Professor Lodge had not had the same opportunity of acquiring a critical standpoint as to such statements, as those whose knowledge of the place was more intimate.

[G] The words, in uttering which Lord Bute was thus affected, were, "Regem cui omnia vivunt venite adoremus," an invitation in which he meant to include all intelligent beings.

Miss Freer, Miss Langton, and a third guest, chatting one night about 10.30 in this room, were startled by one of the familiar crashes outside. Miss Freer treated the matter lightly, fearing lest the lady in question, by no means a nervous person, however, should be alarmed; and receiving no reply turned to look at her, and observed that her lower jaw was convulsed, and that she was painfully struggling to recover speech.

[H] See Appendix II.

[I] See Appendix I.



APPENDIX



APPENDIX I

A lady, known to readers of Proceedings S.P.R. as Miss A——, who is an habitual automatic writer, but whose social position removes her from the temptations and tendencies of the ordinary so-called medium, was good enough on March 10, 1897, to contribute the following automatic script in reply to a request from Lord Bute:—

"I do not much care for the influence of this house; it is most decidedly haunted, but not by any particularly good spirits, the haunting being carried on by mischievous elementals, and as far as I can make out there is some one who lives there through all the changes, who supplies a great deal of force, and who is not aware of the power. I think that a great deal more is added to what really takes place, as the hauntings appear to me to consist of disturbing noises, with now and then a case of apport, for the elementary forces are not sufficient to produce forms unless a great deal of outside force is given.

"The forms that would appear would always be different, as each mediumistic person would supply his own surroundings. The only one I am not sure about is the shadowy figure of an old man whom I have twice seen in rather a dark passage, and from his surrounding light I should say he may often be there.

"I think the noises would stop of themselves, at least the more disturbing part, if a less attentive attitude were taken towards them."

These statements present certain interesting points as coming from one who had never seen the house, and knew nothing of its phenomena. "The shadowy figure of an old man in a dark passage" seems to point to the figure, possibly, of the Major, seen by earlier witnesses in the dark lobby—the only dark corner in the house—outside the door of the downstairs smoking-room, and whose voice was heard there by Miss Freer, Miss Langton, and Mr. T—— during the tenancy of Colonel Taylor.

An occasion upon which the phenomena might be described as those of "mischievous elementals," and also of apports, is referred to in the summing up of tactile phenomena, though it did not occur during the tenancy of Colonel Taylor.

On the other hand, the phenomena were often more active when least looked for, and some of those most expected never occurred. As there was not even a servant, nor even a dumb animal, common to the occupation of the S—— family and the tenancy of the H——s or Colonel Taylor, we are at a loss to know who the person can be who lives at B—— through all the changes, and supplies force during the past twenty years.



APPENDIX II

BARISAL GUNS. (See page 221.)

Readers not acquainted with this phenomenon may be referred to an interesting correspondence in the pages of Nature (Oct. 1895, and Seq.), opened by Professor G.H. Darwin—

"In the delta of the Ganges," he says, "dull sounds, more or less resembling distant artillery, are often heard. These are called Barisal guns, but I do not know the meaning of the term."

The same sounds have been recorded by M. Rutot of the Geological Survey along the Belgian coast, and are alleged to be pretty common in the North of France. M. van der Broeck, Conservator of the Museum of Natural History of Belgium, says—

"I have constantly noticed these sounds in the plain of Limburg since 1880;—more than ten of my personal acquaintances have observed the fact. The detonations are dull and distant, and are repeated a dozen times or more at irregular intervals. They are usually heard in the daytime, when the sky is clear, and especially towards evening after a very hot day. The noise does not at all resemble artillery, blasting in mines, or the growling of distant thunder."

M. van der Broeck elsewhere refers to "similar noises heard on Dartmoor, and in some parts of Scotland." Readers of Blackmore's story of "Lorna Doone" will remember, among other valuable observations of out-door life, his accounts of "the hollow moaning sound" during the intense cold of the winter, of which he gives so graphic an account. It was "ever present in the air, morning, noon, and night time, and especially at night, whether any wind was stirring or whether it were a perfect calm" (Chap. xlvi.).

Another correspondent in Nature refers to remarkable noises among the hills of Cheshire: "When the wind is easterly, and nearly calm on the flats, a hollow moaning sound is heard, popularly termed the Soughing of the Wind, which Sir Walter Scott, in his glossary to 'Guy Mannering,' interprets as a hollow blast or whisper."

Another writer quotes experiences in East Anglia, tending to show that such sounds may be reports arising from the process of "faulting" going on, on a small scale, at a great depth, and not of sufficient intensity to produce a perceptible vibration at the earth's surface.

It would seem that in districts such as Comrie in Perthshire, East Hadden in Connecticut, Pignerol in Piedmont, Meleda in the Adriatic, &c., sounds without shocks are common during intervals, which may last for several years. Remarkable sounds, not apparently accounted for, are reported to proceed from Lough Neagh in Ireland.

