The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-10
= HAUNrED HOTEL BzDsTzAD.
No One Wanted 20 sleep init for the
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From fhs s.. Lotfis Globe DsuOcrot.
CoIo1ei n. a prominslr merchant AID
banker Of GzIve ton. Tex, al small gzt1-
eTing Of intimate friends about hls hospl.e-
be table Z OFT shile ago related the TO
Io-iag narrative: To tbs story l have %
tell there are, or were. half a dozsa wit
uesses, WEoss uaEuss ! cJlld readily fur1-sn
II Il were not advisable, for obvious r5aso1s-
% not give tne1l- al Mt Z s1parstito--s
Cr IE1as native ELzI, as you E-os, a-d Up
70 tie tine 0, - Llcl / I'm gong 10 sse2k
was dec.1-diy saeptical Ii regard % II
supernatural Occ1rre lces- Inaes1 In-gn.
have oesE Ca u scO1er.
II tie s=ye-t.es come tire became TIE
proprietor u q hoteI IN a S1rcn IeLas
o-s-. situated o. tie Il Usool ami Texas
Central. y teEllg possession q tie es-
Z Enlistment ( u q LoaT . new SUPPL Of
furniture vas ueei-d. . / ordered n1n-
ter Of b@1rCom So from NeE O-isa s.
T-ey w-rs SC 5ni-n4ni for the mos gar.
/ but ia excellent repair. o = Be from was
l ready handsome. II q heavy, Od-fzsn.o 81
style WITH much eizbors5e caTgI-g- /
wa surprised % dad thAJ - cos was less
Z t1an a third WA ! should have sapp0 81
l. ssoule b.
Tnso citing this bsfste.i. I noticed that
the Lead5 ard - a. s-zl 81 b. soma darker
spJts taat seemed 20 " dried splasues OF
| some thick liquid. and sh4cn | found i'm
possible y rs1JFe b. scrIboilg. OF cover
" with varuIsn. / PLACED this b-sds.esd ia
. RON known a. No. 81. TIE first guest
! thai tcc1ple1 that room wes d stil~art
cattleman from nea- Fl Peso, with about
as much Imagination as a gaze pJst A
lizzie after he had retired tae niglt clerk
and heard fearful yell from No. 81 and
a Gerce banging on the door, which finally
! F.-~.1 4 fofN ~. -
/ clothes, trembling ali over his big body as
II IL agae, and dripping with cold psrspira-
ton.
AZ AWFUL SIGHT.
LOOK at the bed, look 1T the bedr7 he
gaspsd. Good Lord I'm afraid he's
dead.n
We ran 10 the bel, and finding l. all right,
concluded he had only lad night mare,
tut he persisted that when be had put MS
lamp out there had lain beside MIN on the
| bed man with his thr ar cut and bleeding
In spite Of the way we laughed at him we
| found it impossible 70 get him 70 return 70
the bed. 80 | was obliged 70 give him an
other room.
A few nights after lady occupied No.
| 81, and, as before, A scream was heard that
rang through the house. coming evidently
from that room. When the chambermaii
went to Mrs b. assistance she found her
| related the same story the cattleman had
told, stating hat when she got into tle bed
1t was apparently Q nDty but on putting out
| toe lamp the moonlight. streaming into the
| r ON, revealed toe dim outlines VI man
| lying beside her. with his throat cut from
ear u ear.
Hearing this / began TO grow alarmed,
for, ~ say the least Of II, il was a curious
| coincidence tat \. and Mrs b.. unknown
20 eaca other, had bad the same dream. l
req1e ted the cnamb rmaid to remain with
| the lady until she could fall asleep. but
| had scarcely regaine1 my own room before
both Of the women came running out into
the hall screaming in concsrt
I've seen it, sir, - cried the cnambermaid,
''ald It's gn15f, for c41 swear il wasa's
| there = hen / put the light out"
Mr.. b. said she had agai seen the bloody
spec er when the servant extingushed the
lamp that she might 60 to sleep the 50 ner,
and insisted on going at once TO the rival
hotel.
FORMING A RESOLVE.
knew there a. no hope Of either Of the
women keeping their singular adventure to
themselves, aud that if did not wish my
establishment TO be ruined by reputation
| 4 b1ing haunted, l must at once fad some
| practical, commonplace explanation OF the
| circu instances. | still persuaded myself to
| believe that some saadow thrown by the
canopy above or the headb1ard caused the
| delusion, SO res lived TO occupy the room
and bed on tue following night.
First satisfying myself that there was no
one concealed III the room To play q trick
on me, | lay down on the bed without re-
moving my clothes, having lamp beside
| me that could lower to a threat of light
| or brighten to brIlliancy as ] chose. Nv
| eyes were attracted by the stains on the
headboard, which TO my heated magma
ton seemed singularly fresh, and so strong
was the impression on me Of their being
/ still wet that | put out my hand to toucn
| them, but was sez d by such sudden hor-
ror OF the spots that could not help draw
ing back. / got up and plunged my head
! Into ice water, for | wished particularly to
keep my brain cool | mention this that
You may all know that / was vide awake.
&c. ting back into bed, l lowered the
lamp, and then glanced at the opposite side
| Of m ! couch. My heart nearly jumped out
OF my mouth, for lying beside me, with his
| gaostiy face turned full to mine, was a
man, waose bead was nearly severed from
| nis BODY. The light Of the full moon
| streanied in at tho uncurtained, opea win
dow, and revealed his entire figure as
plainly almost as the day could have. done.
His txed, CLASSY eyes, glaring with uu-
| speakabls horror, seemed TO gaze right into
mine, ard his ougstretched, clinched hand
10 clutch at me. Every detail of his dress
| is clearly impressed on my mind, for |
noted all in kind of fascination. He wore
a dark Tair Of pants, white shirt, then
reeking with his life blood from that gaping
wound in his throat, and was in his stock
ing feet.
THE sPEcTER vANIsHEs.
Sternly summoning all my courage and
former skeptcism, / turned up the lamp
once more with my hand, while l kept my
eyes fixed steadily on what still hold my
self was u delusion wrought of moonsbine,
shadoAs aid Imagination. Slowly as
turned the screw, and as the light grew
brighter. the figure grew DINNER and
fainter. until in the full glare the bed
showed clean and empty. Passing my hand
over the place where the pha tom had lain,
| satisfied myself that there was nothing
tangible there.
then gradually lowered the wick and
watched the specter evolve nee more from
what | now knoV 10 be empty air. l was
resolved not to accept such an experience on
| the strength # one sense alone so, conquer
ing my horror of the object beside me, / put
forth my ha d and seized the ghosts arm
A Chill so extreme as TO fairly paralyze my
hand and to deprive it OF all strength of
touch struck thr ugh me, and knew had
been too bold in thus attempting TO solve a
mystery unsolvable by man.
Human nature could stand it no longer.
SO, leaping from that fearful couch, 1 ran
| into the hall Than | raalizad that - hod