The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-18
HuGGED BY A SCREAMING GHOST.
Mrs. stanton Recites a Frightful
Personal Experience Out West.

Mrs. stanton Recites Frightful
Personal Experience Out West
Elizabeth Cady Stanton in the Journalist
While under the direction of the Iyceum
bureau, during the decade of 1S7O-1SSO,
Travelled eight months in the year. from
October to June, mostly in the Western
States, speaking nearly every night 1t was
my custom in the large cities always to
stay at the same hotel, that the landlord
ana clerks might know me, and l might
be received at any hour of the night. If
possible l always secured a room on the
second floor with>a balcony, for safety in
case OF fire.
one night / arrived rather late at In
dianapolis, having previously telegraphed.
The hotel was crowded. as there was some
unusual public gathering, just what I do
not remember. On meeting me in the par
Tors my kind but distracted host said:
Mrs. Stanton, 1 have not room in the
mouse for you am sorry, but you win be
obliged to go to some other hotel" '"That,"
L replied, Il cannot do you must give me
a bed in the parlor If you have no other
place" "Wen," said the host laughing.
'I'H see what 1 can do" So while l was
taking supper he surveyed the ground and
at last returned to tell me he had a small
room on the third floor, but with no bal
cony. If l would accept that, he would
have it prepared for me- "Wen," 1 re-
piled, 'since 1 can do no better / must ac-
cept that" In due time he announced that
all was ready.
found a pleasant little room, lighted
with gas, bright fire in the CRATE, every
thing looking fresh clean and attractive
Being very tired, I lost no time in going
10 bed. AS usual, 1 left the gas burning
and looked under the bed and in the
closet to see that neither men nor cats
were anywhere concealed.I was soon sound
asleep when suddenly [ found myself in
the strong grasp of a powerful man. At
the same instant cry of despair rent the
air, an agonizing voice shrieked "Oh, save
me, mother! Save mel" Terribly brighten
ed, l sprang from the bed in horror But
all was still. searched the room in vain
No one was there, the gas was still burn
ing, the door locked, everything as I left ID
on going TO sleep. So l concluded the ter
rible experience l had just had must have
been a nightmare, and as / was thorough
ly tired by my long journey of the pre-
Vtous day, my excitement was soon over
come and fell asleep again Only few
moments had elapsed, however, when l
again felt the clutches of those desperate
arms and my ears were filled with the
sound of that piercing shrek: "Oh, save
me, mother! Save mel! Again ! shook of
the horror. and fully awake, convinced
myself that I was alone, and that no one
had entered my room. Gradually / rsw
calm, and then, from sheer exhaustion.
slept once more. My rest was as brief as
before, for In an instant, it seemed, che
grip was around me and the voice tore az
my very heartsTings: "OhR save me,
mother! Save mer'
1t as useless 10 rehearse the continued
torture of that night. Suffice 1t TO say
that with the dawn only il ceased.
When the maid came to make the fire
she said; How did you sleep. madame"
| replied: Il have had a night Of intense
suffering" oh" cried she, bursting into
tears, Il told them not to put you in this
room. A man died here yesterday with de-
lirium tremens. His cries could be heard
over the whole house For days his con
slant appeal was "Oh, save me, mother!
Save met
This startling confederation OF my re-
cent impressions quite unnerved me /
begged the maid TO remain until / could
cave the room whose walls had witnee ed
end were stin repeating the despairing ap-
peal Of that distracted soul ] never think
Of that night la Indianapolis without o
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