See Nature, Oct. 1895, and following numbers; articles by M. van der Broeck in Ciel et Terre (Belgium), Dec. 1, 1895, and following numbers, also Geol. Mag., vol. ix. 1892, pp. 208-18.



CONSPECTUS OF AUDILE PHENOMENA AT B—— HOUSE RECORDED IN JOURNAL

- - - Recorded Heard in Room. Witness. Description of Sound. under Date. - - - Feb. 4 No. I. { Miss Freer { Loud clanging sound, as of { Miss Moore { metal struck with wood { Voices in conversation No. III. "Mac," the maid { Voices, footsteps, things { dragged about " 5 Attics Two housemaids Continuous reading " 7 No. VII. Miss Moore { Reverberating bang close to { bed Drawing-room Mac Noises and footsteps Hall Miss Moore Clanging sound upstairs " 8 "Butler's room" Mac Footsteps and sounds on door No. VII. Miss Moore Reverberating bang Miss Moore } Noises percussive Miss Freer } or explosive The Glen { Miss Freer } { Mr. C } Voices in conversation " 9 No. VII. { Miss Moore } Noises percussive { Miss Freer } or explosive " 10 No. I. Miss Moore { Clangs. Voices in { conversation No. V. Mr. W Knockings. No. VIII. Colonel Taylor Footsteps overhead " 13 No. I. Miss Moore Clanging noise Miss Moore } Miss Freer } Crash No. V. Mrs. W Knockings " 15 No. IV. Miss Langton A loud crash { Miss Langton } " 16 The Glen { Miss Freer } { Miss Moore } Voices in conversation { Mrs. W } { Miss Langton } " 17 Drawing-room { Miss Moore } Footsteps overhead in disused { Miss Freer } room { Col. Taylor } Drawing-room { Mrs. W } Clanging noise, four times { Miss Langton } repeated { Miss Moore } { Miss Freer } " 18 No. VIII. Miss Freer Banging sounds - - -

- - - Recorded Heard in Room. Witness. Description of Sound. under Date. - - - { Sounds as of an animal's Feb. 18 No. VIII. { Miss Moore { movements in the room in { Miss Freer { daylight The Glen { Miss Langton } Voices in conversation { Miss Freer } The Glen { Miss Langton } Voices in conversation { (later) } " 19 The Glen Miss Langton { Voices in conversation and { footsteps " 20 No. VIII. { Miss Moore } Sounds of active movement of { Miss Freer } an animal in the room " 21 No. VIII. Miss Moore { Footsteps of an old man shuffling in slippers Miss Moore } Miss Freer } Movements of animal Dog } Miss Moore } Miss Freer } Bang on wall near No VII. " 25 Wing Mr. "Endell" { Clang noise "like a pavior's { hammer dropped" No. I. Mr. Garford { Violent banging on door of Nos. I. and II. { Groans; "a greatly magnified No. III. Mr. "Q." { edition of sounds I have { several times heard in the { drawing-room" { Detonating or percussive " 26 No. I. Mr. Garford { noise like "a wheel-barrow { on a hard road" March 1 No. IV. Mr. MacP { Loud clanging sound in the room " 2 No. VIII. { Miss Freer } { Movements of animal in the { Miss Moore } { room Miss Freer } Heavy fall Miss Moore } No. III. Miss "N." Thud, sounding from below " 5 No. VIII. Miss Moore { Movements of animal in the { room Attics Two maids Monotonous reading { Monotonous reading (also No. I. Mrs. B.C. { mentioned by Mr. Garford as { occurring in No. I.) Mrs. B.C. Bang on door of room Attics { Mrs. Robinson { Voices in conversation { (cook) { Bangs on the wall of room " 7 Attics Robinson { Heavy body falling in the (butler) room { Movements of heavy body in { the room No. II. Mr. C { Footsteps as if descending { stairs { Loud rapping on doors of { Nos. I. and II. - - -

- - - Recorded Heard in Room. Witness. Description of Sound. under Date. - - - March 8 No. II. Mr. C Noises in No. I. (empty room) " 10 No. VIII. { Miss Moore Animal moving in the room { Miss Freer Heavy fall " 13 No. VIII. { Miss Moore } Loud bangs { Miss Freer } { Robinson, } Attics { and Mrs. } Loud bangs { Robinson } No. IV. Miss Langton Loud bangs " 15 No. VIII. { Miss Moore } Vibrating bang { Miss Freer } No. IV. Miss Langton Vibrating bang Wing Colonel Taylor Vibrating bang [Miss Freer was absent for four nights, and no Journal was kept.] { Miss Moore { Metallic sound in room "like " 20 No. I. { Miss Freer the 'giving' of a large { Miss Langton tin box" " 22 No. IV. Mr. MacP Heavy footsteps overhead No. III. Miss "Duff" { Resounding crash at door { Resounding crash in room { Monotonous reading (also " 23 Drawing-room Miss "Duff" { mentioned as occurring in { No. III.) " 24 No. V. Miss Freer { Crash of something falling { under dome No. VIII. Colonel C Loud thump on door of room { Explosive noises No. I. Mr. W { Crash of something falling { under dome { Two housemaids} Attics { and } Loud knockings { kitchen-maid } Butler's room } Mrs. Robinson { Footsteps and knocking on on ground } { door of No. III. floor } No. III. Miss "Duff" { Shuffling foot steps { outside room No. II. { Miss "Duff" } Fall against door of No. I. { Miss Langton } " 25 No. II. Miss Langton { Loud thump on door between { I. and II. { Carter } { (housemaid) } " 27 Attics { Under- } Monotonous reading { housemaid } { Kitchen-maid } " 29 Library { Miss Freer } { Footsteps in locked-up { Miss Langton } { room overhead " 30 Library { Miss Freer } { Footsteps in locked-up { Miss Langton } { room overhead { Mr. and Mrs. } Corridor { M } Rappings in No. II. (empty). { Miss Langton } (See Mr. M 's account) { Miss Freer } - - -

