THE GHOST OF YOUNG MRS. POWLING
BY TOM GALLON
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T h ap.md. an. I. above all, Hie
lli Mini,' was Abraham Fowling,
i fi... k .'..at. II. was IiTi'iu ns. ly
Ti..'i'iii looking I.al.) Ii.-..,t nii'l a
tv hands hit., n. vi r still f.,r
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lunge was, that of munliT,
hush-ind Mon- than that, this wiltv ss' wife had s. . n a T,. ii-'"i.'i. w'h i smili:-- fa.. h'..l I i the J.idge .. .J Iumi i't.I took -. . , ,1 p. tuns had a little g, ncrnl il !iit for him t. 'a . i on tni it n.J. " 8-ippo-.
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of his Hi-, kin K. 1 lis wife, w hom ho hoi .1'. pl ! .1 Ii ol -.at ' i i.ti:,:: i tui.J on .ii.,'.l h. r ..s. 1 uihI , ' ! .1 to . pi -. I. Is s i . ,s ,,, ; .n,,l w 'i , 'i 1 ' ..ui.l I k. ,, i . , s. , I pta p. so c ito; t.
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f-'ivilic up t 11" .r . I- it w In tl she 111a ilo a 11 11 1 .1 i I . I f a t . - 1 ' nil 111; !. ,. H I it as iho 1 1 a in was .. i. .1. hi h 1 1- ,',l lis " I ' 1 iM c.i on a ml tlnish I: . if I . t . 011." sai.l t ho 1 'ust. .11 s.p 1,, 1 , . w I , . la a ha la l,v Inm I ol 11 ' 'P 1 " 'i'
mark ion. otiiltii; his f..i nur iuixli of lifo a 11. 1 ihiu-; , ut of I . ol in tin ,,i 1 ti,.n ot trU- tf;i,is. v. ami tol.l tia w li. ol,l t-un N ! a no ,1. 1 , . at any 1 i, ; I It tiiJul t r.n o 1 1 was i i,l, nt l not ton, I 1. k .: 1," , as 1 1 it I .- Iiv. .) I-
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W ifl'. A Tltio I 'ow I Mis' I
1 1 1 1 1 hi I .j ' y mi. It wis.
pot n n. o.l in H o w 1 s
w h ii slio was iut.. y.
il t v. whli-li was f, .
In r .lis.-rot ion iim.h h
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itli a 1:00,1 family. H11IP Was !11
I , , look ,.f l ini ('tav. 11 mi'l
1 1 Im. I mlv i.llii' ili.l 1 1 atoll a
it al-. .nil If o'er a man rartio.l
u Vhraham powiintf ilhl-ln my
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tho prosooiit inn minis, aoi.l
In tin- paokul ooiirt. was a
'" I ait" at-oil that th" yoiinu
ol ha l a solitary nirllnM..l ait'l an
i l 1 1 1 1 1 hat sll(. was tot a !!y In. -I'
t h. w ot 1.1, II. 1 1 .r. tits Hill ,li. ,1
I'.n. h avh.K h.-r o..'s,li ia! 1, piop
tills ami to ho In !. at.solui, 1 at
1 .: 1 ' i ti 1; of ni;.'. Thoi o w 10 11,1
In l-w anil 111.
1 1 v town who
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1 i ns 1 1 , s- 11,1 on,- to simi si 1 a ui ion in dor or to pr. ,t . . t lo t-.
Tlio inlsonor ha.l hims.-lf ho. n a man of foi tiin. . hut
.1. spit,, pis t iiovhiit a I'poa 1 1111. o li'i.l run thrniiisli II all
- ( 'onilnir t. t I.o lit t lo 1 niiii
.1 li '-.1 h, 1 s. olu.h .1 lif... ho
. !. Is.' a . "lisi.l, rahlo In'hl
a.us h.i-.lt. sin- I ol liooll
.wit ' "Tif. -siiin of i'i. tv; anil.
iKiiliist tho 11 r. nt ii.1v. o of Hi.- f.-w fii. nils sh. ha.l, had
man hii him. It was prov. .1 Jlt.it Inim.-ili 11. ly following
ih.o wuhlliiK Hho had s.-ttl. d th" whoh- .r..p, ity upon her
hllsha n.l.
