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An
1800s homestead is now the home of a romantic restaurant. The showpiece
is a long bar that was moved from Fort Sumner, NM in 1970. The bar
has the distinction of having quenched the thirst of notorious outlaw
Billy the Kid and members of his gang.
The
old Savador Armijo House, now "Maria Teresa" Restaurant
, dates back to 1840, and has been occupied in one form or the other
up to the present. It was built in 1783 by Salvador Armijo.
Originally,
it was a twelve-room hacienda enclosing a central patio. It faced
south toward the Old Town Plaza and San Felipe de Neri church, which
at the time was at the time was the heart and soul of Albuquerque.
Although
the structure has changed slightly over the years, for the most
part you can see it much as it was originally built. To enter the
building today, you walk under the shelter of the old porch. It's
a one hundred-sixty year old house, and you really get a sense of
that. |
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The
Maria Teresa restaurant has a dubious distinction of being one of
the New Mexico's most on the buildings. Wandering its rambling rooms
are at least four specific ghosts, whose detailed visages have been
recorded by both staff and patrons alike.
Often
as not, those reporting the events have never heard of the haunting
of this century's old home. The accounts presented here are from
employees of the restaurant and exerted from Adobe
Angels: The ghosts of Albuquerque by Antonio R. Garce
The
Armijo Room
One
evening I was attending to the patrons in the Armijo room. After
the plates have been cleared, I return to ask if anyone wanted desert
or coffee. Arriving at their table, I was informed that a woman
in a white dress had |
already
taken their desert order. I had no extra help her that evening. Further,
female staff wore maroon dresses. I did recall a conversation with a fellow
waiter who had informed me of a similar situation involving her table.
Apparently, the ghosts of a woman in a white dress had taken the meal
order of her patrons. When I asked the people at my table what this woman
looked like, they described her in great detail as a middle-aged, Hispanic
woman who was about 50 years old with dark hair with streaks of gray running
through it. Her full-length white dress was decorated with small white
beads about the collar and bosom. Apparently , the woman in the white
dress also frequents another dining room named the Wine Press. I have
been informed issues typically seen by busboys in the area outside of
the restrooms. The busboys described a fleeting image of a woman dressed
in white, which is followed by a chilling gust of air.
Another type of activity also occurs in Armijo Room. A waitress describes
the following;
A
couple times I've been alone in the house and have set up place settings.
After rechecking all the dining rooms for the night, I discovered that
the flatware on the tables in the Armijo room has been moved, usually
in one large pile upon the table. Alone in the restaurant, a night manager
heard the antique candle playing in the Armijo room. Suspecting a burglar,
he quickly, but quietly, made his way to the rear of the restaurant and
locked the door to enclose anyone in the house. Then he called the police.
With flashlights and weapons drawn the police completely explored every
room in the house. No one was found in everything was as it should have
been.
Another reported sighting……..
I was alone in the lobby area when I heard soft piano music originating
from the Armijo room. I may no way through the house, reaching blindly
into each dining room to turn on the lights. What I reached into the room
to turn on the lights, the music stopped. I turned on the lights and the
room was empty. I was terrified.
The
Waiter Hater
I clearly recall one employee who didn't like working in the Armijo room.
In the room hangs a small portrait of one of the members of the Armijo
family. The woman has light-colored eyes. Well, this waiter for some personal
reason is like the dining room and especially the portrait of this woman.
He at times made rude comments about the woman, including some off-color
jokes. An obvious pattern began to develop. Soon after he said something
negative about the portrait, he would have a mishap of some kind. This
waiter was usually quite capable, but he dropped trays of food, tipped
over glasses of water, ect. These accidents took place directly in front
of the portrait, in a dining room filled with guests. Eventually, to no
ones surprise, this waiter left his employment at the restaurant.
The
Sarachino Room
On
the day before Thanksgiving holiday in 1993, only the bartender was in
the house aside for myself. I was in the kitchen placing a meal order
for a young couple seated in the Sarachino Room. On my return I distinctly
heard a woman's voice asked me, “can you help me sir? I need your help”.
I turned to face the direction of the voice and look around. No one was
in the room. Involuntarily, the hair on the back of my neck stood up!
