The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-12-12
A PREAIONITION.
A Young Man Predicts the Time of His
Death.

A Young Man Predicts the Time of His
| Death.
BALTIMORE, Dee. IA remarkabl
case Of premOnitiOu of death was
brought to light to day at the funeral of
| Christopher &. Brooks, aged II wears,
grandson of Prof. Brooks of the Balti-
more Female College. During the fu-
| neral discourse Rev. DIR. FELTON,, pastor
| of Mt. Vernon Church, said it was one Of
the exceptional phenomenal cases that
point To new and higher philosophy.
The following is an account of the
pTemOniUiOn referred to: Mrs. Brooks
was travelling in Europe, and had writ
ten her son, who was employed in New
| York, and lived in Brooklyn, to join her
He responded, 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 "a cablegTam sum
mOning her home Oh account of his ill
/ ness. On her arrival she found him up,
| able to go about, ana his physician had
no fears as to his perfect recovery. The
youth stated, however, that a former
teacher aud friend Of his, a MIR. Hail,
who died about five months ago, had ap-
| peaTed to him in vision, and told him
| he would die of heart trouble on We'd
! nesday, Dec. D, at 3 o'clock p III. Young
Brooks had never had any trouble with
his heart, and his friends to whom he
made the statement we're in no way
concerned about it. DR.. Nav, his ply
sician, laughed at il, and said ne was
| certain, Oh the contrary, that he would
get well. The young man was, however,
thoroughly impressed with the belief
that he would die at the time indicated.
A few days before that time he sent
flowers to some friends with a note,
saying: Il shall never again be able to
express my appreciation of your kind
| ness" He accompanied lady friend 10
| an entertainment the afternoon of Dec.
| 4, spent the evening i'll her company,
| and received promise that if he wrote
for her the next afternoon, she would
come TO say goodbye. His physician told
the brother aud mother of the youth he
would divert his mind from the subject
byphysical means, and on Tuesday night
put fly blister on his neck. Medue5-
day morning young Brooks rose as us
ual, ate an unusually hearty breakfast,
and to all appearances was good for a
long life. The physician left him with
out trace Of unegsiness as to his con
ditiOn. The young man insisted that
MS mother should not stay with him,
telling her 1T would kill her to see
me die" That ne might not take the
matter too much TO heart, she did not
oppose him, but consented to leave him,
luldnulHB 10 IbIuIu 10 lllu III Iub ldLGef
part of the afternoon. While taking
lunch with the family as usual at 2
o'clock, he complained of feeling faint.
and asked to be assisted to his room. At
ter resting in bed few moments he
wrote to the young lady, and in about
twenty minutes sue arrived. He died
in the presence of the family at 3IOI
o'clock. His physician and his mother
arrived but two or three moments later,
and were shocked to find his prediction
fulfilled. His father had returned to
Baltimore from visiting him some weeks
ago. On Wednesday at breakfast his
father remarked that it was the day his
son had appointed to die, but with no
thought that the prophecy would be full
filled, and was asLOunded when the It'd
ings of the death arrived. He was a
young man Of strong character, ex-
ceptiOnally good mind, and a splendid,
bold physique.