The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-10
DREAMS OF HIDDEN GOLD.
They Came Once a Year to a Young
Woman.
From the Baltimore News.


Along in the early part of the present
century an English sea captain, whose
nsme mas been FORGOTTEN in the course Of
these many years, firing of the sea. de-
cided to put his earnings into land in
Baltimore, and after one more voyage, to
settle down
Following out his idea. he bought a
large plat Of land IN the vicinity of what
IS now Caroline street and Eastern
avenue. he improved the Eastern avenue
side by building some tWo-story cottages,
which he easily rented
After arranging his business he made
preparations 1or his voyage. He lett his
ground and cottages in the care of Rich
ard Mcdonnell, an old friend. The cap
tam set sail one fine morning for the West
Indies with a valuable cargo He said
that ne would be back In one year at the
latest. The year passed, however. but
the captain did not return. And then as
year after year passed. and the captain
dld not return, Richard Mcdonnell de-
clded that he was dead.
The latter had prospered greatly in the
interval and now was a wealthy man.
His management OF the captains affairs
had been successful and he held quite a
sum IN trust for him. Little by little he
mad disposed of parts OF the property at
good prices, until there was left but a
small part Of ground, 20)xlJO feet, at the
corner OF Eastern avenue and Caroline
street. On part of this ground there
stood SIX cottages; time-worn, weather.
beaten buildings, that seemed now ready
TO topple over al any minute
ABOUT fifteen years ago one of these
houses mo. l,509) was occupied by Leon
ara Jordan, with his wife and daughter
Ihey moved out about twelve years ago
ana shortly afterward MIR. Leonard died.
About this time the daughter began to
nave queer dreams She thought that
her father and lady in white, who was
the wife of the English sea captain, were
leIilng her that few feet below the sur
ta-e, under No. 1909 Canton avenue. she
would lind box containing $4,000 and
deeds to al the property Whereabouts
she dreamt this about once every year
until this year, when her mother, who
had be, ONE Mrs. Simon Glassner of 1901
EasI LON bard street, decided to dig in
the place mentioned.
Accordingly on Monday last Mr.. and
Mrs. Glassner went down to the house.
winch IS now nothing more than a wreck,
ana mas been deserted for ten years, and
hiring man named John DOYLE who
lyes IN No. 1908, they started to dig
1hey made an excavation about four feet
oeep, put they did not find the treasure
Mrs. GIassuer is not discouraged, how
ever, as she SAYS that the spirits nave
told her daughter to wait until the full
moon before working again
The residents in the neighborhood de-
clare that the house where the digging is
going on is haunted. They believe that
the captain, before he left, buried a lot of
money under one Of the houses, and that
his spirit comes back every night to keep
watch over 1t. Many say that they have
seen an old man in the house at night.
and also that they have heard theGlink-
ing of coins.
Inc houses now are nothing more than
wrecks. Three of them are inhabited
but the other three are not. In the last
ten years they have settled about five feet
ana the doorway that one could once pass
through standing upright is now so low
that even child will bump its head in
trying to enter. The people VINO reside
In them pay no rent, aud they are never
bothered for any. Richard Mcdonnell.
who used to collect the rent and attend to
the houses, died about ten years ago. 1t
Is not known who has charge of tine prop
erty now. The ground is valuable, and
frequently persons turn up who want to
buy it, but they cannot find the owner.