The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-11

Mike Collane, Jack Murphy. and tw'
newspaper reporters, The party starte(
on its hunt on the ID. A. and T. track
at a point few feet east Of the pumping
station on North Main street. IL wa
l2:A5 o'clock when definite action was
| decided upon and. two Of the mer
collane and Murphy. proceeded westward
on the track and under the Main street
wagon and foot bridges. Walsh and the
reporters took the north track on the
opposite side of a string Of freight cars
which were standing on the track leading
up 10 Clear Grit terrace
Every caution was observed. and when
the party divided IL was agreed that grear
care should be exercised in shooting IN
order To svoid wounding one Of the party.
Both sections of the party slowly pro-
ceeded westward on the tracks for several
hundred feet, and Collane and Murphy
gained about forty feet on their compan-
ions-a4i-tA hunt.
'Collane and Murphy had proceeded to
the end of the cut and had almost reached
an open space. which az the present tim,
is covered with snow and ice. when the
ghost &ppeared 90 them. coming from tie
south side Of the track. apparently ris-
ing from nothing, and gliding across ~,
track, not more than six feet in from
of them.
GHOST WORE AN ULSTER.
when first seen the apparition was
q dark figure. very tall and clothed IN
what appeared 10 be long ulster COT
lane gave the order to halt thinking
that he would take no chances in missing
the ghost and at the same time be able
IN determine II the thing WAS man. Muir
ply ordered the object 10 hold up. and
in response the ghost lighted up and ap-
peared frightful object.
"On its bosom there appeared a light.
as though produced by. electricity. and
the eyes of the object were as large balls
Of fire. The face itself was luminous and
had bluish-yellow cast--intensely sepul-
chral-and when II stretched out its
hands they became luminous, too, and
appeared transparent
When the first shot was fired the
ghost made bound 10 the side of the
cut and the lights went out Immediately
In moment IL appeared again "a few
feet distant on the side OF the hill. where
II became once more perfectly discernible
by reassuming it's luminous powers.
only for moment was IL visible. and
before the two men could fire another
shot Il disappeared across the open
stretch like a streak of lightning
ION hearing the shots Walsh and the
reporters made all haste for the scene.
where Collane and Murphy recounted
their experience and stated that the OBJ
iect was not over ten feet from them
when they emptied their revolvers into Il.
When they went over To the place where
the object was when they shot at Il il
had disappeared, only TO bob up a few
feet away
"Collane and Murphy were sgitated al
most beyond control hut they held their
ground until the arrival of the remainder
OF thc party. when thorough search nf
the vicinity failed 10 reveal any peculiar
object {
III the apparition or ghost. or what
ever the object which was encountered on
the railroad track last night Is not SUI
pernatural, II is certainly one OF the most
puzzling things which has ever come up
for discussion I'm Butte.
"Thcre II no question that the appear
ance of the object was not creation OF
The minds OF the men who went in search
of IL, aud II IL had been man it could
not have survived the shots which were
taken ut IL from distance OF less than
ten feet by two good marksmen."
SPANKED TWO YOUNG MEN.
Annoyed doubtless, by the persistent
e forts made to pry into it's affairs tho
ghost inflicted corporal punishment on
two too curious boys Just before this "a
had chased q crowd OF inquisitive miners
down hill and N WAS returning To a we'll
earned rest. The incident is thus described
ia locnl newspaper
Apparently having fulfilled its mission
the mcanny thing retraced fits steps and
sought scclusion in the dilapidated cabin
With fear and trembling the two young
mon followed
As they did not rcappear within rca-
sorable time their companions made a
raid upon the place for the purpose of
rescue. Upon entering the shack they
found the two boys lying on the floor
unconscious.
''On being revived they stated that
when they entered the cabin The spook
Was there and that it raised it, veil. re-
veaiinE most horrible face, in which. ;n
place of eyes. there semed to be two lu-
nipous balls as OF burning sulphur.
With an unearthiN shrick n turned
upon thom and With terrific blows sent
,htm 60 tho roor II ls a curious fact that
neither Of tho young men exhibited any
external evidence Of having been struck
with "A material object
The u-s ef s-pell by the sit---4- -tr-rl--rrrtti
ihls time passed unnoticed and it has
sivsn riss tO suspicion thHt after dll
ne spo0k may be th3t Qf lady with
Dsst The chief 0t p0iic@ has issued or
lars o. his men CO. arrest The ghost on
sigbt and b. authorizes them to club 10
uto -llpnissInn IN 10 attempts tD resist
,rfosi
Meantime ilIe coroner o. wou,laiiue if
De chosts estate Rui be- suniclent fo de.
'ray ths most oi a de.ontl} conducted m-
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