The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-11
\ wIFE's PREsENrDrENT.
Mrs. shannon sailed Across the Sea
to Her Husbands Sick Bed.

From the New York sun.
Mrs. Michael Shannon. wife Of me dep
uty state superintendent Of insurance,
sailed for Bermuda on the steamship
Trinidad on Saturday Jan. 70, leaving
Mr.. Shannon apparently in good health
here in the city. Mrs. Shannon intended
to stay in Bermuda until March, when
her husband was to join her. He was
busy up to Friday the 25th, examining
the accounts Of the Equitable and Mutual
Insurance companies and worked early
and late on the job. He continued to live
in his own house at 2O6 West 13jth street.
retaining one servant to attend to his
wants, the other having accompanied his
wife. Last Friday night he was attacked
by a congestive chill after returning from
his Office He felt that it was no ordinary
attack of illness, and expressed a great de-
sire that his wife should return. They
had never been apart long since their mar
riage.
Last Saturday morning Mr.. Shannon
sent for his family physician. Dr. c.. +.
Mackay of Gao Madison avenue. He talked
to the doctor about his wife and seemed
feared that he might die before word
could reach Mrs. Shannon.
on Saturday afternoon the Trinidad re-
turned from the Bermudas and Mrs
Shannon came with t. She was so strong
~ impressed upon her arrival at Bermuda
on Monday, the 21st, that her husband
was i'll or was in some peri-he was not
III until four days later-that she started
back with the Trinidad on Thursday
The story Of her presentiment was told
to Sun reporter yesterday by Mrs. Shan
non. She said
Il had never been separated from my
husband up to the time l left for Bermuda
4 He was always in good health. When
/ left him here I was convinced that he was
WELL and, although it afterward dawned
/ on me that he was not looking as well as
I he does ordinarily, ] attributed that to
the energy he was working with to COM
plete his duties in order to join me. We
had very pleasant weather on the trip
south. / had been in delicate health and
felt better when we reached Bermuda.
on Monday, however, before we landed
/ the first suggestion that my husband was
i'll began to impress itself on my mind,
and much as 1 tried TO believe that ev-
| erything was all right, I could not sue
ceed / continually saw his face as it
looked when we parted at the wharf, and
| it persistently occurred to me that there
were Signs Oh Illness IN II WDlch L mad
overlooked. I was very wretched. We
stopped at the Hotel Hamilton in Ber-
muda, and l imagined that the change of
scene and life Of the place would clear
my mind of its fantasies, but I could get
no relief. The country was charming
| The flowers in bloom and the beautiful
climate only increased my fears instead
of driving them away. 1t seemed as if
my mind was constantly centered on the
fact that my husband was i'll, and my
sole thought while driving around the
country was that if he were only with
me the change would make him better.
My trunk was sent up to the hotel from
the steamer, but / could not unpack it.
I was so impressed with the fact that
must return on the steamer that
sailed on, that I could hardly trust my
self on land for fear the steamer might
sail without me. / did not try to cable be-
cause ] was told that it would take some
time and that it would be necessary for
me 10 cable to Europe first before the
message could be transmitted to this
country. My servant who accompanied
me tried to persuade me that my hus-
band was well and that we would hear
from him by the next steamer, but nothing
could drive away the impression that he
was in serious danger. We had a rough
voyage back, but this did not trouble
me in the least. When I arrived l found
my husband in critical condition, as l
had feared. Indeed, l had feared that
he might be dead and buried before I
could get back.
Mr. shannon. who, of course. had no
knowledge that his wife was coming back
beyond the fact that he also had an
impression that she would come, was
much cheered by her presence at his bed
side, and his condition was reported
yesterday to be better than the doctor had
anticipated. His illness developed into
pneumonia on Saturday and Dr. Mackay
called in DR.. Janeway. Yesterday Mr.
Shannon was passing through the criti-
cal stage, and nobody but his wife was al
lowed to see him DR.. Mackay, after the
consultation with DR.. Janeway, was able
to give Mrs. Shannon cheerful opinion.
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