That wriM Hi" pr. ani'ilo. Ti,
shap. il thomsolv. s llulil thf'llils'lt
It wan wiihln tw.lv.- toon hs of
. ..'.pi' . w ho lnol I,. , n 1, in I'm
tho hoiis,.. He follow m1 lis rapl.lly as ho i..iih h:r n l.s.'l
h. r In tho ilarknoss. In his hurry ho stun hi. . 1 ipin ;. I.n-1'
ami laooratoil Ills han.ls nn.1 Ills ft. i'-s-mh Im wl.l. h lia I
1 11 tun. I" tnut-li of l.y tho pros. -. nil. m In 11 I . -
tiio.iti.l liims.lf lir ran 011 tnwanls tlio son. hut I'ai'. l t..
tin. I his wifo. Ho lioanl tlu xhrlok. hut .11.1 tau ihti'ii-.i
coiino.-t It with hor. Ho nw.iro posillvily that ftoiTi tin
in. .in. tit slio ran nut of tho hotol ho no-i r siw h. r aic iia
tit.til h" lo.. kid njion hor rs iload. In an awful voi-, . and
ihspi'o tin- protost of tlio Jiiilc, he rall'd lip'.n lis i",,l
to sitiko him .load if !ip did not sp.uk thr truth
Ilo was cross ox itninod ptrnntly ootii-. t nini; his 1.--haor
to thf- woman; nnii'i rnlni?. ah.op nil th. lauis. s
upon In r wrists. Slio hruis.-d oasily, ho sal.V A in. to i.ui. h
ii...Ti In r flosti loft Its tnark. Ho had it"t u-. .1 un.l io
foro ilurint-; hor historloal outluirsts. sap wi'h iln oh
j. .-t ..f MotitrollltiK hor. and pro out inir f:or Iti.iri i.'a' h. ts. If
Tluro wori' iitlur mon of l.iir staturo out i.n.l nl i that
iiiis'ht. no iloulit. mid ho orrtainly had n.t h. on i!,. man
who ran at lioadlonn sp.-o.l past tho roast t-'i.ir.l si iiinn.
In proof of Ills oolloot.'d rondltlon ho onlkd p.-.. pi from
tin- hot. I. who assortod that, a It hom-rli doi j.ly a-L-i'at.d at
1,1.4 t.iiluro to (ind tho woman, ho was tint l.i. ithl.ss n,,r
hoato.l.
Whoii finnlly tho Jury rotlrod thov woio nt for
ttoarly two hours, and lint int; that timo various i-,,n oiur.-s
ivi ri' mail. I,y tho ponplo In ooiirt as la what th" v. r.ll.-t
would ho. rii.loul.to.lly tho man had tnado a 1.' p iuipros
s 111 h- Lis mnnti.r and hy his aTM'af'nt slin.iiM. ami
oi.inlons si'. im d In ho j r. 1 1 y t .iiallv divl-l, ,1, l'.nt I think
It was iiothlnc ,,f a 'U! u !so w lion tho Jury r tnrmd and
slat. d thoy oould not I'utoo.
Ci'itain tnattt-rs w '! tnado ol.-ar tn lhom ti,i j-nlL:, .
and thoy w.-ro s.-nt h.-u-k. to rittirn in 1. ss ;han half an
hour with a nurprisiiii; verdict of " N'..t -L'uilty"'
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ti that events rapidly
f tho supposi, murder,
th niddli.u. and the
out wiili no fixed home
.IuiItik nil that time, had c..p,e tn the little Dnrsetshlro
ilhinp wh.leh w;,s the so. ne of her death During those
wanderliiKs the man had on. p or twice loft her. and had
' nly returned at her nearest entreaty. The
ti mie of another worn n was mentioned Hi
iho case, as having l.een the companion of
iho man on these frequent iles, a t ,,ns.
Witnesses were called to prove Hint the
in, in s 1 . lie i voice had heen heard on that
veiling, and that the woman had heen In
teats. So much was sworn to hy the peo
ple at lit" hotel. It was ailniltt.d that Kite
w is often in tears and that slio was hys
loiicil. Certain marks of tumors found on
the hrnised and I. uttered hmly ol the wom
an were admittedly rna.ie hy the niiii in
io.-'r. lining her during hysterica I out hursts.
And on the night of lor dea'ii. after one
f th so outbursts, she had rushed out of
h" hotel. Sohliing convulsively, and had
made hor way towatds tho sea. Tile man
Ii al followed, and the man had cine back
alone. On the follow inc. morning a coast
gu ild had found the b. dy i.r the woman
washing about In the urf at the foot of the
dills, and the sugg. st 'on ol the Jirosecut ion
w as that the man h id had a struggle wit h
her. at h lonely spot on the cliffs known as
tlio Devil's tjapway. and had thrown her
over.
The defense was that the young woman,
after a quiiricl. had hliiri.vl to the top of
iho cliff and had Hung herself into the sea.
Against that was set the sworn evidence
. f i laborer, returning home in iho dusk.
