Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-01-12
a story.

CLEVELAND. o.. Jan. 1l.-About 8
O'Clock last Friday morning Mrs. Emily
Frayne, a widow. OF Hamilton, Ontario,
who had come to Cleveland to visit her
sister, who resided in q block ON Prospect
street, died very suddenly. Frank Lamb,
q fresco painter. aged 33. who occupies
apartments adjoining those in which Mrs.
Frayne died. relates a remarkable story.
He says that between 2 and 8 O'Clock on
the morning il question he was awakened
by something and looking across the room
he saw a body. sitting on he lounge about
four feet from the bed. "What do you
want?" I've asked. Raising her right hand
the lady said. "Hnsh, hush |" and she
then disappeared. Lamb is disbeliever in
ghosts, aud he at once made a search of the
room, and examined the lock Of the door.
lie found that the door was securely fast
| ened. and getting into bed ne lay for 10
minutes, thinking about the strange Oc-
currence. Suddenly the clothing Oh his
bed and tick were tumbled off on the floor
| by some unseen power, and he found him
| self on the floor. Being angry by his
| time he made another search OF the room
| without finding anybody. He then opened
| the door, and as he did so Mrs. Hadden.
the sister of Mrs. Frsyne. came from her
| room into the hall. saving, my sister il
dead" Lamb insists that he WAS not ex
cited. and that be was perfectly sober. He
cannot account for the strange occurrence.
Other people in the block. who heard
Lamb fall also left their rooms, aud they
corroborate his story ~ TO the coinci-
| dence with Mira. Frayne's death. The Cor
| oner has decided that thewoman's death
was caused by heart disease.
A Destructive lee GorGe.
SYRACUSE, N. u. Jan. 1.-THE ice gorge
in the Oswego river becomes firmer and
larger every hour. as immense quantities
OF ice are constantly coming down the
river. The water has risen moro than two
feet since last night. and is rising several
inches an hour. The damages already
done cannot be estimated. Fully IS lam
lilies have been driven from their homes,
and the others are constantly moving out.
The families are poor. and as fast az they
are received they are turned over TO the
poor authorities. ALI the teams availa.
BILE are being used to remove Il 1ur and
other goods from the mills and manu-
factories. The grain in the mills il wet,
and should the water recede the mills and
factories will be filled with ice, and az
many Of them had large contracts on
hand the damage will DO very great. Hun.
dfeds OF people are thrown out of en-
ployment. Professor Boynton. Of this
city. was telegraphed for this morning to
consult with the authorities abont remov.
ing the gorge. He visited the place, and
says il cannot be done. and fears that
the worst 10 TO come. The gorge 10 now
two miles long and increasing. K
Governor F0raker's Inauguration.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 1.-THE ceremonies in
cident to the Inauguration OF Governor
elect Foraker took place to-day. The Sc
we're weather OF yesterday aud last night
diminished the attendance of military and
political organizations. The special train
bearing the Govern n's party fronl Cincin-
natl was N he ir late. which dela,.d the
programme. There were about $500 of
military and N ,mbers Of clubs, who parti-
cipsted In the procession and made q bril-