New-York tribune., 1909-11-11
SPIRITS AT SEA
CONJURED ON LINER.
italian Medium GiUes Seances
on Wdy Here.

The North German Lloyd liner PRINCESS
Irene arrived yesterday with a few con-
verts to spiritualism and entire cabin
as well as her officers mystified by the
coings of spirits on the high seas. Sig
nora Eusapia PalladinO. the Italian me-
dium. was on board. and she brought over
foreign spirits that could neither be
searched by Collector Loeb nor detained
at Ellis Island by Commissioner Williams.
She went aboard the Irene at Naples a
modest little Italian woman with iron
gray hair and a pair OF small, brilliant
eyes covered by slant lids
DIR. Durante Valentino. the royal Italian
commissioner. who travels with the Irene.
and Dr. Hermann Il. Jelden, the ships
surgeon. arranged a seance. The little
Italian woman went into a trance on No
vember I'm the room of DIR. Jelden DIT
Jelden asked the woman TO raise the spirit
OF his father, and within a few minutes
cold blasts blew through the room.
Suddenly white hand was seen TO come
In through the curtains over the window
that looked out TO sea and an arm encircled
affectionately the neck Of DIR. Jelden. The
signora said some things in Italian which
were translated by DR.. Valentino, and they
were found to be consistent with the spirit
OF DR.. Jelden's father small table which
was screwed 10 the floor then began jump
ing into the air. This was too much for
one Of the spectators. a young woman. and
she broke up the seanee by going into hys-
tcrics
The signora gave three seances in all. At
the third seance the spirit of DIR. Valen-
tino's father was conjured up out of the
deep or down from the heavens. When ne
asked for some tangible form Of recogni-
ton he got an embrace and a kiss on the
cheek from two cold lips. AS further evil
dence of good faith from the departed
the sign OF the Cross was tapped on his
forehead his breast and on both shoulders.
Professor James II. HyslOp. Of Columbia,
expects to be at a seance or two while
SignOra Palladno is in this country. but
he said last night that he did not believe
the experiments here would be of much
scientific value owing to the lack OF
means. Persons in Boston and New Jer-
sey had contributed in ali about $500.
The stenographer of the American So
ciety for Psychical Research will be at all
the seances TO be held in this country.
There is no scepticism here among MEM
bers of the society regarding SignOra Palla-
dino's mediumistic powers. II was said last
nlEnk. peNaQSe OF the cfibIdtltE OF the men
who sat with her at seances abroad. among
them having been LOmbrOsO. NJ. and Nine.
Curie. Professor Schiaparelh and others OF
almost equal note.
SignOTa PalladinO's so-called control is
John King" No explanation was made
last night how il happened that she should
have an Anglo-SaXon spirit control when
she could not speak English
Hereward Darlington, who formed one OF
an experimenting party in Europe. will ar
range the seances here and Signora Palla-
dino will be the guest of Mrs. J. G.
Johansen for mich OF the time of her stay
in this country Mr.. Darlington said last
night that the first seance would be held in
about a week. Only small group Of per-
sons would be admitted to the sittings. all
OF which. IL was said. would be held in this
city. Not until February or March viii
other men or women than those who were
instrumental In bringing the signoTa to this
country have an opportunity to see al
exhibition Of her powers She will be kept
In seclusion here so that no untOward oc-
currence NAV interfere with the seanceS.