. n. h id seen a man of about the bulk and
In ighl ol the primmer, Walking near the
edge of the cliffs with a young, slim wom
an ns his ennui anion, but the laborer had
p. t st .'ii the faces. It h i.l boon a dark
inghl. and ho had seen the figures only
ami, nut the skyline. Another Important
wl'tiess was a Jiltiff coast guardsman who
h d ho t'.l the scream of n wom.in some
a i ii iei of all hour alter Anne I'owling h id
left tin hotel, followed at a distance tly her
!l- A VStT.-s3-i' ?Wl
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A laborer, reJurning home at dusk, had seen a man about the size and bulk
of the priaoner with a alim young woman as his companion.
"Mr Ahiahani l'owliut. who had a nal'ow is'.ip.
Jod.iy ''i " a i nilitig his life vi"l, nt 1 ." b,. whlsp. t -. .1 ' As'
I.:- ii.'. liU.'ly to in u r lor us. w II n,l, a oi to g. t into t he
- i 'la ' ITli.lt:.'. i t' t " 'Ssil 'e. "
W il!t S"1iim .id; op ti sS my II! 1 1 old frl. n.l tmitiag. .1. Just
I" i a tin t ra iii s i.i i t . 1. to push nie int.. tie i otT'p 1 1 1 1 ut
in w!ii It the I ttp" man sat and to seimnble In him. If.
Ti . .1 ."I was sianini. il. and we si.ti a-d on out- long J"uiii.
to 1 ... .Inn. Ahtah.in: I'owling s ! in 1 J. cnn i. uiuttl' .1
t . I, is i-y. s. Tli"f ' "s watched us tnithety f'om titn.
t'im. and in it al 1 . .u t h. r closed wli. never Wc stMpp.-d at
a st itioii. l',,f a go.,.1 half of !ne j ainey tinthiug hap-
p. ne.l. and il 'ti laio h N'oy. e b. g m to t alk.
I do ii"i r. im ' 1 1 1 r . nftir this laps.. ,,f time, what In
s.i id. I .."Ii know that uradualh . in his subtle f.is! i"ii. he
s. . mod to . n lop the hig man in a mhiv r-atioiial n. t from
whiill he ..Mil. I m.t es. ape. It was lot as If he. It. w him.
Mill'.- auiitist his will. in;o a d. i 'a i at i..n con. ernin hini
If and his T', ,ii!M. WPhout f u a moment disclosing
tlio fact that we km w who ho was. th, hg man pu s. ntlv
found himself .piessing i... nt oini..its cnncertiing the
laiglish law. am! the stupidity of inrl. and th" .lisurai -till
Jr. atnietit of inno. . nt p. is.. us in eiisindy. Th" littl" "1.1
man play, d with hint as if ho hail boon some enormous,
viwi'lilly mouse and Kr.o.-h Voyeo tho oat: turn, d hlni
this w;i and lift: pl.n.il nion his vanity and Irs fears;
iiml really .lid a gloat d. al more w ith him than the prose
em lug . ..iiuiiol had done t hat day
In a li'llo time Abraham I'owlinc, to the apparent as
toiiishinent of l aiooh oyce. bad given a who1.- hi-ioi of
the trial and ,,f blips-If as Its chi. f actor. I!y the I i t if
the lights of l.op.h.n were gloaming on ellhir side of us
the 1WO 111.11 -big atld lit tie Were S" .V 1 oppospe each
othi r. and It ha.l h. conic a case of "i. ar "hi boy." " old
fellow.'" ami tl. like. Among other tilings. I renieiiil. r
that I'm" h had more than inice coippl'in. nted liitn upon
!,. "lugg.d I.i . nit y " that was the phrase In- us. .1 ,f
l is h, a.l.
The Minity of the lag man was col .ssal. He swallowed
anything. I'lniii the n ninent that coinpliments began to
be thing at him by Knoch oce 1 saw what was in Un
wind. It was then an easy step to talk "f photography
mid ni- extraordinary powers, wlil.-il 1 l.lusluncly adniit
J. il. Th" mrtn who hii sitTT..r. ,1 as Ahra1 am Howling had
Mlfor. .1 was a celebrity. His photograph especially tin
photograph of such a r. niaikahlo head and fa. e should
J.o shown broadcast. Mr. I'owling w.'iih. he conferring a
great benefit ami fay..r upon a young and struggling pho
tographer if he would give Ii I ! ii :i sitting-, whl.-h would cost
nothing. And Abrah tin Howling, with hi- large face
wreathed In smiles, consented at on. e and pronil.-od to cull
within a few days.
