Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-02-11
A DESERTED VILLAGE.
The Town of Latham, wyoming,
DepOpulafed by N Ghost.

The Town Of Latham, wyoming,
DepOpulated by ~ Ghost.
The little town Of Latham, thirty miles
west of Laramie on the Union Pacific Rail-
way, has lately had q mysterious visitant,
which frightened the populsce to hasty
fight, leaving the village without a soli-
tary inhabitant, save the mysterious visit
ant.
The ghost first made himself known to
Jasper O'Rourke, the worthy Postmaster
and section foreman, by tapping on the
windows, the doors and the side of his
residence. Grosns were heard coming
from under the floor, chen up stairs, and
then very family, as the invisible stranger
seemingly went away. At first Mr.. Ghost
was invisible, and the Postmaster and
section foreman could stand it. But be-
fore long he appeared in all the agony of
reality-a spectre white as snow, which
could be distinctly obser we'd any time after
ii p. M. until A A. M, prancing about over
the prairie. or coming steadily toward the
Postmaster's residence. where he would
walk right through the wall or go over or
under the house, as he chose. The section
foreman has twelve hearty assistants, who
said they were not afraid, they were all
brave as lions. But they could not stand
to be kept awake every night. so Mr..
Jasper O'Rourke procured passes for him.
self and family and left for California,
without even hearing from the Postmaster
General or the roadmaster, whether or no
his resignation would be accepted. He
resigned to the roadmaster, Eben Brown,
of Rawlins, in the following concise man
ner:
LATHAM, ivy. IT,, Jan. 1T.-Here's my
resignation. l am gone before you get this.
JASPER O'RoURKE.
The twelve brave assistants left on the
night of the 18th for Carbon coal fields.
The section-house. Postofice and the other
small huts remain unoccupied. The rail-
road company is unable to get any men to
go to section 80.
TRAINMEs's TROUBLES.
The trsinmen who go by Latham are
armed to the teeth. The Overland Express
and Pacific Mail met at Latham ON Satur-
day night. L. II. Foster, the polished dude
brakeman on the overland. while unlock
ing the switch to sidetrsck his train, saw
the ghost walking toward him. He drop
ped his lamp and the lock, and, drawing
his 45-calibre, shot four times ct the man
in white. Engineer Fat Brown and his
fireman, George Hate, claim they both
saw the spectre cross the track. Fosters
extreme red hair has q tinge Of gray run
ming through it since this event.
The ghost last night committed another
queer freak. especially for a ghost. The
emigrant train bound west, Hays conduc-
tor, with two engines, pulled in on Latham
siding to meet No. 10. The night was
dark and gloomy. The crew on the for
ward engine fell asleep. They were soon
aroused by a deep voice saying. What
are you here for? Your train has gone"
Engineer johnson and his fireman both
claim THAT the white spectre was right be-
tween them. They whistled off brakes
and started the train, and came near run
ming into No. 10. Engineer Bowling, OF
No. 10, claims he saw the ghost vanish
across the prairie from the cab. Very few
trAinmen will stop at Latham at night
now, preferring to " lay back Q station
rather than stop.
Five %well-known citizens Of Laramie
went TO Latham to investigate the ghost,
and remained in the haunted house over
night. Aside from groans and wailings,
they did not see or hear more.