The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-25
SEE PHANTOM SHIPS.
Bay ChaIeur Folk Still Believe in
Supernatural Visitations.

Bangor, Ne. Aug. 2A-Down along the
shores Of the Bay ChaIeur the people
believe as firmly IN ghosts, spectres and
phantom ships as did their Acadian
ancestors 200 years ago, and just now
they are much excited over spirit ship
that comes driving in from sea on
stormy nights. with everything set and
going like a race horse. headed straight
for destruction on the rocky coast. The
French fishermen OF the AIagdalen Is
lands and Of AIiquelon have seen this
phantom OF the deep. so they solemnIy
aver, and when it appears they always
put for port and stay there. knowing that
a great tempest is coming.
The phantom ship always appears just
before q great gale. and she is full
rugged ship of rather ancient model. with
decks swarming with men, all running
about very much excited. as though
breakers were just ahead or collision
were imminent. Sometimes she is seen
tearing along. with everything drawing,
when there is not breath Of wind, but
usually she brings the gale along with
her. or close astern. Suddenly. Just as
she seems about 10 run down the vessel
that sights her, there comes clap Of
thunder. the ships masts go by the
board and she foun&ers. The BAY shore
people believe it TO 3 the phantom of
ship that went down in a gale many
years ago. with all hands It's useful
purpose IN appearing to them. the fish
ermen say. is to warn them Of coming
storms.
Other phantons trouble the Bay Cha
1orrr- rla0-1a nd -r~c~cr +T,.r-,
a low huled short masted and long
yarded brig. which they regard as the
spectre of a private. perhaps that OF
Captain Robert Kids terrible craft
This vessel is never seen a. sea. but al
ways lying at anchor in some sheltered
cove. and I'm good weather. The smack
Audacieux recently brought home from
Dead Mans cove q starting tale Of the
spectre pirate. and the story Is believed
by every man along the bay shore. The
Audacieux was on herring trip. and
was manned by Captain Louis Guthier
and seven men. all OF whom declare that
they saw the phantom brig as plainly as
they ever saw anything
The smack had anchored in the cove :
one night. and lay there till morning. |
waiting Tor the fog to scale up. At day
break one Of her crew turned out to see 4
how the weather looked. and the first
thing that net his eye was a most re- |
markahle vessel lying at anchor Just of |
the mouth of the cove. while her. people /
were making trips back and forth be- /
tween vessel and beach. q few of them /
STAYING on shore apparently engaged /
in digging CLAIMS. After . while the man /
on the smack concluded that the strang- /
ers could not be digging fer clans. for 1
they were Ear upon The beach. and the /
tide was nearly az It's heisnt. Then he 4
took notice Of the peculiar color of the !
brig. and OF everything about her-men
included.
She was the color OF the thick fog"
said the suacks man. and the others de-
,lared aftarwar5 that this described her
appearance very wei Another thing
that ali al the Aulacieux's crew noticed
-for they were SIR CA deck shortly, was
hat .l eu obey did the briggs mcn made
,eve~ the slightest sound.
For little while TIRE smack's men
wondered and then suddenly they fsu
m their knees e1d began 10 pray for
he protection OF tte saints Captain
salthier had been looking ar the stranger
through his glass when with a cry =
error. he dropped the glass ana crossed
iioself. The crew looked ct Sim. terri
led. and ono trembling asked what was
he matter.
She IS q ghost ship" cried TIE cap
ain. Il ear see rEnt through her. q
riu has just now flown straight through
.e1 naairsan. There Is I'D ship there
.one.'
me crew OF The snack lay PROSTATE
Ia the deck. ard Tor some uinutes never
che Of them move,5-scarCely breathed.
'rs scrtIv bow. who seemed less trrs
ed thau the resi- raised his head ans
cooked over tire rail-
oh. set up. set III. all or you." -
haute1. she is goae, she went very
uiczIv. too. did she not
To scrambled the crew Of The Auda-
Ieux. ana little time they lost IN making
an and setting away from Dead Mans
'ove. When the story a the phantom
ZIG was toid at st Pierer people Who .
sd never seen any phautoms asked,
''ETcu. and why diG you fishermen sot
- on shore and see what The strangers
ad buried there. where they were dig
ins-pcrlaps il vas gold they placed
here Pirates always have great deal Z
Z gold son know
To this the men of tire Au5acisux re-
sonded with shudde-s.
How easy 20 ask that, Xou here.