Now. I honestly bclievg that in all that Hnoch Voycp
did at that time, and on l.il.r occasions, hr was actuated
solely by the d. slro to h. 1 me and to push in. int.. a h"tt. r
position. It was only a sin r matter of accident that
br. .light about sii. lt amazing i. suits. 1 c. rtainiy have
th. .urn t on.-, or twice since that certain wi.ardliko powers
v . i e his - a -'M i, s of gift of : . ctnl sight, inn ..f t hat. of
c. itir.se. I know nothiii,,'. Mote t: an that, la Hie ease I am
r. Ill i 1 1 g tin matt i r w is to all app'-ara n, s purely :: n a. ci
clcntal otto.
lo.ing ...-r in my mind all the eiroiimstanc. s w hi' h
in. . . .led the visit of Abraham I'owling to my n od. st
st. i blishuietit . I have lo set down t rst the fa, t an amaz
ing one to nie then that I had a cli nt call up. ai l n the
morning of the day on which he had atiang.d i.i isit mo.
That client Is not noteworthy, save for the fact that un
consciously she brought about the after disaster. II was
ooTuparat i a ly early in tlio morning, and she was -i voting
woman. 1 have forgotten her name. I r member that she
was a particularly tidg.ty siller, and that I had to try
again and again, and waste several plates before getting
oven a tolerable result. Now i' would b. the fold of a
dross that was wrong, now that the chair was not comfort
able, or again that the light wa in hor eyes. I exercised
what patience I could. I was pa 1 1 lei da rl y exasperated
because she was not even a good looking woman. She was
thin and pile ami faded looking, with inofT.'.-t ive features.
However. I finally got rid of her. and set to worjs on the
best of the plates.
Abrah mi I'owling oanie in the afternoon wi'h some
thing ..f an air of Importance. As a s.-l ... ll.oy would have
it. he ci rtainiy "tint on side" Ho had conic a long way
P. oblige mo. and bo - , m. .1 doubtful as t, th,. r, -nil. I
Ih
spoiled pt.lt.
Pi!' I . s- log '
1 had a em i "is f. . Ilia; as I turiied '
I h it II might pi o Im . I "ST lug, a'l I . i.i i
In what way low..r. I ,l, o op..l i; coinpl. I. h .o.r-
lh Vol oped II, In fait, as coll pal. i! With the othets ...,
then aw how it wis that the nink I had L.f.. re n. ith.il
had o.'i iiil. In the I tit i y and excitement alt.n.lant
upon hin lng t . . silt- i s in one dtv 1 had g.c. inv plai. s
mix., I. im! hid aot'i.hv tak. n a phoiogiath of the '.ig
man. A hi a ha 111 I ', -w 1 i 11 J. . on one of the sp 'ih .1 pl.lti of I ho
tliori log The . 'Te. t wa .minis. Abliham fowling was
silting iii a .1 1 gul :i. .1 a I ' it ml. in a .hair, while I mm. di 1 1 ly
I.- him! hlni. looking is it wet.- o--r I'is shoul.h 1. was the
shall 'W V tigip. of the oipig 'oinall--a ln.le ghost "
'h"t"g. it'll, as it is u, t .py km wn - is an ot.hna'v
silrlt . 'hsi in t! I '. t h i p - h.
Spite the . 1 . ! i . t of I I ' - Mil
I seat. Iv kn. w the t il l... and i n ull.
in, ! h tng of , H us', .a
it g. nor. is t'l. i s
" Now. I. t - s, e ,
ol , h.imp
op. m .1 I '
tor us iiiii
. pi-,, tog, ,
lb.. 'It s,
... . I pi, ,l a' l 1li ill ST 111. ,1.
I h, ti- w is a hex ol cigars on
11. t . . . I . 1 1 us w i' "
' mi p. gtic. lilld pollf' d
II'
he s ,
r ii'go ii'"-.'ii in. c i'i
thing, am! has ! , n -is.,! again am! again to ii;p,,s-c upon th.
" A a I what s all th,
ohm of II , in ?"
" S 'p a in 'fa ut . ' sa ,! i n s, 1 1 lug down hw - lass,
.in,! st,pli'g lorwiil t ., '.Me oii mo the ptinis. I
H ink il is onlv nghi 'I ! at sh , tl.t In some n.n bo pre
p 1 1 . . I f..- whit . " i "1 1 1 s, ,. in thl- p ' i '. a ula r phot. n ... pli
of w hi. h om ."nig i tie n.l ' a s ... .k' n i 'I, ns umha --t a i I .
