Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-04-11

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% faith WHISTLER IN unprjodiced
glance b gises down thst long line
of commenting wonder Which has
run through the American pres dur
lag the three yean in which Miss
Pay hes hsld hrr ssancss ID Ibis coun-
try. OF 10 the critical bus commenda-
tory notices Of the London press. abe
In that city receiving her first tn
umphs, the result b the ssme. One
becomes convinced that Miss Fay b
q marvel
Hearing that Miss Fay vas 1t the
Occidental Hotel, and that she would
appear At Frye's Opera House this
evening, Q reporter visited her with .
great curiosity 70 see what kind Of .
being she b and 70 TALK with her.
She tripped into the pArior In re-
sponse 20 . card. AID began by saying
she feared she was growing lazy Ia
America Her actions did not sus-
tain her words. At The 6Fsf question
from the reporter the volubie little
woman began
II left London four months ago
| have appeared before large houses
d New York, Pittsburg, Cleveland
and Chicago. At Pittsburg We had
smoke to breathe instead Of cir or
fog. ! crossed this country once BE-
fore In 9 special car from New York
to San Francisco. This time / stop
ped at many charming cities. s.. Paul.
Denver, Portland and Seattle. and
the end of my trip viii be San Fran.
cisco, then Australia.
is spiritualism on the increase ~
"Oh I my, yes. greatly. How diff
ferent England and America. There
am entertained by the scientists !;
here by the spiritualists. There they
regard my work Is marvelously SCI
entitic but in this country they set
spiritualism apart as peculiar reli-
gion. Well. ! like to have them re-
gard my work ss miracles. It's pleas
ant like it,"
How many years have you been
giving these manifestations of your
power :"
Since / was II years old"
+" What was ysur first knowledge
Of your power :"
" Ny ability TO move articles with.
out any physical contact"
Are you able to produce NANTES
tstions OF that which you term spir-
itual communication by wilis"
"0h. no; do not try IL every,
evening. / could not produce the
same result every night. 1t would be
q failure sometimes"
Can You explain this otherwise
than from physical causes :"
II suppose certain amount of
electricity u essential 10 the most
satisfactory results. At certain times
and under certain weather influences
there seems TO be some resistance on
my part"
natural. why are they affected by ply
steal conditions ?"
THE medium must always be in a
spiritueIle, not gross, condition TO
produce satisfactory results"
What about your manifestations
from scientific standpoint :"
II believe | can say that / am the
only medium that Is quoted as au
thority by scientists. | have had the
entree into the highest scientific cir
Giles 10 England and France, as well
rs in this country; have dined with
the late Victor Hugo, and been quite
tfattered by the reception given me
by eminent scientists. In London |
was subjected 10 the severest tests by
electrical apparatus prepared espe-
cially for the purpose. The result
was published In scientific papers.
"0f what nature are the phenom-
ena you expect 10 be able TO produce
and exhibit here In demonstration Of
their claims :"
Il shall receive q series OF names
OF spirits with whom / can commu.
nicate. II any OF the audience, some
OF whom win be on the stage, recog-
nize and wish to communicate with
any of these, questions will be asked
and answers given by me In writing
Visible but spiritual hands will move
articles upon the stage, play musical
instruments In . quiet manner, and
there viii be other manifestations of
the presence of spirits Last night
while | was sleeping very quietly,
was conscious that q friend, recently
dead, was outside the window. Why
don't you come in, Eliza | said. So
she entered the room and came 10 my
bedside. She was In trouble about
her daughter. recently married.
And could you see her distinctly"
Just as plainly as see you.e said
Miss Fay. We talked together for
an hour or more, and she was much
troubled"
Then you do not believe In per.
feet bliss after death ~
We go on with our present life, "
she answered "If we are bad here
we must 60 through longer process
Of purging. The spiritual life is 8 life
of progression.
Miss Fay In appearance is decided.
ly girlish. spirituelle, with heavy
masses OF haxcn hair and. an limo.
cent blue eye, iato the depths OF
which the reporter frequently cast
admiring glsnces, as all gallant news
paper men are in duty bound to do.
AT the conclusion OF the interview
with Miss Fay, Mrs. Martha Sieen,
the famous mind reader, q large, foe
appearing lady, was ushered into the
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