The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1891-12-31
DREAMS THAT CAME TRUE.

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TWO FAIR SPECIMENS OF MR.. sTEAD's
GHOST STORIES.
Mr. Fleet was third mate on the sail
ing ship Persian Empire which left
Adelaide for London in 1868. One of
the crew, Cleary by name, dreamed be-
fore starting that on Christmas morn
ing, as the Persian Empire was passing
Cape Horn in a heavy gale, he was
ordered with the rest to secure boat
hanging in davits over the side. He
and another got into the boat when a
fearful sea broke over the ship, wash
ing them both out of the boat into the
sea, where they were both drowned
The dream made such an impression
upon him that he was most reluctant
to join the ship, but he overcame his
scruples and sailed. On Christmas
eve, when they were nearing Cape
Horn, Cleary had a repetition OF his
dream, exact in all particulars. He
uttered terrible cry, and kept NUT
tering, Il know it will come true
On Christmas day, exactly as he had
foreseen, Cleary and the rest of the
watch were ordered to secure boat
hanging in davits. Cleary fatty re
fused He said he refused because he
knew he would be drowned, that all
the circumstances of his dream had
come true up to that moment, and If
he went into that boat he would die.
He was taken below to the captain
and his refusal to discharge duty was
entered in the log. Then the chief
officer, Douglas, took the pen to sign
his name. Cleary suddenly looked at
him and exclaimed. Il will go to
my duty, for now l know the other
man in my dream" They got into
the boat, and when they were all max
ing tight a heavy sea struck the vessel
with such force that the crew would
have been washed overheard had they
not chung to the mast. The boat was
turned over and Douglas and Cleary
were flung into the sea. They swan
for little time and then went down.
It was Just three months after he had
dreamed of it before leaving Adelaide.
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A great gust Of wind seized the half
slackened maintopsail and sent 1t f1ut-
tering into fragments. At the same
moment the ship reeled nearly on her
beam ends, and above; the hoRling of
the gale we heard a sudden cry of
despair. [ was Mortified to see an
apprentice, j, sent whirling
headlong from the masthead into the
sea. Even yet [ can see the look of
agony stamped on his upturned face.
and L can hear the very tones of his
heart rending cry, ''Oh, Lucy! Lucyr'
as he disappeared forever in the dark
ness below.
After the storm abated, the captain
made a careful note of the exact time
of the occurrence, the position of the
ship and the other particulars. He
seemed struck at my mention of the
exclamation | had overheard falling
from the poor fellows lips be
clutched in vain at the yielding air.
All" he said, that must have been
his sister, Lucy V, to whom he
was greatly attached"
Tie rest of the voyage passed with
out incident, and as soon as the ship
arrived at Liverpool | made my way
to the train which was to take me tc
Manchester.
was walking idly along the plat
form when [ saw the face of an old
gentleman, who, with young lady on
his arm, was elbowing his way through
| the crowd. His resemblance to our
lost mate was so striking that l stood
and looked at him. The young lady's
eyes happened suddenly to meet mine
Instantly she gave violent start.
uttered a low scream, and exclaiming
''Oh, look, there's the face of my dream,
stared at me as if fascinated. Hen
companion gently rallied her, and half
led, half carried her to the nearest
waiting-room. As he passed he beg
ged me to come with them and handed
me his card.
When we We're alone the old gentle
man explained that the sight of my
face had reminded his daughter of a
very peculiar and unpleasant dream,
to which she still persisted in attach
| ing Importance. He said: sAt the
present moment, indeed, we are on
our way to discover if the owners of
my sons ship have received any news
of its arrival"
L said, Il am an apprentice of the
C, and have but lately left her ly-
ing in the harbor"
Then the young lady cried, Il
must be right. 1t must be true Twas
that mans face / saw gazing at him
as he fell l saw Joe's ship in the
midst of a fearful storm. and him
clnging to the slippery shrouds. A
| bright flash seemed to pass before my
eyes, and saw him falling backwards
into the sea, l saw your face in the
momentary CLEAN, and l woke per
fectly terrified to hear the sound of
my own name-''Oh, Lucy Lucy
whispered in my ears"
The expression of my face must
have been conveyed but too we'll the
meaning of my silence.
My God, cried Mr. -, rs it true
then? Is he dead?"
stammered- Too true. sir. Yes.
every word of it. / was beside him
at the momont, and even tried to save
him"
On comparing notes we found that
the dream took place the very day,
and allowing for the difference IN
longitude. even the very hour when
the accident occurred,
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