Ti ' ,i. ;1 r sit . I t a I I mi sp, :1 1, tr, g , ,..! i. ,i vour g '" J. ai l
t I a t I hold no i ,p, mi .. is ot . w . a ' I o ! ' i . i colic, t ttll'g
ma I !. t s 1
-f
t!u credulous for spi i n u-i ! is; ic and other pu'p..s. s. hut in
mv case It whs mei.K to a.cl.bnt. I showed it. as 1 hid
done tho others. o Km,, h Vovee. lit' looked at it for a
1' n Him, . wiHi is gtav hind on one side, and his wiinkh d
foo s. i-i we, I up thoughi fully. I'resently he looked up at
me mi'l t.ippi d the I'll ttograph with a loan for. linger
"Now. oii know, tint's strange." ho said
n'.'" ask. , tta- P'g tiiiiti. tut'iinu on
nt ing 1 1 , p.iio. I II. did n. '( lo, k
"Not i lit of it," I retorted. "Its a blunder, that's now Ignoiani The niiit-
" What do on i
him su.l.l.nH
1 amch ,, , e w a
Vp.
"Theic ale p,ope." he win! on -ii iggl ,,g wi'h a
knot. "Who hoi,! Dial the , ilia. I i w.il ill I i , . ! . I 1,1,11
to us many mist, t i,s , q- 1 1,,. , w t.J of whi. , we a . e
all."
"I'm not II inking of that,'' lie sal.' "lint. m dear
I'.n ' I, iih in . if I wore a spiritualist, "f had any of that
sort of lion-, use in in.', don't you think It possible 1 might
sav thiit th.- ghost -f ti o.rTiin dead woman, on whoso
account t' is i, i. i'i stood ttial for his life, had I n in the
root' ' . ki "v the cause. Does any on,- else?"
" Why of . ottrse not'" I said. " What arc you driving
at
" 1 ..in thinking at the in. inn ail Hint It Is fortunate our
hig til, ml has not happened to see this picture. ,t might
gt him a shock "
" I hadn't thought of that.' I replied.
"Il ih, man has a . iis.tit:.., it. by ally chance, a
I li lt b h Jul y lias 1,1 1 in, h i i d it w oiild be rat her an a w k w ai d
Univ. so I a m told, a p; ated ii. Hi la
living person phoiogi . I . d. w h. n 1 1
possihtlil y t hat illty Hick oiild ! n
li.ui' any tea r a bout - i ,i it mitt, i - '
f p. .' "l i s h n i Ih lot .
, I, !., sl.lc w M h the
I , upp, al i d to he no
b. play. .1 If y ou
he a.l '. .1 looking up
it I i look at t his picture
m ma n t,! I : ti i mi est Ing
hill .In hind he held
i was White
a I'owling.
almost
.j; 'i
WH'f1 ,
4.a,
to
ti ,
h . Mil -jmmilS&
-
' The ghost of her is always beside ma. "
sli.i l ply at I 'o w ling. " I b. c y .ni
1 f von ha e m. su, h 1 1 a i s. 1 1 , M ',
The ;t fl tit Is ;i t . 'Il l i 1. thh i I,,
"I want lo s . I: ." - i ii' i ho i
out for l he pal . . I s). ,k ,, !t. f ,
" 1 k at the-, ii t ;ai. V' v ,
" I IIV III.' I ho ..I 'a 1 I'll'','
I ollghlv. "Hive it p i at in,,,
"Olie 111, ,111. lit nli'v. In f"f you ' i'a it " said Kllocll
Noyce " W to i all he wrong, inn r . . i i as If tin
ghost of some wo.,,.,,, had been will. i"0 at the time this
p! o'.i gia i' i - t 1 1 - t It's pi rpli x
ing, aid 1 i ,.i''r 'i iiv ei't
Abr.ih.in. r.wl.t.L' s : . pp' d forw ni d
and si ret -d tip pi, .: .graph. pr
mount:! !a - 'a"-, i! nt ,-.wh:l. his.y,
gr. w wi,l. r and w- .1. r Th, ti. with .i
i ry. In dropp d tin uint and r .1. .1
hack. With his y s cl.oi d. and with
f r.mt ic lia.ls clinch tig at his collar
" What's the matter?" I cried.
"It's Irur- true" he muttered,
th ekly " I.'" k al :h, lliing for your
s. Iv. s l.ook mid this pl io. now
The ghost of h. r is hire always
always- h sal. on! Winn I try ti
ship a ! ti g I, !, 1 fell I i r hands si rug
gl.r.g wait tn ' - ft g li ' i.g foi hi r If
I I., nr t Ic sound of : h -. a far b. 1 w
it; t I . I'i . wl.r, -I i is I,, die Sh.
