a haunted hotel;abductions by highly psychic creatures open one to paranormal experiences

my note to Allison' staff told me and mom about the (presumed )suicide of a young woman on the 19th floor and the elevators constant trips up there at night with no one ringing the bell and no one emerging after the trip from 19 back to the lobby. I did not research the hotels being a hotspot, as I had no motive or reason or inkling,beforehand to do so,simply put. I was there,for a wedding. After I felt the touch of spirits in the lobby and in the elevator,on the way up to our first ,unsatisfactory, room,I asked about any ghosts in the hotel. We were told,only, about this woman's suicide on 19, and I stupidly insisted to mom that we go up there and explore the hallways and after a time,she humored me. It was a mistake to brazenly open myself when I have trouble with negative energies,which float in, often enough,just sitting in the house! I asked Staff , repeatedly,,in moms presence, about ghosts seen in the hotel. We heard nothing from them about the ghosts, mentioned in Amys book. ( i ran into a spirit in the front lobby,opposite the desk and a real pain in the ass,other(s), in my room.,1620 Not one staff member (mom can testify) ever mentioned a long gowned screaming child.That image,before my eyes,fully awake, was persistent and strong and she was both frantic and terrified. So sad. In another 20 years (,like bass playing?) ill be better at this in that I will learn how to avoid being sensitive enough to be up with bad dreams all night when any sinister spirits are around. The clear fact that YOU were sensitive enough to get hit with a psychic attack( imposed imagery nightmare scenario of a serial killer) of a spirits peculiar mental illness, suggests,to me,at least, that you're more capable,than you suspect, of assisting and sensing the unseen ;In comparison,Mom and Ian were so untroubled; dad an answer; Hi Paul, Thanks for your email. What an experience! Here is our story about the Radisson Lord Baltimore from our book. We'd love to use your account in future research and if we write a follow-up book. Sincerely, Amy LynwanderOwner Baltimore Ghost Tours Tour Baltimore, LLC ph: 410-522-7400 fax: 443-451-8346 http://www.baltimoreghosttours.com The Radisson Lord Baltimore Hotel I came to stay 2 weeks. I never left. It was fascinating. It was exciting. - Rose Bisasky, former 26 year employee. Dear Folks, Were having a big time. Im not tired at all now. We were surely dead the first of the week, though - from postcard depicting the Lord Baltimore hotel, dated April 3, 1941 We never asked (for guests to limit their stay to 5 days) in the old days. Or if we did, it was because we hoped the answer would be that they intended to stay forever. Sanford Core, Assistant Manager in charge of reservations. Article from the Evening Sun: Lord Baltimore Puts 5 Day Limit on Guests, March 15, 1944. The historic Lord Baltimore Hotel located at Baltimore and Hanover Streets has never had any problem attracting guests. In 1944 the hotel actually had to impose a 5 day limit on hotel stays because a full 20% of the hotel was occupied by people staying 2 weeks or more. Indeed, it seems that some of the Lord Baltimores guests have opted for a very extended stay. The Lord Baltimore Hotel was designed by New York architect William Lee Stoddard in 1925. Stoddard was a noted architect who specialized in designing hotels. The building was erected during a time when classical design was giving way to Art Deco and other more modern design concepts. It was noted as the largest hotel built in Maryland at this time, as well as the last building completed in downtown Baltimore exhibiting classical ornamentation. The man responsible for the construction of the Lord Baltimore hotel was Harry Busick. Busick was a prominent Baltimore businessman who got his start as a clerk in the old Carrollton Hotel located on St. Paul Street. Busick had worked at the Carrollton hotel for just over a year when the Great Fire of 1904 struck, leveling much of Baltimore city, including the Carrollton Hotel. Notably, Busick was the only employee that the hotel maintained after the fire purposely to put the affairs of the hotel in order after the chaos of its destruction. Busick’s star was quickly on the rise as he first leased the New Howard Hotel. Two years later, he added the management of the Caswell Hotel at Baltimore and Hanover streets to his resume. He bought the Caswell outright in 1919. Later, he leveled the hotel to begin construction of his grand dream, The Lord Baltimore Hotel. The Lord Baltimore Hotel opened its doors to the public on December 