New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-13
GHOSTS IN EIGHTH AVENUE.
MATERIALIzED OVER A MEAT SHOP

| THE TRICKS WEIGH TWO SIIREWD YANKEES PLAYED
| ON An AwE--rRUCK CIRCLE-APPARITIONs WITH
| DIRTY FACTS AND HANDS.
| The place was an apartment over a butchers
shop In E'ght-aye the performance the production OF
" materaliZr ed spirits the mediums two brothers who
looked aud talked as though they from
try district IN Ncw-Eagland Wn"n IA TRIBUNE reporter
entered the above the med-shOp n young man
was lying upon sofa and an elderly man, with high
forehead and Dristling gray hair making magnetic
passes him. PrcscIty the YOU mIn got UP, say
ing lie felt The reporter had been adv sed TO 90
early and get curtalncd door leading INTO
little bed from which the ghosts were 10 enter the
parlor He succeeded In securing good position on
IA facing tho mysterious door. The curtain was
drawn aside and hasiy inspection OF tie room re-
vealed nothing but bed, washstand. IL cnar ami
IA yaise. Presently young man who seemed to be The
mas er Of ceremonies brought the valisc evidently
thinking an object likely excite suspicion. The par
lOr WAS lighted by small oil lanp-he bedroom had no
light People dropped In sngly aud III pair--seriotls-
looking people 81 respectable appearance, WHO acle ~
# ethng solemn about Ia happrnuntil q party
perhaps twenty assembled. The reporter noticed
that those who were shown 10 the curancd
door appeared be- habtuc, ~ place anl acqu'int
ances OF the MEDIUMS. He nor disturbed however
ON one de Of him the gray hsie' mdGneiIZcr and
ON the other young woman 10 blue. Presently the
Young man who man cd things went AROUND aud ell
lrri II tom each Of party. with the exception of
two three, who seemed to enjoy deadhcad" PRIV
reyes. Then a iunn, with smOOth-shaven Fac,
who was called william. came forward ant went into
IA" dak brioom first cauiOnlng The audience against
wLispoUue. " II lear any - ~pcring and AN cen
sclol7 al nl" hr said d" ala tome Oui ininei-
atcy." There attempt 10 aply any test cohl-
tions NJ scarcArd thu bedroom or ke 10 see If
a door r. ing from To tHc hall locked Tie GU
tam Was lowered, ana brown aptr cylinder was pa
over tn lamp.
n WI, now ight enough III the room 10 distinguish
ard pretty well nj distance OF t"eV" or
nilrcn feet. The young man sat on runk OH one side
- me cuttnlncd door, and oil Polr VINO act" - II he
were On uard placed his cnair Oh the oth"f Id Tde
youn, tan began to SIM Is, the Marlin of 6 v'r'"
ana Ihe audience stragg'ed Into me tune ite hIh'
tly the curtain was and cd stodt
woman Dire .scI white, with WOODEN sha r her
.h,ilGcr, AMI vel on h'r mead. Her CO "'d
mt gy J. If tinrI hook. "Mrs Eaton. IT q" con
r. nE SPLITS, the yOunA man, Ia uSiIess-
Ike tnnr; 'Grnd evening. Mrs. Inton." good even
Ing" rrpi, IL muill Il voice from the ap2ar'i,nn. will
Won tukc NY handkerchief and naVncizc :; :" asked tie
Old gentleman who sat next the REPORTER TIE
plost WIS compliment, AMI taking the ha"dk"r-
rn.,f. rctrra'od behind the curtain. Soon sAc
returned wit the handkerchief saying she would have
mague;izcd Il AT the iast sitting. but She had TOO mch
To 40 at hc time Another song WAS began, and "nforc
II was iu'shcd the tain was pn-hc1 aside and "ut
.tric, th.ch.sct ma, with 1ray uu'tLcnc. !!c was
dr. ssrd IN a r., pc;tb suit ~ black His face, Ike that
~ all The other gh0sS was q" palid Iiry color lie
n,n,cd 20 IN N on the sofl who went forward kissed
;hr applriiion ana spoke few words In Ffohcb. Or
returning his seat he told he Reporter that the sPv
Was m, father and ihlt II had answered n IN French
Ire singing ic wed and then second woman III
white entered. .,Ic had dark Aair hanging down over
DER back. Tine dress migt have been the same IA tht
worn py TIE ir sn"-jiy c4.,cr, Ter all that coud Ice
s,cn f. tat Illa - asked tie masr"t'ef. 1ts'
rpd =, pulcnrl voice. TIE Old gentleman siepvrd up
mud sioux Daus with the ghost. SAY hc glad 10
ytv utf
said IN, Old geutt man. " Did You sro htr lacr
ei-aril T. a.kei ihr r'Poi'i no ~, "st tnt
sAy Jears OF age 10 rGnH 10 s'1 wn n; MIN In
imn,kng II ne ~ mat cert pers0r Nipm NE
named was very 81 e. He said he cd ~ wa s'rty
for hun. A tan with long bi"'k "ch'd was tho
next av,arit.on. Ie brckOn"h to me m'SnrtiI'r "ho
declared Ii" ir"hd wa" dltd 'Mcny ,No!'i
ago. Another woman came u erect tn' frencH1, W.