.1 ,1 a, a llloun l.' 1 da ' ,i hll'
,! 1 ,1 I . II :- s ,!, ; h. 1 win!' I'm y a '
T - - ' ' .1 11 ' Tl ' h . I i , 1 1 k . V' .1 il. r-
s-h' 'II b - III, .-' w ay " la
. , , in, ,t . ' . 1 c. . i,,i -1 a' gi r .1
I'.Walii- I !,. I il. . a I tn ' . n'h th
wan -"ill 1 .1 e, ami ln tl ngs my
SMllI In !,. , ' '
He Inn-:, d t' in id ard fell in ;
hii, hll- .1 i p t I ' .1. Ktioc!
Viin I., n; mv h in still,!, nly. Th
lb ad . ;o .:.- l ' IHO or b, in vol, ':
hi'.k.ng ill. p.; I ni.- hideously i!.
tot'. .1 A! a in .. in. i ! from th. o
mail I it . 1 1 . r. .1 I' j-' 1 1 or th . idiot"
gi.iplis .. mi : 1 1 . ii-' lie in nto my
p... U i, v-.'i r.i it n of t hi r.io !
sol'ly ,,),.) cl o.-. d '.Im .r. No ol'"
bati-i .1 our Way: only on ih..t n-uht
1 "ii.l"ii r ,tig with 111" in ws that
Abi.ilaui 1 . w ling, who li.nl b en ib -il.o.d
m : to I,, guilty uf t!p iniir.l. r
of I,,.- w.l", had dad of .p.phxy .1:
at. oh. -. ui. I .e. 1
And th. pl.otom ..ph.s all bu: tin
spo om .--sold I k. Ih. I.:-'', ih. il
hot oak, -s.
Vw'--
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1
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J ' - i'iri.1i an
AN UNSOLVED MYSTERY
Strange Voyage of Deserted American Brig.
Ml
NK moiiiiiig. a year or two ago, the Spanish
k. 1 autlinrili s at (libraltar observed u brig,
k f I with all sails set, apprnia hihg. and uppar
J I enlly inaii. uvei ing to enti r the Mediterra
nean. 1'i'oti wiitching it a little more close
ly, however, they Were struck with the
strange Planner of its movements. It tacked
and went about in a most bewildering man
lier, for all the world as if It were being handled by a crew
ol Irresponsible, drunk, n nn ti. and this though there was
not the slightest elemental reason f..r anything but the
most straightforward and plain silling. The watchers
wondered what It all tin ant.
Determining to Investigate the matter at much closer
iuarters, some of their numbers put off in a boat and
pulled towards the ecooitrto eraft. liming arrived within
a few cables' length ol the brig, they were still more
amazed to find that thee was not a sign of a human being
to be seen anywhere. They hailed It several times, but re
ceived no response.
Then that superstition which is engendered by the
mystery of I he ocean look possession oi Jhe Investigators
and with apprehension they proceeded to board the vessel.
They soon discovered that there was not a living soul on
lioard, that the brig ti'i.i drifting aimlessly ubout.
In the captain's c ihin were the remain of a half fin
ished meal, and over his bunk a chronometer watch was
ticking. In tlio men's quarters the same state of affairs
presented itself, traces of a hastily ipiitted but partly con
sumed meal. Kor the lest everything was In order. Tpon
the bulwaiks, near tha Imws, was the mark of apparently u.
blow from an ax or a slash from a eutl iss.
Tho ship was an American training I, rig. Marie Celeste.
It was di; covered that it had left Iloston w ith twenty sould
on board a few weeks prcxiously.
What had happen d In the occupants?
Twenty-seven m.n had vanished, leaving no trace, no
note, no hint of explanation b. yond the cutlass mark on
the bulwark. The boats were still lashed to the divitts
and apparently no in. ni'o, r of the cre w had even made an
effort to ioyvcr any on. of them.
The tw.nty-s, v, n m.n had gone as If In vapor.
The authorities in nie the most exhaustive inquiries on
both sides of the Atlantic, but never a tiace of u single
soul that left Huston in the Marie ("elesie was discovered.
Various theories were advanced In explanation of the mys
tery, in, hi, ling piracy, mutiny, sudden and universal In
sanity and suicide, but all the versions were rendered Im
possible by the existing condition of things on the vessel
when hoarded. The most feasible explanation advanced
was the following:
All were seated at meal, except the man at the wheel, .
who was the only hi'nl on deck, when a huge octopus
arose from the depths, infolded the man at the wheel with
one of his tentacles, and carried him off His cries brought
the others severally on deck, only to Ik- Ip turn secured by
th- many limb..! monster, and all dragged to the depths
telow: furiously enough, the ni 'rk of a slash on the bul
warks would seem to offer a kind of confirmation of this
theory, iis if it were the result of a futile blow at one of
the way Ing t. ntaclcs.
