by Paul Armstrong
October 31, 2018
(modified December 18, 2018)
(modified December 18, 2018)
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"Ghost Rider Part 1" by Joanna Dymek. Used by permission.
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Through the next day the story spread rapidly and, on Sunday evening, a crowd of hundreds formed to see the shadowy wonder. Some said the apparition was that of Emily Geiger avoiding the British to carry General Greene’s message to the Carolina Gamecock, Thomas Sumter. Others said it might be Joan of Arc providing relief to Orléans. In short, the novelty provided a night of merriment for the crowds that Sunday evening.
A writer for the Columbia Record explained that the illusion was formed by a dark shadow falling aslant across the foliage of a hackberry tree lit by a street lamp. But this did not deter the citizens who continued to gather to view the vision which continued to be visible nightly into July.
Sources:
- Dymek, Joanna. “Ghost Rider Part 1." https://www.artgallery.co.uk/artist/joanna_dymek
(accessed December 18, 2018)
- “Shadow Horse Woman Rider a Curious Sight.” The Columbia Record (Columbia, South Carolina), May 30, 1915, page 12.
- “Shadow Horse of Blanding St Viewed by Many.” The Columbia Record (Columbia, South Carolina), May 31, 1915, page 2.
- “Skeleton is Left of Shadow Horse.” The State (Columbia, South Carolina), July 13, 1916, page 10.
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