New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-10
A HUNT FOR A SPECTRE.
HOW A SEARCHING PARTY ATTEMPTED
TO CAPTURE A STRANGE VISITOR.
IT HAUNTED LONELY ROADS AND WHEN SHOT
1T CRIED "BA-A-A-A'-A DEAD GOAT

| IT HAUNTED LONELY ROADS. AND WHEN SHOT
IT CRIED "BA-A-A-A"-A DEAD GOAT
FOUND THE NEXT MORNING.
A number Of residents of Bath Beach and OF
West Brooklyn were much mystified In the last
few days over the appearance of an uncanny
something" which seemed to have no object In
life other than to roam about lonely roads IN the
sections that are not built up. and TO Keep late
and unearthly hours a matter Of general prih-
ciple. Just what this something" was no two
seemed to agree. alt, ough number OF people
declared that they had seen 1t. ana also 'ha'
they had no desire to see 1t again.
AS far as can be learned. it was first seen
about week ago by two young men from New
| York who are spending the summer at the
| Beach They had beer out late. and we're RIO
ing home on their bicycles when suddenly one OF
them shouted What's that" and the pair halt
ed Before them. 1t is asserted. was an object
which was described being fully ten feet
high covered with lristles. 1t had at least
half dozen horns. and roared while 1t paved
the ground When we shouted at 1t 1t dis
appeared"
This story was repeated several times the
next day. and or the following night man VINO
lives in Bay Twenty second-ave.. near Eighty
sixth-st drove with breathless haste INTO Ba'h
Beach and declared that he had been I ursueu by
some unknown monster. which had wings ana
sang song that would have made the vocal
efforts Of siren whistle and steam calllope on
a rampage seem like lullaby In COMPARISON
He had had a narrow escape, this witness ue
clared and in proof of his assertions he showed
where n piece Of wood had been broken OH the
hack of the buggy The animal. or spectre. he
was not sure which it was, had evidently peth
a most substantial one, for he swor- that IN us
attempts to overtake him 1t had mace a hyiiis
leap and had come so near accomplishing its
purpose that 1t had bitten piece OF wood from
the vehicle. ,
home ought to be In the lower regions. according
to prevalent ideas, reports OF missing chlchenS
and other edible things were received 1t was
thought that the mysterious visitor had maze
I'D his mind to stay near the shore for the sum
mer. and for this purpose laying in stock
OF provisions
Last Friday night after the presence Of the
phantom or whatever else it was had been dis
cussed over various rounds Of stems and
"schooners" the young man who had had the
narrow escape from its terrible clutches pro-
posed that a searching party be organized ana
the visitor be run TO earth, II SUCH tnlng was
possible.
Several OF the party took the precauton OF
arming themselves with stout CLUBS, WINE 'ne
leader Of the party secured a revolver or an
antiouated pattern. Thus prepared they started
out for the place where the spectre had been
sighted last
was said. each member Of the party. 1t is de-
clared trying to get behind some other member
and avoid an exposed position The route was
over several fences through cornheld. and INTO
a clump of bushes. The ground was wet and
muddy and 1t not long before the rain be-
gan to fall again.
What's that"
The party halted and tried to peer into the
almost Egyptian darkness. Something could be
heard trarnpling in the underbrush not far
ahead Suddenly a flash OF lightning lit up the
scene and sure enough, white object was Wis
ible TO all The leader fired five rapid ~N~'- and
the party turned and fed falling over each
other in the mud and never hating until they
we're safe I'm Bath Beach again. The shot.
however had struck home. for the phantom
gave shrill cry Of main. which somehow. COM
ing through the darkness. sounded strangely
like "Ba -a-a-a,
The next day a healthy white goat was found
dead by the roadside. and the members Of the
expedition swore not 10 mention the exploit
again But alas for human nature the story
~, "a too good TO keep