The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-15
THE HAUNTED HOUSE.

On tho north side OF an uptown street. two
doors from Fifth avenue. stands high stoop
old.isshioned. brown-stone house OF four
stories and basement It is numbered
Z 1t Is . little back from the street.
10 that its stone steps are in the shadow
d house z. House 8 Is not a remark
sble.looklng house IN any way. but
nay be duplicated almost hundred times In
elder New York. Creeping vines climb up its
kont wall to hide the bricks and drape the
windows In summer. Just now they are bare
and dead The windows look cheerless as II
b eonfrm tho idea Of vacancy given by two
white and black ITO let" signs now fastened
othe balcony. Steep stone steps under the
front stoop lead abruptly to the basement
Ono might pass the house every day and fail
onoHce 1t at all Now and then passor By.
familiar with its history. stops and looks up
at the windows. The servants Of the neigh
borhood talk about 1t constantly and repeat
With new details added to each repetition. all
the stories and traditions The maids quicken
their steps as they go by It alone after dark.
II you entered the house now you would find
that its bare old-fashoned rooms. with hard
wood floors and fine wood fnishings. would be
most inviting for q family ct means wishing q
comfortable homo.
Two large rooms take up the entire base
ment From each ofthese dark. narrow stair
way leads to the first hoor-one into the front
Aall the other from the kitchen to the buffers
pantry. which adioins the dining room. On
ae nrst floor are the parlor. tho library. and
me dining room. The second floor also Is
@fee rooms deep. and has hall bedroom over
mo vestibule. with door to the hall and the
mont bedroom. It is in this front bedroom
mat the ghost has been seen most frequently.
from this front room door opens into the hall
Just at the bend OF the stairway to the third
moor. Between the first and middle rooms is
.nsfrow. dark passageway. with doors to the
TWO rooms There are shallow closets In this
passaeeWay. and 1t may be lighted by a small
sas Jet An addition was made to the back Of
the house some years ago. and. as this extends
otne third story only. the third story and the
attic are less deep by one room than the first
snd second stories. In the middle room OF the
second story Is large mirror with a white
LOUIS Nv. frame. which extends to tho ceiling
against the rear wall.
Inc semi-darkness OF the room gives a
peculiar effect TO the reflections In the mirror.
Hhich Is so situated as to take in nearly all
he middle room and a small portion OF the
nont room at the end OF the connecting pas
sageway.
1as thlrd floor Is arranged as tho sec-
su .u noor. both having little rooms as
"u u large rooms. and closets and
unecuhe doors. The top floor Is tho
s'e' with five whitewashed rooms for
m1 servants Tho rooms centre around tho
, -. AMI hallway. The fifth floor Is not
~ s.' al the way forward. but overlooks from
y. front windows part OF the roof. At tho head
.is Rarret stairs is n ladder leading to the
s1oi through the skylight
ms stories OF apparitions and queer noises
Sss Mt be traced further back than ten or
years. n yea Years, Tho house was built thirty-two
aussrness is nrgTihisE e al the stories the
BY iootstsn'snE q bones or trunks In the garnet.
the st ai,,lrsrn mo hallways and IN aud down
shuttinnsH Miy by ,mystrrious openings and
worhlaspsrings artcnate but "1 not '" distinct
d. Sna enough 70 he understood and lastly by
s s,I man d STONED shoulders and 81 stealthy
fs"s W IL mas la1gc bright eyes, aud a pniiid
close to ni,,msse. tcnm tat Ie lns quito
mas shown his teeth in ma ''' mirth hirss:
mn sna.,lh mas WHISPERED words they could not
to vanishh AN ~, IN, ihsn llns wnikrd slowly away
a. afhf s.n,fdrnIy slammed. iio has hern seen nv
sn"e or h KY d"Lrn leprie Hy his appear
that nd icy I'M ~ iy.tnrions and ghosty signs
u unf frightened tho tenants and their servants
house hsy lea ieared to remain Longer IN lilo
as haif light Of low-t,irncd gas lets or nj tho
nsSer :" "a a nirrle ni light cast ny u candle. but
dsy R a. ~ as Is known in tho jul light Of
fneeaD py all the witnesses. and some of them
have to oach s. near him that the hand might
hi m ,Svf hs him had tho VIII not REFUSED
thans;t TO get any Of these witnesses to talk that
THAI Thar stories s might be- put before the public.
mind. and. Wills tb ~ ars p convipcaS tufh Of