A Chesapeake Bay Ghost.
A.F. Hudgins, assistant keeper at Wolf-Trap Light, Chesapeake bay, has resigned. Mr Hudgins wrote to Captain Evans, light house inspector, several weeks ago that his family, living on shore opposite the lighthouse had been disturbed by mysterious noises. The inspector granted him leave of absence, a substitute being provided, to investigate the matter, but the “ghost” was so unruly that the keeper had to resign.
Mr Hudgins declared that knocks and other noises were heard all over the house and a young lady, lying in bed, received a severe slap in the face, and on a light being produced it was found the blow had left the print of a ghostly had on the lady’s cheek.
Matthews county is aroused over the matter, and watch parties have nightly tried to discover the cause of the visitations, but have failed. – Baltimore Sun.
Staunton Spectator, 26th December 1882.
The Chesapeake Bay Ghost. A correspondent of the Baltimore Sun, referring to the recent resignation of Mr Hudgins, assistant keeper of the Wolf Trap lighthouse in Chesapeake bay, who gave up his position on account of ghostly visitations, reports that these unpleasant spiritual disturbances still continue. A number of prominent citizens in the neighbourhood have recently undertaken to investigate the ghost, but without being able to prove that he is fraudulent. He is evidently a merry ghost, as he whistles when called on, and when requested to dance gives a regular “double shuffle” or Virginia “hoe-down” in the very room occupied by his would-be investigators. He declines, however, to be interviewed more closely, and will not down.
Smyrna Times, 27th December 1882.
(these from the archive at ‘Chronicling America’)