I instantly knew that something was going on, something weird. I decided
to continue my walk back to the young couples table. The woman began waving
her hand at me excitedly, saying, “Did you see her? Did you see her?”
I got a strong whiff of the flowery perfume. The smell reminded me of
the sweet rows or lilac scent. The couple described me a middle-aged,
Hispanic woman with light colored eyes and dark hair, wearing a red dress,
who had appeared at the doorway leading into the dining room. She paused
and just stared at them. Then the woman turned away from them and faced
the direction of my approach. As I walked closer towards the dining room,
the woman disappeared into thin air. Apparently we get past each other
in the doorway. Other members of the wait staff have also seen the woman
in the red dress. We believe she might be one of the daughters of Mr.
Armijo, the original owner of the house.
The
Chacon Room
I was tending a table of customers in the room adjacent to the Chacon
room. What I entered the corridor toward the kitchen, I was strangely
compelled to look into the adjacent Chacon room. There in the empty room,
I looked at one of the walls at a large mirror. To my amazement, assault
the reflection of the figure of a man in the dark suit, seated at the
table! The room was more than adequately lit. I was surprised to see how
clearly he appeared in the mirror. I can see his white shirt collar and
his full head of dark gray hair. I can see his image in the mirror, but
this image was not visible at the table. To my knowledge, the ghost of
the man in the dark suit has a history of appearing only to people in
the Chacon room. Very soon I found out that most of the employees here
had encountered the ghost at one time or another. None of the witnesses
has ever seen the complete figure of this ghost. He keeps his arms to
his side, he never makes a move, and he says quietly, as if awaiting someone
to join him.
The
Zamora Room
Three
weeks after my first day of employment I was taking dinner orders in the
Zamora room for table of 6 who were seated directly below a large antique
mirror. After taking the orders, I made my way to the kitchen. Suddenly,
one of the patrons got up and ran after me. She was excitedly sane to
me, “come here, come here! How do you do that? This is great.” Bewildered,
I answered, “how do we do what?” She asked me to follow her back to the
dining room, and pointed to the large mirror, saying, “That, look”. Everyone
seated at the table was happily smiling. Reflected in the mirror, seated
between two of the patrons, was a clear figure of a woman. Everyone assumed
that was a special effect provided by the restaurant. I decided to play
along. She had a poise and was obviously a woman of refinement. She had
long black hair and was wearing a white dress with long sleeves and no
jewelry. Her faceless lender and her eyes were a clear hazel. I venture
to say that her age somewhere in her early 30s. She had a healthy color
to her face and was not overly pale as I might imagine a ghost would look.
Although she appeared to be seated between two of the patrons, she did
not use a chair. She was very curious as she examined each plate of food
presented to the patrons. I saw her lean over the dinner plates closest
to her and inspect each dish with a critical eye. Apparently she liked
what she saw, because she nodded her head with approval. I remember her
as very animated, moving her hands and arms regularly. Overall, she was
very pleasant continually concerned about how the patrons were being served
and cared for. At one point our eyes met and she fixed her gaze on me.
I looked away, filled with apprehension. For about our and half, the ghost
remained seated during the meal. When it came time for me to offer desert,
one of the patrons said, “Look” and I watched as she slowly disappeared.
The
Bar
In 1993 the water pipes underneath
the floor of the bar needed replacing. A crew of plumbers came in and
proceeded to remove the floor-boards in the bar for access to the pipes
below. When the boards were dismantled and the bare ground underneath
exposed, the work crew began the grubby task of digging down through the
dirt. Very soon they came upon some old bones. The bones were various
sizes and from their timeworn appearance, must've been in the ground for
many, many years. An employee, who was in anthropology major at UMN gathered
the bones in a box and took them to her professor who examined the bones.
The evaluated them to be of a large animal, perhaps a horse. Mixed in
with these bones were also human bones. Are these possibly the remains
of the restaurants restless occupants?
On Wednesday October 20th, 2000 a guest seated at a table in the barroom
saw a man in chaps and a vest standing in the doorway. His wife was unable
to see the spirit. The barroom cowboy was also spotted in the same doorway
from the same table 2 years ago. Neither guest knew that the restaurant
is haunted.
