The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-02-18
GHOSTS AND GOBLINs.
How Sea Captain informed His FAINT y
of His Death,

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of His Death.
Boston Letter to Minneapolis Trlbune.l
Somewhere back in the ''sixties''-I think
Just after the war-the family of a sea cap
tain, absent on a long cruise, lived in the
town l speak of. This family comprised
wife and several daughters. Il would give
names and places, we're il not for making
public what was given me ia confidence
Well, one night, when the family had gone
to bed, ore OF the daughters named Carrie,
had very impressive dream she started in
her sleep and finally arose from her bed, her
eyes open but fixed, her whole manner that
of person who sees some dreadful vision.
She moved from chamber to chamber, erous-
ing the different members OF the family, and
led them to the sitting room. A lamp was
lighted, and the little gathering, clad in
night-dresses and shawls, wonderingly
obeyed the directions of the dreamer. She
called for a sheet of paper, and pen and ink.
No writing paper could be found in the
house, but at last piece OF grocer's wrap
ping paper was brought and the semnam-
bulist appeared satisfied. Taking the pen,
she began writing in a large, msscu-
line hand. There was profound silence IN
the little group. and a feeling of terror and
dread settled upon mother and daughters
None dared to look over the shoulder of the
writer, who at last, finishing, gave a sigh of
relief and went directly upstairs to her CHI am
Der. The mother no longer able to restrain
her curiosity. yet fearing something dread
full. took up the brown sheet and began to
read. Children" she exclaimed, sit is your
fathers handwriting" Il was listed at sea,
the longitude and latitude being given. In
terse language it described the coming OF q
hurricane, the horrors Of the tempest, and
final losing of every hope, and the sinking OF
board. After brief but pathetic message to
his family the drowned captain signed his
name in characteristic fashion.
This was the manner in which Captain
P-s, Of the little town in Maine, sent
word to his wife and daughters at home of
the manner of his taking of; Was there
ever anything more dramatic? This is the
frat time that this story known to fully q
thousand people, has ever been put in print.
1t was given me several years ago by an init
mate friend of the family. Did that ship go
down? No one knoWs-all that is certain is
that che never came into any earthly port
This story would give the society for physi-
cal research month OF solid work. The
spiritualists will see nothing wonderful IN
it. Perhaps it is only one OF the common
places OF the supernatural.
A gentleman of veracity told me that for
three nights he dreamed that man with a
full Ied lace approached him in his dreams,
carrying . hammer which he held over his
head IN a mechanical manner. On the morn
ing after the last dream the gentleman went
to his place of bushes as usual, on his way
he passed a shop. The door was open, and
there stood, with hammer uplifted, the man
seen in the dream. The two men stopped
and looked at each other and said nothing.
A queer coincidence.
A Massachusetts State Senator man OF
ultra skepical views, went awhile ago 10
visit noted spiritualist who has puzzled toe
Gar in his winter palace. The Senator was
asked to seat himself in large ana very
heavy armchair. While there seated he was
lifted by force unknown 20 him so that MS
head nearly touched the ceiling. He was not
yet cured OF his skepticism, but be fully be-
iieves that he was not the victim OF q delu-
sim