New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-14
WAS TT THE DEAD,
"MATERIALIZINGp IN A PRIVATE ,,o,.
MOTHER AND CHILD-A LITTLE ITALIAN nm,
WHAT A RUsINEas MAN sIu, N1>

inf
have been spending the past three months In co,oa..
with my daughter at the summer home Of DR. c.
II. Perine of No n West Fftieth.st on the ton
of the mountain ri1gcs near summit y J. uin
came last month. fora weeks soiourn. two lsdo. ".
| W. somewhat known, it seems, in certain circlo,a.
| spiritual medium and her friend, an inteli,..
lady, member of one of the most honorcd NewYo,,
families, who is we'll known By her nom de plgu.
| " Kate Irving" The former of these vas .lighn,
| known to the Doctor and his vito. but had new,
before net either of them. This accidental opp,rfuni,
of studying the chara, ciiscs of spiritual medium in
home life being the first cycr had VIVA embraced 10
mo at every opportunity and those oypouuue. In +,
small family of only ten people were frequent IN c,n.
vcrzaton found Mira W to he q refined. digufei ,nl
ingenious lady not .pocily anxious to max, convert,
to spruaIism, yet quick to ntcll gently f,pd attack,
the honcaty aud good faith of the so.clllcl spirit
nal manifestations" She il unable 10 explain m,
origin or cause of tie mystcrious power that duoll (,
/ her, can she control ia manifestations In tho
slightest degree these como aud go az their own viii
like the action of independent souticnt c,.t,ncs All
-hc do to aid to place herself n such condition,
(which she terms hnrmouious as are found favorable
! to the influences also learned that b. BE- only snco
about ten years that this mcdumshp hla developed "A
her She was at its frat appearance member of Dr.
Nug't church tho widow of ply tioln. Her nfo ia
now we'll perhaps ahc would not thiu, mo tor saving.
c'cn # know ! may a1, eAo D. yet on thr youthful
/ side of middle age
Alton anmr hlt of the ro. ttnin Incident ~ oar h.ins
-tmugor' had worm Oh 10y daily intercourse uu mflmi,
tom wa muln oi our desire 10 -cr SOME eft those mani.
Rotations W thc puNhrl of uut own humr lc,lug .s va
tintu.. cd hr subject apart nom her anal hrr hirul
that there could bee possible chance col deception hy
any cuuningly devised machinery. She chr.ity con.
scented To- make tlal pIcm lnl that We must nlt feel
disappointed d there Vu, no aau factory result %. the
conditions were rev and untIcd la" only piiuph.r-
MALTA sine required Wa the putting up oi pair of
thick dark curtains in the doorway of email room
oucuing OH from thc parlor; Hut the windows of the
small room were thoroughly daIkcncl 10 serve a.
dark cabinet. ont al which and through the curtains
tho spirit forms were expected To come. while she
remained inside. his We arranged during the day 20
-uit her and in the evening 20 o'clock We eight IN
all-ook seats IN the paIlOr and Mr.. ". went be-
mind the curtains. Her friend beng familiar with
tine proceedings remained IN the parlor with NJ, acting
a dircctrc,- Of thc -eJnce. We had been told IN
previous conversations That To Obtain the best results
the utmost harmony among the auaitn was ntcts-
Sary that the presence Of even ON" person with strong
mental rc,olye 10 regard he medium and every strange
| occurrence shown - fraudulent would Ia strange
place particularly. often have influence enough 70 pre-
went the appearance of the fuller forms OF materiIza
ton 10 induce tins harmony in the small audience
some soft music was played on the piano; and almost
Immediately gh '.tly form arraycd IN white separated
the curtain aud stood IN the doorway. Hi, WAS ip.-
lowed IN quick succession by others. none remaining
long making any sign except sometimes nod oi tle
head the raising of the hands. The dircctre,- rc-
marked that sufficient power was nor developed. and
10 aid tai, the light Was turned down low In about
half an hour the forms coming able 10 step ont.
side the doorway and greet It's, and the light was turned
mp again that they could be seen. There were
perhaps dozen in ALL the most being recognized by
speech or otherwise. by some of hcaudeuce a. friends
whom they once kncW ia life. Among these forms was
plainly recognized by our host and ho>tcS, a. the
spirit form of their only daughter who died las, May,
leaving Young babe then In the house M the care ot
it's grandmother She came ont to the centre OF tho
paror calling for Papa and " Mamma They both
went forward to meet her when She took them by the
hand and kissed them. saying; How glad am 10
come and speak To You where j. mf habN bring
hun iu the room next time 80 can 81" him. one Of
the forms te-em5ed in IL, hue3ment, and general size
my aged mother mo died last scar u her eighty
year She stood In the curtain opening aud called -
me: "a, went forward she raised a, arm, in an atti
tudo of dcvotionnl cc,acy. eNciaining n voice that
AT least sounded ike hers " oh thank God thank
God " aud immediately vanished from my sight; the
duccrcss rcmarking She had NOT sllSnS'h |" stay
longer \ brown faced and active little spirit form
wa, among those who came She fairly bounded through
the curtains ont into the parlor, dancing mp aud down,
then went to the Doctor, took him 10y the hands and
EIih bim repeated the dance. Then she came forward
to me lud with q gItr tI courtesy spoke some words
i'm Italian which the drtctles- said was the ordinary
evening greeting of that people She Vas said io bee
familiar appearance at Mr. VS. ,oauc,s and i- known
Henrietta. the htlc Italian IN all she wa, fully
three uinufc- m OuI presence nm tlc ptiloI.
