The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-14
Dozs AND DAsHrs FROM A spoox.
TIE Message over .. Instrurent without
Wires or Rstte~y.

From The Cincinnati Enquirer.
One OF the widest weirdest stories OF tho
sesxperience o. mortal nan Ia told 10y Il. ii.
sed tse BIZ Four telegraph operator at
tious man. and he relates his fearful .experi-
most maR o sasSsr %1d & II sns ss
IRENE improbability.
tvtM hHys been tslsgrsgh operstor for tEen
hundred people; and have never met ono
yet VINO would believe that It was, an actual
v IaS, sn2w that It will be severe test on
meyer and do not now. believe in the super.
acTSep, t Tie PHILOSOPHY Of Bob fnsersoil." ~ "
his for 5
to 10 80. Hell an entertaining talker. and re-.
hn ts gf@t evsnt :" his e with eefs
was several years ago" he began, when
s Was m, ,n yonnnger than nm now. was as
tG ;Ss Sew YdS
Pennsylyania and Ohio Railroad. I hadn't
t besn around The world very much but flat
~ Old fogy SOFT of fellow named Jones, The
s"msSSs a q
old ia fashionel relay box and Ak it. up. Glad
carried the box to my Boarding house one
morning and nut 1t on a shelf In an old cup
sleep was e Ssa qts Sna psen a9 *
hut a few minutes. and had not got to sleep.
when: to my surprise and establishment. the
Fever on the instrument. heRap ticking. was
perfectly amazed, and thought there must be
not been carried away by my imagination. Tor
q bed md, with fear and Trembling. e ore ned
ny hand and It continued to work. Irut it on
ne Table hut the sound 1t Undo was unintel-
woi as an hsn fas
and perfect Morse MS ever heard. the invisi-
es 1Ss G ys, s s., o. whatever it was wros
II was SO overcome that Involuntary an
swcr"d Yes. without putting 1t on the nstru-
th .nutu wrtins it " eontinme e i0r again. In
~, THANK God. at, last My name is Charles
rsa aEs IN M Mau at Old Ny psrenst who
Ihei don't know what my fate has BEEN.
Wa Sayy0 0a e write TO father Homer Blake
on .o,:u | have forgotten the late. but il
was ssytra years prior to TIE date Of this
vas Vas two miles from tho telegraph station. and
th nJ AVA, was no battery nearer than the station
irp that visiuity. I was a little dubious about
tho COMMUNICATION from tho other world or
Rsor somswhsre will not undertaks to
directed. picked up u Western Union tariff
book which had in my room to see II there
did not Know SeiSr. and tha i Was located
on the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy Rail-
road. TO satisfy myself and not be taken in.
l'ensant and asked him if he knew OF any one
In the vicinity named Homer Blake. and to give
me what information he could. without telling
MIN what wanted it for. A few days later
where among my effects. in which he said that
Homer Blake had lived in Mount Pleasant
some years before. but that he had moved
away: to what place he did not know. Blake
Charles. was supposed to be dead. and the
other was grain merchant In the far Vest
pa you not pursue your investigations
No. did not. The truth is was scared tc
death wor ked hat wire for ei:hteen month
Every tm, took of the relay it made the
same peculiar noise and worked in a sputter
im% me: sort OF way: and , 70 show that there mus
crossed tho other wires. Evory once in q
Will used TO ask Jones If he h card the noise,
and he laughed at me. He never believed my
story. although thereby from the Postmaster
Twas actually SO afraid tn take the relay on
that my hair used u stand on end. and
never had any further communication with
Blake. shall never forget that experience ae
long as live reonle look SO incredulous and
are 50 npt t" believe me crank or q spiritual
ist when tell it. that never relate 1t any more
Mr.. Field lives with his wife at Southside.
He is well known in this city. and has the rep
mtation. OF being truthful and sensible man.
There j. no doubt in tho world that he sin:
instrument without wire or battery. and he
declares most solemnly that it could not have
been matter OF fancy.