The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-10

in a circle, sitting, with hands placed
palms down on their knees. Outside this
circle was a small oval table, having on
it pieces of glass covered with luminous
paint, bell and guitar. On the mantal
over the fireplace was a music box that
before the opening of the first seance had
been allowed to run down.
The medium had been searched careful
ly. He came into the circle-chain, drawing
up an ordinary Austrian chair, seating
himself with his back to the fireplace. On
the mediums left was DR.. Tour, an I'M
believer, and on his right was the host.
Each of these men took firm hold of
Sambors wrists, and, as far as possible,
held firmly to them. Lights were put out.
and the medium passed into a trance
state.
Suddenly luminous stars broke out m
the dark, more numerous on the right
of Sambor than on his left. The medium
stood up and all the strings of the gui-
tar on the table outside the circle twin
killed. as If a set of fingers had swept
across them. A piece of luminous glass
fell off the table, and a small object
afterward discovered to be a piece of
candle-dropped from above to the table
and rolled off on the floor. The unwound
music box on the mantel played several
airs, and the first seance ended by the
nedluHl, sllll IN MS trance calling AoI
light
DR.. Tour had not been at all satisfied
with the experiment. The medium had
been perspiring freely, and, owing to the
dampness of his wrists and the strong
muscular contractions of the trance me-
dunn, he had been unable to hold to the
mans arms at all times. So, at his re-
quest he had his wrist firmly bound to
the wrist of the medium in the next
seance.
Sitting on the same Austrian chair as
before Sambor called for lights out and
the second seance began. He shivered and
moved uneasily for moment, then drop
ped to the floor, snoring and occasionally
gIoaning as If in agony. Then, from this
prone position, he began rising in the air
until the arms of Tour and Bezsonoff
were extended straight up. DIR. Tour, with
his hand drawn up as far as possible.
reached out with the other hand to finl
the mans body, but could not touch 1t
with either hand or foot. Suddenly, as
he was reaching out, he felt the soles OF
two feet on the arm that had been bound
to Sambor's, and at the same time Beg
sonoff exclaimed that the mediums hip,
were resting against his head and shout
ders.
The medium then descended to the floor
and in an instant rose again, taking the
Austrian chair with him. Two or three
star groups snapped and sparkled In the
rear of the room and Bezsonoff said he
felt that the Austrian chair was hanging
on his arm by the bs *. The medium
fell on a nearby sofa IN commissions, call
ing for light, and when it was turned on
the chair hung to BeZsonoff's arm, though
he still held firmly to the mediums waist.
In the next manifestation Tours hand
was firmly bound to one of the mediums,
and a heavy oak chair from the hall was
substituted for the first one.
When the lights had been put out the
bell that had been put on the table rose
in the air. ringing, its outlines visible be-
cause of a light coating of luminous
paint. There were a few star flashes and
Sambor fell to the floor again in convul-
sions. As he struggled Bezsonoff felt the
back OF this chair hang upon his arm bat
while 1t was being announced II slipped
off and at the instant DR.. Tour said that
ID was hanging on his own arm, which
had been so firmly bound to that of the
medium. Then all the strings of the
guitar on the table were twanged and the
medium, still in a trance, called for light.
The whole company then saw the chair
hanging to the arm Of DR.. Tour, the arm
being thrust between the oak bars at the
back OF It. The knotted cords holding
wrists together, however, had not been
touched or slackened.
In describing his own experience with
the medium Dr. Tour is quoted I'm ex-
PLANTATION OF why he insisted on having
his arm tied to the mediums. He saws:
zone popularity of all the experiments
carried on with Sambor is his extreme
restlessness when entranced. He Is con-
stantly twitching cracking his joints. and
producing groans. which are obviously
genuine. He sways from side TO side anu
slips from his chair to the floor. II Is
needless to say that with man OF Sam
boris youthful and rather powerful frame
such experiments are fatlguing for both
his neighbors. Moreover. the close atmos-
phere throws him into violent perspira-
ton. and the moisture on his wrists. In
spite OF all the efforts OF those who are
holding him, often enables him 20 sllp
them free for a moment. This possibility
inevitably undermines an Observers faith
In any phenomena where there Is room
10 suspect that the mediums hand may
have been employed IN a moment OF free
dom. This was emphatically the case
With myself IN the FIRST OF these sit-
tinEs."
But with his hand bound Enthusiastically
20 that Of samborH. the doctor was sat
isnsd 10 examined both chairs for So
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