The most terrible steamboat disaster in history was probably the loss of the Sultana in 1865. Some 1,700 returning Union Veterans died... yet the tragedy got very few headlines. Late in April of 1865, the Mississippi stood at flood stage. Four years of war had ruined many levees and dikes, and in the lower reaches of the river the foaming water was over the banks for miles. But…

Captured / Bottled 'Ghosts' on Online Auction

A pair of "ghosts" which were exorcised from a New Zealand house and captured in bottles have gone on sale.

The two captured sprits have been posted onto the TradeMe auction website where bids have already reached £275.

The seller says his house had been haunted for several years until an exorcist from a spiritual church visited and performed an exorcism.

Since then he says there has been no paranormal activity…