The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-28
TELLS ROMANCE OF RICHES.
While Under Anaesthetic Fred w
Allen DiscIoscs story.
From the Chicago Chronicle.


From the Chicago Chronicle.
While under the influence of anaes-
thetics at the receiving hospital Fred
erick Waldo Allen of 472 Eighth street,
a well-to-do contracting painter, told
the story of a 500, 900 fortune that
awaited him in England. The tale
seemed so romantic his listeners smil-
ed and accredited his words to the
peculiar power of the drug. Later,
when Allen was aroused and inform
ed of his utterances, he verified it all
with correspondence and documents
| and what he had revealed under the
drug proved to be true
Allen visited Berkeley for the purpose
of securing a contract for painting
building now in progress of construc-
ton. He stepped out on piece of
| scaffolding. when one of the supports
snapped and he was thrown TO the
ground. twenty-five feet below. His
right shoulder was dislocated and he
was sent to the receiving hospital The
physicians put the patient under the
| influence of chloroform.
Then Allen began to tell his story.
He continually called the captain of a
phantom ship to wait for him, as he
had a stateroom reserved, and want
| ed to sail at once for England In
explanation he told the captain of the
fortune that awaited him and that ne
| was going to claim it.
AS soon as the operation had been
| completed and consciousness was re-
stored one of the physicians in joking
way told Allen what he had said, re-
| marking that a mans brain evolves pc
culiar ideas while the soothing drug is
acting on it.. Allen then said that
| what he had spoken was the truth, that
an immense fortune awaited him in
| England and that he expected to start
| shortly to claim it and to consider a
! proposal of marriage from a woman
who is to be a joint heir, but of whom
he never heard until one year ago.
Allen had one brother, William F.
Allen, and the two were favorites with
their uncle. Edmond Allen. the cap
tain of a British ship plying between
| England and New York.
The boys were reared in Vermont,
| and when the uncle's ship touched an
| American port he came to see them,
| and always reminded them of a prom
Use he had once made that some time
| they should share what possessions he
might acquire.
The older Allen became one of the
| part owners in the line for which he
had been employed and acquired a for
tune This he invested in Manchester
property. When he tired of the sea
he settled in the English city and pre-
pared to enjoy the remainder of his
days. He had always been woman
hater and never married. When he
desired to establish home he came to
Vermont. where a maiden sister resid-
| ed. He made arrangements for her to
return to England and keep house for
| him.
All this happened many years ago.
Both Fred Allen and his brother went
to the Civil War soon afterward and
while Fred languished in Libby prison
William was killed on the battlefield.
Before the war had ended Fred re-
ceived the news of his mothers death
and after he got his discharge he did
not return to his Vermont home, but
came West and married.
Allen lived in San Francisco many
years-until his wife died. He became
engaged in the purchase and sale of
real estate in the Southern city. Ore
morning about eleven years ago he
made a strange acquaintance in the
office of another dealer. He had just
entered for the purpose of transact
ing some business when the announce
ment of his name caused a stranger
who was in the place to step up to
him and question him regarding his
blood relations.
When he had answered everything,
the stranger informed him that he and
his brother were heirs to an immense
| fortune in England. The stranger said
he was the New York agent of some
! English solicitors and that for nearly
| two years he had been making an eff
| fort to find the two brothers. Their
uncle Edmond, had made a Will leav-
| ing all his money to his maiden
sister, who went to keep house for
him.
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woman died the properly should be Civ
en- to his two nephews. The maiden
sister followed her brother to thee
| grave very shortly. An effort was
made to locate the two brothers. from
whom the uncle had not heard since
he abandoned the sea and went to
England to live. The English solic
itors applied to New York. and their
agent came West. After looking over
San Francisco he went to Los Ange-
les and called on the real estate man,
who was a boyhood friend Of his when
| the chance meeting with the object Of
his search took place.
Allen heard little more from the es-
tate until two years ago, when the
New York agent informed him that
woman had proved the right to the til
tie of the uncle's wife and had been al
| lowed a third interest in the estate.
About one month ago Allen received
a communication from this woman
asking him to come to Manchester and
| marry her and that the estate would
all be settled within sixty days. She
said she would forward a draft to pay
| the painters expenses and this he is
expecting every day.
He has not given any decision on the
proposition of marriage, but says he
will certainly go to England and make
his showing for the estate. He expects
to be enriched by 100000.
ENJOYING VACATION.