Musiccosmos

Here’s a humorous tale for you!  Although the story takes place in Philadelphia, PA, the article appeared in the September 6, 1907 edition of The Daily Telegram , a Clarksburg, WV based newspaper.  And, while this story IS pretty funny, I gotta say that its a bit sad that even 110+ years ago, people were stealing metal from cemeteries to make a quick buck.  WENT TO SLEEP IN COFFIN Wanderer’s Nap Caused Ghost Scare in Quaker City Cemetery When Policeman Barnes of the Twentieth and Berks streets station, Philadelphia, heard weird sounds in Glenwood cemetery very early in the morning, he crept stealthily along the fence and entered the graveyard in full expectation of a real adventure.  And he was not disappointed.  The adventure was so real that the doughty officer’s hair stood on end, and he fingered his club in nervous fear of its futility in dealing with the supernatural. First, the sounds, deep and regular, like the breath of troubled dreams, grew loud...