Ghosts of the S. S. Watertown

As the story goes, in December 1924 two crewmen on the S. S. Watertown died and were buried at sea, following which their ghosts were photographed in the waves. For an examination of this famous photo, see Michael G. Mann, “The Watertown’s Pursuing Ghosts,” Fate, December 1963, 32-6; Blake Smith, “The Watertown Ghosts,” Fortean Times 261 (Special 2010), 58-62; and “Historical Ghost Investigations Part II — Sinking the Watertown,” a transcript of a podcast featuring Smith, Karen Stollznow and Benjamin Radford. https://www.skeptic.com/podcasts/monstertalk/10/04/21/transcript/.

“Case of the Spectral Sailors,” Adventures into the Unknown #22, Aug. 1951, is a brief version of the legend; many details have been changed, such as names. 

 

Worker Immured in Dam (Georgia) – Lime Decomposes Corpses – Trump’s Mutating Jewish Friend

“The Ghostly Phantom of the Barnett Shoals Dam,” Beyond Reality (New York) #45, Sep./Oct. 1980, p. 46. “It is said that in 1910, when the dam was constructed, a scaffold broke, pitching a workman into the still-pouring cement, and they couldn’t get him out. Old timers say the worker’s family was brought out and given $300, then the crews resumed pouring concrete.”

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Apparently there is conflicting evidence in the scholarly literature on the effects of lime or quicklime on the decomposition of clandestinely buried bodies. A search through PubMed reveals a few papers on the subject in forensic science journals. “Contradictions and misconceptions regarding the effect of lime on the decay of human remains have demonstrated the need for more research into the effect of different types of lime on cadaver decomposition.”

http://thehorrorsofitall.blogspot.com/2019/12/it-happened-in-morgue.html#links

“It Happened in the Morgue,” Adventures into Terror #31, May 1954.

 

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/12/13/trump-told-same-story-about-jewish-friend-four-times-three-months-each-time-name-friend-changed/

Washington Post

13 December 2019

Trump has described the same conversation about Israel four times. Each time, the name of his Jewish friend changed.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/12/watch-trump-same-story-four-times-naming-different-jewish-friend.html

Slate

14 December 2019

Watch Trump Tell Same Story Four Times, Each Time Naming a Different Jewish Friend