Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-02-02
PREsENTIMeNT.
A REMARKABLE CASE OF THIS
APPARENT INFLUENCE.
George Fry. of Oil City, Learns of
His Brothers Death in
Mysterious Way.

terested in the g Fry case at Oil City,"
and under the direction of Richard Hodg-
son, Secretary of the Society, the Globe
Democrat correspondent has investigated
the remarkable case for publication in
their proceedings, now going through the
press. The case has previously been re-
ported in the newspapers, but in the hur-
ried manner in which the facts were
obtained some essential points were
omitted, giving the skeptical chance to
bubble. As given complete, the case
probably presents one of the most extraor-
binary psychical phenomena of which there
is authentic record.
George Fry, of Oil City, says he heard
while at his home what seemed to him to
be the voice of his brother Gideon issue
from a clock, saying: Pm gonel Pm
gonep at precisely the time that his
brother did utter these words on his death
bed at Big Rapids, Michigan, Sunday even
ing. December +, 1887.
George Fry, who relates this incident of
presentiment Of his brothers death, has
been resident Of Oil City for twenty-five
years. He is now about thirty mine years
of age, member in good standing of the
Second Presbyterian Church, and man
who is regarded as good citizen in every
respect AT the time of the above occur
renee he was depot master, employed by
the Allegheny Valley and New York and
Western Pennsylvania Railroads With a
view to the fuller investigation of the case
Mr.. Fry was seen and asked to relate the
incident as he remembered it, for perma
nent record in the proceedings of the
American Society for Psycl zeal R scare
This is Mr.. Fry's statement
My brother Gideon and | had been
much together, and were more intimate in
our associations than other members of the
family. l was much attached to him. On
Friday, December ID, received telegram
from his physician at Big Rapids that he
was i'll, and could not live over twenty-four
hours. ! had known of his illness, but he
had not been regarded as in dangerous
condition. could not leave my business
to so to him, aud | was greatly troubled on
this account. l was thinking of him al
most constantly. In church Sunday he
was the chief subject of my prayers.
Sunday evening, after church, sat down
to write him letter, and while writing it
observed that the clock in the room
his clock by the way-had stopped. | got
up to start ii, and looking at my watch saw
that it had been stopped but few min
utes | started to wind it up, and found
that it had not run down. AS | moved
the hands a strange light flooded the face
of the clock, and the words issued from it,
in the voice OF brother Gid, Pm gone
Pm gomez The words were distinctly
uttered. | was 50 impressed that brother
Gid had died at that moment, and that
these were his last words, thas | hastily
sealed the letter, laid it away and did not
mail it. noted the time as 9:45. | did
not mention this 70 my family that even
ing, for the reason that my sister, who was
in the house, was much Frustrated by the
telegram on Friday. Next morning early.
before going TO work, told my wife Of the
incident. At about 1l:30 that forenoon |
was handed a telegram that had been re-
ceived by my brother, Daniel F. Fry. in
these words only: Gid is dead Come to
Montague This was signed by my sister
Lizzie, who was at Big Rapids. That af-
ternoon told newspaper reporter of the
death OF my brother, and also told him, but
liot TO use IL the paper, OF the strange pre-
sentiment OF the evening before. [ had
received n word of my brothers death
except tie message given above, nor did
receive any moe Intelligence regarding it
until snn,e days later, when letter came
from my sister giving parlicuiars. This
letter stated that Gideon had died al S:45
o'clock Sunday evening, December 4th,
and his last words were: Pm gone Pm
gcnep II was At 9:45 o'clock that had
head the voice in the clock, but the dli-
ference in lime between the Rapids and
Oil City is jas enough TO cover this dis
crepancy. Ny sister, who was with Cd
con Which, he died, is now at home in Oh.
City, and she tells me that for some time
before he died Ire was unconscious an.
imas inet that / vas with him. When
any one would leave the bedside, he would
say: George, don't leave me-" Mr. Fry
stated Willingness to make affidavit to
the foregoing.
An important point on the above is:
Did MIR. Fry nention the incident of the
clock 10 his vie Monday morning before
gtiag 10 w0rk :" After seeing Mr.. Fry.
his wife was seen, and said:
IN regard 70 the presentiment Of Gid
con p. try's death, December 4, 1887, my
husband told zoe early Monday morning,
December 5, 1857, Of the voice is the
clock, which lie mad heard the preceding
evening
5. W. Turner, 10 whom Mr.. Fry had re-
lated the incident of the clock Mon
day afternoon, was next seen, and said
George Err told me about l:30 Mon
day afternoon, December 5, 1887, of the
telegram announcing his brothers death,
and at tue same time told me Of the voice
IN the clock, which he said he had heard
the evening before. He remarked that he
would not be surprised to hear that these
words, I'm gone Pm gone were his
brother Gid's last words on earth. On the
Sunday following, December llth, MIR. Fry
reminded me Of the conversation on the
5th, and showed me a letter dated Big
Rapids, and signed by his sister, giving de-
tails of his brothers death, and this letter
stated that Gideon's last words were, Pm
gone I'm gone wish further to state
that or the following Wednesday, Decem-
Der l4th, by permission of Mr.. Fry, aud
with the assistance of Thomas Judge, an
atiache of the Western Union Telegraph
Office here, examined the files of their
messages to learn what kilograms had been
received regarding the death of Gideon
Fry"
The following was the only message
received by the Western Union relating
to it:
PIG RAPIDS (Mich.), December 5th-Dauiel P.
Fry: Gid is dead. Come TO Montague.
LIZZIE THOMPSON.
Mr. Turner also investigated the files at
the Postal Telegraph Office, and found
nothing. The Western Union message had
been received at $40 A. NJ.
Mrs. W. f. Wood was seen, and said
Mr. and Mrs. Fry are members of my
husbands church, and both are earnest and
consistent Christians. 20 jobe-Dca0craf OIL
Gig Letter.
Virtues of Celery.