The morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, November 22, 1887, Page 5, Image 5

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LIVELY SEANCE IN BOSTON A SPIRITUAL MEDIUM EROUGHT TO GRIEF BY A REPORTER. He Visited the Seance With Confed erates, Grabbed the Alleged Materi alised Spriit, and bound It to bo the Medium Herself. /Vein the .Veto York Sun. BOSTON', Nov. IS.—One of the most prom inent materializing mediums in town for a long tune has been Mrs. Herman B. Fay, who has given public seances regularly in o ftno house at 62 West Newton street. Yes terday aftornooti the Record sent a party of ten young men ami two young women to one of her seances to test the genuineness of her spiritualistic manifestations. The in vestigators had a lively time before they got through with it, and so did the medium and her assistants. 'The visitors found fifteen others present, most of them men. Daylight was shut out of the room where the seance was given by heavy draperies. In one corner was the cabinet, cud opposite it were about thirty chairs for visitors, arranged in a semi-circle. Mr. Shorey, proprietor of the Cambridge Laun dry and former publisher of the Nursery, tame in and took a seat. It was somewhat of a surprise, too, to see Mr. Dame ex-reve nue collector walk into the room and make himself very much at home. A pale, dreamy, gazolle-like creature floated into the room, and took a seat at the cabinet organ. At 3:60 p. m. Mrs. Fay, the medium, arose. She is about medium height, weighs about 135 to 1-JO pounds, and is a very ath letic. strong woman. She is a German, and her voice, even when sunk to a whisper, be trays a strong German uecent. Standing in front of the Cabinet, Mrs. Fay said: “Before commencing my seance I wish to give my rules for conducting it. First, I wish that forms which come out of the cabi net shall not lie molested; second, no one must move about the room during the i-eance; third, if any forms do appear, re memlier that it isn't me; fourth, keep your feet flat on the floor. [This was so that any too curious investigator couldn’t trip up the alleged inoteralizea spirit.] If anyone don’t want to do as I say they can now leave the room, before the seance begins. It is my rule to take up the fees before the seance.” All remained in the room, and Capt. Dixon, the master of ceremonies, passed a, ouud, collecting $1 per head. The Cap tain then lighted a candle, and all who de sired had an opportunity to examine the cabinet. It was the regulation cabinet, with a door and two windows. The back of it was said by the medium to be a very simple folding door. A reporter was posi tive that it was a sliding door opening into the back room, from which the medium’s confederates entered the cabinet. After the examiners had resumed their seats the medium laughingly said that if any one wanted to sit in the back room dur ing the seance they might do so, although a man who had done so once bad seen his wife in the mirror and been frightened half to death, which, sho declared, was good enough for him. No one left the main room. The light of the single gas jet was then extinguished, the curtains were tightly drawn, and every ray of light excluded from the room save that of a tallow candle, which flickered and spluttered on the cabi net organ. Mrs. Fay entered the cabinet, the wheezy notes of the organ floated out over the room, and the extremely thin so prano voice of the pale-faced sylph"began to warble “Sweet hour of prayer.” Those who felt like it joined in the singing, but it was not a very powerful chorus. In a few minntes a figure dr’p lin white emerged