The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14
"A SPlRIIUALISIIC SFANCE.


10 tho Editor OF the Intelligencer
s1R-This is no extravaganza, nor is
# far from a true description o. a Sc
ance that was lately held in this city
and was attended by some thirty peo-
pie, a majority Of whom the writer Of
this believes are devotses to this pecu-
liar belief. Surely the description is as
ACCURATE as can be given, for It must
be remembered that all occurred In a
room totally dark: even the keyhole OF
the door was plugged up and every ray
Of light excluded.
The people began to arrive about 7:45
p. M, and were received by the me-
dunn and his friends. and some time
was consumed In arranging for the Sc
auce. The only articles In evidence 10
assist the medium In his efforts were
two tin horns or trumpets about thirty
inches long and about four inches In
dfsmatat at the large snd. tapeTing 10
almost hotiilng Al the small end. which
wers placed in the center OF the room,
standing on enc. Nor IS the language
nor the dialogue magnlfied In the least
BIT. nor Is the apparent ievlty and care
lessness Of those present exaggerated;
IN fact, there Ia some OF the cOnversa-
ton that was held with some of the
voices OF spirits that has been omitted.
II 20 Interested the writer that he has
undertaken in crude way to give
fair and Impartial picture. or rather
report. Of conversations held and IN
which he participated.
After turning out the lights silence
was asked and It was suggested that
the Lords Prayer be rectted, but for
some reason Ct was omitted, and the
meeting was formerly opened.
Fir1t = Song. Nearer, Ny God to
Thee"
second-splrit Cal under influence OF
Medium stephens, seemed familiar
with nil believers and scraped an ac-
uuaIntance with strangers. Cal u a
right good Joker; Jump OF veneratlon
not very well developed.
ThIrd-Bridge c. came on the
scene. said GOOD many nothIn7s; Old
not dtiite recognize all Of Ills old friends;
rot on some llgh: talk, then vamOoHed,
iaughiug.
Fourth-Llttls child seemed to be lost;
called Mamma" plaintIvely; after
while II was adopted by one OF the
women present, whom the child recog-
nized.,
Blith--splllt % So I'M, V ,,,s,b,e 10 snIr-
IN an appearance W" sn.' 80, - =, ,,n,c.
ituaiists b'it mao a ~, ""., u 49, Nh
which the meoluln s1Iu wa s III Us. yat
OF speaking one "oIu u -, ..u.h.,,,
nj one time empioyeu eiS w -
Instead OF was Ou' INA, va 800 -
enough, just a sup OF the p 'o ~
'eiipslS hnBnae' as u W., ~, 49, Ito
goodbye: promised 10 fetus" A''4 ''''S
before the close. ~.
Peter So s !,Il Me-. W. ,,.1r|
North End deaa these tn.' - $3.50 49,.
made himself Inanilest, s,sV ~, iaiU IA a. =,
the town whose WHEREABOUTS me ~ ~.
skeptirHl. s7'a u was o. ~ ~ ~ ,,,,,S
anything to ms ooSb OF ms -.
as they would moi oeheNe YOU 49,
Us goodbye ana mace NaS -, .,, 5gis'
among whom we reeoEnlzed :, or -, rather ,,,er
we AoespteG ~, sne ~. George -.
dium, that they were SeoFE e. ,,.1-o n
Baker by, : uls'". ~ WV r.,sI,,r'
great demand amons .ns ~ ~ ', O..
spenkinB element prescLt. a x.
man spirits were so numerous tn1s u
someone remarked we must nave
struck a German Setlleihs"t IN
Hplrit world, and a CAL was iilaoe tCE
two old German citizens OF thr soulh
side. but they failed 70 m ill-,,
A councilman from the seventh waiu;
who was present wa si'sn M sS. .',su
that his father was there. ana address ,s
ing him, he said; "Well'iather. IS tnat
your" ana the sPiIlt. !" = 'u'ss ia ~
consumption. apeahlns turouSH = NY ~.
nphone. admitted the soft impeaeh-
mont, and the following dloloEue took
place:
s. W. Glow arr you, father7
sbnde-I'm very happy.
s. w. c.--Father, are you the sama