tlr mi pulled tlc CuItan aside aiu s"o"Cd h>FsoIi
Tor a moment ,,. -. ,, ,,.,,
Then there was q tremendous humping IN the DARK
bri-l Dom aud "a voice announced that owing 10 inc ny
nDss Of h' medium ire scance could 'ot DE- pr9iongen
RoDerisi" asked The Young man VINO man
aged -. Getting Affirmative answer, ne .VtI
@it the voice on me ohHTacIet III a az
ere ncn r.. Roberta was 80 poule ~ 10 90
We derby aud harmonious. The screen was 'SE Tthuh
- he lamp and ont wnk"d tE Ne bnd henh srp
dow We Will nave light srsnce" .ad tle oener
Other no was january eS no an at the top wat
about four feet above the nOJr BeIlnu tue NC
put u table, and the table he put "a nei guitar, tln
BOURNE aud TRANCE In front OF tue gun ~, ar Win
three chairs and invited Two stony wonen W st ~
the closed door OF the little bal bedroom, the upper
PANELS OF hch could Ho at0 fasteeu me uoor
with hook and wanted some oIe to sea- II up out ho
one offered u do sO. second amp Was lghIe 'no
medium took hold of tho hand INA wrist Oh QUO Vi .9
women with both his hands. lnd shaw WAS tiek h
around both 70 ns to conceal the hunus WIN nei
other H., ID the mus rNelolSu A Lev.
n hard OF tic =, eond woman VINO st
by her TO- Soon the Instruments began 10 play unn
dirty KING hands shown above IRE W., uSu'
tbe h a OF tic nedum One had Dnt threo umse,s;;
IN Ids came through sllts III tne our mn i s
,t,. the wnmen on me chpeks slate was held close
20 Ciu Of these apertures, and nHhu aPpoaicu an. t
~ srrIhhed Innssuge on It ALL ,sied 10 one OF the
OomeD ana signed GeOrge" In inc nus OF Tue per
formalce little man. with SANDY nun ana Dearo
Jumped ont OF his char VIII '"e a aST 5oh,nd |
The curtain A thrill of excitement ran through |
the audience The medium, HoratlO oroke mo aux
and said The not all dead yeS Wna 6.u
you ." he asked the little man Guy ,hnS
bind the curtain, looking quite crestalen. ,
renled the aotye investigator he resumed nis seat
There was more berngDR aud lnstrunehpayipK a th
more hands appeared. Few changes were mhue ~ .no
sers who sst with the medium III iaco Oh tue auueuSo
and IN front OF the curtain Tnen loud tbups on tne taD
ANNOUNCED that the performance was over IN INC AnoS
~ peOple who gathered around Horato 10 ulscuss .
oocurrenoes OF the evening was hno-lookns eueliS
Snileman who said that the light seence was WoudeI
mi hui that the dark seanoe VIII lts appar uu
nor mnrcas him because he could see now Inc materi
allied forus could be produced vhOnt supernaturh,
agency !" Well that not my part Oh the snow Sal"
Horatlo, laughing