Hul In ail probability the whole truth e.im -. rnmg the
Miric lYI. ste will n. v r tie known.
ty ;,i
HOan"-ii
4 it iv
5U m
MYSTERY OF A MUTINY
WHY DID THREE MEN ATTEMPT TO SIEZE SHIP
A
WW,
T half past lu on the night of Sept. 'j. lmij. the Hr ti -h ship Leicester Castle,
dipt. I'litltU on a oum' I'foin Sail Francis., o to i,iiie nstowti, was- lion
miles north of I'ltcairn island. The v. ssel was making three and a half
knots u ii . I . r all sail. The deck was in iht'g. of the s it id mate, N,X"ii,
aid the laptuin w'i.s lying down in his room below Among the cri w were
th','. s, amen, shipped at San Fra noise, named, lespectiv. ly. ..l.bs.
Sears, and Turner.
As tin captain lay reading Sc., is can;,' hastily to the door and the fol
lowing dial gue clisiltd:
"Cap'enl" exi I. time, I SVnrs. in a tone of alarm.
" What Is i tv" replied IValtie.
" Will you cm nc out u man has fallen from I he f'.r.y a id and broke his leg I" i xpla ined
Seal s.
At once (.'apt. I', attic jumped lo his feel, went into an adjoining calui'., set up a light,
ami ariai.gei. a lable f r t!a teception of tile injuied man.
" Win. re is h. V" ask, d I', at tie.
"Just outside," sa.d S'.us.
"Tell the si i olid mate to bring him in here." dM.ct.al I'cattie.
At this juncture II, lis suddenly ap an d at the suil id d.iiu- of tie cabin, and
whippiu- in between tin- caplaiti and his room. . x, l.i.iii, ,1:
" N, w. till II. oil pi ain "
l.'-foii- tlio it'ii. r lad time to offer an oh.- .-i a i. u Hobbs diaw a i . . 1 r and fund
ut 1', at.!. , wounding him in the br asl. The two men !. d and struggn d. Ill captain
having i ii Iv his list for a w-a.i. win I.- Ilohbs c 'tiliiiu. d tiring, wounding I'.iiiic in ihe
arm also.
i he noise brought the seend ot!i- . r. .N'i.x-ui. riuiiitr.g to the cabin, when 1 lab' s tin ne.l
the n v. Iv. r at him. shooting him llii"i.ga the in-art. Then the .-t, waid ,.i.. a mail 11.111.. J
Duiinttit api'iat'd upon the sc. in- an, I II .l.l.s u-iit.it.,1 from ihe lai.in.
The captain In ing d.sa'nkd. the chut . Hi. . r took th. m.r.t.r ,n hand, and siiminoi.,',1
all the crew aft. w here tin y In 11 a ensul: i : on '.villi a i.-w '." s-v .g ti.e ass lilauls.
A ( W 111, lllllis ft. r tllidlllglll '!l.y IMIlt oil deck to locate tin w hoi a'.ioiils of the
thrte nn n, who :i i.l rcmaimd ,i i.-l ever since the att.icU. when lin y w.-ie suipiised to
pci'ci ivi a la i ge raft gilding past the vessel in tag h! nk wa!,!.-. up-.n w I.l. Ii w ere the
three mutineers' Tiny had oiisti ucted a raft of a few planks aid some cork cylinders
from tin forwaid lif, boat, taking a wc k's pr .vision-, some t' i a. i ,. and water.
Th. i.il't. wiih its burden ,.f wr.uigd .. r, disuppearci in tin- daikmss.
Why ihse in. n mutinied probably no otic ever will know. Tiny laid not inuiineit d
and. as far as an, of iln- others of the cr. w knows, tl.v had no gt.ey.ine, ng.mist the
otfli . is. Stranger thin that the iht.e men apparently h.-l I.l'.h to do will, each otlnr
before ilo- iii-.a.ii upon ihe libers.
Win i her tin ling suddenly wt-re alla.kid by m.-atiity or w in .1., r tiny had p,"it,,l
ill Hi 1 . I f"f day - la v. r W ill he kll' W li.
Tin in; Iain's hfc was s.iyed by liie skiillul a I lit; I i"ii s of an able s. amaii r. iin,d
Fret, i, an, wti,.a.d Jiad tome t-xii in m of aiiibnianct- w. ik :n S",:t:i Afr..;i. Nixon, the
ill-fa ml nt end i tho r. w as burn d I In ay f-.i,.ui;.g ii s tl" it:.. The I .-i , tor 'asl !.-. upon
its ai rival at lj a.-, tistow n, r-p rt d ii,- al'ia.r, Hn- tapl.uti making a dep. 'itU.ui b. f.Te
Ihe loard of trade olllcials and tin- cii.-b nis , ft i . . t -.
