Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-11-16
CALLED Bf HER DEAD LupEP.
Strange Circumstances Preceding the Death Of
| syouDg Girl.

Strange Circumstances Preceding the Death Of
syoupg Girl
FROM the Salt Lake Herald, Nov.
A few days ago we chronicled the death of
Mss Athslish Gilbert, OF South Cottonwood.
AZ the time of the announcement there were
reports current that some events cut Of the
ordinary were connected with her decease,
but at that time there were 10 means Of ascer-
tanning the particulars. Yesterday, how
ever, Mr.. James Gilbert, the young Idly >
father, and several other Cottonwood people
we're in the city, and from them reporter
learned the facts which follow. All the
names mentioned are those Of responsible
and well known citizens, and unreal as the
narration sounds there c4n be no doubt OF is
authenticity,
The young lady was Is years old at the
time OF her death, and appears to have teen
possessed Of one OF those warm, .ovable,
bright and eyen-temPsTei dispositions which
endesr the owner to every one with whom
she COMES in contact Though 81 Young, she
tooB busy part in all church duties, and in
improvement associations and the Sunday
school her name always had a prominent
place. Some three or four wears ago she
formed an intimacy with n youth named
John CuuLhe, the son Of uelEutOT and
despite the tender Years Of both, they be.
came strongly attached 10 each other, aud
provoked no end Of comment at their old
ldsuAJucA iSNOLINu anu sttalEi-t hL.trtlDn
for one another. This state OF affairs CJntln.
ued until the girl was Il years cid, when
the association was TUieIy broken by
the death OF young Cunlitis De lost his lite
from the kick OF a Wild horse about wear
ago. When the Intelligence va brought TO
Miss Gilbert, her father SAYS, Il gave Ler a
shock, from which she never recovered. She
almost sank beneath the blow, and at his
funeral her par0Xysms OF grief were so yiO-
lent that II was feared her reason would de
~ lima. E.n
accustomed duties, but 1t was evident tust
the blow -he had sustained had sunk deep
into her lie. She seldom reused herself from
deep lethargy Of sadness, and day bv DAY
her color and strength and the freshness OF
youth seemed to be ebhing away. few
months ago she alarmed her sister by
telling her that "JOnn " had visited her
chamber and mad told her that she must
prepare TO come TO him. Sue manifested no
lear, out according to her sister, had told
him she would not leave her parents, but
he had only said again that sh7 must
come. once again, later, Sue told her sister
that he had come TO her with the same mes
sage, and she had now evidently given uD
desiring to remain, as she told her sister how
she wished to be dressed al her burial and
whom she wished 10 dress her Soon after
that young Cunlitfe's father came to Dr. Gil
bert, sorely disturbed, and told hin that one
morning as he was lying down his son hsd
come to him and stood AT the foot ol his bed
LIS idlhcE Hdd dshbI IIiu MnAL 1t WAS he
desired aud he replied 81 came 10 see YOU
iather. am staying at Gll0ert's and / am
going back there now. / have been there
ever since | lett yOu. Where else should
l be" Mr. Gilbert attempted to
reason the old gentleman out Of bis
notion, but he Insisted that 1t Vas
no dream or vision, bat that his son bad
actually visited and spoken to MIN, and that
IN broad daylight In the meantime, Miss
Gilbert continued to maintain tha: her last
DAY was approaching and no amount OF per-
sussion seemed TO shake her belief. One
week ago last evening shI and her parents
were attending birthday party At d neigh
oor's. Miss Gilbert was sitting St the lunch
table chatting with some cOmpan!OuE,
"hen, Without word OF warning, she tell
to the floor motIonless. Her father and
mother raised her, and both said her heart
had ceased 10 beat Their cries and Ismeu-
tauons and their frenzied attempts to rouse
her, they state, rallied her for a1ew moments,
and she was hurriedly con Yeyed home, where
she expired shortly afterwsrd, leaving her
friends almost stupeded with grief Her
funeral was one OF the largest convocsllOns OF
mourners ever seen in that locality.