The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1881-07-02

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A correspondents Of : Frencii paper.
eomDestssg On The naznber Of ,syssess-
sns nisapPszszsees constantly occurring
mot only IN France, bnt also n Enesand,
sisrzs a curious theory. He maintains
HAT death occasionally is aczuaEsr die
solrissn- Persons attacked By this
tesin ef disease suffer no prefious III
Mes hsre 20 usrniBg OF their ap-
prosching end. bus sssddenIr eszse 70
erlsf, and - immediately fade frosn
sight heas@erts that some years ago
ne srtnaily witnessed this g,l,enotneAon.
lie Nss Out walking with q friend,
sisa uhons be wss engaged Il ~ IN
tertEfi'sg discussion On poiSasezl once
lion of the dsy, when issaansaneoRaiy
has companion vanished. and from that
boar 70 the psesest time has peser re-
appeared. Tie has lissie dOnbs that
many of the inssssRg persons 70 an1-
ioasly searched fss b. their friends
and By the police hsse ~ like manner
-melfed IN the air" At The moment
Of his friends disappearance q strong
snlphnreus ordor was noticed, bat be-
yoBd this nothing remarkable was 10
be observed. The question il. he
thinks, s0rfllE Of medical inyesaigs.
tion.-iEx-
10 connection with the abore article 1
ibe great and constantly increasing
nafnber of mysterious disappearaBces
of persons in the United States, ac-
qaifes unusual significance. a large |
rewsrd rs offered for The discovery of i
. well ksown and hsghsy respectable
Young lady of yiekzburg, Miss, vbo
Was recognized is ~ acquaintance
recently, rs slss waS getting into q car 4
rage, At the steamboat landing, 10
3rise homo, bit Who hss beser since
been seen by any of her family or
friendx The follosiBg ARTICLE il also
Interesting in the same connection:
Tine Nev York TribHBe SAYS Capt.
DenFey, of the steamer Somerset. of !
be New York and Bristol line, sud-
IeBly disappeared on bis last voyage.
lie was about 30 years old, and had !
cen in the service of the company =
Ince the age of Is years. At the be- =
inning of the last voyage he Was pro- y
soted 10 the command Of the SSmeF- .
IT. When about eight days ont on =
be return 10 Engisnd, be arose about y
O'Clock A. d., dressed bimself IN .
1ll uniform and went forward To give
D order. On bis way he ordered
silor named Antonio 70 bring him his
ofee 40 the cabin. The captain was
zen 10 go toward his cabin, but An
'niO, on entering found it empty. An
arm was given, the engines were I
'Opped and search Was made IN every !.
art Of vessel. The surface of the sea :
as s~ept by glasses, but no trace Of 4
be captain was discovered. The stea- :
yer sss then put back over her course :
bout twenty miles, but with DO better !
recess. The sea wss perfectly calm !,
I'd the sun was shining brightly. !.
apt. PeDyey was good swimmer, :
ID could sustain himself for hours in :
&c water. At the time be disappeared, !. :,
anbers Of men were at work about !.
'e deck or rigging, aud the least cry "
,uld have been heard had any one
Illen over. Those who nav him at y
'e time Of giving the order say he ,
,pcared as usual He was of good ,
'mily, bis father being a wealthy ship =
lilder, owner and contractor in Eng y
nd, and he was engaged ito a young !.
OMAN Of Bristol. They were TO be -
srried st the end Of the voyage. r