from the cabinet, and, advancing a little way into the room, beckoned to an elderly gentleman who had examined the cabinet. The two entered the cabinet. “Here is your daughter Mattie.” w hispered the ghostly figure, but even the whisper be trayed the German accent of Mrs. Fay. Taking hold of his hands she laid them upon the head of a girl who was sitting in a chair, and said: “There she is.” By feel ing of the hair and cheeks of the alleged “Mattie,” the gentleman was enabled to judge that the child was a girl from 12 to 14 years old, and undoubtedly Capt. Dixon's daughter. “Oh, yes," said he; “I am delighted to see you.” As he was leaving the cabinet the girl put her arms around him and kissed him. “Shad we gather at the river,” droned ont the girl at the organ, and in a few minutes the white figure, taller than before, again emerged from the cabinet. This time it se lected a lady, who promptly recognized “her RBcieut guide, the guide of my life,” and she burst into tears. The organist now changed her tune from Mondv and Ban key hymns to negro melody, and ground out “Way Down on (he Suwannee River.” Avery intelli gent-appearing lady was selected by the draped figure, and she said the “materialized spirit’’ was that if an old colored woman who used to sew for her in the South The next “form” was that of a young girl. A gentleman sitting near the piano re sponded to the beckoning finger. He held several minutes’ conversation with her and kissed her, but as he was a believer and the conversation was conducted in a whisper, much ol' wdiat was said could not lie heard. The figure claimed to be his daughter. “Did you see how she sunk into the floor?” said the" man as he took his seat, evidently very much impressed. The figure had by this time evidently be come convinced that it had a sympathetic audience, and ventured far down the room. It appeared as a gypsy girl with long hair flowingdown her back. Advancing boldly, it paused in front of one of the investigators and confidingly stretched forth both hands. Like a flash the man clinched them in a strong grasp, and ejaculated “Now!” In stantly the Record man ignited a bunch of matches, and the chandelier was a blaze of light. Other ready hands stripped away the curtains and the sun’s rays flooded the room. In the centre of tho room, directly under the blaze of the chandelier, struggling, fighting, biting, scratching like a tigress in the grasp of four strong men, who had all they could do to hold her, w-as Mrs. Herman Fay. She had said that the form would not be here, but she got there just the same. Her flowing hair, a switch about two feet long, had been tom from her head in the melee, as was also her • ‘spirit robe, ” a piece of cheap cotton gauze about four yards long ami two and a half yards wide. Capt. Dixon, who attempted to release Mrs. Fay, was grabbed around the neck by another athletic young man. He struggled vigor ously, and shouted: “D you let me go;” but he was held in a firm clasp. Mrs. Fay’s desire was, of course, to get into the cabinet. So she made a show of fainting, and was sprinkled with water by an attendant. Her captors, however, held "her. In the mean time another investigator made a break for tho cabinet, which hn found to bo closed, but he burst open the door and there found the “Old Auntie,” who would tip the scales certainly at 200 pounds. Bhe was the confederate who bad helped to dress Mrs. Fay. She fought, hard, but was ejected by the gentleman, as were also Mrs. Fay’s skirt and her shoes. These were ingenious contrivances, composed of three pieces of cork nailed togethor, one on top of the other, and