The Washington herald., 1907-09-12
GHOSTS IN HOUSE,
TENANTS BELIEVE
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house. and neighbors coming home in the
early hours wondered at the illumina-
ton. No further trouble occurred that
night, however, and when daylight came
the weary trio welcomed it more gladly
than they had ever done before.
Crash Down the stairway.
It was with difficulty that Mrs Bowling
was persuaded 10 remain In the house
another night but her elder daughter
finally prevailed upon her to do so. None
Of them went to he'd Tuesday night, but
again locked in a bedroom together they
watched without sleep throughout the
early hours Of darkness.
Not O. sound had disturbed them up to
g a. n. Wednesday morning. and they
were Just thinking Of turning in for a
few tours sleep when strange noises
were heard IN the lower part of the house
Then suddenly there was a crash on the
third floor, followed by a succession OF
fearful bangings down the staircase from
the third to the second floors, Just like, ="
said Mrs Anderson. in describing it, "a
heavy trunk which some one had dropped
in carrying il upstairs turned over and
over as il crashed downstairs"
Clear around the first landing, through
the hall on the second floor, and past the
door behind which the terrified women
we're crouched together went the noise
sufficient in volume. they thought. tC
arouse the neighborhOod and then down
the second fight of stairs 20 the floor
where IL died away
Again Mrs Anderson was the brave
one of the trio, and again she sought aid
by way OF the bedroom window. This
time Policeman s. n. Wade. warned by
the complaint Of the previous night, was
on the alert, and Mrs. Anderson saw
him standing on the opposite side Of the
street
Officer sees Queer Lights.
He hurried across when be heard the
call. and as he did so was Joined by OH
Ger Smith. Together they repeated the
search Of the previous night-Or morning
but to no avail. Even the skylight was
examined. as were the coal bins in the
cellar and every other possible hiding
place Of an intruder in the flesh, but not
a sign OF any one was found, and wheu
the officers left. after spending more
than an hour I'm their frultless seatch
they were almost convinced that thC
ghost theory was the correct one.
Policeman Smith. who was summoned
the first night, and was at tie house with
1 Policeman Wade on the second. says he
saw or heard nothing. but Policeman
Wade AYERS that he distinctly heard the
noise IN the early morning hours
/ Wednesday. and was attracted to the
/ house by g. The noise grew as he ap-
1 preached. and continued for some time
( The commotion at one stage, be says
was frightful, and sounded as II some
one was trying TO wreck the house.
There was a distinct beating and bang
/ ing. accompanied by a ratuing noise
I Upon entering the house he saw. he says
light appear and then fade away. II
started with BLUSH flicker, and grew
and turning first yellow and then white
I IL faded away and on apOther occasion
was snuffed out suddenly as by some
ethereal hand OF breath He summoned
( Policeman Smith. who was also or IN,
+ beat. and they made complete and rigiC
+ investigation, but IL revealed nothing
unusual
When Mrs. Bowling and her daughter:
ventured from their apartment yesterday
I morning they conducted q search on theil
own account They found a picture
shattered. living almost exactly in thC
middle Of the third-story front room
where. they believe. IL could not possibly
( have fallen. as it was sever or eight fee
from any OF the walls OF the room.
say Two Died iH House.
The picture was that OF several negro
children. Why II was on the wall non'
of the members OF the family know, q.
the house was partly furnished wheT
they moved into it, They have been told
however. that a negro woman, who was
favorite servant in the house durins
/ the occupancy Of the former tenant wa.
victim Of severe throat or lung trouble
and that she died either in the house ol
shortly after leaving IT,
/ II this woman's ghost" walks IN,
house. Mrs. Anderson haif-credulously
says. the coughing which she and hel
companions have heard might be thu!
accounted for by those who believe tha
spirits from the other world come bacl
I 10 visit the scenes familiar TO them il
L
/ that she has been told that the forfne
tenant Of the house-herself a woman
died there While she viii not admit tha
/ she believes the house is haunted. Mrs
/ Anderson says her mother and her youns
sister are thoroughly convinced that tn,
noises which they have all heard wer,
not made by persons still in the flesh.
on Verge of ProstrattOn.
/ Mrs Dowling, her daughter says. is oI
the verge Of nervous prostration rs re-
suit Of her weeks experience, and n,
younger daughter has also been reduce,
TO a very nervous condition They botl
refused to remain in the house last night
and Mrs. Dowling. according 10 Mrs An
derson, has made all arrangements t
move to-day. having engaged anothe
/ house
! Last night Mrs. Anderson, with a WON
an friend and two male acquaintances
remained in the house. but none Of then
/ expected to get much sleep. The polio
were watching the place, but up to a lat
/ hour no new excitement had been noticed
] Mrs. DOwling is well known in tn
/ northeastern section Her husband, E J
Dowling, was long an employe Of IN
+ Treasury Department. He died about tw
years ago. Mrs. Bowling was before he
marriage, Miss Clara Anderson, Of Alex
andria, Va.