Identifier: davenportbrother00bost (find matches)
Title: The Davenport brothers
Year: 1869 (1860s)
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Subjects: Davenport, Ira Erastus, b. 1839. (from old catalog) Davenport, William Henry, b. 1841. (from old catalog) Spiritualism
Publisher: Boston, W. White and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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llowed,the pistol changed hands, and the light disclosed the spec-tral figure of a man standing, pistol in hand, and intentlygazing at the company, a smile wreathing its countenance,indicative of the tenderest love and solicitude for all assem-bled there. The figure was seen for an instant only, and then it wasgone, and the weapon fell to the floor; but, short as wasthat interview, it served the blessed purpose of convincing ascore or two of obdurate skeptics that death was indeedswallowed up in victory. It was a baptismal scene, andone never, never to be forgotten. The next night came, and punctual to the hour, whichwas seven, there sat down as many as the room could hold,while scores stood up for lack of seats. The dogma of immortality was proving its value. On this occasion, the performances were again varied.As on some previous occasions, the room was slightly dark-ened, the alleged reason of which requirement will be here-inafter stated; and scarcely was this requisition complied
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IRA IS CAHEIED IN THE AIR. 31 with, when Ira was seized from his fathers side by thatpower, and with as much ease as if his weight were noobstacle whatever. He was placed first upon the table, andthen floated over the heads of all present, all around theroom, coming in contact with the ceiling at the east end ofthe room, and, in the twinkling of an eye, with the westernend. He floated nine feet clear of the floor; and every per-son in the.room was offered the opportunity of feeling himwhile thus suspended in mid-air. Suddenly, some one cried out, William is flying also inthe air!w and, sure enough, that boy had joined his brotherin his excursion through the room, pillowed on hands un-seen by any mortal being. Again the cry was raised, As sure as I live,. Elizabethhas joined her brothers ! It was true. The girl was flitting hither and thither,just as her brothers were. On one of these occasions of levitation, the head of Iracame in such violent contact with the plaster and lath ofthe c

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