Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-01-04
REMARKABLE DREAM.
Recent Instance Of Death PoretoI

]. A. Patten, in the New York Weekly,
says: t kf.
a remarkable case of foreknowledge
has recently occurred at thriving place
in the State of New York. A woman,
in humble circumstances, but Of respect.
able character, retired to bed ON the
night of the 4th of July, in her usual
condition Of health and mind. Late in
the night she had a dream of very
thrilling description. She saw thin
tall man, dressed in black, strike her son
in the forehead with bar Of iron, and
throw him into the creek of the place
The woman finally awoke with a Shrek
so loud that it alarmed all in the house
When inquiry was made by those who
came to her, as to the cause of her alarm
she exclaimed:
"Oh, I've had such terrible dream
My son is killed. know he is. l saw
it done"
Saw it done2" said one of the per
sons of the astonished group. When
and where, pray tell us2
Somewhere near the dock, said the
nearly frantic mother 81 saw the
water and the boats distinctly before me
1t was tall man who did the deed. Id
know him among hundred | must &c
to the steam tug where my son is EN-
ployed. ] know that something has hap
pened to him.
'Do not 60 tonight" said female.
II must-I must. There's not a mo-
ment to lose"
why, it's only dream" said the
same female. II wouldn't mind it. Go
to bed, and forget all about it.
"I never never can forget that
dream" replied the mother. I" dream
often, but never before in my life have !
experienced anything so vivid and awful.
/ know it means something. Heaven
has warned me of the danger of my son.
With these foreboding words, the wo-
man hasiened out into the night, and
turned her burrying steps toward the
dock. She found the tug lying outside
of barge in front of storehouse. The
Captain had just come on board. This
was about half-pest one o'clock.
" Captain, where's my son, cried the
woman.
I'm his berth, l suppose" was the re-
ply. p" What are you crying about2"
J rWhy, Captain, I've had terrible
dream about my boy. dreamed that he
was murdered, and I've come to see
about him. / could not sleep any more. y
Dreams are nonsense, old lady,
said the Captain, with laugh. "You
had better have stayed in your bed.
However, I'll look in the berth of your
son to fully satisfy you.
The Captain went to the berth. Here
he expressed some surprise himself
What" he exclaimed, not here.
That is strange. Here's his coat, too.
By jovel begin to think there has been
foul play here.
The mother was near at hand, and
heard these dreadful words, con6rmatory
of her apprehensions..
:" knew il" she cried. Poor boy
poor boy"
Weeping bitterly, the mother returned
to her home. AT daylight the fact of the
dream and the Disappearance of the
young man were whispered about, and
soon caused considerable excitement,
Search was at once begun for the body,
Later, the hat of the young man was
found floating in the water.
On the following Thursday morning
the corpse was recovered, The head
was much swollen, but no marks of vio-
lence were discovered. If the lad had
been murdered, as his mother dreamed,
there would have been some confusion
of the flesh on the forehead that would
show, but there was nothing of this kind.
1t was proved that the deceased had
been somewhat intoxicated during the
day of the 4th, and it was most probable
that he had accidentally fallen over
board. The coroners jury rendered a
verdict of accidental drowning" Yet
the dream was remarkable, to say the
least. The watch Of the drowned man
stopped at thirty-six minutes past twelve,
and his mother reached the dock at
about one O clock Consequently it was
evident that her son was drowning at
the very moment of her dream.
This dream naturally caused a deep
sensation in TIE place where it occurred
Its effect, however, was most powerful
upon the one who dreamed it.
"Well," she said, II shall live a diff
ferent woman from this time. Here |
am, so poor and humble, and yet God
visited me in this dream, to tell me the
fate of my dear son. Struggling in the
water, or with a murderer, for the life that
he first obtained from me- | was made
aware of it, and suffered with kim at the
same hour. How true it is, as we have
been told, that not even sparrow falls
to the ground without the knowledge of
the Heavenly Father"