Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-10
VISITS FROM SPIRITLAND.
The Strange Sights Some People
Have Seen.
THE DREAM OF AN ENGINEER.
He Wakes TO Find Himself S~trangling
His wife-The H,adIess Man
The Headless Woman
A Noisy Ghost.
A Headlesa Mnn

inc name OI Lewis Dull was UuEuBTtu
in Columbus, o., says the State Journal,
and the body placed on the track of the
Cincinnati e. Muskingum Valley rail-
road, evidently to have the impression
go out that he had been run over by
the cars. Diligent search was made by
the detectives to discover the perpe-
traitor Of this horrible deed, but to no
The murder has almost been
forgotten but occasionally, in the silent
hours OF the night, there is a reminder
of that occurrence. There are numer
Gus persons, has il, who have seen
a headless man walking up and
down the railroad track near
the place where Ball was
found. The crew on the night freight
train on this road have often seen the
specter, and have told the story only TO
be laughed at. But a night or two ago
a most reliable citizen, CHANGING to be
neal the railroad about 4 o'clock in the
morning. saw the headless man and fol-
lowed it In its slow and measured jour-
ney up the railrord to the street cross
ing, thence up the street, through an
alley, and finally to n place very near
the city building, where it stood a few
minutes and then disappeared. While
slow to believe in the existence of such
GllnSS, bltfc hIt oouic VI Jul SiOihVbo
who are being convinced against their
reason.
A Little Ghost story from Boston.
A Boston letter to the Providence
Journal says the following is one of the
ghost stories which are floating about in
the general revival of all things spook-
ish which has been upon us for a couple
Of winters: The Esses are a family as
well known as any going out OF Boston
to the North Shore, where they have a
beautiful summer home. Some years
ago Mrs. Ess, q charming and cultivated
woman died at Hartford, where she had
been staying for a short visit. On the
day of her death her family physician
CHANGED to call at the house at the sea-
shore to ask for the health of the absent
lady, as he had heard of her illness at
Hartford. He was assured that she was
better and that a letter received that
morning pronounced her out of danger
AS he was leaving the house he saw
Mrs. Ess cross the lawn and enter the
house by q side door. She passed with
in a score of feet from him, but gave no
sign of being ware of his presence. He
returned hastily to the house but no one
had heard any one enter by the side
door, which indeed, proved upon exami-
nation to be locked on the inside. The
telegraph soon brought news of the
death of Mrs. Ess, which had taken
place in Hartford. The story is not I'M
like many another one which has been
told, but it derives weight and interest
here from the standing OF the family
and the exactness with which the de-
tails are vouched for.
The Spooks of Wilmington.
A special dispatch from Wilmington,
" Del, says recently: AT 1880 o'clock a.
-, @In G,o n1,,n, hall -, +ba ,;tr h,11
tower sounded from box IL, in front of
the hall. 1t struck twelve twice, and
then struck all sorts of alarms. The
fire department turned out, and after IL
vain search of half a hour went pack to
their houses.
About fifteen minutes after the alarm
was sounded many people on the streets
were suddenly startled by n strange
light which appeared east OF the city on
the line with Fifth street, and appar-
emily on the river. The light was of u
flashed several times against the
horizon. The color was remarkable,
and the unusual spectacle lasted three
or four minutes.
No one seemed able to account for
the phenomenon, and with the mystery
Of the fire alarm, remained unsolved.
Mr.. volkavitch's Ghost.
A Wilkesbarre Pa special to tho
Philadelphia Press, of n recent date
says: The ghost of Volkavitch, who
was executed April 5, seems to be
wandering around the corridors of the
Jail to the great alarm of some of the
more timid and superstitious inmates.
About 10 O'Clock last night, while War
den Brockway ana Deputy Smith were
sitting in the main office, they were
suddenly surprised by loud cries from
the corridor in which the long term
prisoners are kept. Upon arriving in
the corridor the discovery was made
that II prisoner named John Jones was
nearly crazy with fright over the al
legged visitation of murderer Volka-
vitch's ghost at the door of his cell.
Not long after, Waterman Mcdonald
was again aroused by alarming cries
proceeding from Jones' new quarters.
He went to him and found the cold
beads OF perspiration standing out on
his forehead and his limbs quaking
violently. He asserted that Volka-
vitch's ghost appeared to him. He was
taken into another cell with his brother
who is confined in the Jail. In the
meantime his companion in the first
cell called for Mcdonald. and with his
face showing signs of alarm he said that
he had been disturbed by mysterious
noises and the rising up and down OF
the cover of the little table in his
quarters. Another MAJ also testified TO
having seen the ghost. All the prison
ers were more or less excited over the
event, and but few Of them slept after
the disturbance occurred.
The Mystery Of Haunted House.
Some weeks ago the Rev. DR.. Haron
s. Messing of the Congregation Betf
Israel purchased the house 70S O'FarreI
street, between Hyde and Larkiu
streets, at what he thought was "A great
bargain, says IA recent issue of the San
Francisco Examiner.
Several days after the house wa:
bought Dir. Messing and his family
moved into it. The first night tho
household, and one member in particu.
lar, were kept awake nearly the whole
time. The particular sufferer was Her,
mann Messing, the partner of Julius
Gruhen OF Big Bertha fame. He i:
about twenty-five years old. At the
breakfast table the next morning Her.
mann related his nights OK,
perience. He said that he
had been kept awake nearly al
night by an unearthly groaning. The