How appropriate that Poe would leave us with a mystery upon his death. One Halloween I visited the home he once occupied in Philadelphia, which left a strong impression on me--especially the cellar.
Aah. I'll have to add Poe to my Holy Crap Read This Before Death list. My stack of books on this list is already taller than me. Life's just too short to absorb *all* the Good Bits, isn't it.
The article kept saying this person "called" that person, who "called" somebody else. But the phone had not been invented yet. How did they communicate? Telegraph?
Oh ok. Thanks. So I guess that means everybody was nearby. I knew there had to be some sort of explanation. Communication was slow back before electricity and cars.
I think it would mean he was in Baltimore, they needed to call upon certain people. This could have been by telegraph if there was access, as you suggested, or by private messenger, (Hey, kid, go tell Mr or Dr So-n-So they are needed at X address). Messengers were used for certain classes of people like Drs or politicians or other civic workers especially in an urban environment.
How appropriate that Poe would leave us with a mystery upon his death. One Halloween I visited the home he once occupied in Philadelphia, which left a strong impression on me--especially the cellar.
Aah. I'll have to add Poe to my Holy Crap Read This Before Death list. My stack of books on this list is already taller than me. Life's just too short to absorb *all* the Good Bits, isn't it.
The "cooping" scenario seems 100% plausible.
“Mobtown” says it all.
Remote Viewer here: I looked at Poe’s cause death a few years back. He died of a brain aneurysm.
The article kept saying this person "called" that person, who "called" somebody else. But the phone had not been invented yet. How did they communicate? Telegraph?
Called = called upon.
Oh ok. Thanks. So I guess that means everybody was nearby. I knew there had to be some sort of explanation. Communication was slow back before electricity and cars.
I think it would mean he was in Baltimore, they needed to call upon certain people. This could have been by telegraph if there was access, as you suggested, or by private messenger, (Hey, kid, go tell Mr or Dr So-n-So they are needed at X address). Messengers were used for certain classes of people like Drs or politicians or other civic workers especially in an urban environment.