Year: 1870

Death of "a Lady and Sudden Appearance of


Her Face in II Window GInss--Thc Appuri.


tion Photographed.


Since the fall or the Pemberton Mills the city OF
Lawrence has known no such excitement as thar
produced on Saturday, the 20th instant by the unac
countable appearance Of a females features in a
light OF glass in the window of a house on Broad
way. 1t appears that few days previous TO the dis
covery of The phenomenon an elderly lady after a
long and wearing sickness, had died. The day sue.
ceeding that on which the funeral occurred lady
who was visiting one Of the tenants OF the same
house, IN passing saw figure in the attic WINDOW,
which she instantly recognized as that OF the de-
ceased lady, and with great CONSERVATION comnuni-
Gated the iact to the other occupants the building
and in short time the entire ncighborhood was
made acquainted with the strange and exciting dis.
covery. The window Of the room in which the
woman had died was Immediately under that In the
attic and was the usual sitting place OF the deceased
Some supposed that by some means her face had be-
come impressed upon the glass; but the fact that it
was not in the room occupied by her, and In a room
that was usually unoccnpied, displaces all belief IN
this idea. During the day and evening the story OF
ghost on Broadway was widely circulated through
out the city, and early the next morning, which
was the Sabbath, people commenced to gather
about the ill-fated and haunted house. much 10 the
annoyance OF Its inmates and immediate neighoors.
None prOfessed to believe word OF the wild story
and were only convinced upon an actual view with
their own eyes, sister OF the deceased, hearing of
the mate. visited the place, and pronounced the
likeness TO be that OF her relative. The only re-
naming members OF The family are two small chill
dren. The excitement momentarly increased, as
also did the crowd In the street, and by 1t was
great as to render the passage OF the horse cars
quite difficult. The inmates tried various means to
remove the figure from the glass; but were unsuc-
cessful, and, with a view TO sending tile crowds
away, removed the sash to the OF the building;
but as means OF scattering the people it only
successful In drawing them away from the front OF
the building TO the rear, where the face seen to
q still better advantage, though IL seemed TO have
somewhat different appearance. 1t was only when
the sash mad been removed and secreted In the house
that the crowd began TO dlsperse and wander back
to their homes, each having an idea as to the
of the singular vision ana all agreeing that "there
was something In II, anyway"


Early on Monday morning another crowd gathered
around the house, and DR.. VIM. ID. Lamb, a promi-
nent physician, obtained permission to remove the
sash to his Office, on Essex street. Here It was
placed in his window opening upon the main business
street In the city, and every one could get fine
from below. The window was examined by intelli-
gent and scientific men, and while were OF the
opinion that 1t might be the result OF the action OF
lightning when some person had been sitting near
OLhers thought this theory one OF impossIblty. or
course the many supersutious were satisfied that it
was the "gnOst OF the dear woman ana nothing
more" There Is one thing about 1t, at least, that
seems strange and that Is the facof no face or ngure
to be In looking out from the inside. During the
day firm Of photographers, alter several attempts,
succeeded In getting very good likeness OF the
sash and the lace 1t contained.


No one can account FOR this strange phenomenon,
but men who are practical and possessed OF a good
snare OF common sense conclude tnat 1T must be
one or those curious defects that VIII sometimes APP
pear In window glass. The strangest thing in its
connection is that 1t was not discovered until after
the death OF an inmate or the house. Those VINO
believe in the "spirituar' are making the most OF
the circumstance, and doubtless, there seldom Oc
ours such instances upon which they can surely
reach the partially superstltious mind. Ghost or
nOt tnere has nothing occurred In the city OF Law
renee OF this nature that has produced such won
oernent since The wcll-remembered stories or va
rious apparitions IN connection with the fall OF the
Pemberton Mills.