having a strap to fasten them to Mrs. Fay’s feet. IV’hen she represented the “Ancient Guido" ami other tali figures, sho put these on her feet to add to her height . In the pocket of the skirt was a comb and a chamois-skin powder pad for whitening the face. Tho Dixon girl made her escape in the confusion, although she was chased by one of the young men who caught sight of her. Loud demands for their mouey were made by the unbelievers, and Capt. "Dixon was compelled to shell out $1 to ail who u - luanded it. The lady who had been duped into believing that sho had seen her old colored sewing woman said: “Well, gentlemen, I am ushatned of my sex. I have lx-lievcd in this, but now am undeceived. It is a tenable fraud. I thank you for this exp'xo." DRY GOODS. Pill’s Black" Dress Ms. '\I7E bf'jr to announce that we have In stock 25 different styles of the celebrated English marm t faciurer, PRIESTLEY. Those goods are as well known anions ladies as Coates' Spool Cot ton and we therefore take pleasure in calling attention to them. They comprise In part of; PRIESTLEY'S Silk Warp Henrietta Cloth at 75c., $1 and jl 25. PRIESTLEY'S Ravenna Cloth, entirely new this season. PRIESTLEY'S Drap de Alma, always desirable. PRIESTLEY’S Melrose Cloth, a beautiful design. PRIESTLEY’S Panama Cloth; this is an exceedingly handsome cloth. PRIESTLEY'S Black India doth; everybody admires it. PRIESTLEY'S Silk Warp Melrose Cloth. PRIESTLEY'S Black Diagonal doth. PRIESTLEY 'S Black Hortense Cloth. PRIESTLEY'S Satin Striped Cloth PRIESTLEY'S All Wool Nun's Veiling. PRIESTLEY'S Silk Warp Nun A Veiling. FRIESTLEY’S Cashmere de lade; extraordinarily beautiful We call attention to the fact that our prices are strictly the lowest In the market, and invite ladies to examine these goods and compare prices. There is nothing out this season In FANCY DRESS GOODS Which we nave not in stock_ We claim that our Dress Goods stock is superior to anything; yet seen in this city, and we claim to be able to sell the best uoodsat such prices at which only medium 3 ualities cau be purchased elsewhere. We know talk is cheap. We ask you to investigate. If we o not come up to promise we CAn't make you pure ase. Hence we cordially invite you to call and satisfy yourself whether our promises are good or not. We have more to risk than you have in making this announcement. Y\ e risk our reputation. You risk a little of your time. Do You Think We Can Afford to Sham? If we have convinced! you of the above facts, we beg you to look through our Silk, Velvet and Plush stocks. OUR BLACK AND COLORED SILKS Are unquestionably of the best wearing Siiks in the market. We warrant every yard to give satisfaction. We have them at all prices. We would kindly ask you to examine our $1 aurl $1 25 Silks. We feel that we can justly brag of them. You need not buy any, but we would like you to kuow what we have. Our Silk Plushes and Silk Velvets Are of every shade and hue fn plain and fancy designs. We also desire you to see our Moire Satins. They are very pretty and cheap. Braided and Beaded Trimmings. We have everything in that line to be found oniy in the most extensive trimming houses iu New York, and we also insist that our prices are much below the fancy prices you have to pay for them elsewhere. Oar English Walking Jackets, Dolmans, Wraps, Tailor-made, in Plush, Velvet, Silk, Cloth and Fancy Materials is unsurpassed in style, general make-up, assortment and prices. You cannot afford to purchase elsewhere If is absolutely necessary that you see our stock and judge for yourself before purchasing. Remember, we do not ask you to take this all in