The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-03-29

was fine, and at breakfast time we had
passed Shaduan Island, were out of
the Gulf of Suez and into the Red Sea
proper Breakfast was served on the
deck, under double awnings of heavy
canvas The young gentleman who
had left his friends the day before
seemed somewhat depressed in spirits
and during breakfast said rather anx-
iously: captain, at what time did we
stop last night?"
"Stop! We have not stopped since
leaving" was the reply.
Not even to take soundings?'
emo; the engines have not been
eased since leaving port.
The young man seemed much sur
prised, and finally said that he had n
most vivid and remarkable dream dur
ing the night, and this he proceeded
to relate in substance, as follows
SIN my dream it appeared to me
that the steamer was stopped during
the night and that l went on deck to
ascertain the cause. L saw boat
pulling off from the island to intercept
us, and lantern was waved to arrest
our attention. AS the boat came near
er saw my friend Morton standing
in the stern. AS he came up the
gangway l said, For Gods sake,
Morton, what brings you here? /
never saw him palmer, nor heard his
voice more distinctly than when he
said: The Carnatic has struck a rock
and gone down; the passengers and
crew are on an island close by, all safe,
and we want your ship to take them
ON board 1 dreamed that our ship
stopped until sother boats came off
with the remainder of the people, and
we then proceeded"
The narration of the dream made
profound impression upon the passen-
gers, but the captain, as in duty
bound, laughed it off The young
man proved jolly sort of fellow, but
was called 'the dreamer" during the
rest of the voyage
On arriving at Alden, five days later,
before our anchor was down, we were
hailed by boat which had been dis
patched from the Peninsular and Ori-
entail office and asked if we had any
news of the Carnatic, that ship being
day overdue. We had no news to
give, but our dreamer quietly remark
ed to me: "You may find that there
is more in my dream than you sup
posed.
A few hours completed our coaling,
and we were off again for Bombay
On arrival at that port we heard the
news of the loss of the Carnatic, and
the circumstances were just as narTat-
ed to us two weeks before The ship
struck on rock near Shaduan Island,
some twelve hours after leaving Suez
The passengers and crew were landed
ON the island. The steamer subse-
quently slid off the rock and went
down in deep water. During the
night q steamers lights were seen by
the shipwrecked crew, and boat was
sent out to intercept her. Our dream
er's friend Morton went in the first
boat. The remainder of the people
were subsequently taken on board,
and the rescuing steamer proceeded
on her voyage to Suez. Except that
another steamer, not the Neera, res
cued the party, the dreamer told the
story as well as it could be told to-
day.
1t seems probable that our dream
er's vision was shown him at the very
moment the shipwrecked people were
embarlnng upon the steamer which
came to their aid, and that the Neera
was not ten miles from the scene at
the time.
1t may be stated, in conclusion, to
show the perfection to which the postal
system of the world has arrived, that
the only letter addressed to the writer
which ever failed to reach him in all
his twenty years wanderings went
down in the Carnatic