The sun., 1890-07-20
WHAT VAS THE 1NFLUENCEs
A Fathor'S Strange Senaatious While his
nov Nnn Drowning MIlrn AMnN.

city. went In bathing on Tuesday alter.
noon with other boys in YantIc cove. op-
posite the wash house." got beyond
his depth. and was drowned at $3.50
O'Clock. Tho BOYS In alright watched him
struggling for moment, but could do nothing
to aid him. SO they hurriedly dressed them
selves. and taking the drowning boys cloth
Ing. ran straight to Mrs. Hildebrands house.
White with fear. they came into her presence.
and holding up the garments. shouted. Rodo
Is drowne1l" Tho body OF Carl was recovered
at O o'clock. The Coroner deemed an inquest
unadvisable. twas a simple case OF accidental
drowning but there Is corollary to tho tale
that is astounding.
John Hildebrand. Carls father. Is stout
German laborer who speaks English brokenly.
For several days John had worked on tho river
side farm OF Jacob Gottschalk at Drewster's
Neck, Jacob being an expert shoemaker who
dwells on his fnrm und works at his trade In
his up-stairs' shop in Main street, this city
Jacob drives homo every night Brewster's
Neck Is little settlement on the rivers brink,
three miles South, Of Norwich. and the Colts:
chalk tarm is in the outskirts OF the cluster OF
dwellings in tho shadow OF woods John iii
debrnnu, while at work for Gottschalk, board
cd with him, and came 10 the city only at the
end OF he week.
On Tuesday morning Hildebrand. went 10
work In the fields as usual, ard Mr.. Cots.
chalR's son helped him at tho labor. III an
hour or so J ohm sud !enly; quit, work and said
70, yourG Gottschalk: II leel mighty funny;
to the house. Tho man was trembling u II
In fear or with an aEue attack; yet ho I1okel
perW,HetlEy rec, Z vel Ie went to the house and said
is something wrong"
:" You must DO sick" ,rorlied the woman
Ut was tho famous hot Tuesday. when tho
mercury, roo to loo degrees in Connecticut.
aud yoyp had botter stay in tho house and lie
No Ne no, no." positively ,decarsl Hide
am well. though But there's somcthin..
wiGng d %0n III & 90 out to wok dI nEainii" ,,,
labor but at Intervals W he SO sIonSI. leHn"I on lis lis
farm imp er1ent tremblrd and appeared to to
in leep thought. TTcs or three times no
this moans, It's very, funny iceiiag." Bu, in
each each instance ps,. he resolu,eiy hccGrei that he
time. rs II something mysterious was
NProSSnnE Wo Of WIN m sn1a S cay
At noon as usual he ale II hearty dinner, but
had by no, means, shaken of to strange in.
any one repeated tho suggest on that h" was
fnmed claim dbon at pIns s t1A IFS strange that's all;
The vertical syn bazed on the two lahorers
in Ihe bn tis'd "a all the afternoon it was ntolStr
etcaming ky md no shelter in tn,. bnEed lot.
But IliIdebrand complained. 10 el, strange.
He w4s cold. his limbs were clamsy nov, and
thon he trembled all over, and paused from
work Tor n. moment. Young Gottsrhak sal
q" 20 tho hack Of the LOT, aud lilo down
wouldn't do it, he was well. no sad. aud needed
norest. So the men workoi on again.
AS o'clock came HliIebrands excitement
vIsbly Increased and ho shqddered. But he
worked. 1t was at 'ust about. half past
o'clHck that the stout lanorer suddenly stops ed
again, this time a. il he had been smitten with
blow, aud no shook like a ropnr leaf in the
wind Then he, ,strniGhtened himself. AMI. stil
at bis Side 81 @ in " moment. Ths i man was wa. not
daZed, but seemed to tie in n singular mood OF
exatatton lie was facing tn" nurlh. toward
over ,yonder,,' he ctied. Eotnting above he
G,ecn pillows Of forest verdure, misty in tho
Then in moment. he mutterod. Something
came 10 mo from oye y0nder over vH"!or.