good faith, but to investigate what we have said, as it is to your benefit as well as ours. DHUMMER’S SAMPLES. We have purchased a large lot of Drummer's Samples at 50c. on the dollar, and offer them correspondingly low. They comprise Hand-made Knitted Toboggans, Infant's Sacques, Infant's Caps, Silk and Worsted Stockings and Mitts. Also, a large line of Infant’s and Children’s Merino Embroidered Sacques and Cloaks OUR BAZAR Contains a most superb stock of all kinds of FANCY GOODS: Flush and Leather Work Boxes. Plush and Leather Manicure Cases. Plush and Leather Shaving Cases. Fans of the most elegant designs in Lace and Ostrich. Feathers, Bisque and Bronze Figures, and thousands of other elegant articles suitable for Wedding Presents, etc. This Week We Offer in Our Bazar Two Articles at Special Sale. 100 dozen full regular SEAMLESS BALBRIGGAN LADIES' HOSE at 10c., which cannot be had elsewhere for less than 25c. 250 dozen 40-inch DAMASK TOWELS at 10c., worth 25c. David Weisbein, 153 BROUGHTON STREET. FURNITURE, CARPETS, MATTING, ETC Scared to Death. WAKE UP OLD MAN, GET UP AND RUN! Or you will be late to get the pick of those Astonishing bargains in FURNITURE and CARPETS, which LINDSAY & MORGAN are offering at Bankrupt Prices. They are showing a most elaborate line of FANCY GOODS in their Furniture Department, and have just received a lurge invoice of NEW RUGS in their Carpet Department. Don’t be late, but come at once and make yocb selection. LINDSAY h MORGAN. MILLINERY. KROUSKOFFB Opening of llm Fall Season 188?. However attractive and immense our previous season’s stock in Millinery lias been, this season wo excel all our previous selections. Every manufacturer and importer of note in the markets of the world is represented in the array, and display of Millinery goods. We are showing Hats in the finest Hatter’s Plush, Beaver, Felt, Straw and Fancy Combinations. Ribbons in Glacee, of all the novel shades. Fancy Birds and Wings, Velvets and Plushes of our own im portation, and we now offer you the advantages of our im mense stock. We continue the retail sale on our first floor at wholesale prices. We also continue to sell our Celebrated XXX Ribbons at previous prices. TO-DAY, 500 dozen Felt Hats, in all the new shapes and colors, at 35 cents. S. KROUSKOFFS MAMMOTH MILLINERY HOUSE, „ BROUGHTON STREET. THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1887. DRY GOODS, KU. Special Sale —of — LINENS AND [listo|i Goods. In our centre counter we will exhibit for this week the most extensive and attractive stock of Linens and Housekeeping Goods to be found in any house in this city. All grades of Irish, Scotch, German and Barns ley Table Damasks, % and jK Damask Nap kins. Damask and Huck Towels in plain and knotted fringes. Plain White, Turkey and Colored Bordered Fringed Doylies. Cardinal and Turkey Red Fringed Table Covers, in all sizes. Honeycomb and Marseilles nTimi ll ) Our lot of 70-inch Double \pH| |!\| l SATIN DAMASK at 81c. ul Lvli.lL ) and 97c. ;worth $1 & $125. CROHAN & DOONER, Successors to B. F. McKEN N A & CO. FRUIT AND GROCERIES. - - -..nXED MEATS,BOLOCNUS. Supplied at wholesale rates by XTIOI2OI-AS LAITG, 19 BARNARD ST., Savannah. Sole Agent for tho State of Ueogia. KO-KO-NUTS! FRESH ARRIVAL OF SELECTED Baracoa Cocoanuts, Lemons, Apples, Potatoes, Cabbage, Onions, Turnips, Grapes; Pears, Florida Oranges. HAY, GRAIN AND FEED, BLACK-EYE PEAS, SEED OATS. Special prices on large lots of Grain and Hay 169 BAY STREET, W. D. SIMKINS & CO. 75 BARRELS APPLES. OX BARRELS EATING AND COOKING £♦> PEAKS, 50 Barrels HF.BR< >N POTATOES. 