The Baltimore American says: –
The mysterious case of bell ringing on North Stricker Street excites the interest of the entire neighbourhood. The occupant declares that he and the members of his family have exhausted every effort in their attempts to discover the cause of the mysterious ringing. The bells rung include the ones leading to the front door and chambers. They commenced ringing on Monday night when Mr. — was absent from the city, and upon returning he found the family somewhat excited, and at once began to investigate the matter, but met with no success, and has no theory to offer about the case.
Several ministers, one or two scientific men, several spiritualists, and a dozen bell-hangers visited the house, and made repeated efforts to solve the mystery, but without success. When the cloth with which the bells are muffled was removed they were rung violently, both separately and together. The wire was at one time drawn through the grasp of three men, cutting one of their hands slightly. The bell-hanger who hung the bells declared it a physical impossibility for the wires to be manipulated by an outside party, and left the house, as did all others, thoroughly astounded.
Belfast Weekly News, 7th November 1874.
Mysterious Bell-Ringing.
A most mysterious case of bell-ringing is reported from Baltimore. In a house in North Stricker STreet the bells are rung at irregular intervals during the entire day and night, and the cause remains undiscovered. The house is surrounded every night by crowds of curious people, who are greatly agitated over the ringing.
One evening Professor Uhler and several other members of the Maryland Academy of Sciences visited the house and carefully inspected every room, and although the bells were ringing almost incessangly, the learned gentlemen failed to unravel the mystery after a search of three hours. The bells are rung with such force that the sound can be heard on the opposite side of the street. They are three in number, and are rung both separately and together.
North Briton, 7th November 1874.