The morning call., 1890-08-27
THE FACE IN THE PANE.

Weird Story of Fated Family in
Pennsylvania.
A mystery surrounds the home OF the
late James Dougherty at Swissvale. With
in four weeks the father and three chill
dren have died. The mother refuses to
remain any longer in the little home. says
a Pittsburg special to the ST. Louis Globe
Democrat. Midway between Swissvale
and Hawkins stations, On the Pennsylvania
Railroad, and on the street which leads
toward the railroad tracks back OF the
public school building, stands little one
story frame house. Surrounding this little
This. until a few days ago, had been the
home of the Doughertys-thef father, mother
and three children. 1t was always the
fathers delight, returning from a hard
days labor at the Currie Fur
mace, where. he was employed, to
%ss' rivers ns Ssns o Taxing o0Ta short
cut through the fields and over the hills, he
would take the children, one at time,
place them ON his back and carry them to
his little cottage. He had always been a
most devoted husband and kind father.
July 5th the second child was taken i'll with
fever. 1t fingered few days, then died.
In just one week from the death of the first
child another one, little boy, was stricken
down with the same malady, and died with
in few days. Hardly a week had passed
after the death of the second child when
the last and youngest child and the fathers
favorite. was stricken with pneumonia. and
in few days passed away. The death OF
the three children occurring in as many
weeks was a severe blow to the parents.
On Monday morning, the 18th of August,
the husband departed for his work at the
Currie Furnace early in the morning. AS
he left his wife he babe her the usual good
by. With the parting salute, Bear up,
DEAR" he vanished over the hills on his way
to work. This was the last seen OF hlm
alive by his wife. That afternoon, While
engaged at work on a high trestle in one OF
the departments at the furnace, he missed
his footing and fell backward to pile OF
iron. He was killed instantly.
just before the sad news was brought TO
the unfortunate woman she happened to be
near the window in the front of the house.
She was Mortified TO see imprinted on an
ordinary pane of glass in the window before
her picture of her husband, as litelike as II
he stood before her himself. On his back
was the favorite little girl. and in his hand
his dnner-pail, just as had been his custom
in days when all was bright The woman
was frightened by the sight. and was In tue
act Of notifying her neighbors when mes
senger stopped her on the threshold and
announced to her the death of her husband.
The news completely Frustrated her The
husband was buried on the following Mon
day, and Mrs. Dousherty left the house be-
fore night. saying she was afraid to remain
there. She is now with friends. Crowds of
people have visited the house. The Grape
still futters from the door, and one specta-
tor after another files up to the window to
see the sight. Every one expressed himself
to the effect that 1t is wonderful likeness
of Dougherty and his favorite child. The
picture has the appearance of being ground
in the glass. 1t is near the center of the
pane. 1t is in such position that would
readily be seen by a woman sitting inside
the room and watching the path over which
her husband would return home.