Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-23
HERE'S A QUEER GHOST,
WHOSE STRANGE ACTIONS HAVE
FRIGHTENED a WHOLE TOWN.
This Ghost comlnit- Suicide Every
Night by Cutting It's Throat
With n Flaming sword.
The People Excited.


hy Associated Press.
Delaware. Ohio. March "a ehostiy
apparitlon has been seen nenr an old
brick ruin. vacated for several years
which stands just on the outskirts
OF Galena. II was supposed In past
years to have been rendezvous for
robbers and bandits. and has been
avoided by the timid and superstitious.
young man. said to be Hugh Barnes.
had occasion TO pass this lonely spot
frequently. Last Wednesday night,
while returning home. he was startled
by hearing a noise In the house. Upon
looking around he saw a figure ROBBED
In white standing in the upstairs win
dow, looking down upon him. Fright
ened half out OF his wits. young Barnes
ran to nelghborlng house and told
what he had SEEN hut when the par
ties went back to the house they saw
nothing.
The next day the event was the talk
on The street corners. and II was ugreod
10 organize A small company OF brave
men TO 30 to the place Thursday night
70 investigate. At the same hour as
the night before the purity placed them
selves At a convenient place Soon
their patience was rewarded hy hearing
rumbling noise; the. old, ruined house
seemed illuminated BY electricity, and
then suddenly bccqine darkened. In
another momgnt or five the same white
formIwhich Young Hmpes had seen the
evening hebm apUoarJd at the same
window, but, neutrality-suspicious. a head.
While the men We're vet standing in
speechless horror they saw the head
coming down from above and Joining
itself TO the trunk " the ghostly form
The terrifying look II then put on was
enough To freeze the blood OF the
biavest men IA the party. and they AN
TOOK to their heels and made them
selves as scarce as possible
little later the same night II was
seen again by a party OF young folks
returning home from prayer meeting
This time IL came out into the road,
btandishing a flaming sword. Tho ghost
was not more than nfty feet away
when the young people came upon ii,
ana they could easily see Il was a yisI-
tor from the world OF shades. The
BODY seemed to be nothing more than
light, milky mist showing the OUT
lines of a human skeleton, over which
was thrown light gHuzy mantle OF
waving mist. a strange. supernat-
ural glow came from the sword which
0
cast a frlghttul, unearthly light around
| the figure
While the young people We're still
| looking al the advancing figure, hud-
| died together in little group, the
| shade raised its sword and. with one
sweep, severed the head from ltp body.
| AZ this the boys ran for dear life.
leaving the girls 10 look out for them
selves, The latter. terrified and hys.
| terichl, almost to unoonsciousncFs. were
found shortly after by some passers-
by and taken to their homes. where
they told their horrible experience
The stories Of the witnesses have
caused the little town 10 bubble over
with excitement, the people have grown
very superatitious, and win not 70 near
the house or along the highway after
sundown. Another effort win be made
however, to organize party Of watch.
ers TO ascertain the cause There Is q
tradition that many years ago q
strange man going through the coun.
try became stranded In the town, and
having neither home money MOI
friends, suicded near the house by cut
ting his throat