New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-12
is COOP As 4 GHOST STORT.

From The Qacen.
In Tie Friend Of InliiG published ut Calcutta on
October 49, there appear, a narrative winch Wlu
crafty the lover of the mysterious. Here II Is /;
The following remarkable statement has been
Sd Of October. at MI Hume house AT Slhla, there
We're present al dinner Sir. and Mrs Ilune. Mr. and
Mr., Snnet' Mrs. Gordon, Mr.. F. HOgg, Captain i.
J. Maitland Mr.. BcatsOn. Mr. Dawson, Colonel
Olcott and Mime. BlavatsSy. Most of the persons
present having recently seen many remarkable
occurrences IN Mime lavatakyS presence. CONVEX
satons TUNED ona1cnlt Phenomena ana IN ING
course of this Mime. BiaVatsky asked Mrs. Hume II
there was anything she particularly wished for
Mrs Hume st first hcsltated but IN a snort time
said that there "aS something size would particu-
larry like to have brought to her namely. a small
article of jewelry that she had formerly possessed,
but had given away to q person, who hal allowed
il 10 pass out Ot their possession Mime Blayatsky
then said if She would ia the Image of the article
in question very definitely IN her mini she, Mime.
Blavatskv would eGdcIyOr To procure It. Mrs.
Hume then said that she ylyuly remembered the
article and described 10 ~ an od-flshiOned breast
brooch set found with pearls. with glass AT lhe
front and the back made t. contain hair. sue
then on being asked. drew rough sketch OF the
brooch. Mime. Blayat,ky then wrapped up coin
attached to her watch-chan in TWO cigarette
papers aud put 1t in her GTesS and SAID that she
hoped the brooch might lee obtained III the course
At the close OF dinner she sad to Ms Hume that
the paper in which tho coin had hccn wrapped was
gone A little later n the draw ing Dom, she sad
that the brooch would not Je brought iutO the
house but that il must be looked Tor IN
the garden; and then. I'D the party went
ont accompanying her, she said she had
cluirvoyantly seen the brooch fall into star
shaped bed OF flowers. Mrs. Hume led the way
to such u bed IN u distant part OF the garden.
Urolou ged AMI careful search made with Ian
terms aud eventually "A small paper packet consist
ing OF two cigarette papers. WAS iOnnd amongst the
leaves By Mrs. Snnett. This, being opened on the
spot was found to contain brooch exactly CORE
spondiug to the prev ious description. and which
Mrs. Hume identified a. that which sh. had origl-
nay lost None of the party, except Mr.. and Mrs.
Hume had ever seen or heard OF the brooch. Dir.
Hume had not thought of it for years. Mrs. Hume
had never spoken of 1t to anyone since she parted
with It, nor had she for long even Thought of 1t.
She herself stated, after &c found, that IT was
Ouly when Madame asked her whether there was
ANYTHING si.e would like to have, that the remem-
brance OF tins brooch, the git of her mother,
iashrd acrCss her mind. Mr5. Hume Is not spirit
uaI,t and up to the time OF the occurrence de-
-crlbed was no believer either in occult phenomena
or In AIne. BlaVatsi,ys powers. The conviction OF
all present was that the occurrence WIS OF an aOS0-
lutrlV uuimpeaC liable character an evidence OF
the truth of the sN'Oiiity OF occult phenomena
The brooch Is unqurstonably the one which Mrs.
Hume lost. Even surprising. which is practically
impossible. that the article. lost lnoHths before
Mrs Hume ever heard OF Nine. Blavatsky, and
bearing letters othet Indication of original own
orshIp could have passed in natural way INTO
Mime DaVAt-tyS possession, eN en then she could
not possibly have lOrrseen that IT would be asked
for ~ Mrs Hume herself had not given II
thought foI IionthB This narrative. read over to
the patty. is signed by \. Q. Hume. NJ. \. Hume,
Fred H. Hogg A. 7. Snnett Patience Sinnett,
Alice Gordon. +. J. Maitland. VIM Dawson, stuart
Beatson."
We only note that all the recorded members Of
rhe Simla Sunday evening party, except Colonel
OlcOtt and the seeress, sign the report.