Webber wondered why the dog was so frightened, then nervously saw that the fog had come even closer to his position. As he watched the strange sight with growing apprehension, the fog slowly began to assume a specitic shape and he recognized it as that of an ancient sailing ship. "I must be having a hullucinatioon," he thought. He saw the mast, sails and deck in great detail.
He stared openmouth at the incredible sight. Suddenly, several sailors appeared on the deck, and moments later, they stepped aside to reveal the body of a young girl lying at their feet. The ship had come so close to where Webber was standing that he could see the features of the dead girl's face.
Webber had recognized the face of his fiancee, Margaret Stanley, and without hesitation, he jumped into the water in an attempt to reach her. In an instant, the phantom ship disappeared before his eyes and he was alone again. The distressed man waited hours on the riverbank, hoping to catch a glimpse oft the strange apparition again, but he saw nothing more.
Although sick with worry over Margaret, Webber wasn't able to leave the range until he fulfilled his job responsibilities several weeks later. When he at last visited the Stanley home, he was told that Margaret had tragically taken sick and passed away on that very same September afternoon when he had seen the ship.
This incident and other similar occurances were recorded by the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Bureau of Pschological Research. They were first reported by Vincent H. Gladdis in Fate, in 1948 and were also described by Joan Bingham and Delores Riccio in their book More Haunted Houses.