Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-11-01
\ STRANGE PRESENTDNENT.
A Singular Impulse Which Proved to BE
ForewarninS of Death.

T. B. Garrison of Portland. Mo-. who /
walked fifteen miles one night recently TO !
see his mother and found her dead in bed
at ) 0 clock next morning. tells a most re-
markable story of preSentiment which led I
the son to make the strange trip to the old
homestead alone and in the darkness.
Young Garrison was born and raised
four miles east of Ozark, where his mother
died, About three months ago, says a ST. (
Louis Globe correspondent, ne moved TO
Fordland. where he secured employment
as miller He had heard nothing from
his mother for some time, and could have
known nothing of her illness. for at the
time the young man left Portland Friday
Mrs. Garrison was in her usual health at
home tacking carpet-ragS. The woman
had been well all day Friday, and returned
home late in the evening from neighbour
house. where she had assisted in dressing
the body of an old friend for burial. On
Friday night young Garrison went to
church at Portland, accompanied by his
wife. The services closed at 10 o'clock.
and Garrison started home with his wife.
As they left the church the young man said
strange feeling took possession of him
that he must go at once to see his mother
His wife naturally protested against this
strange impulse, and tried to diSsuade her
husband from starting ON so long walk
at that hour of the night
RogerSville, station on the Gulf Rail
road. the next depot west of Portland. is
eight miles east of Mrs. Garrison's place.
in Christian county. and Il train would
reach that point about daylight the next
morning. but the young man would not
wait for the cars. but insisted on starting
at once on foot. So strong was Garrison 5
impulse to 60 at once and see his mother
that he did not wait to get home. but find
ing company for his wife among the neigh
borS returning from church, he left her on
the read and started at 1880 o'clock
for Christian county, distance of ff-
teen miles All the way from Ford
land to the old homestead young Garrison
says he felt the strange impulse hurrying
him on. He could not understand the
footsteps back to the old home
stead. but the pagerness to see his mother
never abatcI. 1t continued the one
absorbing thought from 10 o'clock till 3
the next morning. when the son reached
his mothers house. Knocking at the
door he received from within no response,
and this increased young GarriSonS
alarm, as his mother had always been very
easily awakened. Unable to get the door
open from within. the exited and trembl-
ing son cut the latch-string with his knife
and entered the dark room. He called his
mother. and still no response came. Then
lighting the lamp the young man went to
his mother bed and found her lifeless
body lying wrapped with the covering
and peaceful expression of the features
indicating that she had died without
struggle. Mrs. Garrison had apparently
been dead but short time when her son
arrived
These are the bare facts of the singular
occurrence, and they certainly constitute
very intricate problem for psychological
study. Young Garrison is Il strong. healthy.
robust man, having no nervous tenden-
cies of character that might account for
his strgnge conduct on the theory of a rare
coincidence.