As i tut .Is the f lic of the m ..t mi ei .s. iln in g h ; .. t e I , n a rrn d towards the South
S a i - la lids have t.ei n pa k, d up l.y a p.. -s.i.j . - I, . r, w 1. . h is most probable, ingulfed
I'V fa- .-'a. They h.ue not .-me i..'ti h.ard of.
As to why Hi. y mutinied r'-m.i.n.s an imp. i . trabli nivs.-r; .
SAVED FROM THE SEA.
True Story of a Brave Rescue in Mid-Atlantic.
k r en. l. psnu, tile scnoouer silver .-jira.v soi
sail froni St. Johns. Neyy louiullan.l, Willi a
cargo of dry eodlisli for Oporto. The little
v. ssel was in t ...id trim when it start. .1. in
liavid l.owson, the own. r. and a
uir Hands, but on tlii' eviiiing ol
the day of Hi" start Hie schooner eiicoun-
red adverse weather.
(Mi the following day the weather got worse. Increasing
to a gale Here the trouble began, the heavy seas coming
on board and washing away deck fittings, bulwaiks. and
stanchions. The weather continued t j grow w ilder and
wild. !: t. rrltio seas .v. re washing over the helpless and
tossing ciaft. doing irrevocable damage, and or. ating g. n
eral havoc. Hit by bit. detail by detail, the Silver Sprav
was being demolish. .1. The topmast and the top gallant
mast snapped like re.-di. and were carried aw ay: tin yards
on the f.ni -mast wont, i.nd all the sails w !' torn to ribbons
and w rein lied awiy. aairied aloft like straws on the wind
The situation of the .-row was a desperate on.-, and unless
they wore speedily rescued they must Im vitality perish.
Tlie nn 'Tiling of Iho ,1th broke grind -, bringing n.. sign
of succor lo t In" Silver t-'pray. All hand- woie ki pi ill the
pumps, but In spite of their ifforis the wat. r in 'In- )...',
gain.. I on them. ('apt. l.owson. who was ill at th.- time,
could inn render any assistance, eing i ip. lb . I to i.-iu iln
I I low. Itllth sides of '.lie Vessel wolf d' till. led l.f blllwill l S
and tho water was surging and washi.g i mil inua Uy hut
the ship.
The nu n living of exhaustion, had dropped at the pumps
prt ferring to die ra'l.or th in w-.uk long. r. Tin- water was
gaining headway rapidly and tin- m t n at the w In-. 1. la- h.-.l
lo l:is post, was losing conn .1 and the schooner was tlii. at
i m-d w ith destruction each time the wheel slipped from his
aching hands.
lila.k nigl
i n
and they
tit
.ff rockets ami
t came
t urned blue lights.
Su.l 1. nly th.-ir h.-arts w.-ie s, t w ildly beating. Not far
distant a light was Im Ing rapidly Mi. shed. Il was tho
Morse code signal. Their ow n lights had hi on so.-n. and
this was the answer. 'I heir deliverance was al hand. At
the el. . nth hour! Il was the st. m. r King I a id of Lon
don. I'ai.t HI. b. and It bore !
going around it to take in the
th
Th
.-' Ivi l Sprav,
II It signaled
.. lie could Ii''
it
till th.-n "
hi in the
the otlnr V.'S-
ivid
wn up.
situati.
that It would stand ny till daylight. No i
f.ttemptoii ill the d ll't. The captain said:
" We hope to see ml' Vessel remain alh
Tiny kept an an am lamp burning all
fororlggiitg. so that tln-v might bo lsil..
s. I.
At 7 o'clock on Ihe morning of H e nth. Hi
aeomnplishe d A ln.it was lain., h. d ft., a lit.
In. long. ..f the hh f . tlh i r. J Ir I'.. i. .us,
pinions three hours' li.le battling with tin-
ceetl.-d In getting all saf. ly ntioaid tl
they saw of the Silver Spray, il was
wat.r. just before taking lb. list plunge
('apt. .owson's w is pri. tl.ally i..uMv saved, for lie
says he would not have survived Ids privations but for the
careful nursing and attinli.m l.e r.-c li .l on board the
Ling I'avid. All the n una w.re pr.s. nie.l with no. I.N
by Lloyd's.
I
leseUe
King 1'
and after a
ellll-nts SU" -
steamer. The la-t
.tiling dow n in 1 In
. : M" Hem
. , s .. t
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