The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-13
SOME LIVELYGHOSTS.
zArrNr BROOKLYN AND VANISH
WHEN sKEPTIos SEEK THEM.

HAUNT BROOKLYN AND VANISH
WHEN SKEPTICs SEEK THEM.
But There Are Lots o People Who
9sve Abiding Faith ii Ihsm-Yarns
That Tax Credulity-Spooks That
Moan and Shrek anc Emit Hollow
laughs That AlwaysProves Blood
curdling.
From the NeiD YorkHerdId.
e;,ca time immemorial the subject of
.-ir, clad spectres has facinated the NOR
Sadness of human kind, and sent chills
.riosling down the guild posts of our
arstonies in frozen rivults. Superstition
:. too mach second nature to be held up to
.bloouv. Even the lover class brute,
nth naughS but that instinct
,rbich divine forethught has pro
rided it, exhibits supersitious fear In the
,-asanoe of its own dead. The animal man
"a no less believer in tht unseen intelh-
gance. Then why. In thi. city of churches,
eth their ancient creedS, with their silent
sannlchres; and of homes, with their dessi-
oatad family skeletons, sh'uld there not ex-
oct belief in the world AMI supernatural!
To substantiate the existence of such
beiief in Brooklyn one ned expend only a
little time in Investigation and he will be
snrnrised at the marvellous instances OF
oIIsyed spirit phenomena which he will
basr Only few months ago the
-nonotonv of Greenpdnt was rudely
disturbed by manifestations in a brick
building in Kent street scarcely
more than stones throw from Manhattan
avenue. The house in question had been
occnpied only at Intervals in the last half
dozen years, each family by turn quietly
sseking more cougerial locality, failing
m give a reason for their exodus, either
through fear of being derided or not caring
N depreciate the marketable value of the
nropersy by a narration of their expert
ences.
TOO MUCH FAMILIARITY.
However that may be, rumor has 1t that
the advance rental was in each case re-
funded. and the world became none the
wiser until few months ago a family Of
four-consisting of father, cooper by
trade; a spinster aunt, a mother and a
dauRhter-took possession. The first two
evenings passed quietly enough In the new
domestic arrangement. but late on the third
evening after moving in the cooper, upon
returning home, as he declares, he had
hallway and was just turning to enter the
sitting room when his attention was
arrested by peculiar impression that some
one had swept by him. The hall
was in semi-darkness, but Immediately af-
terward he states he distinctly saw white
hand take the hat from where he had hung
it, and placing it apparently on an invisible
head precede him into the room. Fastening
after the departing piece of headgear he
was astonished to find it quietly reposiug on
the center table. To say that be was star
tied and dumfounded would but feebly ex-
press it, He resolved, however, to say
nothing of the occurrence to his family, for
despite what he had seen he half believed
hiuself the victim Of delusion, the result
of disordered system which a little less
hard work and proper sedative would
smeliorate.
Shortly after supper the daughter had
occasion to 20 to the cellar for a scuttle Of
coal. Upon reaching the lower step gust
OF cold air swept past her, her light was
blown out and white vapar, according to
her story, resolved itself into a distinct
female form directly at her side, and with
an indescribable moan it disappeared
through the iron grated window.
The terror.stricksn girl gave one piercing
Shrek and sank into a dead faint, nor re-
gained consciousness till after an hours in
cessant rubbing and various remedial
agents bad been utilized. The fathers ex-
perience but helped oorroborate the
daughters statement, and to these were
added other evidences which occurred
throughout the night, among which
as ~'' OF one in eS great I bod.
lily pain, which the terror stricken fam
lily believed emanated from the room where
the hat had been placed upon the table. On
the morrow the family consulted with their
neighbors, most of whom were new corners
on the block. No plausible explanation was
obtained and that same day the cooper and
his family moved out, and the ominous
ITO Lett sign has remained on the door
ever since.
DECIDEDLY UNCANNY.
There stands near the intersection of the
Jamaica plank road and Broadway-a
neighborhood inhabited chiefly by Italians
an Anticipated structure which occupies an
important place in the category Of Brook
lyns haunted houses, for it also prides itself
in the distinction of having once been one
Of Washington's numerous headquarters.
However, its historical association does not
detract one iota from its interest as the
abode Of "spooks," and whether it endures
as proof of Washington's propensity for
establishing headquarters or not, it GER
tanly stands as forcible illustration of the
prevalence of the faith in ghosts. Upon first
approach the residents of the place were
aVerse to talking about the reported occur
rences. With little urging, howeve they
we're tinelly tempted into volubility and
fairly made the interviewer's hair stand on
an end with a recital of the many manifes~
taaons. The more humble class of Italians
arenot ordinarily curious over supernatural
happenings. Life with most of them is
held at too cheap standard, and death has
not the terrors necessary to inspire
Tue awe with which cultured
people are wont TO invest
IT, Nevertheless an airy form at your
teIoow, which gradually disappears into an
lnpenetrable wall to the dismal accompa-
nltnent OF clanking chains and the harsh
cravings OF sliding bolts, as they recounted
10, would arouse a sensation of nervousness
IN the least sangulnary nature.
Inc mouse certainly has that characters
VIC appearance which, covered with its an
!uIqulty, might seem especially adapted to
IS eerle reputation. An invitation to cor
Eooorate the stories connected with it by
declined,
ONCE ON TIME.
Dld you ever note in your peregrinations
. group OF smiling edifices surrounded
~lsn an atmosphere of business prosperity
QUO genial contentment? Yet wedged in
among them in strange accord you will
t nt4 an old dilapidated dwelling es-
.IaoHSnment, sunken into innocuous
HeeSs9etude through neglect and decay, an
Sn place for those silent marauders