Another
Haunted Room is the Baca Room. Flatware and tables have been moved and
unseen voices have been heard within this area. A busboy quit after coming
across a whole roomful of spirits in the Board Room.
Latest
Reported Activity (Follow up report)
The Zamora rooms seems to be the most active at
the moment. Silverware in this room has been rearranged to form crosses.
The glass shade to a light fixture shattered on it's own, however the
light bulb inside was not damaged.
A glass levitated off the table in the Armijo room, flew across the room,
hit the wall, bounced back and landed back upon the table.
A waitress was carrying a tray of water glasses into the Armijo room when,
one by one, they started exploding. This event was witnessed by the manager
and the 5 patrons seated in the room.
We
decided to begin in investigation in the Zamora room. We searched for
unusual EM fields while several of the witnesses received electrical sensitivity
diagnostic tests.
One
suspect field was eventually found in the Wine Press Room but we were
not able to determine its source before it vanished and could not be reacquired.
Electromagnetic Environment
Analysis
|
Location
|
EM Field
|
Frequency
|
Notes
|
Armijo Room,
near
piano |
4 mg |
70Hz |
Possibly a man made field |
| Armijo Room, table |
4 to 8 mg |
47Hz |
Seems to be connected to the table. Very
strange |
Armijo Room,
Dona's
Portrait |
7 mg |
53 and 65 Hz |
Possibly a man made field. strong readings
from lighting fixture may be affecting the accuracy of the measurements. |
Zamora Room,
south
side |
6 mg with a full scale spike |
Unknown |
Frequency counter and Oscilliscope where
in another location when the reading was observed. |
| Zamora Room |
5 mg |
Unknown |
Possible movement of the field above. |
Winepress
West
side |
8 mg |
70 Hz
54 Hz |
Steady EM field coming from the ladies
restroom. Field is concentrated in a corner above the stall on
the right side of the room. |
| Baca Room |
Full scale spike |
Unknown |
Western end of the room, near the Armijo
Room. |
| Lobby |
Full scale spike |
Unknown |
Possibly a moving field, located and lost
several times. |
Photographs
Electrical Sensitivity
Diagnostic Tests
ESD's were performed on two subjects that have
had paranormal experiences at the Maria Teresa Restaurant. Subject 1 is
a middle-aged engineer who saw apparitions in the building. Subject 2
is a waitress that has witnessed a glass moving on it's own accord in
the Armijo room.
Subject
1
AC Electric Field Test
| Question or Spontaneous? |
Q |
S |
S |
Q |
Q |
S |
S |
Q |
Q |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Q |
S |
Q |
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S |
Q |
S |
Q |
S |
S |
S |
Q |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Q |
| Response |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Test Condition
(Field active or no field ) |
N |
A |
N |
N |
A |
N |
N |
A |
N |
A |
N |
N |
N |
N |
A |
A |
A |
N |
N |
A |
N |
N |
N |
A |
N |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
N |
A |
Comments: None
DC Electric Field
| Question or Spontaneous? |
S |
S |
Q |
Q |
S |
S |
S |
Q |
S |
Q |
Q |
S |
Q |
S |
S |
S |
Q |
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S |
Q |
S |
S |
S |
Q |
S |
S |
Q |
Q |
S |
Q |
S |
Q |
| Response |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
Test Condition
(Field active or no field) |
A |
A |
N |
N |
A |
A |
N |
N |
A |
N |
A |
A |
N |
N |
N |
A |
N |
N |
A |
N |
A |
N |
N |
A |
A |
N |
N |
N |
A |
N |
N |
N |
Comments: Subject felt
a tickling sensation near his temples when field was applied near
his head.
DC Magnetic Field
| Question or Response? |
S |
S |
Q |
S |
S |
Q |
S |
S |
S |
Q |
Q |
S |
Q |
Q |
S |
Q |
S |
S |
Q |
S |
S |
Q |
S |
Q |
Q |
S |
Q |
S |
S |
S |
Q |
S |
Q |
Q |
S |
| Response |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
Test Condition
(Field active or no field) |
A |
A |
N |
A |
A |
N |
N |
N |
A |
N |
A |
A |
N |
A |
N |
N |
A |
- |
A |
A |
- |
A |
- |
A |
A |
A |
- |
A |
A |
- |
A |
- |
A |
- |
A |
Comments: Subject felt
like he was being shocked when the field was first switched on. Many tingling
sensations reported near the area closest to the field emitter throughout
the test.
