San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-08

indirectly This conversation took place in May, 1910
In the following December (he st 2nd toward six
o'clock in the evening sitting at the table with
sister, the only person with whom lived when atten
ton by several little taps upon the ampshade
above the chandelier hanging from the ceiling of the dining
room, and the movable china protector above the lamp
and the glass chimney At the beginning attributed these
little to the noise made by the heat of the fame and
tried adjust But the knocking grew louder and
tnued with kind of ythmic noise. climbed chair
that the phenomenon could not be attributed to the heat Of
the fame which burning exactly usual For the rest
they did like the noises made by extreme heat but
rather short taps of special tone reminding of those
which could be made by ones knuckes by little stick
with which Intentionally tapping china
object tried find the of these strange taps
saw nothing By this time dinner was finished, and the
"The following evening the same tnkIing was repeated
"But the last evening loud and sharp rap broke in two
the movable which remained caught the hook of the
table to look the effect of the last tap
remember and does sister quite exactly that although
had taken place, and had lit another branch of
lights the taps continued with the intensity.
81 must also declare and affirm my word of honor that
throughout these five six days Of seeing this strange thing
not and m m 0 soen f y Of Ss
preceding May, which had entirely forgotten.
china lamp Shade broken about o'clock in the morning
was in my study and my sister was on the balcony looking
out when heard in the dningroom tremendous noise
as if violent blow from club had struck the table.
study and we both ran to see what had happened
at strange, however fantastic appear, but
to the truth of it, the table, and it had been
placed there by human hand found half of the movable
reflector while the other half remained hanging
"Evidently such violent blow entirely dispropor-
Tomato with what had happened This the last crownng
phenomenon Of the strange things which had been repeated
for five days. and this last in broad daylight and with
out any action Of heat.
81 ought again that had absolutely forgotten
Scha and the compact which had made in the preced
ing May.
me, DO you know that poor Benjamin Srchia is dead?
When" asked anxiously in the last days of November
the 9th 28h In the last days of November? Strange
thought. Could the phenomena which had happened in
house have had anything to do with his death? The
memory Of last conversation with its characteristic
tails back me) They had or the
End Of December and continued for five six days The
attempt to break something the lamp the dining
had been discussed between May and this
fesaton had ceased until final the agree
that when the compact had been carried almost to the
point, terrific noise had warned of it, The carrying Of
the reflector to place where could not have normally
fallen by ITSELF excluded chance, completed this strange
manifestation.
THAT is my personal observation.
MY sister and have chosen to keep the souvenir Of this
nexpcabe phenomenon and the two pieces of reflector
among the most precious and dear Of our possessions
DIR. VINCENZ0 CALTAGIRONE."
Such is the story Of this witness.
It to logical to draw from this observation the
resultant conclusions do experiment in chemistry
physics This friend existed for four five, six
and his individuality. 80 He remembered his promise. 90
He able to keep it.
The observations which have been communicated to
by unknown persons do not differ from those in by
persons whom have known for long time, and in whom
have much confidence have in myself II these
true there why the others should not be equally
true The class of practical iokes small when comes to