September 1, 2008
Oatman Hotel Ghost
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Newman Family, Laughlin, Nevada, August 9, 2008
We
went on a little vacation recently to Laughlin, Nevada, and we decided to
visit a old mining town called Oatman located a few miles away. Being it was
our first visit, we took a lot of pictures there. My husband and our 15
year-old son went inside the old Oatman Hotel, but I didn't go in because
I'm a paraplegic in a wheelchair. I knew just by looking at the outside of
this place and from the age of it, it was not going to have an elevator, so
when my son and husband were going to go in. I made sure to tell my son to
take some pictures for me -- I love old buildings.
When they came out, I asked my husband, "Well, was it kind of a cool place?"
My husband replied, "No." He said the place gave him the creeps -- which is
very unusual for my husband, Mr. Nothing-Scares-Me -- you know the type. My
Son said there's things on the wall saying how this place is haunted,
there's ghosts there, and how one room is known to have a ghost they call
Oatie, that occupies the room. Well of course I found that interesting, but
I never gave it much thought for the rest of the time we were there.
On
the way back to Laughlin in the car I was looking though the photos on my
camera and when I came to the photos of the old Oatman Hotel lobby and
rooms. I wasn't that impressed until I saw what my son captured in one of
the rooms! Look for yourself and let me know what you think. If you view the
photo too big, it gets distorted, but if you see it from my camera's screen,
you can make out even his eyes and nose. I did some research on the spirit
that's supposed to be roaming the hotel. To make a long story short, his
real name is William Flour, and he was an Irish immigrant that came to
America to mine, then he sent for his wife and two children, but they
perished on the way - there is no mention on how, but he got so depressed he
drank so much he got alcohol poisoning and died behind the hotel. Sad story.
I don't know for sure if this is Oatie, but I think it's a pretty safe bet.
