The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-02

OF strange and puzxling case
Of what Is generally described
ss psychic phenomena IL Is
from the Boston Globe. While
the circumstances SAVIOR of the
mystic wesrdness ns some Buddhist tale
from the Far East. the facts are all
vouched for by practical New England
people and the scene is no farther from
Boston than the neighborsDg city OF Chei-
sea, says the Globe.
Not the least important feature Of the
case Is the TACT that neither the principal
in IL nor any OF the Witnesses OF what
sranspired Is "a spir5tuaiist, or ever gave
more than passing thought to so-calsed
spirit phenomena Neither were any OF
the persons concerned interested In Budd-
fism, fheosophy or any Of the schools Of
belief and thought that might seize some
of the features Of this strange case as cor
rohoratipg claims made by them for their
belief.
All the things which happened In this
case came TO the various persons con-
cerned without previous mental prepare
fion, and they were all astonished, mysfi-
fed and awed at what they saw, the prin-
cipal In the case most OF all.
The story deals with an instance OF
the spirit leaving the body. and after an
absence OF three days returning 10 II At
= given hour. fresh from . journey to
another world. all the details OF which
were preserved as on mental scroll.
During the absence OF consciousness q
strange voice spoke through the uncon-
scious body. announcing the hour and
minute at which body and soul would
be reunited. Al the stated minute, In the
presence OK five persons. three OF them
medical men. the antuating spirit return
cd to the inert form that had previously
lain for many hours an II In a deep. I'M
natural sleep. and the thread of life was
taken up where II had been dropped three
days before.
The subject Of this strange experience
was Lorelle Damon Boisner. the twp
months bride Of a member OF the United
States marine corps. who II now stationed
At the Charicstown navy yard.
AS Isoreiie Damon the young woman
was the subject OF an article printed In the
Sunday Globe on February %. 1898. She
had been blind from birth. and certain ply
sieal conditions render visual sight i'm
poAsible. Yet she has powers OF sight from
some other source. which make her a most
wonderful person. She has always been
able 10 distinguish ceiors. and the appear
af,cc OF persons approaching her. She
reads unerringiy the lives and characters
OF those with whom she puts herself IN
touch. Recently she has developed tho
power OF receiving impressions OF photo-
graphs and pictures. and also of moving
scenes. such as street parades. as WILDLY
as u she were possessed of actual physical
vision.
Miss Damon. as she Ii stiii known TO all
but her intimases, does not profess 10 be a
clairvoyant. Self-induced frances have
never been invoked by her to help her de-
veiop her power. Iii fac.. she never was
In q trance prior TO the experience which Is
the subject Of this article. She says she Is
not only not a spirituaiist. but has always
felt that she has nothing In common with
apirituaiisss She has repealed all sugges-
tons that she has certain powers which
would make her successful medium.
What she does IL done In simple and
unaffected manner, without any apparent
effort. with no attempt at mysticism. and
with no aiinsions to spirits or to psychic
force. In fact. ehe Il always the slight.
simple, unafY~cteA girl she was before COM
ing into pubic notice. with shrinking
from publicity and a marked ensi.iveress
20 adverse comment.
Above all. she Is thoroughly conseient..
Gus and II serupuieusiy truthful While
OF religious turn At mind. she has never
been "A religious enthusiast. She has always
affiliated with the Methodist church but
has never subscribed to It's articles Of faith.
nor 10 any others. saying that she could
not conscientinusiy aceep. whole any
one creed she had seen. though she was a
frrs believer in the gospel.
Fer some time previous 10 passing
through the strange experience referred 10
Miss Damon had not given special though.
to religious matters. nor was her mind
sneeiaily directed to spiritual problems
As will be shown later. there were some
features Ia her experience closely following
the ssrherne af Marie t,orciiFs story entitled.
"A Romance OF Two Worlds" The reiigs-
Gus teachings Of swedenhorS regarding the
celestial regions and the destination OF the
roai would also seem to have been pasai-
l~ied In part IN the experience Of Miss Da-
mons visit 10 the other werid
Mses Damon. huweser, never read any OF
the works % Swetsenhorg. ani though she
READ "A Romance o, Two Worlds about
two years age. II siia not make any speciai
Impression on her. and she had not retained
IL in her mind escep: In "a general WAY The
results ~ her spiritual waudsrings while in
her long trance cannot he said. therefore.
20 have been induced by anything that WAS
IN her mind when she entered the trance
state.
VIVA. she saw while her soul was absent
from her body will emily he outlined here.
The story in detail VIII, he told hv herself
Ia "A MANUSCRIPT shs Is now preparing for
next Sundays tstaSe Tho objective and
physical features ~ the case are here pre-
.entesi from statements made by the vari-
Miss nanlon resides az i6o broadway,
Chelsea. Ga t'st on the top roar of a
snsati building facing the rev eeurt house
IN the square. IEeg u1oshsr husband and
ssepfa;hes complete the household.
On tae night 81 Sunday. iuas 4 she ~
tired az her usual hour. but her mind be-
ing ACTIVE she could uos compose herself
10 sle,ip. SHE lay awake unta after 81
clock IN TIE raflo- struck That Was
the las. she remembers &c that night
When her husew ad woke ~ the morn.
ing be craGta NOT rssBse her he cSiisd her
mother, and theS seat downstairs Ia she
FAT below Ger medical ass3ssance. Harry
II. FeSter a medical stQse@s u ae iysfi ia
The Hat. responded IL the call. ard advised
sending fer reSsiar pAyS.cgsn. Some -
s,cgatises svsco given Sks tsF1ecus cieus x8rl
and u messenger was scat fer uF. G~ugge
&. Hail 81 IN Chestnut street
nT. Hall canc between ; aa& N.sa
Ramon was ssiti unconscious and negse
~ the rsxsora,tssx had rTcsaesd ANY per
svpsshie eject on her. The aecsers nrss
Thought WAS " cat&ssrSy. ant be- exarn-
tined the patient fer sysiscastSnS 81 tire
cataiepEto state. bat teand none. Her