Greeley’s Midnight Ghosts and a Favorite Coat
A New York correspondent recalls Horace Greeley’s humorous midnight tale. Greeley, skeptic of spirits, swapped rooms with his daughter to test a haunting but fell asleep while reading the Tribune, wearing his coat and boots as the mystery lanted.
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