The Indianapolis journal., 1903-01-16
THESEWERE REAL SPOCKS
GENUINE GHOSTS WHICH HAVE At
Tanned FAME IN WISCONSIN.
Strange DOings at n Theological Sem
fnary-ManifestatiO Puzzled and
Frightened People.
New York Times.

There are ghost stories in great abund-
ance, but ghost stories related with circum-
stantiality as to time, place and events,
sworn to by reputable and judcious per-
sons. are not particularly common. Wis
consin has two remarkable ghost stories, or
rather stories of two ghosts, since neither
ghost has contented herself with one mani
festation. A ghost which chooses a theo-
logical seminary for the scene of its ap-
pearanceS acquires a standing and authen-
ITCHY which caviling skpetics must respect
A ghost which has hurled three human be-
ings into its own chill realm possesses a
gruesome. terrible interest aside from that
excited by the apparently reliable charac-
ter Of the testimony offered to prove it's
existence.
The Nashotah Theological Seminary, at
Nashotah, Wis, few miles from that
Western Newport, Oconomowoc, is the
principal stronghold of the high church
wing of the Episcopal Church in the West.
The founder of this institution was Rev.
William Lloyd Breck. styled in the annals
Of his faith 1.-THE pioneer of the church." a
title well earned. In addition to dozens of
parishes in Wisconsin, he was the founder
of the system of schools at Faribault,
prominence by Bishop Whpple; Seabury
Theological Seminary, Shattuck Military
School and st. Marys Hall, and in Cali
fornia he founded ST. Augustines College
and ST. Mary's of the Pacific. He died and
was buried at Benicia, CAL, the scene of
his last labors, but after few years the
church in Wisconsin asked that his body
be exhumed and brought back to Nashotah,
his first love. This was done, and the occa-
sion of the return and reburial was made
memorable by series of phenomena which
it is possible may be explained by natural
causes, but which have not yet been so ex-
planned. This may be due to the unscien-
tifc character of the investigators at the
seminary inclined by the nature of their
calling to believe in a supernatural inter-
vention where a scientist would see only
the workings of a mundane force or the
misinterpretation OF sights and sounds. But
L will relate the tale the NashOtah peo-
pie tell IL and the reader can draw his own
conclusions
After it's arrival the casket containing
the body OF DR.. Breck lay for a time on the
ground floor OF one of the buildings and
watchers sat with 1T. On the night before
the reburial the watchers were Rev. Charles
p. Dorset, for fifteen years rector OF st.
James, in Chicago now of the diocese of
Texas and DIR. Wilson. now of Chicago.
Along in the hours near morning Wilson
stepped out for breath of fresh air. but
in a monument came rushing back, with the
exclamation:
WOODS FULL OF GHOSTS.
Dorset, Dorset, the woods are full of
ghosts,'
Both clergymen went out. In every direc-
tioE through the trees they saw figures
darting hither and thither in a wild and
etful dance. The clergymen approached,
Uat the figures drew back from them, form
ing to left and right of them. and it was
impossible 10 get within close range. In the
morning. when the casket was lifted the
floor beneath was found to be blackened
by fire. and a hole was actually burned
through to the space beneath. How did
this happen? No one has ever tried 10 offer
a conjecture.
This was not the end. At night the fac
ulty of the institution sat in the Office OF
DR. Gardiner the president, discussing the
strange events that perplexed them. Sud
denly their discussions were abruptly ter
minated by a startling and Tremendous
racket just outside the door. a Gathering
and whacking that was deafening. DIR. Gar
diner threw open the door. Not a soul IN
the hall. He returned 10 his room, but
hardly had he sat down when the noises
began again. Again sudden dash into
the hall failed TO reveal ANYTHING Nor did
the faculty living being was i'm IT, a
third time the noises began. and this time
DIR. Gardiner spoke into the hall: If you
are a gentleman, be still" The noises
stopped. Coming at another time. all this
might not have occasioned and mystifica-
ton. but In conjunction with the other
strange and unexplained happenings IL as
sumed an Importance IL would rot have
assumed alone
After the reburial OF DIR. Breck photo
graph was taken OF the cemetery. one OF
the students was the photographer. In the
foreground OF the picture can be SEN two