Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-11-10
GHOSTS DROVE THEM OUT.

The reason why Patrick McCauliffe
moved himself, his wife, his baby al d
all his household belongings out of the
house in north Fifth avenue, near Lin
coin avenue, Mount Vernon, N. Y,
Saturday, was because be was firmly
convinced it was haunted. McCaulitfe
is sober, industrious man, employed
in livery stable there. For the last
TWO months the spooks have held high
jinks in the McCauliffe house, accord
ing to the stories told by him.
The house is an old two story frame
cottage and was vacant many months
before McCauliffe moved into it. II had
! then reputation in the neighborhood
as haunted house. Often while Nc
Cauliffe and his wife were at breakfast
they would be alarmed at the slsmmiDg
! of the doors in the upper stories. 1nve:-
tigation showed no reason for this. There
were no draughts blowing through tho
rooms, nor were there springs on the
hinges of the doors.
During the day, while Mrs. Nc
Caulife was attending to her house
hold duties. she was constantly annoy
cd by groans, wild means and yells ard
other noises At night The spooks
we're louder in their manifestations.
Groans, means and signing would re-
echo throughout the house.
As McCaulife sat upstairs rocking
the baby to sleep, Just before supper,
| one evening, he noticed the door which
| had been partly open, slowly closing.
He put the baby on the bed and ran TO
the door and caught it by the knob.
A force greater than his pulled the
door shut in spite of the stalwsrt livery
man. The next instant frightful din
sounded from the kitchen, as if some
one was throwing the kitchen range
around the room. McCaulitfe ran
down stairs and entered the kitchen.
The water kettle and teapot lay on
the floor. Two stove lids we're also oD
the floor. The stove had cracked in
two places.
After that McCauliffe looked for
new abode.
BRIDEGROOM LELF BEHIND.-Theie
was an incident at the Broad street
station of the Chesapeake and Ohio de.
pot Monday night that will not be for
gotten by the spectators and the one
actor. A man, with bundle in his
hand, was seen to rush up the track
after the outgoing 1920 train. He fail
| I'd to overtake it and came back TO the
platform and swooned in gentleman's
arms. He was quickly brought around
and then explained that his bride was
on the train. He was almost distracted
and it was with difficulty that he could
tell the true situation of affairs.
He finally explained that his wife and
| himself had boarded the train, and
few miautes before it started he step
ped of to purchase fruit. In this way
he had missed the train and his wife
was riding westward while he remained
10 Richmond.
A sympa; hetic bystander volunteered
to assist him and advised that tele
gram be sent to the first station where
there was an operator. Atlee's was the
place that the message was sent. 1t
| reached the wife and sse left the train
there. She was considerably wrought
up over her husbands failure to
catch the train and had all sorts Of fears
that he had met with harm.
The bridegroom hired vehicle and
drove to Atlee's. He reached there
late in the Digat.
The couple, it is said, were from New
York and simply passed through the
Richmond State.