New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-13
SEEING 4 GHOST on SHIPBO4RD
HE STARTLING EXPERIENCE OP A Y0UNG ENGLISH-
MAN on A CCNARD STEAMER

HE STARTLING EXPERIENCE OP A YOUSG ENGLLsH-
MAN OF A CUNARD STEAMER.
Two young Engishmen sailed together on board
"A Cunard steamer from Liverpool for New YORK
short time ago Thoy had never met before. but
they happened to together Ia the first evening
on board ana finding that they had n good deal III
common soon became something more than mere
acqua ntances. They were both University men
one had been at Oh ford and the other at Cambridge
They were both fond of sport. and each was cross
inc for his first tine: that was quito enough to
recommend them to one another, aud before they
had been two DAYS at sea they had become fast
friends. 1t was a rough passage. and they were
seldom able to get on deck; 81 they spent most OF
the tine playing fcorit III corner of the saloon.
Tho saloon of an Atlantic steamer. however. IS
ncyrra very airy place and one day the atmos-
pher. GOT 30 bad down there That these two young
fellows agreed that anything was better than
sitting there, so they Pc leted their cards. made
mental memorandum OF the score ard whose deal 1t
was. and then adjourned to G of their cabins and
sitting ono on the lower bunk and the other on the
rouch they went with their game. lt was
between the deals ana the one who was sitting
Oh the bunk whom viii call MIR. A. was
shutting the cards when both became aware that "A
third person WAS standing at the cabin door looA-
ing ut them.
" hODu lIOu, JACK. tAcllllUtu VII. D., Jumping hi
from the couch. how on earth aid you get here"
The figure ut the door said nothing. but quietly
turned +. una aud wa kcd away again. The boat
wa, rolling oadly and when b. had done tumblins
over the portmantcau and had made his way to the
door some lew seconds hal elap,ei. \. was natu-
rally sonew ha aston shed ~ the sterlOus inter
uptlon and the his friend mad treated 1t, 50 he
threw the ciIdS on thr bed aud, hanging on to the
door. scrambled ont after hun. W hen II" got INTO
tne passage he SAW i. stan iiuR One ten yards OF
90 Iug u . and dom IN bew ildered KIND Oi way
and nobody else IN sight. \ steward came alone
from the saloon Just then. ana on being questioned
ne SAID he had met nobody but the cat that way
ami as the " ire hatch was battened down. ana
the two hal resn PLAYING III the last raoin but
ne il wa not likely that the strange visitor had
" no wasl 2 asked A.. as the other came slowly
back to huu alter questioning the steward "
have NOT seen HIN on boatd before
lie wI~ my brother and he Is MT on board was
tlc startling answer. left MN IN Liverpool anu
Hro@ me- cu.f have come away.
Nonsense my dear fellow; It must have been
some one ct tine passengers certainty don ne
Lrvr II was Your brother lie WIS as ut'tIN uh.'Ne
Nou one man IAN be un IKE dhol hcG -lo vas l1
and on arc Snort lee was iar and YOU are dark, he
was stout AM Nou sllw, and your faces are COM
pIrtrly Inherent
So. | know call him nay brother. but he is
rellly my hail-hrothcr. Ills name - c. aud we ate
tutall, uni he each other BUT that man was my
hti-brOthrr JACK L, ds sure dS am staining mere
We'll. there wa, no more ,carft that afternoon;
none OF the OIccfs or passengers had seen any Ooll
answering tu the dies rPil0n OF the supposed t.,
a:d he never appeared again until they reached
-%bs' th,y landed. r. found cable message tell
lng him thai his halt brother WIS dead
Vow ~ taT tins incident was not different from
a score of othor~ which have been reported and
publ he'd at various times and, beyond thc fact
that the aDparlton was seen clearly BY tro perSons'
II supplies no further evidence of the existence or
appearance Of ghosts or doubles than has been
induced over and again. But there was a
sruuel to th- which lends a ghastly circuuston-
talIty 10 the whole affair, AMI makes 1t very hard
10 iAl,h the matter on "a Il mere optical illusion.
\ lost Sght of B. entirely few days after arrlV-
ug IN America While the former went West az
once the latter STAYED IN Now York thrse or fonr
days and then rectosSed to EnrIdnd / NO year,
had passed before \. went back again. and ne mad
rrettv well Ivru up pulling over tho mystery,
when one day AZ ne was walking along ilccadily
he saw the man who had appeared IN the state-rDom
that uly coming 10 meet hun.
Pardon me, sir, he BEGAN. IS not your name
60"
Yes" was the answer. my name Is c.. but
must confess you have the advantage over me
dare say. | only saw you once before and
that WAS on aboard the steamship Papua in mid
Atlantic
Gond heavens Then your name 10 A.. and YOU
were with my half br0ther. Charlie H.. when he
saw Jack. No. that was not tina was my
brother. We were exactly alike. and were cOntln-
uaIy being taken for ono another. Charlie l. ut
tcrly dIileIrut-but then ack and took after our
pointing to "a ciub house close at hand. auu tell
me all about that day You know of course that
Jack died that very Afternoon
Oh YES \. knew il we'll enough. bnt the horrible
difficulty WAS thus He had incyer seca Charlie Il.
until he met HIM on board ship. and had never
seen either of the brothers {. at all. The only
knowledge which he had of their features. o. could
have was from that one short glimpse on board
ship Whom had he seen. tnonf Scarcely another
person altogether. when the rcm"mnrancc OF his
feature, enabled him to recognize his brother If
II was IN optical illusion it was IL very wonderful
one that could 50 picture Il face " hch lie had never
seen before and if it wa, not optical illusion.
what " AZ il