Evening star., 1907-09-01


Father Boyle informed the owners Of his
midnight experience. and as this was con-
sidered the final test Of the spirtualistic
building torn down.
There is another fine old octagon house
with large grounds around it situated on
Phelps place and street northwest which
has most unique history.
TWAS absolutely impossible for any person
to occupy one Of the rooms in It after mid
night. Some evil spirit took possession of
the room and any one brave enough to
sleep there left it at that hour in mortal
terror and nothing could ever induce them
to return or tell of their unhappy expe-
rience.
Naturally this story of a haunted room
leaked out and the owner found great diff
ticulty in renting the house He was very
much troubled about it until he finally
solved the problem to his entire satisfac
ton. He had the haunted room remodeled
just been rented.
About a year ago an army officer and his
wife residing on Wyoming avenue were
greatly exercised over mysterious candle
lights which appeared in a vacant house
opposite their own about 2 o'clock one
night. The officer called his wife to the
front window and they watched a light in
the basement Of the house.
Suddenly the shadow of a man was
thrown on the blinds and they intently
watched his movements. He remained
there for some time, then evidently went
upstairs, for the light appeared next in the
drawing room. The watchers then noticed
second shadow, that Of a woman, on the
blinds. The light was stronger, as both
the mysterious shadows carried candles,
and their actions were palmer. They ap-
peared to be searching for something, as
they examined every crack and Granny of
the rooms. The officer and his wife watched
them, too fascinated with the mystery to
move.
The lights moved FROM room to room and
floor to floor, the shadows always search
ing, searching. They made no noise. and
at no time did they stand near each other.
Finally, having reached the garret, the
lights went out, and although the specta-
tors watched until daybreak, they saw no
one leave the house and no other lights
The next day the officer telephoned to the
agent Of the house and also notified the
police. They came up and entered the un-
furnished house and found nothing was
disturbed and that every window and door
was locked on the inside. The mystery was
never solved.
Georgetown, too, has some haunted
houses. One fine old mansion on 35th
street, built shortly after the revolution,
has most peculiar ghost
No servant can be induced to go upstairs
alone after o'clock. From that hour who
ever goes upstairs is conscious of some
one or something preceding them. The SEN
satfon cannot be described and therefore.
is all the stronger on that account. The
sound of the swish Of silk skirt is very
clear, and shadowy something disappears
into the room at the top of the stairs This
ghost has never been known to precede any
one down the stairs, which is all the more
uncanny.
An old house in the northwest was once
rented by a former Portuguese minister.
and he lived there very happily until one
day the minister's wife had an unfortunate
experience.
She was going upstairs after dinner
when she saw coming toward her tall,
gaunt figure. AS 1t came closer she noticed
that the man was dressed in a British uni
form of a decade ago. The face was drawn
and haggard, with a wistful look in the
tired eyes She instinctivey drew back
against the wall as the shape passed her,
and q cold. clammy hand touched her bare
arm. With one wild Shrek she fell sense
less.
When she recovered she told this to her
alarmed husband, and within a very short
time they gave up the house.
large house on II street, which is now