The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-12-17
Foretold HIS Own Death.
Baltimore Sun

Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher G. Brooks. of
this city, lost their youngest son, Christie
pher G. Brooks, aged II years and 5
months, by death from paralysis of the
heart, in Brooklyn, N. Y, Wednesday
afternoon, under peculiar circumstances.
The remains arrived in Baltimore and the
funeral took place Saturday afternoon
from the Baltimore Female College, the
residence of his grandfather. The offici-
ating clergymen were the Rev. Messrs.
G. E. FELTON,, A. NJ. Courtenay, J. A.
Price and Littleton T. Morgan In his
funeral discourse the Rev. Mr. Courtenay
gave an account of a remarkable and
accurate premOnition which the young
man had had of his deaah The Rev. G.
E. FELTON,, who followed Mr.. Courtenay,
said it was one of the exceptional phe-
nomenal cases which point to newer and
higher philosophy. He said that such
cases we're like the moonbeams which
came down to earth on cloudy night
through riffs in the clouds Such cases
enlightened the minds of men and directed
their researches toward subject that
may yet be made to yield its teachings
and truths. He did not believe that the
dead we're very far from the living, and
thought that in the future new science
might be established ON such phenomena
cases as the one on which he was com
mcnCing
The following account of the prcmnni-
tion referred to was obtained from the
parents of the deceased: Mrs. Brooks was
travelling in Europe, and had written hel
son, who was employed in New York and
lived in Brooklyn, to join her. He re-
spOnded, naming the time of his starting
In the interim he was taken i'll, and on The
day Mrs. Brooks received his letter she
received cablegram summoning hcl
home on account of his sickness On her
arrival she found him able to go about
and his physician had no fears as to his
perfect recovery. The youth stated, how
ever, that former teacher and friend o.
his, Mr.. Hall, who died about five
months ago, had appeared to him visior
and told him he would die of heart trouble
on/W Wednesday. December 12,at 3 o'clock
| p. m. Young Brooks had never had any
trouble with his heart, and his friends tC
whom he made the statement were in nj
way concerned about it, and said he was
certain, on the contrary. he would gel
well. The young man was, however
| thoroughly impressed with the belief tina
he would die at the time indicated. A few
davs before that time he sent flowers t
some friends, with a note, saying: q
shall never again be able to express m,
appreciation of your kindness" He ac-
companied lady friend to an entertain
ment the afternoon of December II ,spen
the afternoon in her company, and re
ceived promise that if he wrote for he
the nexs afternoon she would come t
say goodby. His physician told the broth
er and mother of the youth that he would
divert his mind from the subject by ply
steal means, and on Tuesday night put I
fly blister on his neck Wednesday morn
ing young Brooks rose as usual, ate al
unusually hearty breakfast, and to al
appearances was good for long life TIL,
physician left him without trace of I'm
easiness as to his condition. The younl
man insisted that his mother should no
stay with him, telling her ut would xii
/ lbu W DC luO utE. udb HE uO
take the matter too much to heart she dit
not oppose him, but consented to leav
him, intending to return to him in tn
latter part of the afternoon. While tax
ing lunch with the family as usual at
o'clock he complained of feeling faint
aud asked to be assisted to his room
After resting in the bed a few moment
he wrote to the young Lady, and in abou
twenty minutes she arrived He died i
the presence of his family at $40 O'Clock
His physician and his mother arrived bu
two or three moments later, and wer
shocked to find his prediction fulfilled
His father had returned to Baltimore fror
visiting him some weeks ago. o
Wednesday, at breakfast, his father re
markedit it was the day which his son ha