Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-09

tried them all and so have others. The
causes that bring these curious shapes to
the surface Of the water in the "spook
wei. whatever they may be, are missing
in all the other wells on the farm. 1 cannot
explain why it is so, but just have to give
1t up, as did 80 theories that suggested
themselves to me during the hours spent
peering down in the we'll, climbing down
into the we'll and examining every inch of
ground for mirrors and other devices known
to tricksters and so-called mediums
I lett Kildare considerably more aston
ished than when 1 arrived. The story of
the old gentleman who, after listening to a
tough yarn of which the narrator said, 'It
is true, for 1 saw it myself" replied,
"Well, must believe it, then, but +
would not believe it if saw it myself, :"
occurred to me. I saw the we'll myself, I
saw the things have described therein, but
1 am utterly unable to account for them.
One of the faces seen was that of the old
gentleman with skull cap. 1 saw it as
distinctly as have seen my own counte-
nance in my mirror.
'Dr. Tudor" said Mrs., Deyer, and CDR.
Tudor" echoed Miss Grace Petit, of Nor
folk, one of the party engaged in looking in
the well at the time.
Describe DR.. Tudor" said.
She gave me description of him which
in the most minute particulars corresponded
to the face that appeared in the we'll.
Each One Wrote What He Saw.
Imagination plays large part in these
sort of sights and to make sure that what !
saw was not Influenced by the EXPLANATIONS
OF people about the we'll had the group
write on piece of paper q description of
what each member saw in the we'll There
VI hat
them all.
81 see white coffin" 81 see an old man
looking at white coffin" 81 see o coffin
and an old man." were the words thev
wrote. What / saw was white coffin with
q figure of an old man looking down at it..
In minute the coffin passed away from
the shadow on the water and Miss Petit
said, II wish it would come back with the
lid off,"
"LookH screamed Mrs. Deyer.
There was the coffin with the elliptical
lid gone and under the glass could be dis
tinguished the face and shoulder of a
young girl. The sight was too much for
the nerves of Miss Petit, and with little
sigh and a. shudder she sank in heap
fainting.
During that afternoon great many faces
appeared. Once the back of negro man
who had apparently been tiogged, with the
gashes bleeding, was the spectacle pres
ented. There was something very peculiar
about some of these visions. I noticed, for
instance, that the head and shoulders of a
man or woman would appear in one position,
go away and reappear again and again in
half dozen different positions. A profile
view would be presented, rear view, front
view, and top view even. 1t seemed as if q
recognition was eagerly sought. I noticed
that the flesh generally exhibited the
peculiar appearance presented by the skin
of drowned people.
1t Battles All Investigation.
Miss Deyer, who has acted as medium for
most of people who have visited the we'll,
scouts the idea that she alone can get the
phantom faces in the well, and / fancy she
is right. She has held the glass SO long
that her hand is steadier. l noticed that
when Miss Petit acted as the medium her
hands troubled SO that nothing could be
distinguished.
The use of the mirror might lead some to
suppose the objects seen in the water were
reflections from objects lying about the
ground or place. 1 thought so, too, until I
had the mirror held below the edge of the
square box that surrounds the well, totally
shutting off everything outside of it, and
still the aquatic visions appeared. 1
thought that perhaps it was the mirror
thar did the trick, SO L procured piece of
window glass and, covering it with piece
of dark cloth, went to the we'll at o'clock
in the morning and tried it, and with the
same result.
The morning experiment was taken with
out the knowledge of Colonel Deyer or his
family.
What the Well Is Like.
The we'll itself is the one, as stated before,
that supplies the household with drinking
water. 1t is supplied with water by eight
springs and generally has about 8 to 10
feet Of water in it. When I was there
the depth of water measured just feet.
Above that to the top OF the well the dis
tance was % feet. The diameter of the
we'll 1881 feet So clear is the water that
the white sand bottom can be plainly seen
" hen the sun is shining. l saw the bottom
and noted few things that had
fallen in it. The walls of the well are of
red brick, covered with moss, and over the
we'll, dangling from the end of the we'll
sweep, hung bucket that might have done
for the model of the "oid oaken bucket" OF
poetic lame. Colonel Deyer told me that
the well was on the plantation when lie
bought it in 1865. and he understood that
the well was originally dug in 1900
The well has been cleaned every year. and
the time for cleaning the we'll is at hand
now, but Colonel Deyer says: "If that well
is cleaned 1 will have to do it myself.
There is not a servant on the plantation
that will 60 near that well alone, and as to
going in 1t no money would induce them to
make the venture" S.
What Whalebone Really Is.
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