1t was n strange seen" in the lonely. sum
scotche! c"nntry field. and young Got schn!k
deb:and remained in his n>e! posture. shiy-
crinC, then no suddou.| "cco ere IiEi self. and
after lew minutes. res 'm,d hi work For
AMI a. .sundown. the days. WORK done, lie
started for the, house. with his companion. IN
driven from the city and reached his home
moment, or two before ililIehrand quit work
IN the distant ted, and unhnFrrs-ing h!s
wife greeted linn; Az he entered h., kitchen
lie said T. her. with gostu n the direction
Of the fold, in which the German worked: ="
have :ery bal rows for that IN ont here."
VOL. that! is ,sinTna.' tn,crpo"d Ms,
Gottschali. " he has been ceiling strange all
day sac he clt iuWny. ard couldn't account
for it,; and them. without wnl,nG 20 hear
Gottscha!k,s tall o. bud news; she related all
end OF the story uruttSchalk commenced:
We'll. here is the 30 meaning OF it al; nis boy
The sad nows was communicated TO Hide
brand immed dntely. but tlc - cat shock Of the
aliicton had hoen felt in tho afternoon. and
the man evinced llttlc surprise. lle pat on his
dress clothes AZ once. and started iIre:y ior
Norwich nlo0t. steadlaSty drrlnlnE Mr.
he came to his homo on High street Tho body
OF his son had been carried therein, and WAS
laid out in the little parlOr
The foregoing St. rs is exactly true in every
particular. whatever NAV be thu plausible On
pIanatiop Of tho mr.te't It was rea 81 BY u
remar knbly .c'ear- -hcaded and skiliul young
surgeon OF this city, wi said:
am not srIiilunllst, by any means,
but ! would like an explanation OF this rX-
there is not shadow Of u doubt that the
German lad prcSlsely the eNrerience ns i has
had many presentimeIts. some Of them Of II
most startling nature NJ times. all his lito. and
has learned 10 act on them INSTANTLY Several
times his life was saved, hO said By his re-
spending wi ii nlacrity 10 tho mysterious
warnn5s md in no. one instance a. wiz hres;ent
reputation and that OF others,
"A few years ago, said he, | was the house
physician OF famous nOsplIhI III ono OF tlb
Eroat cities of the country. II was nota city hos
pital, but maintained by quasi private means.
and managed with unyiehiiug severity. NcClj-
genCe or mistake on tho part II surglcn! attcnd-
ants was Summarily treated. Well, one day
wnile ! WAS husy er some important ca-es
in the upstairs wards. An ambulance
attendant suddenly came and notified
me that u case OF epilepsy awaited
attention In the downstairs wards. IS epl-
lepsy cases were very common ones, and not
considered to be dangerous. ! kept on at my
work until it wns finished. aud then went
down TO tho epileptic. As soon ms entered
his ward saw At Il glance that It was not II
case Of EPILEPSY. but Of npOplcNy and thnt, TOO.
Of the most dangerous kind. In u mumo.t
too. learned that tho patient wns ore If tho
big city. that he had been stricFen down in
tho street and tHknn rightoT 10 til" ho2p'al
You can imagine lost no time in nltcndi TO
him. i had him placed At orce IN tho h-- and
coolest downstairs ward, hung mating about
his 10 T. gave i'm the best medira! treatment
and then placed IA nurse nj his hc:slde direct
lug her not % uult her watch undorany circum-
stances. except that sh" In 10 como lu mo
to report mole alarming symptoms. When
left the bedside tho man was doing wal. |
could do nothing more for hm for several
hours. l believed that he would TaIly from
the attack there Wa no r0as N to expect nm
other crisiI. | went up Stglr, 10 SlpIcr. We
lived rOyally in that hospital and all the OF
iCers and surgeons anti"ilated llc meals with
delight. pa ltcuarly myself. whp aul sOm"-
Whut OF AN eIiCurp, Well, | sat down to