The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-15
SPIRIT OF STEAD
SPEAKS TO WOMAN
Lady Dun-Gordon Profoundly
Impressed by Reference
to Titanic.
OTHERS ANSWER QUESTIONS
Most Perfect Medium i'll World
at Seancc OF Occult
Circle"

Especial Gable TO Tho Times Dispatch.
London, December li.-At Tho inyi-
tation OF Maior-Gereral Sir Alfred
Turner, the we'll known author and
spiritual authority, y reporter to-nlgT,t
attended seancc of the Occult Cir
Gle" OF which SIR Oliver Lodge is a
leading member. Sir oliver was un-
able to be present, but General Turner
conducted the seancc. and among those
who sat in the circle" We're Lady
Dum Gordon. Lady Muir Mackenzie and
Miss Diana Mallory, the ;tutuorcss.
The scancc WAS held in a tiny Vic
torian dIning-rocm In q house at
Peckhan Rye Kent. a suburb of Lon
don. Cecil Husk. the seventy year old
medium. WHO Sir Alfred Turner has
declared 10 bo the most perfect
medium IN the world, was the medium.
The reporters account IT what oc-
Cured at the seance is Ias follows.
u questionah!y. there were a mum
Der OF clearly defined visions and
lights which passed before tho circle.
but the most thrilling incident OF the
evening was . needing between Lady
Dun Gordon and The spirit Of William
T stead. the English writer. who mot
his death in tho Titanic disaster
Lady Duff Gordon WAC one OF those
rescued from the Titanic by tho Car
pathia
The spirit Of Mr. stead appeared to
iioat across tho circle and then drift
slowly about. from person to person.
The spirit seemed to be holding a
luminous slate In front OF its face
FINALLY. when IL reached Lady Duff
Gordon. the slate was lowered and the
Spirit said: believe We were nas-
scnSeEs on that fatal night?
NmturnIl, BcwiIdcrcd
This was Lady Duff Gordon. nrst
seance. and She was naturally be,yiId
ercd and unatlc 10 reply to the uucs-
uoh- The spirit then said: Don't YOU
remember that after we struck the
icooerg the band started Ia play rae
time. and told YOU q religious anthem
would be more appropriate? re-
member II well, for we met in tho
compan!onWav'
LADY Duff Gordon was stiil too pro-
iouhdly Impressed to speak and
Steads spirit turned to The renort.r
ana SAID: AS an American. you should
DE toId that John Jacob Astor had lLnrn
HSNChic Ieanings, and that he died hero
lcaiIY. often commune with his
spirit but he has not advanced suniS
GENTLY so that can summon him here
however, wish the world TO know he
oled herolcaily, and that he il Dro-
crossing in this science
Steads spirit then passed around
W''hin two or three inches of those in
the circle and then vanished.
Among the other intercstinr sni,.it.
which were mat"rillized were those Of
SIR William DeMorgan. the buccanenr
during the reign OF Charles H.. and
Grimaldi. the famous clown. Both
spirits freely answered questions nnt
by menb ers OF the circle ms to life In
me Other world. Cardinal Newman
WAS next matcrializcd. but his spirIt
was ann. owing TO the blazing cross
carried By the cardinals spirit.
Following the scance. Sir Alfred
4urhcr assured the correspondent that
All the proceedings were absolutely
honest and straightforward.
certainly tho spectacle was omn.-
inS. mo visions passed extremely
close To those in the circle. and all OF
tho visions We're brilliantly illumi
mated by light from luminous states.
excepting that of Cardinal Newman.
ana his spirit bore a fiery cross. The
most amazing feat in tho eyes OF those
present WAS the sinking of the De,
Morgan spirit through the top Of a
stout mahogany table