The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-17

LIZ vi AN ID hO
who saw lis face at other times describe
I, az thin and deadly pale. The face Of a
young mans spook haunting q modern
cts house De- pale aud luminous. iiia eyes
are dowucast as though iu deep thought
They Loci. sad.
The majority Of ghosts appear So look
sad and deathly pale a couspi nous mum
bcf among the masculin, persuasion are
clean-shavcn. yct many are adorned WIN
ihc shades 81 muatachcs Hud boards worn
lu real lifc To those who were near 4"
them Ia life they usually appear in their
normal form SOM times a. those who
have not seen them for Ions intervals they
exhibit changes experienced before death.
but not previously observed. 4 uttle girl
of , years for instance. went to the am
lng room Co Rct some cakes. Suddenly the
household was startled by her screams.
She insisted that see had seen poor
lapa" sitting "a his arms hair and tnat
he had put out hia arms FOR baby 10 tics
him" "But baby wouldn't" said sh",
" cause be- looked 80 funk. lie had black
whlskera." The child's father wa.
utterly unknown 80 her. dying a. this
moment IN a distant place Since leaving
home ~ had also unknown 60 her grown
a dark beard. though his hair and mus
tache were blonde.
Few. II any. Of the phantoms now being
fetreted out by che professional hunters OF
such uucanuy game appear 20 'rauah anu
Ri0ber' like those Of ancient Rome. \
greet majority Of tnose actually seen are
silent 80 far as conversation is concefntd.
Many are unscrupulous ns 70 the noise
which they make in moving about some
make their presence known by 4 ruatllns
N.aIIal
and 80 heavy as 60 make houses tremblc.
An outdoors ghost announces his presence
90 persons wandering about in tn country
by producing an uneanny thud o. jump
un the ground beside them majority
of the sposks with audible voices eppeti
/ 20 have invisible iOrmf.
Phantom Loconotion.
A conspicuous number 90 phantoms sim
ply glide To- l0comoli0n. some move thus
over the ground OF floor. others through
space some have . peculiar tread unlike
that OF human being one walks on a
bare. polished floor without making "a
sound Another sounds nke q huge bird
while IL nies through a haunted room. The
ghost Of a Gordon Highlander at the hour
0f his death glided through the room Of
his friend about foot from the floor ana
aoated out the window.
ure ia spooklnnd The majority Of late ar
rivals adhere 90 styles prevalent az their
time OF death. a grandmothcr'r ghost ai-
pears Ia her customary gown Of black
elk and holds up It's skirts while going
up aud down staife. phantom priest
haunting tho English estate 81 Lady stat
forI appear in ecciesiast cal robes ana 4
req sash. \ ghost which peers and occa-
slonally enters through 70 window opening
upon 4 church yard wears e. ruiiied shirt
front andkncc bteeches. Another dons tat
tered cloih'ng from head 60 foot and
looks IKE "a scarecrow Il hauntH The
room occupied ty sui stle who jumped
from nh, window and tore his clothes IN
shreds while meeting death. The phantom
visitor OF chemist and hls brother. room
INK together. habHually uarades 3D. iis
night shirt one seen by a lady dwelling
In another place wore long gray dressing
gown with a long pointed collar which ca
POSED "a "hncly formed throat sim
brocade skirt. rustiing when she moves. j.
always worn by weli-kn0wu ghost
haunting an ancient garrett.
Ghost IA Lambs House.
A shade IN knee hreochcs and an other
wise old-fashloned costume was discover
81 ln Charles Lambs old cottage. Edmon-
ton b. Mrs. Thompson. ~ present ocou-
pant, Later. while studying a portrait
of the great writer she Identified the
shade as his 4 vanishing ghost haunt
ing lonely lanes in daytime wears q long
coat. CATERS ana knee breeches. all black.
bat wide white cravat such ~ seen
In old-f shionsd pictures. An oid lady
haunting q farmhouse adhsreE 10 her
white can. white handkerchief md whfe
apron A ghost in arab cutaway coat
froauented this same house some yetrp
afterward &C was learned thnt "a former
owner was AN ancient quaker who wore
such APPAREL Several officers Of British
cavalry. seated 81 a table in the barracks
40 Aldersho,. cav the ghost u - young
woman IN a solled bridal dress glide slow
ly past the window IN front % them The
window was twenty feet from the eround
Tho spooks face was later identified BY
the photograph OF an unknown woman
found iu the room Of veterinary sur
gcon dying az che moment 81 the haunt
ing. in another part Of The building ono
feminine ghost dresses like nun. but
in gray. Another ia seen in a plaid shawl
and q aray-Al1ck bonnet.
The conduct OF the average ghost would
appear from these records 10 be aught
but sanity or dignihed. one haunting
q hotel iu Tyroi posters guests by tugglnE
at their bod cloths and thrusiing It's hands
beneath their bodies. A university stud
ent haunted By an annoying specter. says
that IL holds out IT, hands az IL begging
for something. Later u was seen aud
heard TO have a dRh' with another Of IT,
kind Dublin ghosts were discovered %
visit a Oilliard-room belonging 90 q private
house and 20 enjoy a game therein. frc.
auenily az night. when the room would
suddenly appear lighted Though heord
through the only door Of the apartment.
the game suddenly ended and darkncss
returned invariably when this door WIS
opened The snme billiard balls were
frequently heard rolling and clicking On
daylight while this room, on the upper
floor OF the building. was fastened up. A
ghost with the power 10 multiply and
appear IN tho same place and "a the same
time a. three complete counterparts u
~ form. as remembered In iife. Is indeed
. wonder. Yet Liverpool mau lately
hehed three such distinct spooks OF bis
iame uncle hGehaiHz oue behind another.
re mentioned the experience 90 brother