The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-17
UNcANNY SPooKS THESE.
oDD GHOSTS CAUGHT ~ rmE DRAG
NIT on rsICuIC aEssAHCu.
rhantem. Mhlch l,n,c ,nrlnn. No,

substance Too. DimrrSt some
Luminous, some E'rIt-Crerpy SEN
satiou Of Touching the Appar-
ltions.
From .hc Washington star.
The hundreds ~ rbosts bcing annually
brought 20 usht lu tho drngncts If scien-
tine spoak ea'chcrs conform to no gc,.-
,ul rules ns to appoaran-c or behavior
well known psychic researcher has late
ly given t1e Wrftcr access 60 his volum-
nous record of a thousand or more of
tac most vivid phlutoms experienced hcsc
and abroad within the past ten years
Among their uumb,r are tho mos, rcsp,c
table and best authenticated shades haunt
iug our sphere durug this nn-de-aiocle
decade
Gray rather .hln black Or white. ap-
pears TO De- me presaiiue color worn by
Theses iauer-dny gaosts Two houses. ole
la England and ne other iu Ireland ar
persistcnuy haunted by what are called
stray hdes the Irish spook Of THIS
category recently stood iu front OF a
hust ot Shakespeare hidden by her form
pair OF Shoes thrown az her OPAQUE
Substance penetrated 10 completely ard
crashed against the marble bust A third
At'N ghost haunting the ancient dotml.
tory OF an English college ~. ON che other
hnnd, Transparent The panels ~ win
d"Ws can ne seen through its form 4
fourth stay ghost appears as a shadow
'ihsuafY distinct and showing ala OF
we lines and features 81 human being
SUI another slpok. that ct Col Az
htlnhhdett seen in 81. Petersburg g.
gray shadow in fact there are too tnan,
sthy ghosts Cor enumeration The sheet
- aend appear 10 BE- in 81 small miuuri
n"WndaNs Even black ghosts seem 60
"N'hu'hb'f them The black shade Of an
ancient c4ers1 man often rten Ia daylight
upon an English country road -,nettp,,
"''fH white him OF vnpor envebopinr
nls s'''e garment. The phantom o. an
''Aer clergyman seen ia church j. Do
'i."'4 o. "a black clear mist with the
outline ~ man" That ct "a little ola
woman ln brown" has long haunted IN.
ir""i yard Of a certain cottage while
mat Of an old lady Ia green" hothers a
minister Of the gospel
Many Luminous Ghosts.
Many ghosts are peculiarly mminou.
on" b. especially go when th. moon shin.
on ii Blue lights nave been often ~,
'iiei dark along the country haunt ,,
" 'Ayhknt ghos, Of black hue Blue urtt
suIt"uhdtd niso the ghost Of dead mar
~" VINO came 60 inform his daughter thnt
she had lost @ favorito aunt The st,,L
% dead friend appearing a. ang,1,,
woman Illuminated her Apartment ~ ntgh.
unli y was MS bright a. dav.
M"detn spectcrs diner quite AS widely
~ =" thef substance. Many are vapor-
Gus and intangible Others can H. a,.
unctly felt Some are so heavy ths, th.,,
can weigh their Victims down. Others ,r.
~ himy that objects can pass through
mem. That OF an old woman Is Of
transparent. ethereal nature II b.
N marrow passage without he
ing teN ~ ~ brushes bv. A ug,t,s,,
who saw the snook Of "a man si,fi,,- H.,
CHAIR attempted 20 at ln ifs Ian nm,
Hne penetrated h completely The sp,c
ier OF fricsd haunting "a gentleman
"hHe the latter was driving hom. alone
w MS gig caused a dark shadow 10 on
Vei"p him a. 70 bent over him ON. .y.e-
ing Then again. there are some rbo,.
toms which take forms other Than nm.
mar. misty pillar frcquonts a lane
w one locality Fishermen. in another
i''''' ioohins Tor The body Of % drowned
companion. saw in the woods near d., /,
sort of cloud. whence issued a v,icc al
r'ctinE them no spot where they M.
t'rW"rd found the corpse Anothtr
fnost, taking tho shape ~ "a brlrht nan
OF hkht pnliFh blue. was seen hy IA vo-
man when she entered her bedroom IN ~,
darkness Hanging between her ana ~.
oeiiing, u emitted no rays Tho remaind.
er OF the room was dark As she left tine
room q remand. but when she returned
u was gone
Sensation of Touching spaoks.
Haunted people experience various sen.
shHons while touching ghosts. IN.
rough clothing Of an invisible spook is
telt TO brush against the skin Of one
Young woman Anoaher spectcr had an
Wy manu- when grasped hy "a terrified uo-
man one woman on going upstairs AT
night saw a tau man directly IN front or
her Recognizine him az u dear friend
she reached out Co touch him. but hsr
hand simply penetrated space
Later she received word from India that
THIS friend had died on the very date OF
che experience. Another woman who
seized q ghost in her room. says that IL
felt son. like nimsy drapery." and
seemed 20 be dragged from her by some
Invisible power a. it sank into the floor
hy her bedside. one Ehosf 81 accom-
panied by a wave OF cold air. which chlus
those VINO draw near IL. another 4 an
parenily warm. on very hot nights he
IL seen 70 mop his face with q handker-
chief
a spook which lay down hy friend IN
bed placed les frozen lips" against her
check That some phantoms have appre-
ciatcd weight is perhahs Indicated by the
case of certain woman visited bv m.
shades of two dead friends They appear
"a behind her while she was seated a.
her tea table. and. leaning upon her
shoulders. rendered her immovahie. She
WAS unaware Of what had happened until
her daughter. across ne table. cried out
and gave che names Of the intruders
The majority Of ghosts simply vanish
Ike breath into ths sind Others MAKE.
their exits through boltci doors. slam
MING them loudly. Many OF these doors
are seen 10 open bat later prove 20 h.,
securely locked on the inside Numerous
spooks have a habit Of vanishing as soon
as spoken TO- one which haun,s lone
Is roadway fades away In broad daylight
and IN the presence Of several witnesses
closing IN upon II from On front and be-
mind number Of ghosts make their
retreat through the floor one phantom
walked up 20 q mans door and disappear
"a through H.
Yei the door was shut and locked The
man and his wife thinking the thing 10
be- q visitor. were following. IL close IN the
rear Other spectors disappear through
solid walls. penetrating them as though
they were atmosphere Others. pursued In
the open. retreat 10 fences or hedge and
there fade from view. The shade Of an
old man. customarily seen In an armehair
OF one haunted house iuVarihlv rises from