The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-07-02
Spook Seen is Seven Feet Tall
and Holds Nightly Lavees.
CLAIM THE ROAD IS HAUNTED
Men Stricken Dumb With frlghl as The
Appaitloh Watts Along Through
MiIIionaIresNlIe.

New York. July 2.-This ghost is that
latest fashionable kangaroo waist. Marie
Antoinette coiffure and big feet.
She has stirred up no end Of excitement
In the vicinity OF Throgs Neck. which Is
sometimes called Millionairesvtlle because
so many wealthy men live there. All the
people are talking OF nothing else but the
strange apparitions which have appeared
during the last four nights to half dozen
reputable men while going along Ocean
avenue in Pennyheld. a small part Of
Throgs Neck. The men who tell or
their experience with the ghost have the
confidence OF the entire community.
HOLDING NIGHTLY LEvEEs.
One place where the ghost has been hold
ing nightly levees Is near the handsome
summer homes OF the late Coils p. Hunt
ington. John A. Morris. f. c. Havemeyer
+. w. Jackson and e. c. Potter. On
both sides OF Ocean avenue there is
strip OF woods, and on one side a small
pond. in which II is said the woman Is
occasionally seen TO bathe at midnight
She Is described as decidedly attractive,
although no one has got close enough
or retained his composure long enough
TO ascertain whether she IL brunette
or blonde.
Bud Campbell. who is employed as an
oyerseer on The Huntington estate. the
other night was walking along the lonely
-
the left side OF the road emerged a white
object at least seven feet tall 1t glided
across the road in front OF him. Cam
bell stood aghast. transfixed with fright
and amazement. He felt himself shak-
Ing like leaf and a choking sensation
overcame him. He has been out in
lonely roads in all seasons OF the year
and had the reputation of being fearless.
THEY SAW THE sPOoK.
But for the first time in his life he was
honestly frightened. The figure In white
did not seem to walk. but to move
through the air as II supported by some
unseen platform. As IL moved to the OPP
posite side of the road. Campbell noticed
that II was the figure and face appar-
entity Of n woman. and that she carried
In her right hand, a bunch OF flowers.
Leaping over stone fence the figure
made three OF four circles, and disappear
ed seemingly into the earth.
Neil Gallagher. an oysterman, whom
nothing ever before frightened, on the
following night, while passing the same
spot was thrown to his knees with fright
by seeing the same white object described
by Campbell came out OF the woods and
cross the road In front OF him. Gal
lagher began to pray while on his knees,
begging the ghost not 10 molest him. and
remained In that position long after the
apparition seemed to dissolve itself on
the other side OF the fence.
CLAIM ROAD IS HAUNTED.
Fifteen. years ago Sergeant Dennis
Ward. now OF the West Chester station,
who lives In Perryfield. while with a
friend had a thrilling experience with an
apparition in the same spot where the
ghost recently has been seen.
The next morning the body OF a man
who had evidently committed suicide
was found IN the place where the ghost
was seen standing. Since then the chill
dren OF the neighborhood have been told
that the road was haunted. but no re-
port OF any one actually seeing the ap-
partition again has been received until
recently.