25 Sacks RIO and JAVA COFFEE, LIQUORS and WINES of all kinds, SUGAR, CANNED MEATS, Choice FLOUR, CANNED GOODS, NUTS and RAISINS, New TURKISH PRUNES, New CITRON, BUTTER. CHEESE, LARD. SUGARS, SOAP, STARCH, CRACKERS, BROOMS, PAILS, CRANBERRIES, GRAPES, ate. For sale at lowest prices. A. H. CHAMPION. NEW RAISINS, PATRAS CURRANTS IN BARRELS, Vostizza Currants in Cases CITRON IN 50-POUND TIN BOXES. TUB FINEST IMPORTED. NEW NJJ r rS -AI\ T JD FICfS. As Fruit Cake is belter with some would it not be well to buy the Fruit at once?. a. 11. & 6. W. WEST. H ATCHES AND JEWELRY. ~Yhe bu v' WEDDING PRESENTS Such as DIAMONDS, FINE STERLING SIL VERWARE, ELEGANT JEWELRY, FRENCH CLOCKS, etc., is to befound *• A. L. Desbouillons, 21 BULL STREET, the sole agent for the celebrated ROCKFORD RAILROAD WATCHES, and who also makes a specialty of 18-Karat Wedding Rings AND THE FINEST WATCHES. Anything you buy from him being warranted as represented. Opera Grlasses* at Cost. CORNICES. CHAS. A.' COX, 4C BARNARD ST., SAVANNAH, GA., MANUFACTURER OF— GALVANIZED IRON CORNICES TIN HOOFING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES The only house using machinery in doing work. Estimates for city or country work promptly furnished. Agent for the celebrated Swedish Metallic Paint. Agent for Walter’s Patent Tin Shingles. IjX)R SALE, Old Newspapers, Just, the thing for wrappers, only 15 cents a hundred, 30u for 25 cents, at the business effina CLOTHING. FULL DRESS A Few of Our Specialties, with General Reference to Our Capabilities as COMPLETE OUTFIT TERS for the Male Sex. FULL DRESS SUITS. WHITE VESTS (low-cut) for Evening Dress or Special Occasions. GENTS’ SMOKING JACKETS. The Famous JAEGER SYSTEM OF SANITARY I -T , UNDERWEAR For Gents j ! and Ladles. Full Line j of Sizes. Second iV ! Importation. Full Line of the Always Popular PRINCE ALBERT SUITS. Gents’, Youths’ and Hoys’ DRESS and BUSINESS SUITS. OVERCOATS. CHILDREN’S SUITS. CH LOREN'S KILTS. Popular Styles in HATS. GENTS’ BATHING GOWNS. Immense Assortment, of FINE, FANCY and PLAIN UNDER WEAR, NECKWE AR. G; ,G\ ES, COLLARS, CUFFS, HOSIERY". LiMBT AND COMPUTET STOCK. GREATEST VARIETY. LOWEST PRICES. 161 Congress Street. B. H. LEVY & BRO. 158 BROUGHTON STREET, * 1STo"W" and IFasli-ioxi.a/TDl© CLOTHING! irST eckwear, SUnix’tis, XT nderweax*, XT xjQ.TDX’ellas, IRia.X)ID©T? Coats. Latest styles in HATS, best $1 SHIRT in the city. Suits made to order. Satisfaction guaranteed. PARTIES in the COUNTRY can have goods expressed C. 0. D. free of charge, with privilege of returning if not suited. MENKEN & ABRAHAMS. NEW YORK OFFICE, 650 Broadway. BOOTS AND SHOES. The Post Office Location SETTLED AT LAST. THE OLD RELIABLE SHOE HOUSE OF JOS.ROSENHEIM &CO. at the same old place, 135 BROUGHTON STREET, where you will find the best line of GENTS’ OO SHOES ever brought to this market. This is not an empty Brag, Boast or Bluster, but an assertion we are prepared to stand by. An ex amination will convince the most skeptical. JOS. ROSENHEIM & CO., SH. OI H FOB gentlembn ! STYLISH SHOES for LADIES Solid & Cheap Children’s SHOES. A. S. COHEN, 1391 BROUGHTON STREET. 81IOES, C LOTHING, NOTIONS, ETC. For One Only AT COHEN’S, SOUTHWEST COR. BROUGHTON AND BARNARD STS. 500 Pair Ladles’ French Heel and French Kid Button Shoes, worth $5, selling for $2 75. 1,000 Pair Ladies’ Fine Kid Button Shoes, all widths and sizes, worth $2, selling for $1 25. 1,000 Fair Men’s Fine Shoes, worth $2, selling for $1 25. 2,000 Pair Men’s. Boys’ and Children’s Shoes, all kinds and sizes, worth $1 50, selling for sl. Infants’ Shoes, Infants’ Shoes, regular price 25c. a pair. yYT COHEN’S, SOU T H WEST FOKNiiU OItOUU ill ON ARP BARNARD STREETS}. , DRY GOODS. IN CONSEQUENCE OF THE SHORT SEASON I WILL OFFER GREAT INDUCE MENTS IN ALL Fancy and Combination Dress Goods. ALSO BLACK CASHMERES I would .'