The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-22
AN APPARITION.
A Widow and Her Son See the Face Of q
Father Killed Several Years Ago.

SEYDERTowN, Pa, June 21.-On Monday
night Mrs. Moore, q widow who lives with
her young son at Brush Valley, near here,
was startled by hearing shrek, followed by
agonizng yells, in the room next to her own,
which was occupied by her son. youth
about sixteen years old. In a fright she ran
into the room, and found the boy almost
dead with fear, and trembling in every limb.
She quieted his fears and questioned him,
and after considerable delay he told her that
at about midnight, while listening to the
furiously raging storm, he was startled by
seeing through the dim light of lamp which
burned in the room, man raising the win
dow. Almost paralyzed with fear he sat up
in bed, unable to move, until, by the aid of
vivid fash of lightning he perceived the fea-
lures of the man to be similar to those of his
father, who was killed in the mines five years
ago. With the shrek that had so startled
his mother he sank on the bed, and the
intruder fed hastily When the mother
heard the story she turned her gaze toward
the window and beheld the identical face
pressed against the pane. With a loud yell
she sprang to the window, and raising the
SASH jumped through and striking the
ground twenty-five feet below with terrible
force, injured herself fatally The shsiete
and 1a0ans OF she young Moore brought
few neighbors to the spot, and they carried
the limp body of the woman into the house,
and after a few hours labor, succeeded in
bringing her to sensibility. As soon as she
fixed her eyes on her son she burst into vio-
lent fit of laughter, in which the son Joined,
and which lasted until both fell to the floor
exhausted On the part of young Moore the
fit of laughing was followed by violent spas
modic attacks He foamed at the mouth
barked like dog, and made vicious snaps at
those who attempted to quiet him.
up to him, and while attempting
to quiet him. caught hold of his hand. No
sooner had he done so than he, too, was
seized with fearful spasms and wrthed on
the floor in intense agony, exhibiting the pc
culiar symptoms manifested by the other
The few other neighbors who had come to
the scene were so badly frightened as to be of
little assistance. and they fed precipitately,
leaving the three maniacs alonein the room.
Mrs. Moore was stark raving mad, and the
two young men were busy at work demolish-
ing the furniture and striking one another.
One of the women who had at first rushed to
the house, ran home and returned with her
father, an old army sergeant named Bill
heimer. who ran into the room and, grasping
Herrick, threw him to the floor, and putting
his foot upon his breast bound him with bed
ropes. He then secured young Moore in a
like manner. Mrs. Moore was bleeding
from the wounds received from fall
ing out OF the window and lay
on the floor insensble. Lifting her in
his arms Billheimer carried the woman to
the open air. the storm having ceased. One
of the neighbors had mounted horse about
one hour before and ridden at full speed
across the rough country road in search of a
doctor. After long search he found one
and brought him to the stricken family The
young man Herrick was taken home by his
father in the morning and another physician
attended him. No hope is entertained of
Mrs. Moore's recovery. Her son was unus-
ually violent this morning and could scarcely
be held by four men. The case has OCCASION
ed much excitement among the farmers
throughout the neighborhood. Mrs. Moore
and her son are practical steady people
Young Herrck is net so violent, but arrange
ments are being made for his removal to an
asylum. Mrs. Moore was in a sinking con-
dition this evening" and she will hardly live
until morning