The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-11-03

- Peninsula people have been seeing
ghosts and supernatural objects with
alarming frequency since the death OF
of things heavenly having been seen
comes from Red Oak. Md. A little girl
living in the village, saw after nightfali,
before the moon was fairly up above
the horizon, whole platoons of angels
slowly marching and coanterniafehing
to and fro in the clouds, their white
robes and henlets glistening with q
weird light. At intervals the heavenly
visitors would dance mournfully, as If
to the sound of unseen music and Ger
fainly unheard music She rushed in
to her parents, aud declared that the
heavens had been spread and betrayed
to her vision sights somewhat prema-
ture, as regards time, and thea sank
tlownsin alright. Her father, to satisfy
his doubling mind. went tslt aud was
rewarded with o sight OF the unearthly
spectacle. The news of the mystery
quickly spread from mouth to mouth,
= from house 10 house, and in an incred-
IDLY short space OF time the inhabitantsf
were out en- masse, gazing in OPEN
imouthed astonishment, while the white
robed hosts seemin glv offended at the
immense amount of genuine astonish-
ment and wonder they were unearthing,
slowly faded from sight, leaving Royal
Oak firm believer. from tile little girl
who was first on the spot to the squire
il. his little office behind the church, in
ghosts and winged COLLINS. But the
'phenomena seem to have been especial
w manifest in Sussex county. Delaware.
= On the night OF the President death
: William. West q farmer living near
Georgetown. the county east, saw. st q
time almost identical with the appear
anee of the vision at Royal Oak, bands
of soldiers of great size, equipped in
dazzling uniforms, their musket steels
quivering and shimmering in the pale
weird liTht that seemed to be every
where, marching with military precision
I'D and down unseen avenues and pre-
senting arms at the sound OF unheard
commands. The vision was of startling
distinatness and lasted long enough to
be seen by number of Vests neigh
bors, who, after the unearthly military
had taken its departure and been swai-
lowed up in thin air. retailed the strange
story to their eager friends. who had
not been so fortunate as they. but
strangest of all a man named CoYerdale,
who was driving through the country
along lonely road at the same time,
being then several miles away from
Vests house and in an entirely different
direction. saw TO his establishment and
alarm the same band of soldiers In their
falltless uniforms. Many people living
3 near Laurel, many miles away, situated
!. in the lower end of the peninsula. saw
the same extraordinary phenomena at
the sane time. A few go as. far as to
say, in spite of the ridicule of their as
rasociates, that they distinctly saw in the
3 midst of the soldiers. and conspieens by
reason of his size and commanding
presence, the hero president himself.
9 pale, but with his every feature distiact-
" and wildly protrayed- There is no
doubt of the fact that there were many
who thought they saw Garfield in the
clouds. IN Talbot county the illusion
was seen by numbers. a farmer living
Il near Claraas Poins on going ont into
8 his yard after dark saw. as he related
]. it afterward to his neighbors. angels
and soldiers marching side by side IA
S the clouds, wheeling and going through
every evolution with military precision.
and absolutely life-like and natural
Wilmington (Dek1 Meas.