***Paranormal Metrou*** One of my favourite stories dates back to the mid-1800s when the Citadel was home to the British regiment, the 78th Highlanders. The story goes that a fire broke out in one of the forts barracks and soldiers hurried to the wells for water to extinguish it. In the aftermath, a roll-call was conducted and one soldier was discovered to be missing. Not surprising. It was believed that he had used the chaos of the fire to his advantage and deserted. He was probably stowing away aboard a ship in the harbour at that moment. Time passed. Soon there were suggestions that the well, from which the fort obtained its drinking water, should be inspected and perhaps, cleaned. Apparently, the water tasted a little . . . odd. And it was then that the body of the missing soldier was found. What remained of him was pulled from the well, recognizable only by the remnants of his uniform. Did he accidentally fall in during the rush to put out the fire? Or was he deliberately pushed? He wasnt talking. But through the years since, Citadel guards have witnessed the lonely figure of a soldier in the uniform of the 78th Highlanders. He walks quietly back and forth . . . back and forth . . . along the ramparts above Casement 18. The location of the long-abandoned well.
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 06:22:31 +0000
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