New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-27
CALLING Up GHOSTS At CBEAP RITE.

| The uninitated are perhaps not aware that
there are in this city number of places where ghosts
appear IN corporal materialized" form ana VAN
and talk rs composedly If they were once more den
liens OF the world The faithful and sometimes re"
upbelievers are wont to congregate in these places
the former to be delighted and the latter generally dis
glrstcd with the exhibition. Mrs Williams. of No 462
West 1hrty-fourth ST. has for many years held pubic
seances For the low price of dollar one may IL he
has plenty credulity and talk with almost any oil
his departed friends A visitor buys his ticket on en-
tering and is ushered into small back room IN when
are seated twelve fifteen persons Across the corner
of this roDn and including IA window, are stretched
heavy black curtains parting in the middle to allow in
ress to the so-caed cabinet You may, If you please
both the wrath OF the medium ana the dlsuln Oh
audience by demanding opportunity to inspect
the cabinet. II you insist upon It, you Will be allowed
gropc your way in and examine for few seconds
aided by about as much light Is fire fly would pro-
duce This light produced by gasjet turned down
very low and shrouded by pal er screen. This same
light Is maintained during the whole s6ance Mrs Will
ians short speech the efficacy OF harmony In
the circle enters the cabinet and disappears from view
as Mrs Williamson the OF the evening Led by
piano. the audience sings hymns and songs for twenty
minutes or more and then the show begins The cur
taius are parted and orthodox ghost appears The
chose cannot be described infinitely 10 garments or
features for neither be with sufficient distinct
ness The general appearance however Is that OF per
son euyeloDed In white sheet with lot of dra
ery about the head aud Some of the faithful
asks it Mary }" and the ghost yes. This person
then goes up TO the and has talk and often
tunes receives ind kisses from the spirit
The spirit In this particular Instance was full-gOWn
n@rso The gentleman who submitted himself to it,
hauds said that he recognized II fully rs MS
daughter close questioning, however. II turned ont
his daughter hat died nany years ago ana Was ouy
three years OF age the OF death fu recognition
In This would probematical TO say the least
Another gentleman had interview with daughter
aguin u ful-grOwn person, whom he also recognized
This daughter died wAen five weeks old.
An ntermissiOn OF about fifteen minutes Il given ne
the departure Of g1Os ana the appearance OF
another some OF the ghosts appear ia character.
Crow the Indian, has his war paint aud feathers ar
rc the negress has her and her black face to
put in ny evidence. she even danced Jig ana aftef-
wntd got her knees and with cbsped hands ex
claimed Brcss de Lord" with true negro uncon Hiram
Ab whose tribuations well known 10 masons. is
for he nightly appears III white sheet
gives his name and makes his bow with great elect "A
naval captain Uniform perfectly recognized by
voice whether this ghost died IN infancy ana attained
b. capancy in the service of Charon. whether lie was
Wood gives his and sautes gentleman present
whom be calls John This gentlemHn,who Is well known
in this city, held somewhat prolonged conversation
with the alleged spirit OF Fernando Wood, with his lace
knew .Mr God well in life, and that he Is positive hat
this II Mr.. Wood he knows this thus positively ny rec
Ognzing features gestures, ETC. And so the eAhiDtioh
goes hours.
This but sample OF what Is going in scores OF
places this and other cities every night OF
the week There If another place IN the same street
the exhibition Is nearly duplicated except In the
the spiritual vsitans The latter place Is ire
unented by the mOuud-buiders, who were tall, c0mey
race with weakness for sheet qua turban as articles
OF dress Here the spirit OF Mr. Payne comes when
Home Sweet Home" sung. and expresses its appro-
baton. Another Mr. Paine also he seen here wlen
some one INDUCES in IA little swearing