Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-12-27
AMONG the SPIRITS.
Revival of SpirituaIism in Wheel
ing.
What Occurred at a Seance the Other
Evening, on the South Side---What
the Inhabitants of Another
World Said.

Wheeling in former days, as is we'll
known, had quite q number OF spiritualistic
mediums, aud seances were held at fire.
quent intervals, being attended largely BY
believers as well IS skeptics end persons
who would rot believe until they saw and
heard with their own eyes and cara, but
spiritualism had almost died out in the
city.
But recently . gentleman, with the as
s~isteIce Of several others on the South
Side, revived the superstition that was SO
nearly dormant, and began holding seances
very small at first, as the
BELIEVERS WE'RE SCARCE,
but these two or three believers had friends,
among wnom they could pick out several
who were willing 10 be convinced, and by
entertaining them with several 'sittings'
they began to have more faith, and this
beginning was cultivated until they be-
came very fair ~spiritualists. So in this
manner their number has increased to
3ome dozen or more, and s~plritualism
again begins to lourish in oEr midst.
SEVERAL EVENINGS SINCE
a seance was held at the residence OF the
gentleman above mentioned, which was
participated in BY some twelve or fifteen
persona-male and female. Two gentle.
men-one Of whom was not u re-
porter, had been invited to at.
tend, and had accepted the
invitation. They arrived a little late and
found all the 'ssancers sitting around a
large dining room table, with their hands
spread ont all over it, while the expires
slons on their faces were as solemn as
those OF owls at a hanging.
They had evidently just begun opera
tions and the new comers were invited 10
take seats,
ROOM gElNG MADE FOR THEN
by those around the table crowding up
closer together. When the two had be-
come seated the hands Of the company
were again spread out, the little fingers OF
each touching those OF his or her neigh
bor's on either side. Then began
the invocation Of the spirits,
but for some reason the gauzy
inhabitants OF another world were O little
tardy and did not invoke for quite q
while. However, at the lapse OF what
seemed 10 be half an hour, the fingers Of
the chief medium, o large portly man,
we're noticed to witch %nervously, increas'
ing the motion until they were playing a
tatto upon the table. Then the owner OF
the digits began to
SHAKE AMI JERL
his head until it seemed that he was in
imminent danger of dislocating his neck.
This was evidently the sign that the
spirit had taken possession Of him, and 8
lady who sat near asked
is that the spirit Of Cetawayo?' No
response. Is it the spirit Of your dangh-
ter, your mother your father
There was still 10 response
until the last name was mentioned, when
the spirit answered in the affirmative by
shaking the mediums head vigorously.
Then followed n number OF questions
which were answered by the spirit speak
ing through the mouth OF the medium. At
last the spirit was asked TO speak for him.
self, and he replied by saying hat be was
in a world where all was
JOY AND GIADSEsS,
bat yet it afforded him great pleasure 10
return TO the ma'erial world and hold con.
verse with his oil friends and relatives;
and that he was sorry indeed, that eople
on this mundane sphere we're 30 10th 10 be.
Iieve that tie spirits Of departed friends
could return 10 earth and meet again, II
not face TO face, ear to ear. Then the
medium began 10 assume a more quiet
demeanor, and shortly he announced that
the spirit OF his father had departed.
About THE Tine a young lady who eat
across the table, and VINO is but a new con.
vert 10 the faith, WAS noticed 10 be affect.
I'd in the came manner that the first medi.
um had been Her cyrs closed and she
arose from the table and walked around i,
several times. stopping ldst back OF one OF
the gentlemen present
WHO MAS sKEtTu.
Selling his hand che Bnnothed il gently
and presently asked him it he had not q
child dead. [ pom being answered in the
affirmative, ste ~ ain asked if it Yves a boy
or o girl.
a boy, answered the gentleman.
What was his name q~deried the
medium
Charley, r. answered.
Then there was . vain attempt to make
the spirit OF the dead Charley talk, but
Charley would no. ute: Ia word Sudden.
" an idea struck the chief medium where
by he might help the young lady out Of her
difficulty, go be asked
How old Yves Charley
Charley was about one year old.
"Ab, well, that explains it, exulring!y
exclaimed The young lady, who had caught
the cue, he was probably
roo ToUSG TO TAIk.
But for fear there still remained some
doubt in tn minds Of those present as to
why Charley wolld not talk, the medium
asked what disease he died with. This
question rather startled the father OF
Charley, and he ssid that he couldn't
think Just at that moment whether it was
scarlet fever or diphtheTia.
"Ahl' exclaimed the young lady enthI
siastically. 1t was diphtherIs, and it 10
affected Charley s throat that be ia unable
TO talk.
THAT was it said all the be!ievers to.
gether 10 solemn chorus, and Charley's
father remarked that he guessed it was
lie hsdn't the heart 10 toss q hogshesd OF
ice cold water on the enthusiasm Of those
belle, ers by telling them that he never
had a son named Charley either dead or
1t would have
REAILY BEES DISCOURTEou3
But he did not have much time to think
over the matter Just then. for the young
lady medium again began to chow signs Of
being seized by q spirit, and the medium
in chic. questioned the said spirit ss to
his, her or its name until BIZ
ran across the name Of some Indian
chief well known in oil spiritualistic sea
Sons, whereupon the Young lsdys head
nodded that tina, was the chap Tor whom
she would now act as spokesTonan. Thena
!ist OF questions were asked the spirit ofthe
1ntamed warrior, as 10 his %scjourn in the
hunting grounds, &c, &c, which
we're answered accordingly. Then the
,hiet said he desired 10 make a snsecb