The Penn's Grove record., 1883-10-13

company with the Sphinx wind n. W
to Lipari, where they anchored in
twelve fathoms water 6. 5. wy
May l4.-The four Captains and a
Mr.. Bell, a merchant, went on STORE
Bpon the Island of Mount Stromboii to
shoet rabbits About three o'clock
they called their men together to go on
board their respective ships, when, TO
their jnexpressible establishment, they
saw the appearance of two men coming
very swiftly through the air toward
#, them one of them appeared TO be dress
ed in black and the other in gray
clothes; they passed close by with the
greatest rapidity, and, to their extreme
CONSERVATION, descended, amid the
burning FLAMES, into the mouth Of that
dreadful volcano Mount Stromboii. At
| their entrance there issued tremendous
noises; the flames rushed out most ter
rIbly, and Captain Burnaby cried out:
'eThe Lord blessl the formost of the
two, in black clothes, is old Mr.. Booty,
my next door neighbor at Mapping,
but | do not know tie other" He
then desired them all to write down
in their pocket.books, or pole III some
thing what they had seen; which was
immediately done by the three Cap
taius and Mr.. Bell, and likewise en-
tered III the different ships journals at
the same time.
When these four ships had taken i'll
their loadings at Lipari they sailed to-
gether for London. When they arriy-
ed in the River Thames, at Gravesa1d,
Captain Burnaby's wife CINE from
London to meet him. He then seut
the other three Captains TO come on
board his ship to congratulate him ON
his wife's arrival. After they had
thus met Il little conversation passed
between them in the cabin, when Mrs.
Burnaby suddenly started from her
chair and said to her husband:
"My deer, I'll tell you some news,
old Mr.. Booty is dead<s
lie direc ly answered: ave all saw
him go into heltl"rand told her what
they had seen, as before related, to her
serious alarm.
When Mrs. Burnady had returned to
london she went to All acquaintance
and related this serious event-that her
husband had seen the soul Of Mr.. Boo
ty go into hell on the 14th o. May last.
This geutlewoman then mentioned the
same to Mrs Booty, widow OF the de-
ceased, who Immediately took a writ
out of the Kings Bench Court in tie
penal sum of 81 900 damages, and ar
rested Captain Burnaby for defama.
ton upon her late husbands soul.
Captain Burnaby gave bond to stand
trial; and he then took out Of the
Court of the Kings Bench, in West
minister Hall, summons for all the PEG
pie that had attended the late Mr..
Booty in his last sickness, and at the
time of his death; also the sexton Of
the parish who buried him, and the
clothes he last wore b fore his sickness
be had taken IN of, to be introduced
on the day of the trial at Court.
When the trial came on the different
persons, with the black clothes, were
brought into Court, aud were there
met by Captain Burnaby, the Captains
of the three other ships and the men OF
the four boats, with Mr.. Bell, who
were all ON the said Island of Strom-
boil and saw the two apparitious de-
seend iHto the burning flames on the
aforesaid 14th of May last. Ten of the
men of the boats made oath that the
buttons Oh the coat which the appari-
tion had On were like the one present,
being molds covered with black cloth,
the same sort that the coat was made
of. The different persons who were
with Mr.. Booty at the time of his de-
cease made oath that his death hap
pened at 3 O'Clock a. M, on the l4th
of May last, which was in tie year of
1886. The jury then asked the Cap
tain of the Sphinx if he knew Mr.. Boo
ty in his lifetime. lie answered that
he V saw him in his lifetime, but
plainly observed the dress the appari-
tiun had on, which Mr.. BnrDaby said
was Mr.. Booty, in company with an
other, unknown.
The Judge then spoke: "TlIe Lord
grant that l may never see such a sight
as that, for | think it impossible for
thirty men to be mistaken
The jury then gave their verdict
against the widow Booty, plaintiff to
pay the costs of the Court. The fore
going are facts, extracted from the
Journal OF the ship Spllinx's voyage VI
the Straits in the year 1856.
The above trial is now to be seen on
the records of the Court OF Kings
Bench, i'll Westminster Hall, Mrs
Booty, plaintiff, against Captain Bur.
naby, defendant.