Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-05
ruE CURRYTowN GHosT.
How ana Unruly Spook has stirred Up d
San.atinn ON Montgomery street

How ana Unruly Spook has stirred Up
Sensation ON Montgomery Street.
The Currvtowu ghost continues to create
a sensation among the residents of that
portion of the city Since it was discov-
erred last Thursday night the vicinity Of
the vacant house. No. % Montgomery
street. where his ghostship is alleged to
reside. has been crowded with people.
Saturday night the lights We're said to
have been again seen in the house, and
last night the crowd was immense, Mount
ell Policeman Davis having great difficult
az iu dispensing ii.
Hundreds Of curious and excited people
thunEe1 the side walks ON both sides of
the street. and the policeman telephoned
to tbe Sergeant on duty at the barracks TO
Know what 70 do to clear the street and
stop tine noisy demonstration that was
annoying the citizens of the vicinity, and
received orders to call upon the crowds to
leave. and upon any refusal to arrest the
person and bring him TO the barracks.
4 MORNING NEWS reporter was dis
patched To the haunted house shortly
after midnight. He found Officer Davis
rei-nnx supreme. The officer said it was
the first moment Of absolute quite that
had prevailed during the night. The
crowds that gathered about the
place were large and noisy,
and as fast as ne would
dfsuerSe one crowd and continued his ride
over his beat he would return and find
another crowd much larger than the first.
lit was only by threats of arrest that he
succeeded nj last in restoring the vicinity
d Quietude. While the reparter and the
patrolmau stood coUSersing Jacob Ben
stein, q matchmaker, whose place of bust
ness is at No. 2o34 Jefferson street, walked
up with the remark that he had Just COON
up for de experiments Of seeing the
ghost" In answer to the reporters ques-
lions. Bernstein said that on the night be-
fore le had come out To see the ghost or
whatever is was that was So exciting the
pe4Vie. and that as he stood on the side
walk DE- saw two sudden flashes of light
through Il window. The flashes followed
each other quickly. and resembled light
uu-. lie claimed not to be the only per-
son s. BIO SAW the flashes. but that all who
were standing in TIE vicinity saw them.
The trio standing in the middle Of the
street was soon Joined by John Thomas.
negro bow. who said he was one of the
arsr who saw the titful flashes. He said
he saw them on Friday night and >atur-
day night. and gave the same description
that Bernstein gave. He had never seen
more than the lights. Upon being asked
% name some one else who saw them, he
mentioned Mrs. H0henstein, lady living
near By.
Catherine Davis. a big. fat negro w0-
man. was the fourth person 10 join the
group. Her description of the ghost was
fuller than any Of the others. She saw
the lights GA Friday night, and on Satur-
day night when she was coming home
from market. she stopped in front Of the
house and saw the same flashes again,
and when she peeied through the base
meut window She caught sight Of an old.
gr8y-headed man and a young woman.
she stayed % see nothing more. = Fore
t3awd.~ said she. Il see dem folks Jess as
plain as I see y0u dis mint"
The building alleged to be haunted is
tae northern half Of q three story tene-
meur standing at the corner of MontgOm-
cry aud Little Jones streets. Il has been
uupccupied for several weeks. and the sug-
gestlon q "Peck's bad boy" i'm the
nei-hborho0d. with a magic lantern. is the
only solution 81 the affair yet advanced.