The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-11-03
HER DREAM OF DEATH
INCIDENT OF THE RECENT NEW YORK
CENTRAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
Mrs. Reilly Claims She Saw Her Husband
In Her sleep-Caiied Her by Nsme-His
Mother Came From England to Meet
Her Son.

In Her Sleep-Calied Her by Name-His
Mother Came From England to Meet
Her Son.
1t was woman's poignant intuition,
the tender bond of sympathy between
loving wife and husband, that reveal
ed to Mrs Thomas Reilly. in two ter
rible and dramatic dreams, the fact that
the husband whom she was awaiting
and the son whom his old mother had
crossed the ocean to embrace had been
killed in the frightful disaster ON the
New York Central railroad near CARR
sons N. Y. recently
OF all the tragedies, sufferings and
Affections that followed in the wake of
that great calamity none is more affect
ing, more Indicative of the almost SUI
perhuman agency in womanly affection
than the story of Thomas Reilly's widow
and his aged mother. who had arrived
in New York from England the day be-
fore his death, and sat in the little no.
tel in Washington street waiting pa
tiently for the husband and son they
WClO CNCI ulOIC w oCC III lll6
Mr. Reilly was in good position in
st, Louis He had come to America
from Yorkshire, England, one year ago.
He was 55 years old and had family
Mr. Reilly sent his wife. Ellen, to
England several weeks ago to bring
back his mother, Rachel, "A years old,
whom he wished henceforth to live
with him. Tell mother, he said, ito
make preparations for all the other chill
dren to follow her can take care of
them all now -
The wife and the old mother arrived
in New York ON the ST. Paul few
days ago They went to Smith 81 Nc
Nell's hotel, and there awaited the ar
rival of Mr. Reilly from St. Louis
Mr. Waddell, manager of the hotel,
received the following telegram ON Sun
day night;
Is Mrs Rachel Reilly stopping there9 An.
swer at once. Am waiting
The telegram was from Thomas Reil-
ly's brother. also in business in St
Louis He had heard of the railroad
disaster, and. knowing that his brother
was on the train. had grown anxious as
to his fate
Mr. Waddell sent a reply. and on
Monday morning received second dis
patch telling him to see that the two
women took train for St Louis at
once. Meantime. however. the hotel
manager had been shocked beyond meas
ure in reading III that mornings papers
that Thomas Reilly. for whom his wife
and mother were so patiently waiting,
had been killed in the disaster near
Garrison.
Il did not know what to do. said
Mr. Waddell II did not let either of
them see any of the newspapers. a
The two women had by this time be-
come extremely nervous over the nom
appearance of Mr. Reilly Grown al
most hysterical, Mrs Ellen Reilly
sought Mr. Waddell and told him she
feared that something had happened to
her husband. ~'p
She then related to him in detail an
extraordinary dream she had had a lit
tie after 5 o'clock on Sunday morning.
Although at the time unknown to the
Gus to the moment when the train was
hurled from the track at Garrison.
Il dreamed that something terrible
happened to Tom, said Mrs Reilly
II do not know whether it was a rail-
road accident or what but saw Tom
distinctly in the midst of it all.
His face was white, and he put his
hand over his mouth and struggled to
free himself from something. Then he
reached his arms out and called me by
name Help me, Nellie!' he cried.
In the dream tried to do something
for his relief tried and tried. my
heart beating with terror and my fore
head wet with perspiration
During all this time | saw Tom dis
tinctly He was continually trying to
get away from something that held him,
but it seemed that he could not free.
himself He kept up his struggles for
long while. his face showing awful
agony
''Then Tom s hands dropped and he
lost his vigor He faded away and ev-
erything became black. l awoke with
start -
Mrs. Reilly was in a terrible state of
agitation as she related her dream Mr.
Waddell Gained her as best he could
and treasured her He still sedulously
kept the news of the disaster from the
two women He decided to wait and
see what could be done.
The manager obtained description
of Mr.. Reilly on Monday night and tel
ephoned it to Coroner Wood at Cold
Spring The coroner's description of the
dead man Tailed exactly with that Of
Mr. Reilly I'd
The two women were in more nerv-
Gus state the following morning, al
though utterly unaware of the railroad
wreck Mr. Waddell then told Mrs. Ell
len Reilly that she had better accom-
pany him to the Grand Central station.
and he would try and find out what
had delayed her husband.
Leaving the old mother in her room,