The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-03

capers and Of trying to buy the mill back
at reduction, but Newman tested this
by Offering to sell at half what it cost,
which offer Mcdonald refused to accept.
VISITED THE MILL THREE NIGHTS.
"There have been many stories told of
what has been seen, but l will confine my
self to the things which actually took
| place while I was there The Devil has
been mounted on wheels for ten days and
his carriage has been rolling through the
mill during that time. l visited the mill
| three nights in succession, accompanied
| by James w. Polling, a well-knowu ciUi-
zen, who is reputed to be honest, not only
| in Valley Furnace but all over the state.
/ He was the only man in the neighborhood
| who felt no fear and was willing TO go
! with me. The first night some unseen
/ hand with ponderous strength and dex-
! terity amazing in its accuracy, hurled
rocks, old iron, glass, etc, promiscuously
| through the mill. "A large iron spindle,
weighing 300 pounds, was pitched several
times onto the floor. A large erowbar
waltzed across the floor of the grinding
room, settling quietly against the wall as
though placed there by human hands.
After resting there for few minutes it
again resumed its peregrinations and
rested where it started at first.
ROCKS FALL ALI. ABOUT THEM.
ga slow, low, heavy step was heard on
the floor above and a number of dry,
smooth stones, varying in weight from
three ounces to five pounds, dropped
through the ceiling without leaving any
hole. These showers of stone were not
( violent. The rocks dropped one or two at
! a time, and although they fell all about US
| none of them hit either or struck any
| part of the machinery. Several old bolts
which Mr.. Newman said had been stored
hn ton fn1I int h
room. Old iron weights, pieces of ham
! mers, broken picks used for dressing
! the mill stones, and other pieces of iron
which would naturally be found about a
| mill, tumbled to the floor as though thrown
! from one side with rolling motion. These,
after lying still for time, would tumble
about the floor as if possessed. An old
| stonedresser's pick handle and all, fell
| to the floor, and | picked it up. On it
was the name of James Keyser. asked
if there was such person about and was
| told that he lived in town. The next day
l showed the pick to Mr.. Keyser, and he
identified 1T as one he had lost at the
| English mill, thirty miles away in
! Tucker county, years ago. before the mill
here was built. He declares he had never
seen it before since it was lost Later,
while we were standing waiting for some
thing to turn up, wedge used to lift the
millstones hoped from the floor to the
scales causing them to vibrate as though
| a man were jumping up and down upon
them.
DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE DAYTIME.
'Mr. Newman says that there are
sometimes demonstrations of similar
| character in daytime; though they are
not usually so violent. We repeatedly
| accused Newman of being respons lble for
these strange things, but heas frequent
! ly denied it on the most vigorous terms,
and, to make the proof positive he went
away from the mill and left us alone
there The freaks were as pronounced
as before The next night, Newman
| pitched the toll dish into a barrel and
| turned the barrel over it, The toll dish
| had been showing signs of uneasiness and
this was done 10 test it. Newman. after
throwing the toll dish into the barrel
| started down to the next floor below, but
| before he had gotten half way the barrel
/ turned over, and the dish few out after
! him, bouncing along the floor and stri1x-
ing him lightly in the back as he reached
the foot Of the stairs.