Subject
2
AC Electric Field Test
| Question or response? |
Q |
S |
Q |
Q |
Q |
S |
S |
Q |
Q |
S |
Q |
S |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
S |
Q |
Q |
S |
Q |
S |
Q |
Q |
Q |
S |
Q |
S |
| Response |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
Test Condition
(Field active or no field) |
A |
A |
A |
N |
N |
A |
N |
N |
A |
A |
A |
A |
N |
N |
A |
A |
N |
N |
A |
A |
A |
A |
A |
N |
N |
N |
N |
A |
N |
Comments: Seems not to
be very sensitive to this type of field.
DC Electric Field
| Question or Response? |
Q |
S |
S |
S |
S |
Q |
Q |
S |
S |
S |
Q |
Q |
Q |
S |
S |
S |
Q |
Q |
S |
Q |
S |
S |
Q |
S |
Q |
S |
Q |
S |
S |
| Response |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
Test Condition
(Field active or no field) |
A |
A |
N |
N |
A |
N |
A |
A |
N |
A |
N |
N |
A |
A |
N |
N |
N |
A |
A |
N |
A |
A |
N |
N |
N |
A |
A |
A |
N |
Comments: Back of head
feels warm when emitter is turned on.
DC Magnetic Field
| Question or Response? |
S |
Q |
S |
S |
Q |
Q |
Q |
Q |
S |
Q |
S |
S |
S |
Q |
S |
Q |
S |
Q |
S |
Q |
SS |
Q |
Q |
Q |
S |
Q |
S |
Q |
S |
S |
Q |
Q |
| Response |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
- |
+ |
+ |
+ |
+ |
- |
+ |
- |
Test Condition
(Field active or no field) |
A |
A |
A |
A |
N |
N |
N |
N |
A |
N |
N |
A |
A |
A |
N |
A |
N |
N |
A |
N |
A |
A |
A |
N |
N |
A |
A |
A |
A |
N |
A |
N |
Comments: Tingling
felt above right ear when field was applied anywhere near the left side
of the head. Fingers felt like they had fallen "asleep".
Joint
USAF/NOAA Report of Solar and Geophysical Activity
SDF Number 102 Issued at 2200Z on 12 Apr 2002
IA. Analysis of Solar Active Regions and Activity
from 11/2100Z to 12/2100Z:
Solar activity was at moderate levels. Region
9901(N21W26) produced an M4/1F flare on 12/1802 UTC with an associated
Type IV Radio Sweep. Region 9893 (N20W39) has developed a delta
magnetic configuration in the trailing spot and has increased in area
and spot count. LASCO/EIT imagery indicates that Region 9893 is
the most likely source of an optically uncorrelated M1.4 flare that occurred
on 12/1310 UTC. Region 9906 (S16E26) has shown rapid growth in spot
count, area, and now has a beta-gamma magnetic configuration. This
region also shows some indication of a developing delta magnetic
configuration. As Region 9907 (S05E61) rotates onto the disk it
has revealed a moderate size spot group and a beta-gamma magnetic classification.
One new region was numbered today: Region 9908 (N05W25).
IB. Solar Activity Forecast:
Solar activity is expected to be moderate. Region 9893/9901 complex
has been active and has two delta configurations. The potential
for M-class events is good. Region 9906 and 9907 are developing and have
a slight chance of M-class events.
IIA. Geophysical Activity Summary 11/2100Z
to 12/2100Z:
The geomagnetic field was at quiet to unsettled
levels with one 3 hour period of minor storm conditions. This isolated
minor storm condition coincided with a sector boundary crossing.
At the time of this issue the NASA/ACE EPAM data have shown a steady increase
in low energy protons possibly due to expected CME shock.
IIB. Geophysical Activity Forecast:
The geomagnetic field is expected to be quiet to
active. A CME shock is expected midday on day one of the forecast
period. A second shock expected midday on day two of the forecast
period.
III. Event Probabilities
13 Apr-15 Apr
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