The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-09-15
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BLOOD DROPPED on HER.
But Whence it Came No One Could Tell

Columbus. Ga, Enquirer-Sun.
A strange and wierd story was re-
lated to an Enquirer-Sun reporter by
a lady yesterday just returned from
Macon county.
The whole county for miles and
miles around is excited over the mys-
terious affair, and is at a loss for an
explanation.
A few nights ago, Mrs. Fred Dan
iels, the wife of M Of the best known
and most highly esteemed citizens Of
the county, met with an experience,
II it may be so termed, which will fol-
low her through the remainder of her
life.
1t was between the hours Of eight
and nine O'Clock, and Mrs. Daniels
was preparing to retire. She had par
italy disrobed and placed a basin of
water on the floor for the purpose of
taking a foot bath.
While bending owe the basin, Mrs.
Daniels felt a tickling sensation
about her head and lower limbs. and
being directly under the mantel she
supposed that a bottle of medicine
had overturned and called her hus.
band, who was in an adjoining room.
to come anC pick it up.
He came, but couldn't find the turn
ed bottle that his wife spoke of.
About two feet from hcr,chair, how
ever, he noticed several drops of fresh
blood, 'and remarked to his wife that
evidently the cat had been eating a
rat in the room.
With this his wife rose to secure n
cloth to wipe the blood stains from
the floor.
She walked Over to a washstand in
the corner Of the room, and would
have pulled One'from the drawer, but
just as she vas In tide act of doing so
she felt the same tickling sensation
about the face and lower limbs. At
the same time she heard a faint noise
as the sound of water dripping on the
floor.
The next moment Mrs. Daniels was
almost paralyzed'with fright and re-
ceived a terrible shock.
About three feet above her head
and coming from no one will ever
know where, was a small stream of
blood. 1t came squarely against her
forehead, down her face and gown,
and on the floor.
Mrs. Daniels stood specifies for a
few seconds, and then, IN a voice
hardly recognizable as hers, called to
her husband, and rushing to the bed
threw herself across the white sheets.
which, in n moment, were Redeemed
and wet with the crimson fluid.
Lying on the bed, face upward, Mrs.
Daniels could continue to see the
stream of blood. Thfs time it was
falling about her feet.
The husband, who had quickly re.
sponded to the wife's alarming call,
was Mortified when he saw the pools
OF blood about the floor and his wife's
agonized and bloody plight.
The blood was still dripping and
dropping about the lady's feet and
could be plainly seen by her but not
by her husband. He could see it af.
ter it touched his wife's garments
and the floor, and the smell of fresh
blood, which permeated the room,
was very nauseating, but the stream
itself was emily visible to his wife.
Leaving the bed, Mrs. Daniels
rushed out into the hall and seated
herself in a chair.
The husband, realizing that his
wife was apt to die from fright, ran
to the front door and began calling
for help. Several Of the neighbors
Immediately answered the summons.
Just as they assembled the steps the
blood ceased to fall. There was the
lady, however, almost crazed with
fright, wringing her hands and crying
most piteously, her garments appa-
rently almost bathed in blood, while
around her were drops of blood on the
floor.
This the neighbors saw as they en-
tered the front door, and an explana-
tiSn was Immediately requested of
Mr.. Daniels.
OF course he could give none, but
simply relate what had taken place.
AS soon as the first excitement had
subsidized, the lady was undressed, the
blood washed from her and she was
placed In bed, around which several
watched during the night, and tried
to quiet her constantly arising fears.
The blood was wiped from the floor,
but the next morning it was there as
bright as If it had never been disturb
ed.
The strangest Of all, water and a
brush have several times been applied
to the stains, but they always reap
pear and are there now, and the odor
of fresh blood is perceptible.
Hundreds Of people have visited the
house, seen the blood on the floor, no.
ticed the odor and heard the same
story.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniels, as above
stated, are among the most highly es-
teemed residents Of Macon county.
and no n has ever had occasion to