Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-19
GHOSTS SEEM TO PASS
A Story That Hs. Grated SOME Excstem~a
In England.

~ ct'ry Hns CREATED some Exctfcr0G8
In England.
From the Liverpool Post.
Having been concerned In 9 most remark
able and altogether inexphcable adventure
the other evening, which happened 20 me
in Thomas lane, knotty Ash. have been
induced. at the earnest solicitation OF many
friends. to communicate the following particu-
lars o; the same 20 the Liverpool public az be-
ing OF more than ordinary interest.
I was proceeding leisurely on foot 20 BROAD
green. he proceeds. when on passing the church
at knotty Ash nv attention WAS suddenly ar
rested by the strange and uncanny appearance
OF its graveyards. The time would then BE-
shortly after midnight The whole burning
ground seemed alive and glistening with .
thousand small blush lights. which appeared
To creep in and out Of the different graves. 90
II the departed spirits were taking midnight
ramble. l stood petified. not knowing what
10 make OF IL. at the same time experiencing
feeling Of horror which suddenly took COM
plete possession Of me. just az this moment
the moon, which had hitherto been more 90
less obscured by moving panorama Of passing
clouds. came, as il would seem, 90 my assist
ance. giving me for a very short time the bene-
nj OF her companionship. And now appeared
the most startling phenomenon OF all. phe-
nomenon which caused NV hair 90 stand on end
with fright n cold numbness " horror paralyr-
ing me IN every limb. for advancing up the
train, the coffin borne along with measured
tread covered with an immense black pail,
which huttered up in the midnight wind.
Az hrst thought mustsurely be dreaming.
ana. therefore pinched myself in the arm 20
ascertain n this were really the case. But no.
lcertainly vas not, for distinctly felt the nip
and was therefore satisfied as 10 my wakefuf-
ness. What could il all meany' asked my
self as the cortege gradually approached me
and began TO distinguish general outlines OF
the bearers. These appeared 20 be elderly
men and TO have lived i'm a bvsone age All
were dressed in the costume Of the latter part
Of the eighteenth century. They wore tie
wigs. and some had swords, as well a walking
sticks mounted with deaths heads. observed
only one really young man among the crowd
OF followers. walking just behind the coftn.
His youth. in comparison with the others. per-
baps made me take especial notice of him. He
was dressed an what appeared TO be black vel
vet. the whiteness OF his ruffles standing out in
marked contrast to the somber nature OF his
general attire. He carried a sword. bad dia-
mond buckles in his shoee and wore his pow
dered hair IN queue. The face OF this young
man was deathly pale. ~ were also the faces Of
al the Others accompanying him. Instead of
the procession advancing 10 the gate ct which
1 stood il turned suddenly and entered the
burial ground by the one situated at few
yards distance. As the coffin was borne
through this gate all the blue spirit lights
seemed to rise from the graves ss if 10 meet the
cortege for the purposes Of escorting the body
10 its last resting place. These awful lights
added considerably 30 the shastliness Of the
scene as they hoated over the coffin and heads
of the mourners. slowly the procession elided
up the pathway. passing the main entrance Of
the church, aud, continuing lite way in a
straight line, finally disappeared at the back OF
the edifice.
Where this most extraordinary funeral went
TO or what became Of il I cannot tell. but this
much L distinctly aver. that coffin. mourners
ana hght-even the pale. hickering moon
hght-all disappeared mysteriously ~ they
came, leaving me standing in the darkness,
transfixed with astonishment and fright Upon
gathering together my somewhat scattered
senses 1 took 10 my heels and never stopped
running tall L found myself safe in my own
house. In fact scarcely remember how got
home After recovering little from the
shock L immediately aroused a female relative
who had retired for the night and related TO
her the above particulars. She assured me
that must have been suffering from mental
hallucination, but seeing the great perturbs-
ton OF my mind and al the same time knowing
nay natural skeptlciFm with regard 70 all 30
called supernatural phenomena she came TO the
conclusion that. after ali. L might possibly
have seen what has been described above.
The next day made Inquiries at the neigh
borhood OF hnotty Ash and ascertained from
"a very old woman that she remembered q story
In her youth having reference TO the mysteri-
Gus and sudden death Of an old occupant Of
Thingwall Hall. who hastily and quietly
buried, she thought, at midnight. IN old knottv
Ash church yard. IL SO, was this a CHASTITY
repetition Of the event got up for my especial
benefit, or was II a portent intended 70 fore
shadow the coming of the dread visitor to my
self! Now. as 1 have before stated. am no
believer in ghosts, but certainly this very re-
markable experience Of mine has entirely up
set all my previously conceived notions Of the
subject leaving me in quandary Of doubt On
the evening upon which saw the mysterious
midnight funeral at knotty Ash l was exceed
ingly vide awake, had met several cyclists
the Prescott road, with whom I conversed. and
had likewise refreshed myself at the public
drinking fountain placed at the top Of Thomas
lane. Strange that few hundred yards fur
Their down the road l should encounter 90
CHASTITY an experience-an experience shall
never forget to my dying day.