Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-07-24
WATCHMAN AND SPOOK
An Industrious Ghost Which
Haunts a Carriage Factory.
THE NIGHT wATCHMAE NOT SCARED

He Has Put Up with the Spiritual
Manifestations for So Long That He
Regards the spook as Somewhat OF n
Chum-TroubIed Spirit of Cremated
Mortal.
There is a vein Of superstition running
through every mans nature and the
brsvest cannot restrain a feeling Of
chilliness when, unexp xpectedly, he comes
in contact with something he does not
exactly understand. or which savors of
the ghostly In the majority Of instsn-
ces, natural causes are found for the
manifestations. but even then the very
thought of the spirit visitor brings back
the squeamish feelings.
Wilmington has ghost A real,
genuine ghost It's habitat is the car
riage factory of McLear & Kendall 1t
isn't one of these new ghosts either,
but has been In evidence for
several years. He-for while the
spook has never materializsd sufficiently
TO been seen, the footsteps are those of a
disintegrated masculine-he makes him
self heard shortly after the night watch
man has made his initial tour OF inspec-
ticn His ghostship then arrives on the
scene. and after divesting himself of his
coat and hat, proceeds to work He BE-
lieves in short hours, seemingly, for after
leading the watchmBn a chase through
the shop coat and hat are again donned,
and the spook is off to other scenes.
Night watchman Doesn't Mind.
Night WatchmRn Timothy G. Hurlook
who has acted as guardian for the factory
for the past two years, has grown IA.
miliar with the sounds and now looks on
the uncanny disturber of the midngh
quiet as a chum. When he doesn't show
up it is something Of u disappointment
The Beginning OF the Acquaintance.
To an EVENING JOURNAL reporter Mr.
Hurlock said: when 1 6rst became
| night watchman in the factory, heard
Of the spook aud IL l remember rightly,
was told that my predecessor gave
up his job in consequence of
the nightly, unexplained noises
At first l must confess that l felt kind
Of uncomfortable when heard footsteps
around the fsctory, but | soon got used
to it, and now If l don't hear
them once in a while l feel kind OF
lonely don't think 10 can be Datural
| causes such as the cracking of the
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bodies. but / can't explain what it is.
mo. don't believe in ghosts Sew
eral others have heard the sound The
officer on the beat advanced the ides
that when the factory WAS burned, some
twenty years ago, think, someone wa.
lost IN the flmes, aud this was his
ghost, come back to warm the factory.
Hunting for icef' suggested the re
porter.
"Well, If ne was. his hunt would be
rather long one BE hssn't made hi,
appearance for several nights. recently
and l am afraid be bas gone bsck on me
Maybe II be learns from the JOURNAL
that he is missed be will turn up again
or course he1, sec It, for every one read
the JOURNAL
Am l ever scared at the noises2 Well
at first, thought perhaps some on,
had secured sn entrance TO the work
or had hidden with the intention o
doing some injury, aud would maxi
searches ell over until convinced
myself that there was no one bu
myself in the building Then l woul,
let his spO0kship alone am 10
In charge of the factory to get scared an,
it will take more than ghost TO scar'
me. Come around some night and will
give you an introduction to my friend,
and the Jolly watchman laughed as b.
| bade the reporter gOodbYe