The next night the last OF Mrs W stay She re-
pcacd the seancc, ANA being assured 10y the ia success
of thr previous evening thai the Cond IONS were l'or
able. larger assent iagc I,ked so that the palor
quite filled with members of the family and infer
t.t,d me-. hhots Much of the exhibition was rcpc-
feature vai the rcapp.arancc Of our host, daughter
She came ont and kissed her mother taking the baby
from her arms. hugpng IL to her breast and carving
II through thc curtain opening entirely nom oar sight
there She remained fully minute then bringing the
babe ou again and dcpo-itng 1t h the eiandmothers
arms. she said Go her: " lake cnlc ui mm l'r me
After this she passed. around the circle greeting dior
emf mcuber. saving when 3D.. came io the nn-' oi her
l1l. llr mood 90 my child She then held long
conversation With her father i'm reference 40 horpcnt
happy sIiIt life She was ont altogether illN h'o
minutes 4 ilut form representing itcli 70. tlnl ol
deceased dang htn of mine came to thr curtain opening
calling to mc ' iathcr' As went ioi"o'd -hr 'alne
ont to meet me snyng. ann so happy tn hr able to
speak 40 volt she then called h'i sister los ulm'.
" Minnie who rose Hud came forward 100 speak tu h'r
hi the uim retired behind thrcnitniu seeming 60 hnIo
not power h. remain. am suie the ~. dunn did not
know bad dnua ht'r deceased
huv have given smp, thr i"i1 What ih.t
oims vrip ut huo th.i pio produced d" mot uud'r-
take ~ d.ridr The, ptocssod Though ihr w'lmna
control 90 hr th' Hrw' That d7'wh"l"d .lni '' l.
pr once living id,r tu auin' n'ei'li"a M'' Boom lh"
nvHuu ht which tu hrrnWr "a INlt nnd 3D. .l''t Too
muItpla. I cannot NnnaN II Ih." nHf 'n"' To
s,mntilv ia tho tuuuiDututta ul auWr of it Hhu ih
tonne zoe ihr w,dums hrt go mHhr % W"h'hI. NOV
A,ir iu -luu WHf connected WITH l'i t'ir'i'i l""i
oud quite ,u0u DO 60 'A'nar hh "n,'i''t "h' '" "''
luuh du.,F mtn thr muiu lni hri'iW H" ',''
uIu, uleh Whom thDii eitr tnuium'd ID" Hil ' lh"
u.dum 10, readily Oh, mpdluu Doc. .'i Hu' '''' 1000
,.utldr. ilm thr tact chat Ma ~ h ""'..' '' ','-
mu,r1t uhI .,llr, c,urh aud plump N''-h"i Guy
rumte 200 pounds, and huH.rt'Ir h. h.. ''l"''
ue ptolort ou, whether she .itt -tmH. d" N'1' us
utterly mpo -lbic toi thr most ,nrl'dm"' =" m"'''
shoe could boz condensed into 900 apparent 'md Oh 'h 'I
tSI,,, Aclr. Ices than tour c.t 900 h'',h- ui N''r"
us 3D. m llr NOT over 100 puuud.. l- ""' O' '''W
representing thc htNr Italian EuL n" "' '"",' '
m tir l.ii- appriting could irum THEM -i.r hd they
been rc mortal, have wei lh.d more th'u Tine. l''n,
t. medium. w,l.ht and most of them NOT .' nrh Ui
r,,.pt two forms OF men that were rather above ll m
I.,gii hui. uha had no resemblance to hu 900 feature
nor in, BOZ form ~ outline of thcir figures.
Fr.in these experience. ln forced 10 say must
believe thll .lcu matcr aIrhi1u can nr honesty P'
,t,l without any tiich oI fraud, otherwise nl 'i-
drntc derived from my srl,r, ot sight hrdilh- 900"
feeling under thc most uNorah" crcuu-ltn'.- "I" III
r,,ltcd tests must be- di.ocaltcd And do NOT 500
how amy honest .uc.rc Investigator could have como
to iuN other conclusion.
The question OF c,l hnuo-Vhlt good :. derived ll'W
th.m - uuIir another one bnt rae i't
l.lut once established scrutiny can Doe dIi''iru "a
a..,itan tine puIpo,o ItIt bc good one "r Should