The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-14
TIE DE.fyU KNOCK


Prom tte FrfusriN t1.rno.
The denth Of Mr.. Thomas Fenst, last sun
das al ern. ON, ha- q v i1,pi a siu-uitt chrpu-
nee ~ the nsstory ot hi family. Wnith Illus
uatc- The oil Hiehlln tr lDi,inn "a the n,nsnee.
en- nodi'd spir or ghost, which gives warning
{" uet-unf wnose death II Hitr'Hcntnf, oy pe-
cali scream ur ~ ~ Ia the mig u. 10y ippeafina
To the doomed pcrson. OF In roas ~ er WAYS.
~. fr 1t was 90 n In the le 4 ElV. cam
tridacsLir'. En-l nd. forty-seyen years GO,
n Decn iin IN Evansville about twentv-thfee
yeHrs. He W ga shoemaker. good CITIZEN aud
4 IN n OF uui.t. unubtr0.s ve dtue nor. lie
WIS, iuor@itcr. yerV intrll ent man. auo de-
voted a portion ~ his time 20 the study - the
PHILOSOPHY and religion of life. 1t does not lp-
!. Hutrr that way Sue. Mr.. +, ST came to
Evan. VIII " tn mis- uNv there navc teen I'VE
death, In the nome circl the '..st IT which was
ia u ttc fdih'r hiu-tlf l,s' SUNDAY. Eich
ore 81 these dvAihs % necu preceded ht mil
night ot the previous mig { h. deaf knock On
TIE door Mrs. fca>ts uea n, which occd red
Last simmer. WIS preceded AZ midnight d. a
hca'v. sudden bn 'ck IN the ron d"nr. witch
ar l-ed the en- ire family. Uppu search tsing
M de nonoIy was found ~ the door. MGs.
frN@t dird on tAe following dav.
Thru weeks afterwarl ner infant child died,
ana The sitn" warning was repeated Il ti' -'me
Inc d,,tn ot his wife seemed 20 prevupon
her rusfani lie has been lee lc and ill., nus
Thought thi he would i've tnroIgn t4e winter
Ca Last iurday afternoon toe mad asudd n
eIt~ 'u. aud canie through l. much we keued.
When th- faniis rctired that m-ht lac was a9.
parv " A. well \ usual.
sNNutil'. IN Tue NIliDit tf the flgnf. tuere
came 10 loud. no low X Inrk uO'n the street uoor,
wiicI aruu-el All II the iuuly. His son George,
IA yDupg man ged about TWEEN V-threr, WAS
aw tktDeu Nv M -'ulu. auJ rising fritn his D I'd
-Ousut hi- IN " "a room. thipktng h hal be n
:cized with another 80 'sm and 4. sired ssst-
Hnce. hen ne entered the roou tie found his
I tret NV k. ard inq tired II Ne called
- - reunei tne Id gentleman. at was
some ody knockn, AZ thr front door"
trorsc DESCENDED toe stairs IN DanNd the
door. out uuuoHv was wi hout. Hnd /ltner ex-
ANIMATION o. vrflei the tea tua' - one WA
| Ia-.'us ~ tine street. George few, up stairs
/ an. tNll ti- = tncr Il this. A.uadcn change
/ p.-.su ov rtle 1 .ce Of tue u /ned man ~ ne
I suItIV sold.
"Gp in u'd, q ,orge; n Il Fhc a1mc knock"
uirc turned t. cd. observing that u =
few minutes VAS IL ',i cN. ihs singul r
W intng occurring iu atn-t e -r- OF tine family
! hnd been noticed Nv u .he family. AID. ait =
iNtg down, tine sou remembered the fact nui,
ui-n i-stn- II a.a coincidence. wcnt t. II ep.
Mex morning the father called min up iu Uis
/ usual Nuirt. lpDrrvntlv lo~tug no s.rrngtn.
Heur-e went Town 10 IKE his Irder for break
/ lat. uut tie said
Il want n. breakfast; nothing but quiet
room 70 ~
4 second aupNc ion met with the same re-
sn"nse, sud dcc 1riIu-dy tins Younger cniiurcn
were sent aw y To the house Il friend. ana
Ge re remained WITH him. During tie morn.
ins ne Vas very quiet. aud then ne was di COW
er,i ep. ln.s c 'n'inued dur z tnc tier
noon. ana - u'clD ok n was disco Vered IA / he
had giided qGietiy from life to death.