Grandfather's Ghost Story Leads to Mysterious Mass Grave

[NJCher]

Malvern, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- "This is a mass grave," Bill Watson said as he led the way through the thick Pennsylvania woods in a suburb about 30 miles from Philadelphia.

"Duffy's Cut," as it's now called, is a short walk from a suburban cul-de-sac in Malvern, an affluent town off the fabled Main Line. Twin brothers Bill and Frank Watson believe 57 Irish immigrants met violent deaths there after a cholera epidemic struck in 1832. They suspect foul play.

"This is a murder mystery from 178 years ago, and it's finally coming to the light of day," Frank Watson said.

The brothers first heard about Duffy's Cut from their grandfather, a railroad worker, who told the ghost story to his family every Thanksgiving. According to local legend, memorialized in a file kept by the Pennsylvania Railroad, a man walking home from a tavern reported seeing blue and green ghosts dancing in the mist on a warm September night in 1909.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/08/24/pennsylvania.graves.mystery/index.html?iref=obnetwork


Cher

[Tsiyu]

1. Here's another story

I hate loading CNN on dialup :P


WARNING: graphic photos

http://www.pottsmerc.com/articles/2010/08/23/life/doc4c727d066f381164184808.txt



and a search page with more info:

http://www.google.com/search?q=duffy%27s+cut&btnG=Search&hl=en&sa=2



Sometimes it feels like the old souls need to be heard. What was obviously done to these 57 men was evil.

And there are those in our society who want to go back to treating workers that way...

Anyhoo, interesting tale, thanks for sharing it, Cher

[I Have A Dream]

2. Yes...

What a wonderful thing these brothers and those who worked with them did. Many would wonder if it's worth the effort. The article answered this very nicely:

"How do we treat people who immigrate for a new life? Every human being deserves to be remembered."

[Tsiyu]

3. Irish were treated then as Mexicans are here today

I'm glad these brothers saw those "ghosts" and could not rest until they uncovered the mystery.