.ill special attention to my BLACK CASHMERE at 75c. BLACK DRESS SILK at s?i 50. A New Lot of BLACK HENRIETTA by Steamer Tallahassee. These goods cannot bo excelled in quality or price. iieal Scotch Wool Underwear for Gentlemen. Those goods are warranted not to Shrink. A splendid assortment of DAMASK and SETB will bo in in a few days. THE VERY BEST Pinnos Kid Cloves, in Black and Colored. EVERY PAIR WARRANTED. J. P. GERMAINE’S, 132 Broughton Street. BTEAM LAU NDRY. ~ SAVANNAH STEAM LAUNDRY, 131 Congress Street, Does Laundry work of every description in first class style and at shprt notice. Work called for and delivered. Customors are protected against loss by Are. M. PRAGER, PROPRIETOR HOTELS. NEW HO TEL TOGN X (Formerly St. Mark's.) Kewnan Street, near Bay, Jacksonrlllo, Fl* WINTER AND SUMMER. r rilE MOST central Hou.se in the city. Near 1 Tost Office, Street Cars and all Ferries. New and Elegant Furniture. Electric Beil* Baths, Etc. #X! 50 to per day. .1 >HN B TQGNI, Pnqytotqa DUB’S SCREVEN HOUSE. FIMIIB POPULAR Hotel is now provided with 1 a Passenger Elevator (the only one in tha city j ami has boon remodeled and newly fur nished. The propi ietor, who by recent pureh*so is also the owner of the establishment, spares neither pains nor expense in the entertainment of his gu* st. The patronage of Florida visit ors is earnestly invited. The table of the Screven House is supplied with every luxury that the markets at home or abroad can afford, <; KC >< EH I Es. GEO. Vv. TIEDEMAN^ WHOLESALE Grocer, Provision Dealer k Cora'n Merchant, NO. 161 BAY ST., SAVANNAH, GA. O. DAVIS. M. A. DAVI3. CL. DAVIS SON, (Successors to Graham a llurbelj.) WHOLESALE GROCERS, Provisions, C>rnin anti Hay, 181 and 183 Bay St., cor. Jefferson, SAVANNAH, OA. Jas. E. Ghady. J.\o. C. DeLettr*. Jab. E. GnADY, Jr. GRADY, DeLETTRE & CO., Successors to Holcombe, Grady & Cos., TXTHOLESALE GROCERS, and dealers In VV PROVISIONS, CORN, HAY, FEED, Etc. Old Stand, corner Bay ami Aberooru streets, SAVANNAH, OA. < <)MMISSION MER( HAN’T*. W. W. OORDON. F. I>. BLOODWORTH. BEIRNE QORDOH. W. W. CORDON & CO., GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Cotton, Rice, Nival Stores, 112 BAY STREET, - - SAVANNAH, GA. .JOHN K. OARNETT. THOMAS F. STUBBS. WM. N.TISON. Garnett, Stubbs & Cos., COTTON FACTORS AND Commission Merchants, 94 BAY ST., SAVANNAH, GA. Liberal advances made on consignments of cotton. - CROCKERY, ETC. GEO. W. ALLEN, IMPORTER OF CROCKERY, CHINA AND GLASSWARE, Nos. 165 and 165)4 Broughton Street, SyVVAJSnSTAH: - GEORGIA. FISH AND'oysters.'"" ESTABLISHED 18% " M. M. SULLIVAN, Wholesale Fish and Oyster Dealer, 150 Bryan at. and 152 Bay lane. Savannah, Oa. Fish orders for Cedar Keys received here have prompt attention. PLUMBER. l. a. McCarthy, Successor to Chaa. E. Wakefield, PLUMBER, GAS and STEAM FITTER, Barnard street, SAVANNAH, GA. Telephone 375. CONTRACTORS. P. J. FALLON™ BUILDER AND CONTRACTOR, 22 DRAYTON STREET, SAVANNAH. ESTIMATES promptly furnished for building of any class. IRON PIPE! ‘ RUSTLESS IRON IM EQUAL TO GALVANIZED PIPE, AT MUCH LESS PRICE. J. D. WEED & CO. PAINTS AND OILS. JOHN Gr. BUTLER; WHITE LEADS, COLORS, OILS, GLASS, \Y VARNISH. ETC.; READY MIXED PAINTS; RAILROAD, STEAMER AND MILL SUPPLIES, SASHES, DOORS, BUNDS AND BUILDERS' HARDWARE. Sole .Agent for GEORGIA LIME, CALCINED PLASTER, CE MENT, ILAIR a,.d LAND PLASTER 6 Whitaker Street, Savannah, Georgia. PO r rATOES. 500 BARRELS POTATOES --FOR SALE BY C. M. GILBERT & CO* 5