29, 1928. Over the years the hotel has been host to countless visitors, dignitaries and political leaders, such as Martin Luther King, Jr. The hotel underwent major renovations in 1984 that have restored it to its original grandeur. Francesle (Fran) Carter has worked at the Radisson Lord Baltimore for 8 years. She currently functions in the role of captain, supervising a team of people overseeing the food, beverage, and setup needs of the hotel. In 1998 Fran was on the 19th floor of the building preparing a small meeting room for future use. She was working at a table facing the wall with an open door to her left. She bent over the table for a few moments, absorbed in her work. Then she looked up and to her left at the doorway. A little girl wearing a long cream colored dress and black shiny shoes ran by the open doorway, bouncing a red ball before her. Fran immediately ran outside calling after her “Little girl, are you lost?†. The hallway was completely empty. Fran, quite shaken at this point, turned around to go back to the meeting room when she saw two people walking down the hallway toward her. The first was an older gentleman dressed in formal attire. He was accompanied by a woman in a long ballgown. Frank asked them if they were looking for their granddaughter because she had just run by. She turned to point in the direction that the child had passed. When she turned her head back toward the two people, they had just vanished right before her eyes. Fran was then so frightened that she called a security guard. He stayed there with her until she finished her work, and no more ghostly visitors appeared on the 19th floor that evening. A few years later a guest at the hotel told Fran that she believed that her room had a ghostly visitor. She was awakened in the middle of the night by the sound of a child crying. As she sat up in her bed, she saw a little girl crying and rocking herself back and forth while sitting in the window of her room. As the woman rose to go to the girl, she slowly faded away. The little girl was wearing a long cream colored dress with black shoes. One evening a few years later, Fran was approached by a coworker who told her that three people were standing in the dark in the ballroom of the hotel. The hotel’s ballroom is a very large room, which can accommodate 1,250 people seated at banquet tables. Three arched ceiling length windows dominate the far wall of the room- the side of the room opposite the entrance doorway. When Fran entered the ballroom she walked across the room in the direction of the windows. She noticed that there indeed were three people standing there in the darkened, moonlit room. One man stood before the far left window, another stood before the far right window, and a woman stood a few feet behind the two men before the middle window. They were all looking upward through the windows. Fran noticed that they were standing in what she described as a triangular formation. Fran passed within 5 feet of the man standing in front of the window on the left. She noticed that he was wearing a dark, possibly blue, sport blazer with metallic buttons that gleamed in the darkness. He had an ascot tied around his throat and appeared quite the dapper gentleman. She thought that his clothing was odd, but at this point didn’t know that her visitors were out of the ordinary. She then asked them if they would like some light and walked by the man in the ascot to turn on the light switch, just a few feet from where he was standing. Light immediately flooded the room- and the three visitors were gone! As earlier noted, the Lord Baltimore hotel has had its share of guests who were very reluctant to check out. It appears that some of them never did. my original note; As a newly budding psychic,open to unseen energies,I found myself attending a wedding,this past weekend, and I stayed at the Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore. I spent two sleepless nights,inundated with nightmares,complaining all the while,to my wife, about the constant touches and psychic turmoil of the unseen. I have stayed at many hotels and sensed spirits,all untoward and lost,but this hotel, still gorgeous in its age, was positively infested. A young girl,weeping,mouth agape in horror,in a very long gown dress, startled me as a persistent image. My wife wanted no part of any of my startling unpleasant discoveries. I also felt spirits of ignominious sinister gangster types,which didn't surprise me in the least;if you're afraid to cross over,why not haunt a favorite place? What can you tell me about the history of the place that supports those images that I had?Paul Schroeder =