- - - Recorded Heard in Room. Witness. Description of Sound. under Date. - - - March 31 No. VIII. Miss Langton { Shuffling footsteps in the { room { Knock near the wardrobe { Metallic clangs in the room { like "tuning a kettle-drum"; { Mrs. M { later, "terrific noise," No. I. { Mr. M { "like treble rap on a { hollow panel," like "the { lid of a heavy coal-scuttle { let fall" { Voices in library Drawing-room Mrs. M { Detonating noise (like a { distant cannon) April 1 No. VIII. { Mr. M } Voices and footsteps in { Mrs. M } room overhead (empty) Drawing-room Mrs. M Voices and footsteps overhead { Mrs. M } In the garden { Miss Freer } Detonating noise { Miss Langton } { Mrs. M } Limping footsteps overhead Drawing-room { Miss Freer } Voices of a man and woman { Miss Langton } " 2 Library { Miss Freer } Heavy blow on table { Miss Langton } Mrs. M Heavy blow on table (heard Miss Freer in dining-room) Miss Langton { Miss Freer } Footsteps overhead in Dining-room { Miss Langton } empty room { Robinson } { (butler) } " 3 Library Miss Langton { Violent hammering on door { in daylight { Miss Freer } Footsteps overhead in { Miss Langton } empty room Dining-room { Mr. T } { Robinson } { (butler) } " 4 No. V. { Miss Freer } Crash under dome { Miss Langton } " 5 No. I. Mr. T Monotonous reading " 6 No. I. Mr. T { Thuds on floor above, and { on door of room { Voices in conversation " 7 No. V. Miss Freer Crash under dome No. I. Mr. T { Crash under dome { Voices in conversation { Raps at foot of door " 8 Various parts Household { Crashes and bangs and of the house generally { footsteps heard during { the day Smoking-room { Miss Freer } Shuffling footsteps in the { Miss Langton } room { Mr. T } Voices outside door { Dog } - - -

- - - Recorded Heard in Room. Witness. Description of Sound. under Date. - - - April 8 No. IV. Miss Freer Crash under dome No. VIII. Miss Langton Shuffling footsteps No. I. Mr. T Voices { Thuds on lowest panels of { door No. IV. Miss Freer { Footsteps of many persons [No Journal kept between April 8 and April 29. During this period Professor Lodge's notes testify to "knocks on the wall, a sawing noise, a droning and a wailing, ... some whistling, and apparent attempts at a whisper, all up in the attic.] { Monotonous voice from May 3 No. I. Mme. Boisseaux { No. III. { Voices in argument No. V. Mrs. "F." Knocks at door " 4 No. V. Mme. Boisseaux Knocks at door { Mme. Boisseaux } { Mrs. "F." } { Detonating noise in empty " 5 Drawing-room { Mrs. M } { room overhead (No. I.) in { Miss Freer } { daylight { Rev. MacL } Billiard-room Gardener, } butler, cook} Crash in the room and others } " 6 No. V. Mme. Boisseaux { "Room resounded with { knocks" Library { Miss Freer } Bangs on table { Miss Moore } " 13 No. I. Mr. "Etienne" [?] Detonating noise - - -



NOTES

[Compare Plan of House.]

1. The rooms spoken of in the text as "the library," and the "upstairs," or "wing" smoking-room, are those marked in the Plan as the "morning-room," and the bedroom to the extreme east in the wing.

2. Most of the maid-servants slept in rooms Y and Z, over 1 and 2, until the alarm of March 25, when they moved to the rooms on the other side the house (X and W), thus leaving those over Nos. 1 and 2 empty.

3. Robinson and Mrs. Robinson (butler and cook) occupied room W till March 13, when both moved into the butler's room off the hall, which during the first month had been occupied by Mac the maid, who became ill and returned south.

4. Opinions regarding the noises, and experiments as to their origin, will be found on the under-mentioned pages of the Journal.

Opinions, pp. 92, 111, 113, 120, 124, 128, 133, 143, 144, 147, 153, 154, 159, 162, 166, 168, 173, 179, 187, 198, 201, 207, 215, 219, 234, 242.

Experiments, pp. 109, 129, 140, 160, 175, 180, 218, 220.

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