentiOn Of several persons was called 10
II at the time, each Of whom saw the
face, but for reasons best known 10
themselves II was not made public until
last Monday evening. On Tuesday
morning considerable interest seemed 10
be manifested about the matter, when
my attention was first called TO IL.
Armed with John L. Barkley's opera
| glass began an investigation Of what
| was to be seen, and, on examination,
the likeness of a little girl was distinctly
| seen on the windOw-pane, or rather, ap-
| peared q little inside the window; so
distinct, indeed, that all the party then
| present, some twenty in number, agreed
that IL was the likeness Of Cora Rogers, a
little daughter of Thomas Rogers. This
child, about six years old, lived with
Jas. W. Boyce, who occupied these
rooms about a year and half ago.
On careful inspection another image
was discovered on the same pane. The
face turned partly toward the observer.
And on the other side Of the first pic
ture still another, much younger, but
plump and smiling, and later in the day
still fourth one; this was of an older
person, all on the same pane. None Of
these last could be identified. Viewed
from particular locality, and under IA
vOrable circumstances of illumination,
all the first three could be seen at once.
The fourth seemed to partly overlap the
others, and could not always be seen at
the same time with the others.
While looking at this object, one Of
the company, Mrs. Lu. Carter, discov-
cred what was supposed TO be another
likeness on one of the panes of the other
window (the one facing northwest).
Almost all could see it, but by means of
the opera-glass found no difficulty in
recognizing the faces of two children
lying abed, the face of one partly con-
cealed from view by the one in front.
Several of the party could recognize
this also. Later in the day DR.. o. d.
Simmons discovered another face on
the same pane, and still later found
the fourth one, all four distinctly seen
under favorable circumstances at one
view
At one time in the aforenoon the sash
was removed to within the darkened
room, but by ever so careful manage
ment of the light the views were not so
satisfactory as in its natural place in the
window. Later in the afternoon could
distinctly recognize likeness on an
other pane of this last window, and also
Walter Simmons discovered a good like
ness on still another pane of the same
window. With the opera-glass could
plainly see this face. 1t was that of a
little girl with a round crown hat on
This made four panes of window glass
having on them these likenesses. They
are viewed from the ground, and from
many positions and distances. A gooC
deal depends on their illumination anC
the particular point from which they are
: viewed. By placing a dark hat behinC
the picture it is shown in the air.
Nothing can be discovered on or il
/, /, the pane of window-glass when yer.
close to it. The panes were washed anC
rubbed dry, etc., only to make the i'm
I ages more distinct, doubtless by remov
, ing particles of dust, etc.
: : Ldter.-On the pane first described TO
: day, on carefully focusing the opera
g glass in steady position and in particula
9 locality, and in good state of persona
health and fasting, l was enabled to Sc
it appear literally full of faces. Icounte'
r nine of men beside the children first de
t scribed. They could not all be seen a
e one view, but all from the same locality
: In directing the point of vision to this o
i that locality 1 would see the imag
= there; the others would gradually dis
0 solve away. They seemed to overla
: each other somewhat, like lot of col
u thrown promiscuously in a heap. 1t
g known that the Grange had a meetin
! in this room on one particular electri
d night. Now, how came these picture
9 herep Evidently they were photo
d graphed by lightning. The flash {
e lightning furnished the light to form tn
Il image, and this, together with the az
n companying electricity, produced chen
a ical or molecular change in the constitI
u ents of the glass, and then the image
n we're fixed.